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Sacramento Mayor Calls City’s 11K Homeless ‘Guests’ as if They Were Invited

February 2, 2022 11:03 amFebruary 3, 2022 6:39 am

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced Wednesday the City of Sacramento is opening a temporary safe camping site “for people experiencing homelessness” in a small section of the “Peninsula” parking lot at Miller Park. “People experiencing homelessness.” “Miller Park will be...

Sacramento’s ‘Solutions’ and $pending are Growing Homeless Population

November 4, 2021 8:23 amNovember 4, 2021 8:23 am

In January 2018, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced he wanted to order 1,000 tiny homes to shelter the homeless. In 2019, Sacramento officials announced a plan to open cabin-style shelters with services for 100 homeless people somewhere in North Sacramento....

Sacramento City Councilwoman Says it Out Loud: Rules For Thee but Not For Me

October 13, 2021 7:32 amOctober 13, 2021 8:32 am

A Sacramento resident recently posted a question to Councilwoman Katie Valenzuela on Nextdoor asking about a Safe Ground Camp on W & X Streets in downtown, noting that the location in Valenzuela’s district actually violates the city’s permitting process. “Katie’s...

Mayor Eric Garcetti is the one ‘Failing on the Basics’

September 17, 2020 2:34 amSeptember 16, 2020 8:52 pm

On a recent national news interview, Mayor Eric Garcetti, said that President Trump is “failing on the basics.” Ironically, Mayor Garcetti was saying this as the city of Los Angeles, which he is supposed to be running, falls further into...

Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Homeless Public Sleeping Ban Case

December 18, 2019 2:13 amDecember 17, 2019 8:58 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Martin vs. City of Boise on Monday, reducing the power that police in cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco have in stopping homeless people from staying in public areas. An Idaho...

Sacramento to Open Cabin-Style Shelters For 100 Homeless After Winter

December 12, 2019 7:22 amDecember 13, 2019 9:56 am

“Sacramento officials are planning to open cabin-style shelters with services for 100 homeless people somewhere in north Sacramento by mid-March, and could also open warming centers to shelter homeless individuals this winter,” the Sacramento Bee reported Wednesday. The cabins will...

Governor Newsom Blames President Trump Over Homeless Funding Delay

December 6, 2019 6:55 amDecember 6, 2019 6:57 am

Governor Gavin Newsom blamed President Trump and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Wednesday over the delay of $650 million earmarked for homeless relief in California. HUD still hasn’t approved of the 2019 federal homeless count. As the...