U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Archives

Gov. Newsom Shirks Blame for Increasing Homelessness in Golden State

November 30, 2022 3:46 pm

Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he was convening “local leaders to discuss their plans to tackle the homelessness crisis and identify new strategies and opportunities to more ambitiously address street encampments across the state.” What this means is...

Sacramento Shelters for the Homeless ‘Not Accessible Yet’ But Million$ Spent

October 17, 2022 7:33 amOctober 18, 2022 7:01 am

How is Sacramento doing with its shelters for the homeless? In April, the Globe reported, “The City of Sacramento is spending more than $44 million to provide eight homeless shelters and camping options, most not yet built or ready, and...

Sacramento County Election Officials are Registering Homeless Drug Addicts to Vote

October 16, 2022 2:45 amOctober 15, 2022 8:21 pm

“For the first time since the pandemic began, staff from Sacramento County’s elections agency set up tables Thursday at Loaves and Fishes, a nonprofit that provides services for homeless people,” the Associated Press reported. Think about that. Sacramento County is...

CA Senate Republicans Call For Mental Health Investment of $10B in State’s Homeless

April 19, 2022 7:05 am

California Senate Republicans announced Monday they are calling for investing $10 billion in California’s mental health crisis in the state’s burgeoning homeless population. The Republicans sent a letter to Senate Budget Chairwoman Nancy Skinner and Assembly Budget Chairman Phil Ting,...

Sacramento Currently Spending $44 Million on Growing Homeless

April 18, 2022 8:15 amApril 18, 2022 12:54 pm

The City of Sacramento is spending more than $44 million to provide eight homeless shelters and camping options, most not yet built or ready, and three Project Homekey motel conversions. According to city officials, “most of that comes from state...

Sacramento Claims There Won’t be Money to Continue Funding Existing Homeless Shelters

March 4, 2022 2:34 amApril 18, 2022 7:54 am

Sacramento City Manager Howard Chan “raised an alarm this week about funding for the city’s existing homeless shelters even as the City Council pushes to open more large sites to address the community’s growing homelessness crisis,” the Sacramento Bee reported...

Sacramento Mayor Proposes Spreading the Homeless Throughout the City

August 5, 2021 8:37 amAugust 7, 2021 7:41 am

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, the Sacramento City Council and City Manager gave themselves big raises in May, as crime spiked in the city, as the drug-addicted homeless multiplied, while the city was still in the red tier of the Governor’s...