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The Back Story of California’s Homeless Surge

September 17, 2019 8:40 amSeptember 17, 2019 8:51 am

As the Sacramento Bee reports, the number of homeless people in Sacramento County has increased to 5,570, a jump of 52 percent from 2017. In February, Gov. Gavin Newsom named Sacramento mayor Darrell Steinberg to lead the Commission on Homelessness...

Sacramento Battles Over Homeless Shelters

September 10, 2019 11:45 amSeptember 12, 2019 2:46 pm

The exterior of the shelter, however, was a menagerie of social pathology: open drug dealing and drug use, open intoxication, surrounded by homeless encampments and the public health dangers they entail. If anyone wants to know why “low barrier” homeless...

State Armories Would Be Used As Crisis and Bridge Housing Under Bill Now in Senate

September 7, 2019 2:05 amSeptember 9, 2019 5:57 am

Assembly Bill 761 is currently under discussion in the Senate. Introduced by Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian (D-Van Nuys), the bill would authorize the use of any armory deemed vacant by the Military Department by the city or county they are in...

Exclusive California Globe Interview With Rep. Kevin McCarthy

September 6, 2019 8:30 amSeptember 6, 2019 9:47 am

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hails from Bakersfield, and has long advocated for the agriculture-rich region. Unsurprisingly, he has also repeatedly said that California needs water projects instead of High-Speed Rail. Earlier this year, Congressman McCarthy, who represents most of...

San Clemente Employs Temporary Solution to Curb Homeless Encampments

August 30, 2019 2:14 amAugust 29, 2019 9:25 pm

As the homeless crisis in California continues to grow, one city in South Orange County is tackling the issue with disputable success. San Clemente, a small beach town believes they found a temporary solution to curb the homeless encampments plaguing...

Homeless Population Grows While CA Governor Pushes Single Payer Health Care

July 9, 2019 5:42 amJuly 9, 2019 4:23 pm

California’s largest cities are reporting growing numbers of homeless, drug addicted and mentally-ill transients living on the streets, while Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing his plan for single-payer “health care for all.” And, with approval from the governor, the California...

California Senate Passes ‘Housing for Homeless,’ Bill With Penalty Component

July 2, 2019 2:08 amJuly 3, 2019 1:35 pm

The Legislature can do an immediate legislative fix The Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review authored AB 101, which provides for statutory changes needed to enact the housing and homelessness-related provisions of the Budget Act of 2019. In short,...