Point-in-time homeless counts Archives

State Auditor Releases Scathing Audit of the Failure to Mitigate Homelessness in California

February 18, 2021 12:43 pmFebruary 19, 2021 10:23 am

California State Auditor Elaine Howle recently released a rather scathing audit of the management or mismanagement of Homelessness in California. She said that the state continues to have the largest homeless population in the nation “likely in part because its...

Spokeswoman for Sacramento Mayor Calls Protesters ‘Terrorists’ For Protesting Mayor’s Home Over Homeless

February 8, 2021 1:52 pmFebruary 8, 2021 2:00 pm

Apparently, the only activists and protesters who the media will label “terrorists,” “anarchists,” and “left wing” these days are those “who have been vocal critics of the city’s leadership.” Last summer, as celebrities, professional athletes, corporate America, media figures, ethnic...

Sacramento’s ‘Unhoused’ Population Get Warming Centers AFTER Huge Storm

January 28, 2021 7:33 amJanuary 28, 2021 2:29 pm

The Sacramento City Council Wednesday voted unanimously in an emergency meeting to immediately open a warming center, a local pool house as needed, and two downtown city garages with bathrooms as safe places for homeless people, the Mayor’s office reported. ...

Sacramento Mayor Steinberg’s Plan to Stop NIMBYs From Blocking Homeless Shelters

December 8, 2020 8:59 amDecember 8, 2020 3:34 pm

Rather than finding ways to get Sacramento’s large homeless population the emergency medical and mental health services they need, Mayor Darrell Steinberg is threatening city residents with tent cities in their neighborhoods. Calling Sacramento residents “NIMBYs,” Steinberg wants the city...

Homeless ‘Tiny’ Apartments Balloon to $425,000 Per Unit in Sacramento

September 16, 2020 8:32 amSeptember 17, 2020 6:49 am

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg has been pushing for permanent housing for the city’s homeless. While that may sound reasonable and even decent, the latest project to provide tiny apartments in a renovated old downtown hotel will cost more than $445,000...

How Prop. 47 Fueled the Homeless Epidemic

February 24, 2020 7:03 amFebruary 24, 2020 3:14 pm

“When you’re in the trenches, you know this is not a housing crisis, but a drug addiction and mental illness crisis. Prop. 47 is a dismal failure and an inhumane way to deal with drug addiction and homelessness.” Ronald...

Gov. Newsom Sends Los Angeles County 10 Trailers for Homeless

February 14, 2020 8:21 amFebruary 14, 2020 8:26 am

Ten travel trailers were delivered to South Los Angeles at a site that will house homeless families with children, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday. Caltrans plans to deliver an additional 20 travel trailers to Los Angeles in the coming weeks...