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Sacramento City Officials Blow Through $57 Million on Homeless in 2023

February 23, 2024 10:03 amJune 6, 2024 3:04 pm

The City of Sacramento blew through $57 Million on homeless spending in 2023. But the city has even more homeless drug addicts living on city streets than just a few years ago. “The significant growth of the Sacramento homeless population...

Gov. Newsom Announces Another $200 Million to move 7,300 Homeless Into Housing

June 15, 2023 8:08 amJune 15, 2023 8:08 am

Governor Gavin Newsom just announced Wednesday that he is awarding nearly $200 Million to move 7,300 people out of encampments and into housing. There have been numerous reports finding that “Housing First” is an abject failure on a colossal level....

‘Snake Oil’: Housing First Advocates Sneak Attack DAs & Sheriff’s Plan to End Homelessness

June 4, 2023 3:54 pmJune 5, 2023 12:43 pm

Last week the Globe ran a Special uncut op ed by three District Attorneys and the Sacramento Sheriff stating that they can end California’s homeless crisis in one year, and that way is to end the drug crisis. District Attorneys...

Coming to Sacramento: 350 Tiny Homes for 11,000+ Homeless

March 23, 2023 2:19 pmMarch 24, 2023 9:00 am

“In California, we are using every tool in our toolbox – including the largest-ever deployment of small homes in the state – to move people out of encampments and into housing,” Gov. Newsom said, while announcing his administration will be...

Sacramento Sued in Class-Action Lawsuit by Disabled over Sidewalk Homeless Camps

February 9, 2023 8:04 amFebruary 9, 2023 8:04 am

Sacramento is being sued in a class-action lawsuit by a group of disabled citizens over homeless camps on city sidewalks. It wasn’t enough for business owners, office workers, and mothers walking with children to complain to city officials about drug...

Sacramento Business Owners Protest Dangers of Homeless Drug-Addicted, Mentally-Ill Transients

September 12, 2022 4:29 pm

The Globe writes frequently about the widespread, growing population of drug-addicted street people in Sacramento. I take photos to illustrate my observations. This weekend I added to the photo album. Readers can see Sacramento is headed for more tragedy if...

LA Bans Homeless Camps Near Schools While Sacramento Prohibited from Removing Homeless on Public Property

August 3, 2022 9:36 amAugust 3, 2022 9:40 am

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to approve an ordinance prohibiting homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and day care centers. Also on Tuesday, a federal judge issued an order forbidding Sacramento police and city officials from clearing homeless...