San Joaquin County Homelessness Digest

Residents and supporters of self-governing homeless "Camp Resolution" marched to Sacramento city hall on May 15 in opposition of city plans to close the camp.

Lodi House Executive Director Shelby Young announced she is resigning after leading the organization for the last eight years.

CEO Carrie Grover officiated at the ribbon cutting of the new Tracy Tracy Community Connections Center at 95 West 11th Street.

There’s so little data available, it’s impossible to even tell if several of California’s largest homelessness programs are working, according to a statewide audit released Tuesday.

I thought my journalism and others’ could change policy, perhaps even inspire a New Deal-style response equal to the challenge. Such was my naiveté.

The Pathways Project homeless shelter is set to open in the fall to provide services to the city's estimated 900 homeless.

Manteca is opening two new portable dormitory units of 50 beds each at the homeless emergency services center at 555 Industrial Park Drive.

CalTrans has reached out to inhabitants of the homeless encampments on the Main Street and 120 Bypass interchange and has begun work to clean up the area and secure it from future camping.

An explanation about how the $15 million in state funds will be utilized to address homelessness in Manteca.

The His Way Recovery House operates the center at 555 Industrial Park Drive and will soon provide 50 beds in two modular dorms.

The unofficial tally from the Jan. 29 point in time count conducted of the homeless in the city was 238, up 8% over the previous count in 2022.

“Street releases” have resumed after the nonprofit that operated a migrant welcome center announced its “finite resources have been stretched to the limit.”

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In April, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that could reshape how cities manage homelessness. The legal issue is whether they can fine or arrest people for sleeping outside if there’s no shelter available.

Tracy Community Connections Center, a nonprofit organization committed to aiding the homeless and those at risk of homelessness, recently appointed Caroline Grover as its new CEO.

In an effort to get more unsheltered individuals off the streets, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approved the creation of a crisis response team to help homeless individuals.

California voters this spring are considering a $6.4 billion bond to house people with serious mental health conditions. A similar 2018 ballot measure offers lessons about the obstacles that stand in the way of construction.

Volunteers gathered before sunrise for the biennial Point In Time Count, an effort to collect data on how many unsheltered homeless people live in and around the city.

Some 45 volunteers canvassed 18 areas of Lodi to record the number of unsheltered individuals living in or near the city as part of the biannual Point in Time count.

San Joaquin County will get more than $7.5 million for projects that provide housing assistance or supportive services to people experiencing homelessness.

Prop. 1 would funnel more money into housing and treatment for homeless Californians struggling with mental illness and addiction. But it’s far from a one-stop solution.

A multi-year, $750 million California program aimed at doing away with homeless encampments has had mixed results. Local leaders say ongoing funding is needed.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case related to whether cities and towns can ban camping on public property. The high court could overturn Martin v. Boise, a 2018 federal court decision that keeps western cities and counties from blocking public camping when sufficient shelter space is unavailable.

A former Best Western motel has reopened in downtown Sacramento after being converted into permanent housing for nearly 100 unhoused individuals.

Details of the homeless navigation center, for which Manteca has secured $20.4 million to build, are included in an environmental assessment for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Ripon City Council approved an amendment to the recreational vehicle parking ordinance.

With the opening of 37 new rooms at Tracy’s Temporary Emergency Housing Facility, the city has cleared El Pescadero Park of the final tents that made up a homeless encampment at the park.

The year rang in with rains so heavy that Stockton flooded, and ended with state approval of a Delta Tunnel that may deplete our region’s water. In between was a year as remarkable for what didn’t happen as what did.

María Vela’s family has lived in East L.A. nearly 30 years, but new owners of her duplex asked her family to vacate by Christmas. Most evictions are due to nonpayment of rent, but owner move-ins also cause family displacement.

In an effort to deter unsightly vehicles from being left in front of businesses, the city will begin requiring overnight parking permits along North Sacramento Street.

Federal funding for domestic violence shelters and housing programs is declining. Advocates want the state to step in, but with a record projected deficit new spending is unlikely.

All but two California counties are delaying their implementation of a new law that makes it easier for a court to place someone in involuntary confinement if they can’t care for their own medical needs or personal safety.