Sacramento County Homelessness Digest

On August 9, a Sacramento Superior Court judge denied an injunction sought by the Sacramento Homeless Union against the forced closure of Camp Resolution.

On August 7, California Governor Newsom declared that counties needed to do more to clear homeless encampments or risk loss of state funding.

Residents of Camp Resolution in Sacramento announced their intention of remaining on the city-owned lot despite the lease expiring, and are seeking an injunction preventing eviction.

A critical new federal audit calls out California for doing too little to prevent fraudulent spending of homelessness funds. Nearly $320 million was at risk.

The homeless suit filed by the City of Sacramento District Attorney against the City of Sacramento has been stayed by the court for 6 months as both parties enter mediation.

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg claims that the recent US Supreme Court ruling won't affect Sacramento. Recent changes might indicate otherwise.

City of Citrus Heights Mayor Bret Daniels shared his thoughts following California Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order on homelessness.

A look at how Folsom, Chico and Placer County are responding to the recent Supreme Court ruling and Newsom executive order on homeless encampments.

Citing a lack of water and electricity supply, nonprofit Safe Ground Sacramento has advised the City of Sacramento it is ending its lease of the Camp Resolution site on August 10.

Following outrage after suspending water deliveries to homeless camps during a blistering heatwave, the City of Sacramento announced it is resuming delivery to Camp Resolution.

An inspection by the City of Sacramento and the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board of the self-governed Camp Resolution was blocked on July 18, with camp residents fearing it as a pretext to expulsion.

Despite having a huge waiting list of unhoused seeking shelter, the City of Sacramento closed a River District facility, citing a need to replace plumbing and sewage pipes.

In 2021, responding to reports that the state’s homeless shelters were dirty and dangerous, the state Legislature crafted a plan: It would require local governments to inspect their shelters after complaints and file annual reports on shelter conditions.

The Supreme Court’s decision on homelessness will test a shelter system that’s full of problems – and lacking accountability.

Staffing shortages and other issues at the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency have lead to 300 affordable housing units vacant at any given time, and a rebuke from the San Francisco HUD office.

Sacramento County approved a $26 million contract with Behavioral Health Bridge Housing to provide housing and services for homeless people with substance abuse or behavioral mental health issues.

The Sacramento Homeless Union reports that two unhoused men have died so far in July during a relentless heatwave.

Taking advantage of new state funds, some California healthcare providers are starting to offer what their homeless patients really need: housing.

There’s a lot of misinformation floating around out there about homelessness in California. We use data to dispel several common myths.

The reason the City of Sacramento stopped water deliveries to local homeless during a dangerous heatwave.

A roundup of how local area cities will adapt to the new Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling by the US Supreme Curt.

The ruling by the conservative court majority means cities no longer are prohibited from punishing homeless people for camping if they have nowhere else to go.

The Supreme Court 6-3 ruling in the City of Grants Pass v. Johnson case found that the fining and arresting of homeless people does not violate Eighth Amendment rights.

A profile of the Showers by Touchstone mobile shower program and its founder, Mark Lytal.

In their June 12 meeting, the Elk Grove City Council were presented a staff report on future homeless shelter options.

The reported drop of unhoused individuals in Sacramento County in the latest point-in-time count is being questioned.

An amended complaint was filed by Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho against the City of Sacramento for allowing homeless camps on public property and along waterways.

A panel at the CalMatters Ideas Festival debates how to reduce homelessness without punishing poverty. There’s worry about a potential $1 billion cut in state funding.

The results of the latest point-in-time count indicate a drop of 29% in the unhoused population since the last count in 2022.

It’s the billion-dollar question. That’s how much cities and other local governments have been receiving from the state each year to deal with California's ever-increasing population of homeless people.

The self-governed Camp Resolution in Sacramento was granted an extension on their land use to December 1 to give the camp and city more time to reach a lease agreement.

A bill to ban homeless encampments statewide near parks, schools and transit hubs failed to get out of the same legislative committee as last year.