Yolo County Local News: Homelessness

All Local Homelessness News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

Image caption: The California mental health crisis is tied to both homelessness and rising crime.

STATEWIDE EXPLAINER

UPDATE: California’s Mental Health Crisis: How We Got Here

How the California mental health crisis emerged out of the state’s history of deinstitutionalization and laws designed to protect the mentally ill, as well as the communities around them.

Image caption: Kerry Wood, CEO of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, says the organization researches areas of need to help donors direct their contributions.

STATEWIDE EXPLAINER

What Is a Community Foundation?

By channeling funds to a number of nonprofits working on various issues in a given region, community foundations help solve big problems throughout California.

Image caption: The cycle of crime and homelessness is escalating, but it doesn't have to be that way.

STATEWIDE EXPLAINER

Homelessness and Crime in California: Even More Complex Than You Think

The links between homelessness and crime are complex, and the idea that unhoused individuals present a danger to their community seems to be exaggerated.

From Daily Democrat...

Homelessness County of Yolo

A Look at the Notable Increase of Yolo County Homeless

09/07/2024
The Daily Democrat takes a close look at the 2024 Point-in-Time Count of local Yolo County homeless and local homeless programs.

From Daily Democrat...

Homelessness Land Use & Development Housing City of Woodland

Woodland Aims for ‘Pro-Housing’ Town Designation

09/05/2024
In an effort to be in line for more low-income state housing funds, the City of Woodland is considering the policies and initiatives necessary to be designated as "pro-housing."

From CalMatters...

Homelessness State of California

California Has Spent Billions on Homelessness but Lacks Hard Data on Outcomes

09/04/2024
California has allocated more than $20 billion to alleviate the state’s homelessness crisis since Gavin Newsom became governor in 2019, but there’s precious little data on how the money was spent and what effect it’s had, other than the number of unhoused people has continued to climb.

From Davis Enterprise...

Public Safety Homelessness Resilience City of Davis

Davis Firefighters to Encampment Fires

09/03/2024
On August 3, Davis firefighters were dispatched to two separate fires at homeless encampments.

From CapPublicRadio...

Homelessness State of California

Newsom Presses Counties on Homeless Camps

08/09/2024
On August 7, California Governor Newsom declared that counties needed to do more to clear homeless encampments or risk loss of state funding.

From CapPublicRadio...

Homelessness Land Use & Development Housing City of Sacramento

Camp Resolution Residents Demand Permanent Housing

08/07/2024
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.

From CalMatters...

Homelessness State of California

Audit: California Risked Millions in Homelessness Funds Due to Poor Anti-Fraud Protections

08/06/2024
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.

From West Sacramento News Ledger...

Homelessness

2024 Point-in-Time Homeless Count Shows Increase

07/17/2024
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The Yolo County Homeless and Poverty Action Coalition, a local nonprofit committed to combating homelessness and poverty in Yolo County, released its 2024 Point-in-Time Count report that shows an increase.

From CalMatters...

Homelessness State of California

CA Cities and Counties Ignoring Mandate to Monitor Homeless Shelters

07/17/2024
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.

From CalMatters...

Homelessness

California Passed a Law to Fix Unsafe Homeless Shelters. Cities and Counties Are Ignoring It

07/16/2024
The Supreme Court’s decision on homelessness will test a shelter system that’s full of problems – and lacking accountability.

From Davis Vanguard...

Homelessness County of Yolo

Yolo County Point-in-Time Report Released

07/12/2024
On July 12, local nonprofit Yolo County Homeless and Poverty Action Coalition released the results of a report on the 2024 Yolo County homeless point-in-time count.

From CalMatters...

Health Homelessness Housing State of California

Can California’s Health Care Providers Help Solve the State’s Homelessness Crisis?

07/10/2024
Taking advantage of new state funds, some California healthcare providers are starting to offer what their homeless patients really need: housing.

From CalMatters...

Homelessness

6 Myths About Homelessness in California

07/07/2024
There’s a lot of misinformation floating around out there about homelessness in California. We use data to dispel several common myths.

From The Sacramento Bee...

Homelessness Crime & Justice

SCOTUS Rules Cities Can Ban Homeless Camps

06/28/2024
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.

From CalMatters...

Homelessness Crime & Justice

Supreme Court Gives Cities in California and Beyond More Power to Crack Down on Homeless Camps

06/28/2024
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.

From Davis Vanguard...

Homelessness County of Yolo

Yolo Grand Jury Reports on Homelessness

06/21/2024
A spotlight on the Yolo County Civil Grand Jury report for 2023-2024 on the issue of homelessness in the county.

From CalMatters...

Homelessness Housing

How Best to Reduce California Homelessness?

06/06/2024
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.

From CalMatters...

Homelessness State of California

California Homelessness Funding Is on the Chopping Block. Will It Make the Final Budget?

06/04/2024
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.

From CalMatters...

Homelessness Land Use & Development

Democrats Kill California Homeless Camp Ban, Again

05/29/2024
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.

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Health Homelessness Resilience Government

Newsom Releases Billions for Mental Health Housing

05/15/2024
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California voters narrowly passed Proposition 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s measure to fund mental health housing. He’s prodding counties to use the money quickly.

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