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 CalMatters...

Public Safety Homelessness Resilience State of California

How the LA Fires Could Exacerbate California’s Homelessness Crisis

01/14/2025
Jennielynn Holmes stood in the middle of a make-shift evacuation center when the scope of the crisis hit her.

From The Dirt...

Homelessness City of Davis

City of Davis Strengthens Ban on Encampments. Former Mayor Suggests an Alternative.

01/08/2025
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The City of Davis strengthens its ban on homeless encampments in 2025.

From CalMatters...

Health Homelessness Agriculture, Food & Gardening Housing State of California

Federal Health Care Dollars Are Helping to House Homeless Californians. Trump Could Stop That

12/11/2024
Gov. Newsom launched an ambitious program that uses Medi-Cal to help Californians access housing, healthy food and more. Now, its fate is in the hands of President-Elect Trump.

From West Sacramento Sun...

Health Homelessness Crisis & Personal Support Crime & Justice County of Yolo

Yolo County Launches CARE Act

12/10/2024
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The Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act is a new civil court process that is available as of Dec. 1.

From CalMatters...

Homelessness State of California

Busing People Out of Homelessness: How California’s Relocation Programs Really Work

11/25/2024
Many California cities offer their homeless residents one-way bus tickets to other places.

From Davis Enterprise...

Homelessness City of Davis

Davis City Council Revises Camping Ordinance

11/22/2024
In a special meeting on November 20 addressing local homelessness, the Davis City Council approved revisions to the municipal code and changes to how resources are deployed. Read on to learn more.

From CapPublicRadio...

Homelessness Veterans County of Sacramento

Update on Homeless Veterans in Sacramento County

11/07/2024
Despite a decrease of 15% compared to the last count in 2022, the number of homeless veterans in Sacramento County remains high.

From CalMatters...

Homelessness Elections & Politics

It’s Hard to Vote in California When You’re Homeless. Why It Matters When Their Voices Are Silenced

10/30/2024
Homeless Californians face many barriers to casting a ballot, even in elections that affect their lives. Some counties and nonprofits are trying to boost turnout.

From CalMatters...

Homelessness Housing State of California

How Much Would It Cost to End Homelessness in California? Try More Than $100 Billion

10/17/2024
Multiple state agencies spent nearly $24 billion on housing and homeless programs in the first five years of Gavin Newsom’s governorship, but the number of people without homes continued to grow, rising by 20% to more than 180,000 in the most recent federal count in 2023.

From CalMatters...

Homelessness Housing State of California

Late Payments to Nonprofits Hamper California’s Fight Against Homelessness

09/30/2024
Homeless service providers are scaling back and taking out loans as they wait for late payments from the government.

From CalMatters...

Homelessness State of California

Disorganization, City-County Feuds Impede California’s Efforts to Reduce Homelessness

09/17/2024
Over the last five years, the state government has spent some $24 billion to ameliorate homelessness, which, according to polls, is California’s most troublesome issue.

From CalMatters...

Education Homelessness

Homeless Students Can Sleep Safely in Their Cars at This California College. Other Campuses Say No

09/17/2024
Failed legislative bills have attempted to create safe parking programs for students to sleep in their cars on California campuses while awaiting housing. Meanwhile, Long Beach City College allows homeless students to park overnight.

From CapPublicRadio...

Homelessness

Report on Annual Solidarity Summit on Homelessness

09/16/2024
A Solving Sacramento report on the September 7 Solidarity Summit on Homelessness.

From CalMatters...

Homelessness Land Use & Development Crime & Justice

CA Cities Jump on Homeless Encampment Bans

09/13/2024
For five years, California officials responding to the homelessness crisis had to work around one big restriction imposed by the federal courts: Because they didn’t have enough shelter beds, cities generally couldn’t make homeless camps illegal.

From CalMatters...

Homelessness Crime & Justice

No Sleeping Bags, Keep Moving: California Cities Increase Crackdown on Homeless Encampments

09/11/2024
More than two-dozen California cities passed, strengthened or are considering ordinances that penalize people for sleeping outside, after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed cities to crack down.

From CalMatters...

Homelessness Housing State of California

CA Homeless Count Is Up 8% From 2022

09/10/2024
An exclusive CalMatters analysis of the latest California homeless count reveals some good news and bad news: Though the growth rate of homelessness appears to be slowing, the overall number of unhoused Californians increased from two years ago.

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.

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