Housing

State Government

Republican plan would outlaw homeless camps near California schools or parks

January 26, 2023 | Chris Nichols

Sacramento, Elk Grove and Los Angeles passed similar encampment bans last year, despite opposition from advocates who say they harm unhoused residents by separating them from resources.

Q&A: Outgoing leader of Sacramento Housing Alliance says regional approach needed to tackle affordable housing crisis

January 19, 2023 | Chris Nichols

Kendra Lewis served as executive director of the Sacramento Housing Alliance over the past two years. She recently accepted a position at the Sierra Health Foundation.

Thousands of homeless Sacramentans remain outside during these deadly storms. Here’s why shelter isn’t always an option.

January 12, 2023 | Chris Nichols

Unhoused residents and their advocates say moving to a shelter isn’t always practical. Many worry they’ll lose their possessions and the stability of their local encampments.

Environment

Here are Sacramento area’s weather respite centers as powerful storms continue

January 3, 2023 | Chris Nichols

Weather respite centers offer an overnight location for unhoused people to rest, dry out and recharge their phones. They do not, however, provide the extended stays or range of social services provided at traditional homeless shelters

Health Care

Sacramento's street medicine teams bring health care directly to unsheltered residents

December 28, 2022 | Kate Wolffe

Last year Sacramento saw an unprecedented number of homeless deaths city-wide. Groups like Sacramento Street Medicine are hoping to help cut that number down by visiting encampments and directly connecting unsheltered residents to health care.

Sacramento re-opens motel program, warming centers during winter storms

December 28, 2022 | Nick Miller | Janelle Salanga

With continued rain in Sacramento’s forecast, city and county officials have activated severe weather response programs to help those seeking relief from cold, wet weather.

Sacramento warming centers to remain open as more rain, cold weather arrive

December 12, 2022 | Chris Nichols

The city will keep open the Outreach and Engagement Center on Auburn Boulevard and the lobby of the North Fifth Street Shelter in the River District through December 16th.

More street medicine teams tackle the homeless health care crisis

December 8, 2022

Homeless people often have sporadic or no access to health care, resulting in costly, chronic conditions. A new statewide effort encourages Medi-Cal insurers to partner with street teams to improve care.

‘When they took the foundation, everything started crumbling’: California group fights eminent domain, racism

December 7, 2022

Where is My Land aims to help Black families regain property, sometimes decades after a government takes it. Though hundreds seek this help, founder Kavon Ward says her group focuses on a few cases at a time.

Sacramento city and county approve homelessness partnership

December 6, 2022 | Chris Nichols | Kristin Lam

The city and county of Sacramento approved a homeless services partnership agreement, which lasts for five years and was spurred by the city’s Emergency Shelter and Enforcement Act.