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A Sacramento Homeless Encampment Won a Historic Lease From the City. Then It All Fell Apart.
Homeless and disability rights advocates saw it as a rare victory for Sacramento’s most vulnerable residents. The city called ...
Sacramento quietly ramped up criminal citations to homeless people. ‘I can’t afford to pay it’
The city’s uptick happened after Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho started to publicly complain that the city wasn’t cracking down hard enough on homeless camps, ahead of suing the city. The case, ...
Hers was one of the 500 homeless deaths in Sacramento since 2023. ‘She fought til her last day’
Adams is one of at least 162 homeless people who died in Sacramento in 2024. The coroner’s office is still calculating the total number for the year. In 2023, 325 homeless people died in Sacramento, ...
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Sacramento launches pilot program for homeless housing
Sacramento City selects two organizations to implement Street to Housing program, aiming to transition unsheltered individuals into stable housing and address homelessness.
Many More Cities, Including Several in Southern California, Ban Sleeping Outside Despite Lack of Shelter Space
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s City of Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling in June allowing localities to ban outdoor camping even ...
Fires at homeless encampments are under the spotlight as San Diego fights to keep blazes at bay
At the same time, more people are sheltering under bushes and trees. Homelessness along the riverbed rose after the city of ...
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Series of brush fires ignited in homeless encampments, officials say
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A series of fires that erupted across San Diego last week, destroying a home and displacing residents, started in homeless encampments, according to San Diego Fire ...