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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, ...
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Encampment Residents Thought They’d Found Stability. Why Did Their Lease Fall Apart?
A lease agreement with the city of Sacramento let encampment residents stay indefinitely while they sought permanent housing.
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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Fairfield park playground goes up in flames after neighbors called 911 reporting homeless encampment fires
adding that many of those fires are "warming fires" and they see homeless encampments all throughout the trail. Longtime neighbors who live near the park at 5th and Utah streets say nightly fires ...
Fairfield park playground goes up in flames after neighbors called 911 reporting homeless encampment fires
A playground caught fire and was destroyed over the weekend in Fairfield's state streets neighborhood along the Linear Park ...
Weather respite centers remain open as encampment sweeps continue in Sacramento
"I don't know what I would be doing right now if it wasn't for the respite center," said a Sacramento resident.
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Weather respite centers remain open as encampment sweeps continue in Sacramento
IS RESPONDING TO CLAIMS MADE BY ONE OF THE CITY’S LARGEST FACILITIES THAT HELPS THE HOMELESS. LOAVES AND FISHES CLAIM THE CITY CAME IN AND SWEPT ENCAMPMENTS THIS WEEK, LEAVING PEOPLE WITH NO ...
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California Gov. Newsom's budget plan fully funds Pre-K, maintains money to clear homeless encampments
SACRAMENTO, Calif ... The budget plan maintains $100 million to clear homeless encampments and get people into shelter but includes no new funding for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and ...