2022 point-in-time count data shows increase in Sacramento County homeless population
Data recently released from the last point-in-time count shows there are just over 9,200 homeless people in Sacramento County.
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Data recently released from the last point-in-time count shows there are just over 9,200 homeless people in Sacramento County.
A record 650,000 people experienced homelessness on a single January night, a 12% jump from a year earlier.
On Tuesday, District Attorney Thien Ho filed a 48-page amended lawsuit that accuses the City of Sacramento of allowing the homeless to pollute waterways and endanger public health.
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This comes after Los Angeles officials reported Friday that they are seeking a suspected serial killer in the murders of three homeless people this week.
The shootings came on the same day Los Angeles officials announced they believed a serial killer was responsible for the killings of three homeless men in their city.
A new plan is underway to help find housing for people living on the sides of California roadways.
In a scathing letter obtained by CBS13, Sacramento City Attorney Susana Alcala Wood said county District Attorney Thien Ho is politically motivated in his threats to file charges over city homelessness.
A holiday tradition was on full display Tuesday as Sacramento's Loaves and Fishes served early Thanksgiving meals for hundreds of people in need.
The organization has been facing increased demand for its services lately.
The Sacramento County District Attorney is taking aim at the city over the homeless problem.
A local teenager and nonprofit CEO is on a mission to make a difference for area high school and middle school students experiencing homelessness.
Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper said he is fed up with big box chains after a homeless outreach operation was stopped by a local Walgreens.
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors is expected to vote during Tuesday's meeting on a new safe site for the homeless.
A homeless man who was on parole for attempted murder is in custody accused of killing one person and injuring two others in a stabbing spree in the Amador County community of Ione Monday morning.
A homeless man who was on parole for murder is in custody accused of killing one person and injuring two others in a stabbing spree in the Amador County community of Ione Monday morning.
Sacramento city and county leaders may be one step closer to navigating the homelessness crisis. An affordable housing plan meant to get people off the streets will create 2,000 units during a five-year plan.
There will soon be 175 new tiny homes built to help curb the homeless crisis in Sacramento. The construction will take over a vacant office space in south Sacramento on Stockton Boulevard.
There will soon be 175 new tiny homes built to help curb the homeless crisis in Sacramento. The construction will take over a vacant office space in south Sacramento on Stockton Boulevard.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that makes it easier for authorities to compel treatment for people with mental illness or addiction issues.
California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to close a loophole in a 2019 law that has allowed landlords to circumvent the state's rent cap.
Stanislaus County is gearing up to launch the CARE Court pilot program along with six other California counties. The program has been touted by Gov. Gavin Newsom as a way to solve the state's growing homelessness crisis by providing the most vulnerable mental health access.
As the number of homeless people in Sacramento continues to rise, there's a growing impact along the American River Parkway.
Homeless advocates plan to intervene in a lawsuit after Sacramento's district attorney sued the city over its handling of the homeless crisis.
A Sacramento prosecutor is suing California's capital city over failure to clean up homeless encampments. Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho says his office asked the city to enforce laws around sidewalk obstruction and to create additional professionally operated camping sites. He announced the suit Tuesday during a news conference in Sacramento. Ho said the city is seeing a "collapse into chaos" and an "erosion of every day life."
