How Much Is Rent Relief Helping Californians?April 26, 2021Complex rules and landlord resistance are limiting the success of an unprecedented effort to help tenants. Advocacy groups are concerned what will happen after a statewide eviction moratorium ends June 30.
While Sacramento Housing Construction Was Strong In 2020, Affordable Housing Still LagsApril 23, 2021 | Ed FletcherWhile there was a strong uptick in affordable housing built in Sacramento during 2020, the city fell well below its one-year and eight-year state-issued targets.
Sacramento Opens First City-Sanctioned Camping And Parking Sites For Homeless ResidentsApril 20, 2021 | Chris NicholsCity officials plan to discuss additional safe ground sites to serve people who live in tents and vehicles in the coming weeks. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentSacramento County Motels Sheltered Hundreds of Homeless Residents During The Pandemic. But They Could Soon Close.April 15, 2021 | Chris NicholsThe plans to close the motels, which are part of the state’s relatively successful Project Roomkey, are sparking concern that many of those who benefitted will end up back on the street. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentNixing Single-Family Zoning: Will It Make Housing More Affordable?April 5, 2021 | Chris NicholsHousing experts say options like duplexes and triplexes are less expensive than single-family homes but won’t be affordable for everyone. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento To Fund ‘Triage Centers’ Year-Round For Homeless ResidentsMarch 11, 2021 | Chris NicholsThe City Council vote sets aside $3 million for the emergency shelters and eliminates criteria that made opening the centers dependent on severe weather conditions.
PolitiFact CaliforniaSacramento Could Be One Of First Cities To Reform Single-Family Home Zoning. Here’s How It Would Work.February 25, 2021 | Chris NicholsThe Sacramento City Council recently voted to allow a greater variety of housing, from duplexes to fourplexes, in neighborhoods zoned almost exclusively for single family homes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
‘We Really Want To Figure This Out.’ Sacramento City, County Government Divided In Struggle To Confront Homelessness CrisisFebruary 12, 2021 | Chris Nichols | Ed FletcherAdvocates for Sacramento’s homeless residents say city and county officials failed to provide adequate emergency shelter before last month’s powerful storm. Only now are city officials taking more aggressive steps. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Unhoused Residents Died As A Storm Ravaged Sacramento And Officials Debated Homelessness SolutionsJanuary 27, 2021 | Kris HooksThousands of unhoused Sacramento residents slept on the streets or in tents Tuesday night instead of in emergency shelters or warming centers as a storm packed with rain and dangerous winds beared down on the area.
State GovernmentNewsom Promised To Tackle California’s Homelessness Crisis Head-On. Has He Delivered?January 27, 2021 | Chris NicholsAdvocates for the homeless say Newsom deserves credit for his early actions as governor, but he needs to do much more to address the scale of the problem. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.