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Homelessness in California has been spiraling out of control for decades – and then came COVID-19. Will a $12B investment bring meaningful results?
Homelessness in California has been spiraling out of control for decades – and then came COVID-19. Will a $12B investment bring meaningful results?
Homelessness in California has been spiraling out of control for decades – and then came COVID-19. Will a $12B investment bring meaningful results?
The point in time count is nation-wide and takes place over two nights. Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio With wind gusts expected to hit 50 mph in the Sacramento region Wednesday, officials are urging unhoused residents to take advantage of a city parking garage for emergency shelter. While winds are not expected to reach the 60 mph the city saw earlier this winter, it will be plenty powerful enough to cause some damage. “It’s going to get quite windy,” said National Weather Service Meteorologist Jim Mathews. One option not in play for shelter are city-run warming centers after pos...
Cities Are Razing Homeless Encampments Despite Record Cold Weather and COVID Activists with Services Not Sweeps place signs on their vehicles for a car blockade before Los Angeles City Bureau of Sanitation workers conduct a cleanup sweep of a homeless encampment during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 28, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images By The deadly spate of winter storms and frigid temperatures that swept across the country this week threw into relief the inhumane treatment of unhoused populations in the United States. In defiance of pandemic guid...