Tag: Poverty
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Defending your neighbors: Supporters of longtime Oak Park homeless charity push back against anonymous backlash
Panel discussion responds to complaints over Wellspring Women’s Center.
This article was published on 06.08.17
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Count down: Behind the little known food assistance program that exposed Sacramento’s homeless count lie
Calfresh restaurant program has 13,000 local homeless recipients.
This article was published on 05.18.17
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Children in debt: Sacramento County to stop charging kids for getting locked up in juvenile hall
Sacramento charges parents of children in trouble more than any other county in California.
This article was published on 05.18.17
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Rousted once again: As politicians fiddle, Sacramento County’s homeless population revealed to be much bigger than previously estimated
Camp raid pushes people and belongings to other side of bike trail.
This article was published on 05.04.17
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Down and out in suburbia: Creek pollution, homeless influx have some South Natomas residents supporting councilman’s tent city
Winter storms pushed city’s homeless residents into suburb’s view.
This article was published on 04.06.17
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Steinberg’s grand plan: Mayor thinks big on housing homeless residents, but proposal exposes rift with county officials
City and county agree on one thing: Arresting people for sleeping outside is still good policy.
This article was published on 03.02.17
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Out, numbered: As Sacramento undertakes its 2017 homeless tally, some worry hidden groups won’t be counted
Cold weather conditions, distrust of officials drive homeless residents into hiding.
This article was published on 02.02.17
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Squatter’s dilemma: Hoping to prevent next Ghost Ship tragedy, Sacramento officials police vacant buildings as homeless residents seek refuge
Biltmore Hotel and Crystal Ice Plant among seven vacant buildings destroyed by fires in recent years, records show.
This article was published on 01.26.17
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Shelter in winter, death year-round: Advocates criticize seasonal political focus as Sacramento homeless deaths remain high
County officials acknowledge program failings, promise to get serious about housing-first model.
This article was published on 12.15.16
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Homeless—and in hiding: South Sacramento encampment provided secret refuge for years. No wonder it had to go.
Sacramento’s lead homeless agency was unaware of vacant field occupied by large Southeast Asian population, sex workers and others.
This article was published on 08.25.16
June 08, 2017
SN&R Vol 29 Issue 9
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SN&R Vol 29 Issue 6
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SN&R Vol 28 Issue 52
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SN&R Vol 28 Issue 47
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SN&R Vol 28 Issue 43
January 26, 2017
SN&R Vol 28 Issue 42
December 15, 2016
SN&R Vol 28 Issue 36
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