Will California Go Forward or Backward on Homelessness? - R Street Institute

Will California Go Forward or Backward on Homelessness? - R Street Institute

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Not long ago, I visited a public park in San Francisco and witnessed a most astonishing thing: The park was orderly, lots of kids were playing, the public bathrooms were clean and there wasn’t a homeless person — let alone an open-air drug market — in view. Outside of a few neighborhoods, San... The post Will California Go Forward or Backward on Homelessness? appeared first on R Street Institute.

CONDADO SAN JOACHUÍN – In San Joaquin County, a community board was held to address the issue of homeless people. On Wednesday, leaders of non-profit associations, county authorities and destitutes met to implement an action plan following Governor Newom’s announcement of spending millions of dollars to address the situation. San Joaquin County will acquire more than $22 million of the $827 million that comes from the 37 grants announced by Gove…

SJ County seeks public input on homelessness action plan

The San Joaquin County Human Services Agency will be hosting a series of community meetings throughout May to request feedback on a regional approach to solving the homeless crisis.The discussion will center on the county’s Coordinated Homelessness Action Plan, which the county and the city of Stockton began a year ago in partnership with the San Joaquin Homeless Services Continuum of Care, a program developed by the U.S. Department of Housing a…