{"id":1723551,"date":"2022-11-03T15:03:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T19:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1723551"},"modified":"2022-11-03T15:04:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T19:04:07","slug":"sacramento-sees-spike-in-homelessness-but-a-new-ballot-measure-could-change-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sacramento-sees-spike-in-homelessness-but-a-new-ballot-measure-could-change-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento Sees Spike In Homelessness, But A New Ballot Measure Could Change Everything"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsacramento-sees-spike-in-homelessness-but-a-new-ballot-measure-could-change-everything%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1723551&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"p1\">Some major changes could be coming to address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/homelessness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homelessness<\/a> crisis in Sacramento, California, the capital of the state.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The area has seen an almost 70% increase in homelessness in the city over the past few years, but a new ballot measure is up for a vote on Tuesday that could change the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Estimates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2022\/nov\/03\/california-capital-homelessness-emergency-midterm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">show<\/a> that at least 9,278 people are homeless, and most of them are sleeping outside or in cars, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sacramentostepsforward.org\/continuum-of-care-point-in-time-pit-count\/2022-pit-count\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 Point-In-Time Count<\/a>, which was conducted in February of this year and <a href=\"https:\/\/sacramentostepsforward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/PIT-Report-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> in July. The county typically takes count of the homeless people in the area every two years over a twenty-four hour period of time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The data revealed that the amount of homeless people has gone up 67% since 2019. The report noted that rent costs in the county have significantly spiked by an average of 20% since March of 2020 through November 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ballot Measure O is up for citizens to vote on in Sacramento this Election Day, which would give more power back to residents in the area over homelessness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Measure O would \u201c[require] the city of Sacramento to provide shelter beds based on 60% of its homeless population and making it a criminal offense to camp in public and certain private areas if the person refuses the emergency shelter,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Sacramento,_California,_Measure_O,_Homeless_Persons_Shelter_and_Encampment_Measure_(November_2022)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ballotpedia<\/a>. The city would have 90 days to approve hundreds of new shelter locations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The ordinance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofsacramento.org\/-\/media\/Corporate\/Files\/City-Clerk\/Elections\/ORD-20220011-Ordinance-Adding-Chapter-12100-to-the-Sacramento-City-Code-Relating-to-Emergency-Shelte.pdf?la=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">adopted<\/a> in April of this year, specifies \u201c[c]amp facilities\u201d as \u201ctents, huts, vehicles, vehicle camping outfits, or temporary shelter,\u201d as well as potentially other locations. An \u201c[e]mergency shelter space\u201d is defined as \u201ca city-authorized location providing temporary shelter or alternative sleeping space for a person experiencing homelessness until permanent shelter or housing can be obtained.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A majority of voters must vote in favor of the ordinance in order for it to go into effect.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">East Sacramento resident Dolores Sanchez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capradio.org\/articles\/2022\/11\/01\/sacramentos-measure-o-voters-to-decide-whether-to-ban-homeless-camps-on-public-property\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> CAP Radio that she stopped walking from her home to coffee shops after she was yelled at by homeless people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThat really has an impact on my life and that was something that I just absolutely enjoyed,\u201d Sanchez said of her walks. \u201cI would bring people here from out of town, and we would take those walks. That no longer is happening, and it breaks my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sanchez is in favor of Measure O, and pointed out how it can help the homeless, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI worked with the homeless for 11 years, and I know that they don\u2019t want to be in these camps,\u201d Sanchez said, discussing how she volunteered with her church. \u201cSo it\u2019s not helping the people that are homeowners, business owners. And it\u2019s definitely not helping these good folks that need a place to sleep and need some dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some major changes could be coming to address the homelessness crisis in Sacramento, California, the capital of the state.\u00a0 The area has seen an almost 70% increase in homelessness in the city over the past few years, but a new ballot measure is up for a vote on Tuesday that could change the situation. 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