The Oakland, California Homeless Problem is Beyond Belief

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8. Sacramento city council

just passed a homeless ordinance. From what has been reported, they are trying to conform to the court ruling that says you can't remove someone from a public space without offering a suitable shelter. They are giving the person a choice between a homeless shelter or a safe camping area, and if they refuse either option their camp gets removed/destroyed. I think there is a bunch of money allocated also to purchase and run shelters, tiny houses, buying old hotels, safe camping etc.

There are already 2 court challenges.

Also, to qualify for housing assistance, they need to prove they had a residence in Sacramento for at least a year, before becoming homeless. to prevent Sacramento from attracting more homeless.

Something needs to be done. This might be a short term solution, but it won't solve the big and wide causes for this problem. I'm gonna watch what happens with this, not sure what to think.