The City of Sacramento continues to grapple with its homelessness crisis, revealing in its latest report a mix of advances and ongoing challenges. Between last Monday and Sunday, the city fielded 791 calls to its 311 customer service concerning unsheltered individuals, a tally central to understanding the scope of its societal issue.
In recent efforts, detailed by the Sacramento City Express, the City’s Incident Management Team (IMT) managed to close 621 of these calls – indicating issues were either remedied, met with compliance, or dissipated upon inspection. The notion of ‘closure,’ however, encapsulates a reality that is transient, fleeting for many whose plight remain on the streets.
Concrete steps forward were noted in the outreach front, with the City’s Department of Community Response enrolling 65 individuals into databases aimed at connecting them to shelters and essential resources. As per the Sacramento City Express’ report, 23 homeless people found placement at the Roseville Road campus or the Outreach and Engagement Center (OEC)—a modest but significant figure for those it shelters…