A homeless board has no elected officials. Sacramento County wants to change that

The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a new structure to one of the region’s leading homeless prevention nonprofits, insisting elected officials join the group’s leadership.

The nonprofit, known as the Sacramento Continuum of Care, receives state and federal funding for homeless prevention efforts in Sacramento County. As a part of the County’s joint homelessness meeting in October, Mosaic Solutions and Advocacy, a consulting firm, recommended the nonprofit restructure its leadership and include more elected officials on the board.

The supervisors nominated Supervisor Rich Desmond and Supervisor Patrick Kennedy to sit on the Continuum of Care leadership board…

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