Lisa Bates, the leader of a local nonprofit at the center of the region’s efforts to address homelessness, announced Thursday that she will leave her job June 5.
Bates has spent seven years as the CEO of Sacramento Steps Forward, which runs the local U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care, a body tasked with working to end homelessness.
“My decision did not come lightly as this work has been deeply meaningful to me,” wrote Bates, who didn’t respond to an interview request. “I leave with deep appreciation for this community, and with genuine confidence in what lies ahead.”…