Have the city of Sacramento’s efforts to help the homeless been working? The data is unclear

Have the city of Sacramento’s efforts to help the homeless been working? The data is unclear

Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes noted that they can’t ignore one of the root issues with homelessness.

“We still have such a large gap for affordable housing,” Talamantes said. “People are ready to leave our shelters but they can’t leave because there’s nowhere for them to go because they have a job making minimum wage, maybe working 40 hours, and the current cost of living in Sacramento is so expensive.”