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Katie's Desk - District 4 News

2022 06/28 Statement Re: 2022 Point-in-time Count Findings

Katie's Desk - District 4 News

2022 06/28 Statement Re: 2022 Point-in-time Count Findings

The numbers released from the 2022 Point-In-Time Count are deeply concerning. More and more of our neighbors are having a difficult time making ends meet, and people who have fallen on tough times are finding it harder than ever to get back on their feet. Significant overrepresentation of Black and Native American people is very troubling, as are the significant increases in the number of people identified as transgender, non-binary, transitional age youth, and chronically homeless. Despite these numbers, this report also points very clearly to strategies that are working.

The number of people who became homeless in the last two years is much lower than we expected, which suggests that measures put into place during the pandemic (such as eviction moratoriums and rental assistance) were crucial in slowing the tide of people becoming homeless. A very strong number of people interviewed identified their interest in accessing affordable housing. Researchers also highlighted that triage approaches, like safe spaces to camp or park as well as hotel rooms operated through Project Room Key, were identified as promising interventions.

These promising trends are not surprising, and consistent with what we’ve been working toward for the last year and a half. Since I’ve been in office, I’ve successfully pushed for numerous affordable and supportive housing projects throughout my district. Our team worked tirelessly with community partners to open the City’s only safe camping and parking sites to triage the tremendous need, which demonstrated unprecedented success in moving chronically unhoused people to successful outcomes. I’ve pushed for stronger tenant protections, and for us to reexamine our current policies that generate revenue for our housing trust fund. Recently, I joined with business owners, advocacy groups, and community leaders in asking the County of Sacramento to use their considerable amount of mental health and human services funding to significantly expand capacity for shelter and treatment for those who need it.

The situation regarding homelessness in Sacramento is a crisis and entirely unacceptable, and I’m not willing to leave any stone unturned or any idea unexplored in the pursuit of addressing it. These are giant problems that have been building for decades, but I believe that we – the City, the County, and other cities across the Sacramento region – can work together to build on the lessons learned from this data to address this crisis.

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