Gov. Newsom awards $131M to clear homeless encampments, including $18M for Sacramento
The “Encampment Resolution Funds” will give out more than $18 million to the city of Sacramento as part of the effort.
Updated: 12:05 PM PDT Oct 4, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday the state will give 18 communities nearly $131 million in funding to clear homeless encampments while providing other options for shelter, care and support.The state’s “Encampment Resolution Funds” will give out more than $18 million to the city of Sacramento as part of the effort. Watch Newsom talk about the awards in the video above after 11 a.m. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said $12 million will be used in north Sacramento to “double the size” of a temporary housing pallet home site on Roseville Road. He also anticipated the other $6 million to be used to help about 100 people who are living in encampments “go straight to permanent housing.” That will involve offering those “who are ready” to receive 24 months of rental assistance. Newsom’s administration anticipates that the $130.7 million in funds and grants will “help 3,364 people who are living in encampments and permanently house 1,565 people.” As a condition for accepting the money, the municipalities must follow accountability and compliance measures, he said. Newsom said the “money does not materialize” unless the communities “provide ample evidence of the support they will provide to individuals who will be impacted and/or displaced by the removal of encampments. This application requires a housing-first mindset.”See the full list of recipients below. City of Antioch – $6,812,686 City of Berkeley – $5,395,637 City of Carlsbad – $2,994,225 City of Los Angeles – $11,351,281 City of Palm Springs – $5,106,731 City of Petaluma – $8,098,978 City of Redlands — $5,341,800 City of Richmond —- $9,336,746 City of Sacramento — $18,199,661 City of San Jose —- $4,821,083 City of Victorville — $6,365,070 City of Visalia —- $3,000,000 County of Contra Costa —- $5,708,516 County of Riverside — $12,612,779 County of San Bernardino — $11,000,000 City and County of San Francisco – $7,975,486 Humboldt County — Continuum of Care – $3,784,294Pasadena – Continuum of Care – $2,772,801″We want to be partners in this process,” Newsom said of addressing homelessness. “If you play by the rules that are established, we want to provide carrots, not just sticks.”This story is developing. Stay with KCRA 3 for updates.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday the state will give 18 communities nearly $131 million in funding to clear homeless encampments while providing other options for shelter, care and support.
The state’s “Encampment Resolution Funds” will give out more than $18 million to the city of Sacramento as part of the effort.
- Watch Newsom talk about the awards in the video above after 11 a.m.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said $12 million will be used in north Sacramento to “double the size” of a temporary housing pallet home site on Roseville Road. He also anticipated the other $6 million to be used to help about 100 people who are living in encampments “go straight to permanent housing.” That will involve offering those “who are ready” to receive 24 months of rental assistance.
Newsom’s administration anticipates that the $130.7 million in funds and grants will “help 3,364 people who are living in encampments and permanently house 1,565 people.”
As a condition for accepting the money, the municipalities must follow accountability and compliance measures, he said.
Newsom said the “money does not materialize” unless the communities “provide ample evidence of the support they will provide to individuals who will be impacted and/or displaced by the removal of encampments. This application requires a housing-first mindset.”
See the full list of recipients below.
- City of Antioch – $6,812,686
- City of Berkeley – $5,395,637
- City of Carlsbad – $2,994,225
- City of Los Angeles – $11,351,281
- City of Palm Springs – $5,106,731
- City of Petaluma – $8,098,978
- City of Redlands — $5,341,800
- City of Richmond —- $9,336,746
- City of Sacramento — $18,199,661
- City of San Jose —- $4,821,083
- City of Victorville — $6,365,070
- City of Visalia —- $3,000,000
- County of Contra Costa —- $5,708,516
- County of Riverside — $12,612,779
- County of San Bernardino — $11,000,000
- City and County of San Francisco – $7,975,486
- Humboldt County — Continuum of Care – $3,784,294
- Pasadena – Continuum of Care – $2,772,801
“We want to be partners in this process,” Newsom said of addressing homelessness. “If you play by the rules that are established, we want to provide carrots, not just sticks.”
This story is developing. Stay with KCRA 3 for updates.
