The Emergency Homeless Shelter and Enforcement Act of 2022
- Requires the city manager to identify temporary shelter and camping locations on city property. Allows city manager to contract with non-profit organizations, or state, federal, county or private property, if necessary. Such shelters cannot be located near schools, daycare centers, playgrounds, or in neighborhood parks.
- Allows for two types of emergency shelter, including camping space.
- The number of shelter spaces must equal at least 75% of the total number of homeless persons in the city based on the most recent “point in time” count. This requirement allows the city to enforce its anti-camping ordinance under the Boise case.
- Makes homeless encampments (as defined) unlawful at all times.
- Requires the city to provide information to every homeless person it encounters as to the location of shelters and social services provided by the city, county, and nonprofits within the city.
- Authorizes the city manager to assist homeless individuals to move to authorized shelters or camping locations using all means, including rideshare companies.
- Allows any resident damaged or harmed by a homeless encampment to demand that the city eliminate a public nuisance on its public property and to take legal action if the city refuses to address the public nuisance caused by its inaction on homeless encampments
- Voters believe that this measure will improve the livability, security, and economic vitality of the city and of our neighborhoods. Right now, small businesses have been forced to close because the city doesn't enforce its anti-camping ordinance, average citizens are unable to use public parks and other public property, and, meanwhile, garbage is piling up all over the city.
- Sacramento voters have passed a sales tax increase that promised to help move the unhoused off our streets and get them services, and this measure simply requires city government and the politicians to be more efficient AND more accountable for what they promised.
- This measure will help address the public safety crisis that includes increases in retail and property theft, burglary, property damage, and other drug-related crimes. In addition, the homeless encampments this measure would reduce have caused significant damage to public and private property, including numerous and dangerous fires.
Measure U Promise
“Sacramento’s homelessness crisis is growing problem we see every day. With Measure U, we can provide housing and supportive services, including mental health care and substance abuse treatment, to help the homeless get back on their feet and off the streets for good.”
– Official Measure U Ballot Arguments
Voters are not happy...
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Oh, we beg to differ. The public owns the sidewalk.
Measure O will clarify that by opening up the sidewalks to pedestrians walking, wheelchairs rolling, and travel corridors being free of unsightly encampments.
Vote Yes on Measure O.
‘I’m the owner of the sidewalk’: Sacramento’s homeless ordinance is in their interest, too
Clearing walking space on Sacramento sidewalks is going to be a difficult process, but it does have to be done, writes Melinda Henneberger. | Opinion
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We clearly disagree.. and so will the voters of Sacramento.
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/election-endorsements/article266498871.html
The campaign is heating up but we know what the voters want.
Activists, city leaders debate November ballot measure to address homelessness
If passed, Measure O would give the city the power to authorize new emergency shelters and clear encampments
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Lawn signs are coming. We are looking for neighborhood coordinators to get them out all over Sacramento.
If you are willing to take 50 lawn signs and get them out in your neighborhood.. .let us know.
Safe and clean sidewalks are important for many reasons. For these blind residents, they are critical.
Measure O will help people like this.
'It’s a real frustration': Blind Sacramento residents struggle with sidewalks blocked by homeless camps
"There are tents pitched on sidewalks. There are grocery carts filled with trash," said Susan Hood. "There are thi...
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Campaign Team
Daniel Conway
Tom Hiltachk and Liz Mitchell
Andrew Acosta and Matt Rexroad
Committee Information
Sacramentans for Safe
and Clean Streets and Parks
455 Capitol Mall, Suite 600
Sacramento, CA 95814.
FPPC ID# 1445392