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...
TIMELINE
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Latest News
Metro Chamber Supports Proposed Ballot Measure
San Diego County gets it. They are actually putting something on the table to give cities an incentive.
County sweetens deal, offers services to cities that open homeless shelters
Cities can apply for part of a $10 million grant to help fund variety of housing options
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
Homelessness will continue to be a bigger problem than it needs to be when City and County governments don't work well together. Each has a role.
A modest proposal to start the process. Supervisor Kennedy should be praised for attempting to do something tangible.
Sacramento County unveils plan for first 'Safe Stay Community' to shelter homeless people
Sacramento County is announcing its first so-called Safe Stay Community, a new village of temporary tiny homes for people experiencing homelessness.
www.kcra.com
Nine months after adoption, L.A.’s anti-camping law is a patchwork of compliance
L.A.’s crackdown on homeless camping is off to a slow start with little enforcement
Enforcement of Los Angeles' revised anti-camping law rolls out in slow and uneven steps.
www.latimes.com
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