GOOD MORNING, LETICIA.
>> A BIG DEBATE IS GOING ON IN
THE CAPITAL CITY.
THE SHELTER CURRENTLY OPEN IN
NORTH SACRAMENTO IS SET TO OPEN
OR CLOSE AT THE END OF MARCH.
THE MAYOR SAYS THINGS ARE GOING
SO WELL, THEY DO SHE WANTS TO
OPEN UP EVEN MORE CENTERS.
SHE SAYS SHE WENT TO TAKE A
TOUR, DOESN’T LIKE WHAT SHE IS
SEEING COMMENT SACRAMENTO IS
DOING BETTER.
A BIG SHOWDOWN.
LAST NIGHT’S STUDENT COUNCIL
MEETING, THE MAYOR HAVING A
DIFFERENT OPINION ON WHAT SHOULD
HAPPEN WITH THE HOMELESS
COMMUNITY AND THE CURRENT
HOMELESS CRISIS GOING ON.
THAT SHELTER IS OPENING UP IN
DECEMBER AND IT COST MORE THAN
400,000 TO OPERATE.
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE BEING
HELPED IS BEING INFLATED.
THE MAYOR SAYS IT IS HELPING
MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE A MONTH BUT
STAFF ON THE SITE HAVE TOLD HER
THAT ONLY EIGHT MEN AND WOMEN
ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE
SERVICES BEING OFFERED.
SHE TOOK A TOUR AND NOTICED
GUESTS HAVE TO USE PORTER
POTTIES, SHOWER OUTSIDE, AND
HAVE FOOD ROT IN BECAUSE THEY DO
NOT HAVE A KITCHEN.
>> IF WE’RE GOING TO DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WE HAVE TO
BE BETTER.
I WAS NOT HAPPY THERE WERE 90
DOGS IN THERE.
IT RESULTED IN THREE DOG BITES.
>> I DO NOT THINK ANYONE ON THE
CITY COUNCIL WILL TURN OUT TO
HUNDRED PLUS PEOPLE BACK TO THE
STREETS.
IF YOU THINK THAT IS WHAT WE ARE
GOING TO DO, WE ARE NOT DOING IT
.
WE WILL FIND THE RESOURCES, AND
WE WILL DO IT.
WORK WITH US.
NO ONE IS TRYING TO FORCE
ANYTHING ON ANYONE THAT WE ARE
TRYING TO SOLVE A MAJOR
COMMUNITY PROBLEMS.
>> YOU CAN SEE EMOTIONS ARE
RUNNING HIGH IN SACRAMENTO.
CRIME STATISTICS SHOW A
REDUCTION IN CRIME BY UP TO 50%
SINCE THE SHELTER OPENED.
IT IS NOT THE SHELTER REDUCING
CRIME BUT THE FACT THAT THEY
ASSIGNED A HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE
IN NORTH SACRAMENTO.
DESPITE THE PUSH BACK, THE MAYOR
IS OPENING UP AN ADDITIONAL
THREE CENTERS.
TO GET THEM INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING, YOU FIRST WANT THEM TO
GO THROUGH THE TRIAGE CENTER AND
EXPERIENCED MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES THAT THEY NEED.
HAVING A BIG COMMUNITY MEETING
TOMORROW NIGHT AT’S: 30 AT THE
ARTISAN CENTER ON DEL PASO
BOULEVARD, THEY HOPE A LOT OF
PEOPLE WILL TURN OUT AND VOICE
CONCERNS AND OPINI
