August 2023 - Blog & Press Highlights
City establishes new 'Incident Management Team' to respond to the homelessness crisis
Mayor Darrell Steinberg at State of the City 2023 Part 2
Sacramento, CA (Aug. 23, 2023) - The City of Sacramento has established a new “Incident Management Team” (IMT) to ensure that all available resources are being utilized and leveraged in the best manner possible for response to the homelessness crisis.
Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced the new approach, modeled after the City’s approach to natural disasters, in his State of the City forum Wednesday afternoon.
“The elements of our emergency response on homelessness must be the same as for every other disaster – rapid deployment and response, the immediate sharing of information, and a daily accountability to the public to help more people and ensure a clean, safe community,” Steinberg said.
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Print & Online
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TV & Radio
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Steinberg proposes half-cent sales tax to fund affordable housing and transportation - Fox 40 - Aug. 25, 2023
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Sacramento affordable housing complex with 140 units breaks ground on Broadway - ABC 10 - Aug. 3, 2023
Sacramento gives top bureaucrat final say on opening sanctioned homeless campgrounds - Capital Public Radio - Aug. 2, 2023
Sacramento affordable senior housing complex breaks ground in Oak Park - ABC 10 - Aug. 2, 2023
Sacramento officials approve ordinance to allow city manager to select safe ground sites without city council approval - KCRA 3 - Aug. 2, 2023
Sacramento City Council approves giving more power to the city manager to enforce homeless encampment protocols - FOX 40 - Aug. 2, 2023
Sacramento leaders approve crackdown on unlawful homeless encampments - ABC 10 - Aug. 1, 2023
