Protecting pets in Sacramento’s unhoused community
By Keyshawn Davis Seven months ago, Joseph Rival drove to California from Oregon with his mother, who’d recently had a stroke, because she wanted to…
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Coordinated Access System creates one ‘front door’ for Sacramentans in need of shelter
By Marie-Elena Schembri In 2023, the city of Sacramento ranked in the top three U.S. cities for percentage of unsheltered homeless individuals and families and…
‘It’s constant questioning:’ Black families disproportionately represented in Sacramento’s unhoused population
By Sterling Davies Airrea Craven, 24, has just secured a hotel with government funds for her and her two daughters to stay for the week,…
Oak Park community members come together for a talk focused on anti-gentrification and displacement efforts around Aggie Square
While promising to boost local health care and tech economies, UC Davis’s Aggie Square project raises concerns for Oak Park community By Keyshawn Davis Discussions…
Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency’s La Shelle Dozier on the role of policy, funding and public perception of affordable housing
By Keyshawn Davis In 1982, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency was formed by the city and county as a joint powers authority. These local governments…
Counting Sacramento’s homeless: Volunteers set out across region for biennial Point-In-Time Count
By Chris Nichols and Keyshawn Davis Heather Coffman says she left her home nearly two decades ago to escape the domestic violence that shattered her…
Stopping displacement in Oak Park takes center stage at Solving Sacramento’s free ‘Suds and Solutions’ event on Jan. 31
Aggie Square, UC Davis’s new innovation center in Sacramento, is scheduled to open its doors a year from now. What impact is it going to…
Housing in the Capital: Cathy Creswell and Jordan Grimaldi on the intersectional benefits of investing in transit and active transportation
By Nick Brunner In a neighborhood called Mirasol Village, a new light rail stop was planned as part of a newly opened mixed-income housing center….
Sacramento Community Land Trust Executive Director Tamika L’Ecluse on enabling homeownership in historically disinvested communities
By Keyshawn Davis Editor’s note: Tamika L’Ecluse will join Solving Sacramento as a guest speaker at the Suds & Solutions (and BBQ!) event, 6-8 p.m….
Housing in the Capital: Urban Capital’s John Vignocchi and Vertical Pacific’s Katie Hanten on removing roadblocks for for-profit affordable housing developers
By Nick Brunner For a for-profit developer in Sacramento, from the different regulations they face to how they might not see a payday until a…
Housing in the Capital: Nur Kausar and Jonathan Cook on the importance of prohousing leadership and the ‘long-term’ investment in affordable housing
By Nick Brunner Nur Kausar works for EAH Housing as a business development manager. EAH is a nonprofit, affordable housing developer and manager with more…
Housing in the Capital: Joe Smith and Anna Darzins on the importance of wraparound services and ‘recognizing humanity’
By Nick Brunner Joe Smith is the director of outreach and engagement for Hope Cooperative, and Anna Darzins is the director at the Meadowview Navigation…
City program protects renters from evictions — with families of color facing the greatest risk
By Keyshawn Davis Samuel McCurin and his son were evicted from their South Sacramento apartment in August. With the loss of his apartment, he also…
Housing in the Capital: Vice Mayor Eric Guerra and House Sacramento’s Ben Raderstorf on the past, present and future of affordable housing
By Nick Brunner Eric Guerra has served on the Sacramento City Council since 2015, and he is currently the vice mayor. Ben Raderstorf is the…
Sacramento County launches first-of-its-kind mobile clinic for pets of unhoused residents
By Chris Nichols, Capital Public Radio Sacramento County has launched a first-of-its-kind mobile veterinary clinic focused on caring for pets owned by homeless residents. County…
West Sacramento City Manager Aaron Laurel has a passion for affordable housing
By Ken Magri West Sacramento City Manager Aaron Laurel loves to talk about affordable housing, and he is in the right place for it. In…
Gallery: Oak Park’s Community Shop Class program teaches interns to build tiny homes
By Steve Martarano Adding to Sacramento’s tiny home community, one home at a time, is the latest flagship program of Oak Park’s Community Shop Class….