Sacramento’s housing crisis: Seven possible — and tested — solutions
By Chris Nichols, Scott Thomas Anderson, Ben van der Meer, Robert Hansen, Jessica Laskey Sacramento was long-known as one of California’s most affordable metros. A…
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House Sacramento co-founder Kevin Dumler says reimagining zoning is key to solving the affordability crisis
By Catherine Warmerdam Kevin Dumler is co-founder and director of House Sacramento, an all-volunteer organization advocating for sustainable, inclusive and affordable housing solutions at the…
SETA awarded $5 million for Public Pathways program for future employment opportunities in Sacramento
By Ken Magri For more than 45 years, the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency has succeeded in helping local residents find jobs. Now, a $5…
A story untold: How officials, an outside group and dozens of workers losing their jobs staved off ‘a human catastrophe’ in Sacramento
Sacramento Self-Help Housing imploded, but a cadre of individuals was determined that no one would become homeless over it By Scott Thomas Anderson Jeremy Baird…
Urban Capital developer John Vignocchi on how smarter policies could increase Sacramento’s housing inventory and improve affordability
By Catherine Warmerdam John Vignocchi co-founded real estate development firm Urban Capital with Chris Garner in 2018, seeking to build more homes and apartments in…
Sacramento turns to ‘micro apartments’ to ease affordable housing crunch
By Chris Nichols, Capital Public Radio Caesar LaVey’s 267-square-foot apartment is tucked inside a sleek five-story building called Sonrisa, a new affordable housing community two…
Hope Cooperative CEO Erin Johansen on partnerships to address homelessness, from city and county agreements to nonprofit collaborations
By Lisa Thibodeau Erin Johansen is the CEO of Hope Cooperative, a nonprofit organization that has been providing permanent housing, substance-use rehabilitation and mental health…
Is an ADU for you? The City of Sacramento wants to help
By Seth Sandronsky Accessory Dwelling Units are second living areas attached or not to an existing structure on a parcel of private property. Sometimes called…
Women of color are feeling the unbalanced burden of Sacramento’s rent crisis
By Kate Gonzales When Christina Torres worked as a customer service representative for Covered California, she helped people navigate the health care system from her…
Sacramento homeless sites expanding: One official encampment grows while an unplanned one is approved
By Ken Magri In an effort to improve Sacramento’s homeless situation, the city recently expanded its official encampment at Miller Park, allowed a second self-governing…
New senior housing coming to Oak Park
By Keyshawn Davis After years of behind the scenes work and collaborations between the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, Itasker Hollins Community Economic Development Corporation…
Report card from the trenches: the ‘Solving Sacramento’ experiment 16 months in
By Scott Thomas Anderson “Is there no play, To ease the anguish of a torturing hour?” Shakespeare pondered in Act III of ‘A Midsummer Night’s…
Sacramento voters approved a ban on homeless encampments last fall. Here’s why the city has been slow to enforce it
By Chris Nichols, CapRadio Six months after Sacramento’s voter-approved ban on homeless encampments went into effect, supporters and critics of Measure O say the controversial…
WellSpace’s ‘Crib’ program provides temporary alternative to hospital or jail for Sacramento’s unhoused people in crisis
By Steve Martarano WellSpace Health CEO Jonathan Porteus was walking toward his organization’s 24-hour crisis receiving center at 7th and H streets in Sacramento when…
Sacramento outperforms other major cities in affordable housing production but misses state quota
By Ken Magri In the challenge to build more affordable housing, the City of Sacramento may have something to brag about — though it’s of…
Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange and Construction Industry Education Foundation CEO Timothy Murphy speaks on the value of wraparound services to address homelessness
By Jennifer Junghans Timothy Murphy is the CEO of Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange and Construction Industry Education Foundation. SRBX is a construction trade association that’s…
Sacramento Housing Alliance Policy Director Peter Cohen on how affordable housing solutions boil down to money, land and capacity
By Dakota Morlan Peter Cohen is policy director of Sacramento Housing Alliance, an organization of around two dozen member organizations that works to increase affordable…