The city of Sacramento will receive $18.2 million in state money to address homelessness, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday.
The grant is part of Newsom’s plan to award $130.7 million to cities across the state to create new housing and to clear homeless encampments, which he announced in a press conference Friday morning. Out of the 18 local governments awarded funds, Sacramento received the largest chunk of money.
The majority of the funds, $12 million, will go to expanding the homeless shelter in North Sacramento at 3900 Roseville Road . Steinberg said that he expects to double the site’s capacity with the incoming state support. The site currently hosts 40 trailers and 60 pallet tiny homes with the capacity to temporarily house 240 people…