Sacramento Struggles To Find Location For Tent To Serve As Permanent Shelter For Homeless
The giant tents have been credited with reducing homelessness in San Diego, but, though Sacramento has the funding, it has yet to figure out a good place to put them.
Sacramento Bee:
City Cannot Find Site For Giant Tent
The city is struggling to find suitable locations for giant tent structures that would serve as permanent shelters and service centers for homeless people, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg acknowledged Wednesday. ...But officials are having trouble finding sites to accommodate such a structure, he said Wednesday. (Hubert and Lillis, 8/8)
In other news from across the state —
The Associated Press:
Famed California Research Center Settles 2 Gender Bias Suits
Southern California’s Salk Institute for Biological Studies has settled two of three gender discrimination lawsuits filed by top female scientists. The renowned research center and two former plaintiffs, Kathy Jones and Vicki Lundblad, said in a statement Tuesday that they’ve agreed to “put our disagreements behind” and “move forward together.” Terms were not disclosed. The third plaintiff, Beverly Emerson, will continue the lawsuit against the Salk, according to her attorney Alreen Haeggquist. (Tu, 8/8)
Capital Public Radio:
Marijuana Grows Destroyed By California Wildfires — But It’s Unclear How Many
The Mendocino Complex Fire, consisting of the Ranch and River fires and that has now burned more acreage than any blaze in California history, lies a couple miles east of Highway 101 near the town of Hopland, where a strip of cannabis farmers grow their crop. There are an estimated 10,000 marijuana growers in Mendocino County. But it’s unclear how many farms have been affected by the Complex fire because that information isn’t tracked by Cal Fire. (Sebai, 8/8)