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‘We Really Want To Figure This Out.’ Sacramento City, County Government Divided In Struggle To Confront Homelessness Crisis Listen Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
A vigil is held at the Sacramento County Administration Building on Feb. 5, 2021 for six unhoused people who died in a recent storm.
Andrew Nixon / CapRadio
Sacramento City Hall and the Sacramento County Administration Center are separated by just one city block. But advocates for the area’s homeless residents say there’s a larger divide between city and county leaders when it comes to providing emergency shelter during cold winter months one that was exposed last month when six unhoused people died in a powerful storm.
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Justice Keylow woke up Wednesday trapped inside of his tent after tree branches fell on top following a massive winter storm.
Kris Hooks / CapRadio
Justice Keylow was lucky early Wednesday morning.
As he managed to sleep through the major wind and rain storm that ripped through Sacramento, the 46-year-old unhoused man woke up trapped inside of his tent after high speed winds snapped a large tree branch, which fell on top of it.
He was able to escape only because someone heard him yelling for help and called 9-1-1.