Sacramento County Motels Sheltered Hundreds of Homeless Residents During The Pandemic. But They Could Soon Close.
Thursday, April 15, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
Curtis Freeman has a room at a motel in Sacramento through Project Roomkey, Monday, Jan. 18 2021.
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Updated April 16
Sacramento County plans to potentially close three motels this spring that have sheltered hundreds of formerly homeless residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, citing concerns over cost, county officials confirmed on Friday.
The plans to close the motels, which are part of the state’s relatively successful Project Roomkey, are sparking concern that many of those who benefitted will end up back on the street. As of April 10, 468 previously unhoused people remained in motel rooms in the county.
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Sacramento City Council approves Aggie Square agreement
Neighborhood group agrees to drop lawsuit
The Sacramento City Council voted 7-2 Tuesday evening to approve a Community Benefits Partnership Agreement tied to the Aggie Square project, a $1.1 billion campus and innovation hub slated to break ground in Sacramento in late 2021.
The 1.2 million square-foot UC Davis extension will host research and academic activities, continuing education and job training, and business startups, especially those working in the fields of life science, technology and healthy communities, and bring substantial economic investment to Sacramento.
The community benefits agreement, which was announced two weeks ago by UC Davis and the City of Sacramento, includes money for local housing and infrastructure and a guarantee that local residents are prioritized for jobs that come out of the project.