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Sacramento, CA. Sacramento Homeless Organizing Committee Update!

Sept/Oct issue of Homeward Street Journal is out! “Several years ago, the county defunded navigators in order to fund criminalization and called it “providing services.” And just weeks ago, they voted down state funding for longer term housing for vets.…

Justice Day Caravan – Sacramento, CA.

Contact information for Justice Day: Sacramento City Council and Mayor Mayor Steinberg 916-808-5300 dsteinberg@cityofsacramento.org Vice Mayor Jeff Harris (916) 808-7003 jsharris@cityofsacramento.org Angelique Ashby (916) 808-7001 aashby@cityofsacramento.org Allen Warren 916-808-7002 awarren@cityofsacramento.org Steve Hansen 916-808-7004 shansen@cityofsacramento.org Jay Schenirer 916-808-7004 jschenirer@cityofsacramento.org Eric Guerra…

Sacramento Homeless Organizing Committee Update

After a long and nervously anticipated civic response to the pandemic, Sacramento Homelessness COVID-19 Response Team, made up of the County of Sacramento, the City of Sacramento, Sacramento Steps Forward and SHRA, announced their goal to serve 1,800 COVID-19 impacted…

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Essay: What I learned about police while homeless

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When I lost my sublet and joined the community of people living at a fixed address, I found that police perceived me as a danger.

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This guy's story is all too common, but one part of it that's not mentioned is what happened to his 6th Amendment right to counsel from the time of his very first court date? Seems that competent counsel could have prevented this horror from the beginning, and it's a fact that right to counsel failures are systemic all across the country, especially in the context of indigent people being brought up on petty and even unconstitutional charges.