With concerns about the American River flooding from continued rainfall, dozens of unhoused residents are taking shelter at Cal Expo.This comes after the deaths of two homeless people in Sacramento County, where hundreds are looking to protect themselves and their pets.Cal Expo opened Thursday and will remain so until Jan 18, offering shelter to 100 people and their pets. On-site services include three meals a day, cots and blankets, and medical and behavioral health services. Sacramento County spokesperson Kim Nava said that they’ve been sending out navigators, social workers and even law enforcement to convince unhoused residents to go to one of their respite centers but added that they can’t force anyone to go in.”We’ve had weather respite centers open since the beginning of this storm and whenever they reach capacity, we open new ones so that they take the additional capacity. No one has been turned away,” Nava said. One of the areas of focus is the American River Parkway, where water levels have reached the embankment and are rising to the levee. County officials say that more than 350 people are currently accessing their motel Voucher program and most shelters are at or near capacity. KCRA spoke to multiple unhoused individuals off-camera who said they were not interested in going to a shelter.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
With concerns about the American River flooding from continued rainfall, dozens of unhoused residents are taking shelter at Cal Expo.
This comes after the deaths of two homeless people in Sacramento County, where hundreds are looking to protect themselves and their pets.
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DWR says it’s monitoring 7 locations that could reach flood stage including some areas along the Sacramento River, Navarro River, Bear Creek and San Joaquin.
— Ashley Zavala (@ZavalaA) January 13, 2023
Cal Expo opened Thursday and will remain so until Jan. 18, offering shelter to 100 people and their pets. On-site services include three meals a day, cots and blankets, and medical and behavioral health services.
Sacramento County spokesperson Kim Nava said that they’ve been sending out navigators, social workers and even law enforcement to convince unhoused residents to go to one of their respite centers but added that they can’t force anyone to go in.
“We’ve had weather respite centers open since the beginning of this storm and whenever they reach capacity, we open new ones so that they take the additional capacity. No one has been turned away,” Nava said.
One of the areas of focus is the American River Parkway, where water levels have reached the embankment and are rising to the levee.
County officials say that more than 350 people are currently accessing their motel voucher program and most shelters are at or near capacity. KCRA spoke to multiple unhoused individuals off-camera who said they were not interested in going to a shelter.
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