Fresno prepares to count unhoused residents amid shelter closures and anti-camping laws
Final preparations are underway for the Fresno-Madera region to conduct their Point in Time Count later this month — a process that aims to give local cities and counties a snapshot estimate of the headcount of unhoused residents in their community. Commonly known as a PIT Count, the federally mandated process sees droves of volunteers…
City of Fresno poised to strengthen anti-encampment law by adding new penalties
The Fresno City Council on Thursday is expected to adopt a handful of changes to city code, with most aimed at granting the Fresno City Attorney more power to pursue legal action against violators of its anti-encampment law. The updates to city code will come through a single item with sweeping consequences, which passed its…
Fresno attorney mounts federal legal fight against city’s anti-camping law
A Fresno-based attorney looks to mount a class action lawsuit against the city over its anti-encampment law. Attorney Kevin Little plans to challenge the constitutionality of the City of Fresno’s anti-encampment policy in the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of California. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, names Wickey TwoHands and Joseph Quinney as plaintiffs. …
‘Devastating.’ About 80 Fresno residents face homelessness next month after federal housing cuts
In what could be a sign of things to come, two Fresno supportive housing projects will close next month following federal funding cuts. The Stasis Center on 4135 E Olive Ave, and Falcon Court on 4415 N Clark St — two supportive housing projects managed by Turning Point of California — will close in January…
Fresno city and county leaders tout ‘new era’ partnership to tackle local homeless crisis
Fresno’s city and county leaders joined a collection of unhoused service partners at a Friday news conference to tout what they described as significant progress toward a new local partnership aimed at solving the region’s homelessness crisis. The news is a major narrative shift on homelessness. Historically, the two parties have butted heads on who…
Fresno OKs deal to clear more homeless encampments on highway ramps around Friant, Shaw
The Fresno City Council unanimously approved a deal on Thursday that will get the city reimbursed by almost half a million dollars to clear up homeless encampments along freeway ramps in the north part of town. Caltrans, the state’s transportation department, will reimburse the city’s public works department up to $400,000 to clear camps on…
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