It’s been 16 months since Fresno outlawed camping to encourage drug treatment. It’s not going great
Responding to overwhelming criticism in the fall of 2024 that their new anti-encampment law would criminalize the homeless, Fresno leaders called a news conference to introduce a “creative solution” that they said would create a streamlined system to prevent the criminalization of the local homeless population. They called it the “Treatment First Program.” City leaders…
Fresno County prepares to count its unhoused residents
The Fresno-Madera region launches its Point In Time Count on Tuesday night — a routine federally required process that sees the country take stock of its local homeless population on a given night in January. Tuesday night’s count will be the first managed by Fresno’s County Administrative Office. It will also be the first to…
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…
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