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West Sacramento Celebrates Growth

May 27, 2026 08:41AM ● By Abbey Wicks

Members of the West Sacramento community filed into a bustling City Hall on Thursday, May 21 as Athletics mascot Stomper paraded around the room, stopping to take photos with law enforcement and city officials.

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Dignity Health Invests $375,000 in Housing Projects

May 19, 2026 12:10PM ● By Dignity Health News Release

Dignity Health, through CommonSpirit Health’s Homeless Health Initiative (HHI), recently announced a significant investment of $375,000 into two vital housing projects in Yolo County.

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Federal Block Grant Funding for Homeless Motels Proposed

Mar 10, 2026 10:18AM ● By John McCallum

efurbishing city-owned emergency homeless transition facilities and updating the Citizen Participation Plan were a couple proposals City Council reviewed at its March 4 meeting as part of updating the city’s Community Development Block Grant five-year Consolidated Plan.

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Grant to Address Furniture Poverty

Mar 02, 2026 04:53PM ● By Make it Happen for Yolo County News Release

The Beneto Foundation has granted $20,000 to local nonprofit Make It Happen for Yolo County to help sustain and expand the organization that addresses furniture poverty among Yolo County’s underserved teens and young adults as they transition into independent living.

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Safe Parking Ordinance Expands HEART of Davis Program

Feb 09, 2026 04:48PM ● By Heart of Davis News Release

On Tuesday, Feb. 3, the Davis City Council unanimously approved a Safe Parking ordinance, formally allowing safe parking programs to operate on both residential and commercial sites under strict guidelines.

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SacRT Secures Over $126 Million to Advance Transit, Housing, Climate Goals

Dec 16, 2025 11:33AM ● By Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) News Release

he Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is proud to announce it has been awarded three grants totaling $25.8 million through the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Round 9 program.

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Council Approves Homelessness Program Changes

Sep 23, 2025 01:16PM ● By John McCallum

The abrupt closure of a regional organization addressing homelessness has forced the City of West Sacramento to take a similarly abrupt step to continue those services locally.

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2024 Point-in-Time Homeless Count Shows Increase

Jul 17, 2024 11:26AM ● By Yolo County News Release

The Yolo County Homeless and Poverty Action Coalition (HPAC), a Local Nonprofit Committed to Combating Homelessness and Poverty in Yolo County, Released its 2024 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count Report that Shows an Increase.

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