Sacramento Homeless blog

Here, a brief look at several very recent news stories, that caught my attention, that are important for the futures of those of us in Homeless World Sacramento. Time magazine focuses on California's budgetary cesspoll and Governor Swartzennegger's plan to address the latest revenue-expense gap in an article titled " California Deficit: Arnold Has to Make 'Sophie's Choice' ". Per expectations, for homeless people bad becomes horrible becomes worse.  The safety net for the most vulnerable of the vulnerable ― homeless children! ― is to be further cut if the Governator has his way. Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, a Los Angeles Democrat, said she is "highly troubled" by Schwarzenegger's proposals for further cuts to a social welfare system under severe strain. Unemployment in many urban neighborhoods tops 20%, and the number of homeless women and children is growing. Additional cuts to the foster care system and increased caseloads for social wel...