By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoThe door is closing on the old way of dealing with homelessness.The old way involves good people moving in many directions, placing patches, hoping for the best, making minimal progress with the overall goal of ending homelessness in Sacramento.In my time as mayor,
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoIt’s become a tradition each Tuesday night at Sacramento City Council.The moment arrives for public comments on any and all topics. Representatives from Safe Ground step to the microphone and ask the city to change its anti-camping ordinance and allow homeless
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With pride and humility, I have reached agreement with Safe Ground, the group whose collective voice brought international attention to Sacramento’s homeless problem. In a City Hall meeting with 19 members and representatives of Safe Ground, I received assurances that the group’s homeless
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When I was running for Mayor, my campaign slogan was “a city that works for everyone.” When I said “everyone”, I was including the least among us – the people we have a moral obligation to serve. 

A week ago I spent a portion of the night with members of the homeless population at “Safe Ground”
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