Sacramento Opens Storm Centers For Homeless This Weekend

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – With the coming storm, Sacramento City and County are opening respective tempest centers, combined with different efforts, to support unsheltered citizens from the torrential rainfall.

The City is opening 2 centers from 8 p.m. Saturday done 6 a.m. connected Monday. Both the City Hall Lobby connected 915 I Street and the Hagginwood Community Center connected 3271 Marysville Blvd volition beryllium unfastened during these hours. Officials accidental that the hours whitethorn beryllium extended if needed.

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Additionally, the County volition beryllium issuing motel vouchers to “highly susceptible unsheltered persons” up of the storm, said County Officials. For much accusation and motel locations, delight notation to the County Severe Weather Respite Program.

These efforts were spearheaded by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and City Manager Howard Chan, who said that with the expected strength of the storm, unsheltered citizens volition request arsenic overmuch extortion arsenic tin beryllium given.

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“With the forecast predicting a terrible storm, it’s important that we supply refuge for radical surviving outdoors and exposed to the elements,” Steinberg said. “We are moving hard to unafraid much respite locations that we tin run done the winter. I would similar to convey City unit for moving rapidly to respond to this unexpected aboriginal upwind event.”

Both City and County Officials are urging unsheltered citizens to instrumentality into relationship wherever they are presently residing—particularly anyone adjacent creek beds oregon different low-lying outdoor areas. With the expected severity of the rainfall, these areas could beryllium astatine large hazard for flooding.

“We are moving with our non-profits and others who enactment with radical experiencing homelessness to marque definite radical cognize the tempest is coming and they person to see if they request to determination to higher ground,” said Bridgette Dean, manager of the Department of Community Response.

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Lastly, officials inquire that anyone noticing clogged oregon blocked tempest drains telephone 311 and study them arsenic soon arsenic possible.