Assemblymember Kevin McCarty’s Statement on the EDD Building Housing Project
SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO - Assemblymember McCarty (D-Sacramento) announces that the final 2023-24 state budget includes an estimated $48.6 million for the City of Sacramento and Sacramento County to help fund emergency shelters and services for the homeless, and legislative intent to fund future rounds.
State lawmakers have introduced a bill to create an entirely new entity to handle Sacramento’s growing homeless crisis. The effort was in response to a civil grand jury report released last month that recommended a countywide joint powers authority. Assembly members Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento; Stephanie Nguyen, D-Elk Grove; and Josh Hoover, R-Folsom, introduced the bill this week.
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