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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