County executive staff told the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 7 that county, city and regional leaders will meet Oct. 28 in a joint session to discuss homelessness and regional collaboration.

The Oct. 28 meeting, to be held in the Library Galleria, will include the Board of Supervisors, the Sacramento City Council and mayor, and representatives from incorporated cities. The agenda will include updates on county and city homelessness work, behavioral health efforts serving people experiencing homelessness, federal funding impacts to homelessness and safety-net programs, and an afternoon facilitated visioning session to discuss regional collaboration and goals.

County staff also announced that the Stockton Boulevard Safe Stay (a project jointly developed by the state of California, the county and the city of Sacramento) was awarded “Best Community Improvement Project” by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The county noted the site opened in December 2024 and that Amy Halcon, director of homelessness, accepted the award on behalf of the project.

Supervisor Desmond and others provided brief remarks praising the project and noting plans for additional site tours.