City and county say partnership reduced street homelessness; officials urge more shelter capacity

The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday received a six‑month report covering January–June 2025 on the City–County Partnership to Address the Homeless Crisis, during which city staff and county health officials said coordinated outreach and expanded services have produced measurable gains but warned those gains depend on more shelter and housing capacity.

The update, presented by Brian Peter, director of the Department of Community Response, said outreach teams made contact at roughly 8,718 unique locations and provided about 40,844 services to 2,738 unduplicated individuals during the six‑month period. Peter said the partnership’s goal has been to “coordinate efforts and resources to address homelessness through increased shelter capacity, enhanced outreach, behavioral health services, and a unified strategy.”

Why it matters: city and county leaders said the partnership has improved daily outreach and created pathways into shelter and treatment, but stressed that without more places to place people the system cannot sustain progress. “It all goes back to capacity,” Peter said during council discussion.

City and county data and outcomes

- Outreach and contacts: The presentation reported 40,844 services delivered and roughly 2,738 unduplicated people engaged during the reporting period. Staff said the number of unique locations rose because larger encampments have…