The Sacramento City Council voted Tuesday to ban overnight camping outside City Hall, ending a policy made in 2018 that allowed people to sleep on the property from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Supporters cited ...

Clint Washington sat on a bench near Sacramento City Hall earlier this month, patiently waiting for a safe place to sleep. Once his phone showed 9 p.m., Washington, 52, started his short walk to the ...

Correction. A previous version of this story misstated that Mayor Kevin McCarty did not respond. He did respond. His comments are included in this story. Enrique Espinoza has been staying in front of ...

Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email [email protected]. Douglas Grieve spent his last few ...

AND THEY SAY THEY DON’T KNOW WHERE TO GO. LIKE PLENTY OF OTHERS, MAYNE DAVILA AND DONNA VALENTINE SPEND THEIR DAYS AT CESAR CHAVEZ PARK AND THEIR NIGHTS OUTSIDE OF SACRAMENTO CITY HALL. WE’RE TRYING ...

It's become a familiar scene outside of Sacramento City Hall: People lying or sitting on the sidewalk through the night. But that is about to change after the Sacramento City Council approved, in a ...

At Sacramento's new technology early college high school, students gain real-world exposure to the careers shaping today’s tech industry, featuring hands-on workshops in coding, AI, web design, game ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As Sacramento leaders consider banning overnight sleeping at City Hall, police have already ramped up enforcement at the property under Mayor Kevin McCarty’s tenure. In the past ...

Michelle Gillard, 53, pulls a tarp during a homeless protest outside City Hall in 2016. The City Council is considering a new ordinance to prohibit overnight sleeping outside City Hall, a reversal of ...

Sacramento’s updated ordinance prohibiting unhoused individuals from sleeping outside of City Hall will go into effect on Thursday. Under the ordinance, camping outside City Hall between 9 p.m. and 6 ...

It's the start of a new era at Sacramento City Hall, where leaders announced they have hired a new CEO in charge of hiring, firing and dealing with the city's money trouble ahead. Maraskeshia Smith is ...

James D’Errico, 50, pulls out a blanket to go to sleep after chaining his bike to his belongings at Sacramento City Hall on July 15, 2025. The City Council on Tuesday will debate whether to ban City ...