A public tour of COTS’ (Committee on the Shelterless) Mary Isaak Center is scheduled for Thursday, August 3 from 5:30 to 6: 30.
Sonoma County’s safe-parking program, a widely-praised effort providing sanctioned locations where homeless people can sleep in their cars overnight, is shrinking starting today.
The $17 million outlay, shared by Sonoma County and the federal government, is meant to address the outsize public cost of a small number of people with complex medical issues.
Petaluma police Thursday hauled about 20 yards of garbage and waste from a series of homeless encampments.
Respondents to an online Argus-Courier poll said that they do not agree with the county spending $2 million to set up a legal defense fund for undocumented immigrants.H
Respondents to an online Argus-Courier poll said that Petaluma should not cut the level it funds the Committee on the Shelterless.
The city’s proposed budget contains cuts for COTS, with a hearing to adopt the budget set for May 15.
The commuter rail agency is making an effort to remove homeless camps along the tracks in Petaluma.
The year-old outreach effort, dubbed Sober Circle, targets the city’s “serial inebriate” population, which once accounted for up to a quarter of the calls to police.
The expansion of a 2-year-old pilot project aims to provide a single “front door” to shelter for homeless people.
The Committee on the Shelterless is connecting with the homeless population where they spend much of their time — at the library.
Bruce Cohn’s boss gave him a check for $1,000 and told him to find a home. Now he’s dedicated his life to giving back.
For Commiteee on the Shelterless’ Volunteer Coordinator Indigo Perry, helping Petaluma’s homeless population is personal.
The problem continues to outstrip the capacity of available services, even as local governments and nonprofit groups pour more money into long-term solutions.
The 13‑year‑old Petaluma teen missing for almost 48 hours was found in Sebastopol Wednesday by family members.
The boy, 13, had recently said he wanted to live among Guerneville’s homeless, according to police. He was last seen Monday.
Builders, real estate professionals, housing advocates and elected officials will gather Thursday to discuss how best to boost the region’s housing supply.
Homeless residents are seeking shelter in greater numbers as the weather turns wet, but additional winter beds won’t be made available until Nov. 1.
Petaluma police joined forces with a group of volunteers to clean up a scattering of six illegal homeless encampments from Shollenberger Park and the 400 block of Hopper Street this Saturday, according to a news release from the department.
For many people, whether or not to give, and what to give to people on the street is a daily question. So, what’s the right thing to do?
