Emergency Homeless Shelter

SUPERVISOR COURSEY TELLS VETERANS THE HOMELESS SHELTER IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE

During the Monday evening community meeting on February 27, 2023, via Zoom and social media, Sonoma County Supervisor Chris Coursey, referring to one of the newly managed emergency homeless shelters proposed for the Veterans Memorial Building property, said, “I understand that veterans see this as an imposition. I hope that there isn’t a universal feeling …

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Veterans say the proposed homeless emergency shelter location will interfere with their use of the vet’s building property

Some Sonoma County Veterans claim the proposed managed emergency shelter will interfere with their use of the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building property, while others believe it will demark the beginning of the end for the memorial building. The latter might be too pessimistic, especially compared to the County’s assessment that there will be no …

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Sonoma County Board of Supervisors acknowledges rush and lack of transparency with proposed emergency homeless shelter at vet’s building

Although Sonoma County Board Supervisor Chris Coursey admitted he was uncomfortable with how the plan came forward to relocate the current homeless encampment occupants from the Joe Rodota Trail to the newly designated emergency homeless shelter sites, referring to the “lack of transparency,” the Board voted unanimously (5/5) in favor of adopting the proposed resolution …

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new homeless emergency shelter location proposed for santa rosa veterans memorial building

The Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building is a designated emergency shelter for the temporarily homeless due to such things as natural disasters. However, this proposal recommends that the Joe Rodota Trail homeless encampment occupants be moved to the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building for use as a homeless emergency shelter because of a shelter crisis. …

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