Homelessness

City of Reno employees today were telling people experiencing homelessness, who have been camping just outside the Nevada Cares Campus entrance, to leave the area.

Advocates said they wanted the sweeps halted, but they were informed Monday by the city’s Cynthia Esparza the sweeps would be continuing.

In the latest Barber Brief, Alicia Barber takes a look at two meetings happening this week and previews some of the projects Reno City Council will be addressing when it returns from summer break.

Pat Cashell—director of the Volunteers of America, which operates the recently opened Nevada Cares Campus—wants to clear up some misconceptions about the massive shelter space.

Dozens came to council chambers pleading with council members and Mayor Hillary Schieve to intervene in the ongoing homeless camp sweeps.

Homeless advocates continued their so-called occupation of Reno City Plaza today. Some were expecting to get arrested.

Waitlists for the Reno Housing Authority’s housing voucher programs opened today and will remain open through June 18.

Reno Police officers today told homeless advocates, who are protesting the city’s ongoing sweeps of homeless encampments, they have until noon Monday to get their tents off the grass at the corner of First and Virginia Streets.

Homeless advocates continue their battle against the City of Reno and how it is managing the population of those experiencing homelessness.

While landlords can file eviction notices starting next week, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention’s order doesn’t expire until June 30.