Learn What It Takes to Operate a Local Shelter

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Supervisor Gore's Monthly Newsletter

January 2024

WATCH (38 min): Homelessness in Placer County Podcast

Nick Golling serves as Chief Program Officer at The Gathering Inn, managing the service center in Roseville, and both congregate and mobile temporary shelters in North Auburn.

Dear Friends and Neighbors:

Homelessness continues to be a priority for my office. As I've learned more about the issue and its public safety and fiscal impact on our community, I found that it is important to pass this information onto you, our residents. This is a challenging issue and we are fortunate to have proactive service providers, like The Gathering Inn, in our community helping these residents.

The Homelessness in Placer County Podcast is
also available on Soundcloud and Spotify

NIck Golling sat down with me for a wide-ranging conversation about root causes of homelessness, what it takes to operate a shelter, and what our communities can do to most effectively help our homeless.

Nick serves as the Chief Program Officer at The Gathering Inn, a comprehensive homeless services agency providing Permanent Supportive Housing, Medical Respite, and Emergency Shelter to the most vulnerable residents of our community. Nick began his work with people experiencing homelessness in a volunteer capacity while attending college in 2004. From there, he fell in love with the idea of providing the tools necessary to address barriers to housing and reduce homelessness in communities.

He has served in various capacities within both the public and private sector, working to improve overall homeless response systems in multiple communities. Most recently, Nick oversaw the City of Sacramento’s Department of Community Response, a third arm of the local first responder system and the first of its kind in the region.

This experience gives him special insight into the different challenges faced by an urban homeless population, in Sacramento, and a rural population, like ours in Placer.

One specific challenge Roseville faces is the sustainability of the south Placer nomadic shelter. The nomadic shelter was conceived as an emergency stop-gap in 2004. It busses homeless residents from The Gathering Inn in Roseville different churches in South Placer, as far as Loomis, each night. While this is a solid roof over someone's head and a warm meal, it does not allow for stability or consistency to help residents out of homelessness. While this program is not immediately at risk of dissolving, Nick tells me it is a challenge to operate and a permanent shelter would be more beneficial for the homeless and more cost effective for the city and county.

I hope you will take the time to listen to our conversation and the rest of our first season of the "Homelessness in Placer County" podcast.

If you would like to be added to our specific "homeless" issue list to get updates on our work in this area, please email me at SupervisorGore@Placer.CA.Gov.

I hope you have a wonderful month and look forward to seeing you soon.

Sincerely,
Bonnie

Supervisor Bonnie Gore
Placer County, District 1

Successful High-Need Holiday Drive

Thank you again to all who contributed to our Holiday Drive! It was very successful and we were able to give full truckload full of supplies to the Gathering Inn to support our homeless residents.

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Other News, Notices and Updates

Opportunity to Serve

Do you live in the Dry Creek Area and are looking for a way to get more involved in your community? We are currently seeking to serve on the West Placer Municipal Advisory Council. Please inquire with District 1 Chief of Staff if you are interested!

Click here to email Landon Wolf

Notice of Public Hearing

Placer County Board of Supervisors to host Housing Element Sites Rezone workshop Feb. 13

The Placer County Board of Supervisors will host a community workshop on the proposed Housing Element Sites Rezone project at 2 p.m. on Feb. 13 at the Community Development Resource Agency building, 3091 County Center Drive in North Auburn.

The workshop has been moved up to Feb. 13 from a preliminarily discussed Feb. 20 date to allow the public more time to provide input and to allow staff time to make any potential adjustments, while also meeting the state-imposed program deadlines. The workshop was previously added to the board’s calendar due to public interest at a Nov. 27 public hearing on the rezone program.

Following staff’s presentation, community members will have an opportunity to provide comments both in person and via Zoom. Interested persons can also sign up to receive notifications on the county’s rezone program here: Housing needs rezone program | Placer County, CA

Touring the New ASR Well in West Roseville

West Placer Waste Management Authority (WPWMA) continues to invest and innovate to improve the processing and recovery of our community's waste. This new equipment ultimately will process construction and debris.

In the Community

Congratulations to the Winners of the Annual Roseville Chamber Awards

The Roseville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted another successful Installation Dinner on January 18. Congratulations to those honored by the Chamber for their service to our community!

Ambassador of the Year
Vincent Gonzales

Ryan Haney Referral Partner of the Year Award
Vincent Gonzales

Volunteer of the Year
Anne Carpenter

President’s Award
Justin Curry

ATHENA Award
Jamie Hazen

Edward M. Friedman Community Service Award
Kevin Hernandez

Milestone Awards
Placer SPCA
for their 50th anniversary

Style Media Group
for their 20th anniversary

Upcoming Events

Supervisor Gore speaking to Local Groups about Regional Homelessness Planning

I am visiting local community groups and neighborhood associations his summer to give an update on homelessness planning in our community.

If you have an organization that is interested in this issue, please email me at SupervisorGore@Placer.CA.Gov. I would love to speak with you.

Upcoming Dates:
-*Rocklin Rotary - Jan 24, 2024
-*Auburn Gold Country Rotary - February 29th, 2024

*Registration, residency or membership may be required for certain events. Please contact the host group to register or inquire.

Public Safety Spotlight

Next sexually violent predator meeting set for Jan. 26

The public is urged to attend a Dept. of State Hospitals meeting to discuss placement of sexually violent predator William Stephenson. The 11 a.m. meeting will be at the Community Development Resource Agency in Auburn on Jan. 26. Learn more

Supervisor Bonnie Gore
Placer County, District 1
SupervisorGore@Placer.CA.Gov

Landon Wolf
Chief of Staff, District 1
LWolf@Placer.CA.Gov

Katie Camerer
District 1 Representative
KCamerer@Placer.CA.Gov

Office Hours

West Roseville Office
1211 Pleasant Grove Boulevard
Suite 100
Roseville, CA 95678

Residents are encouraged to make an appointment by contacting Landon Wolf, District 1 Chief of Staff, at the email address above.

West Placer Construction

Visit the West Placer construction Website to track projects including development and road improvements.

Click Here for the "Current Construction" Website

Click Here to Learn More About Placer Vineyards

Click Here to Learn More About Riolo Vineyards

List of Projects Throughout Placer County

Projects are listed alphabetically and by Board of Supervisors districts. A hard copy of the list is available at the Placer County Community Development Resource Agency, 3091 County Center Drive in Auburn. Current projects

Other Recent County News

Keep up with the latest news from throughout Placer County including Board of Supervisors business by visiting our news page.

Upcoming Board of Supervisors Meetings

The Board of Supervisors meets twice monthly at the Placer County Administration Center, "The Domes," unless otherwise noted.

Residents are always welcome to attend meetings in person or watch the meetings online at Placer.CA.Gov/BOSLive.

Administrative Center
"The Domes"
175 Fulweiler Avenue
Auburn, CA 95603

Date: Tuesday, February 13
Time: 9:00 AM
Meeting Location: CDRA

Date: Tuesday, February 20
Time: 9:00 AM
Meeting Location: CDRA

CDRA, 3091 County Center Drive, Auburn, CA 95603 Planning Commission Hearing Room

Date: Monday, February 26
Time: TBD
Meeting Location: Tahoe

Date: Tuesday, February 27
Time: 9:00 AM
Meeting Location: Tahoe

The North Tahoe Event Center
8318 N Lake Tahoe Blvd
Kings Beach, CA 96143

District 1 Information Archive

An updated archive of my past District 1 Newsletters, Bulletins and alerts are available online:

Click Here to read past information

West Placer MAC

The next West Placer MAC Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening, February 21, 2024 at 6:30 PM

Click Here for more about the West Placer MAC

Questions or Comments?
Email District 1 Chief of Staff, Landon Wolf at: LWolf@Placer.CA.Gov

www.placer.ca.gov

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