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Sacramento has opened a new government-run homeless camping site carrying a multimillion-dollar price tag, even as a city audit questions whether taxpayers are receiving the best value from the city\u2019s homelessness programs.<\/p>\n

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The River District site, which officially opened this week, cost approximately $2.5 million to build and can accommodate up to 125 people.<\/p>\n

Based on city estimates, each space cost roughly $20,000 to construct. Officials also project annual operating expenses of about $1.2 million, or roughly $9,600 per bed each year.<\/p>\n

Residents will receive a city-issued tent placed on a raised wooden platform, along with a cot, two storage bins and a lawn chair.<\/p>\n

The campground also includes shared showers, portable restrooms, behavioral health services and 24-hour security. While the site does not include kitchens or air conditioning, city officials said swamp coolers and fans will be added during the summer.<\/p>\n

The opening comes days after Sacramento\u2019s independent city auditor questioning whether the city has adequately measured the effectiveness of its growing homelessness expenditures.<\/p>\n

According to the audit, Sacramento spent $63.2 million operating 14 homeless shelter programs during fiscal years 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n

Auditors concluded the city lacks a consistent method for determining when higher-cost shelter models are justified or which programs produce the strongest results.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven limited resources and growing demand,\u201d auditors recommended that Sacramento develop a system to evaluate shelter costs, outcomes and efficiencies to improve how homelessness funding is allocated.<\/p>\n

The report also found the city could expand shelter capacity at relatively little additional cost by increasing occupancy at some existing congregate shelters instead of continuing to invest in new facilities.<\/p>\n

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While outcomes varied among shelter models and populations served, auditors found \u201cno strong link\u201d between the services provided and successful outcomes based on the available data.<\/p>\n

The audit further concluded Sacramento lacks a comprehensive performance framework, making it difficult to compare programs or evaluate their effectiveness.<\/p>\n

According to the report, more than half of those leaving city shelters, tiny-home villages and motel programs either returned to homelessness or had an unknown outcome.<\/p>\n

Mayor Kevin McCarty acknowledged the campground offers only basic accommodations but argued it represents an improvement over encampments on city streets.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are too many people who are still languishing on our streets, and sometimes, unfortunately, dying on our streets,\u201d McCarty said during Tuesday\u2019s opening.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd look, this isn\u2019t perfect,\u201d he added. \u201cThere\u2019s not individual A\/C units for everybody here, there\u2019s not individual bathroom facilities. \u2026 But I\u2019d like to go for a walk 100 yards down the street and ask, is it better than what we have outside?\u201d<\/p>\n

City Manager Maraskeshia Smith described the campground as a temporary step while residents work toward permanent housing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe long-term solution is to get people into housing, but that doesn\u2019t happen right away,\u201d Smith said, noting that many individuals must first obtain identification, employment and supportive services before securing permanent housing.<\/p>\n

The River District campground replaces Sacramento\u2019s previous sanctioned encampment, Camp Resolution, which the city closed in 2024 after officials declared it a \u201cfailed experiment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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