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In a huge gut-check moment for city hall on homeless policy, Mayor Mendenhall’s proposed ban on new Homeless Resource Centers is on its way to…
Under a ticking clock of the city’s six-month moratorium on any new homeless shelters, announced by Mayor Erin Mendenhall in October, last week the Planning…
Amid a push by state officials to locate another homeless shelter in Salt Lake City’s Ballpark neighborhood, Mayor Erin Mendenhall moved late last night to…
The property that became ground zero for a state law enforcement-led affront on people experiencing homelessness in Downtown Salt Lake City has been sold to…
The city’s second proposed homeless resource center is now moving forward after the Salt Lake City Planning Commission approved a conditional use request for the…
One of the two proposed Homeless Resource Centers (HRC) has cleared its final significant administrative hurdle, clearing the way for construction to begin. On Wednesday, March 28,…
With a tight deadline, Salt Lake’s two proposed Homeless Resource Centers are one step closer to construction. After multiple public open houses, city officials and…
After several open houses and meetings with residents, Salt Lake City officials are ready to move forward with a final design of the High Avenue…
After multiple open houses last fall, Salt Lake officials will again reach out to the public for feedback on two proposed homeless resource centers in…
A national network of leaders has selected Mayor Ben McAdams’ as a finalist in the 2017 New Ideas Challenge for his creation of the Collective Impact…
Salt Lake City officials have selected the sites and populations for two proposed homeless resource centers and now want to hear from the public on…
Sugar House residents living near Simpson Avenue may not be getting a new shelter but they will still have to navigate construction for the next year…
