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Turlock declares homelessness emergency

City to provide additional shelter beds

The local emergency proclamation has an end goal of reducing the number of people experiencing homelessness and setting up encampments around Turlock, like the one at 1400 West Main Street where around 50 individuals have set up tents on private property (FRANKIE TOVAR/The Journal).

homeless — The local emergency proclamation has an end goal of reducing the number of people experiencing homelessness and setting up encampments around Turlock, like the one at 1400 West Main Street where around 50 individuals have set up tents on private property (FRANKIE TOVAR/The Journal).

Sabra Stafford

Published: Mar 17, 2021, 3:14 AM

Interim Turlock City Manager Gary Hampton issued a proclamation of a local emergency in response to the increase of individuals experiencing homelessness in Turlock and the Turlock City Council ratified it Tuesday night, and in doing so approved funding for mitigation efforts.

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