General view of an emergency shelter site in Sonoma County, California, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. The ESS is operated by DEMA Consulting & Management. (Flightrisk for Fox News Digital) One of California’s famous wine regions has a government-sanctioned homeless encampment set up near the local courthouse, Fox News Digital has learned.Photos taken on Sonoma County’sadministrative campus in Santa Rosa show blue tents lining a parking lot where up to 100 homeless individuals can live.
Leaders in Sonoma County, located in northern California’s famed wine region, approved the taxpayer-funded homeless camp this year after a "shelter crisis" declaration.
The administrative complex is home to various offices such as Sonoma County Human Resources, the county registrar, Superior Court of California and district attorney's office.One photo shows a pile of trash on the parking lot next to a fence lined with bikes, while another photo shows a person picking through garbage dumpsters.General view of an emergency shelter site in Sonoma County, California, Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
The ESS is operated by DEMA Consulting & Management. (Flightrisk for Fox News Digital) In March, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved "an emergency shelter site" on the government campus in response to growing homelessness concerns along Joe Rodota Trail.