/tags/kyra-ochoa Kyra Ochoa en-US Copyright Fri, 28 Apr 2023 04:18:03 GMT /local-news/2023-04-27/santa-fe-approves-plan-for-safe-outdoor-space The resolution approved by the council tasks the Santa Fe city manager with finding a suitable place for a safe outdoor space, which would house people in structures much like small cabins, with group facilities like bathrooms. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 04:18:03 GMT /local-news/2023-04-27/santa-fe-approves-plan-for-safe-outdoor-space Alice Fordham /local-news/2022-09-07/city-of-santa-fe-reverts-back-to-camping-ban-for-people-facing-homelessness The City of Santa Fe announced it will bring back a no-camping policy that would prohibit sleeping in parks. With around 150 people unhoused on the streets of Santa Fe each night, the city will also begin strategizing to meet the needs of that community. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 03:47:19 GMT /local-news/2022-09-07/city-of-santa-fe-reverts-back-to-camping-ban-for-people-facing-homelessness Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2022-07-01/santa-fe-considers-controlled-encampment-for-unhoused-people Stakeholders, residents, and policy makers in New Mexico are grappling with whether to create a system of controlled encampments for unhoused people. Wednesday night the Santa Fe City Council heard a similar proposal. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:38:12 GMT /local-news/2022-07-01/santa-fe-considers-controlled-encampment-for-unhoused-people Kaveh Mowahed /local-news/2022-02-04/tensions-around-shelter-highlight-growing-homelessness-concerns Pete's Place was opened more than a decade ago because in the cold Santa Fe winters, people who were drunk or high and had nowhere to go could and did freeze to death. It has likely saved many lives. But the shelter has lately become a focus of frustration for some local residents and businesses, who say more people are living on the street outside, that their behavior is antisocial and they sometimes cause damage. Fri, 04 Feb 2022 20:39:58 GMT /local-news/2022-02-04/tensions-around-shelter-highlight-growing-homelessness-concerns Alice Fordham