Years of neighborhood pushback in West Sacramento are finally reshaping one Yolo County housing project. After long-standing tension over a single-family house that served as transitional housing for county mental-health clients, the county is now moving to sell the property. The home has sat largely unused since a 2019 incident forced residents out for repairs, and neighbors say later outreach never fully rebuilt trust. County officials say any money from a sale will be reinvested in behavioral-health services elsewhere in West Sacramento.
Selling the property
Last month, county supervisors voted to buy the house from the Yolo County Housing Authority for just over $38,000, a move officials say is needed before putting it on the open market. “The West Sac facility has not really worked out,” Supervisor Oscar Villegas told the board during a late-June meeting. The board then moved ahead with the transfer, as reported by Abridged 6 PBS KVIE.
Origins and use
The Yolo County Housing Authority originally purchased the property nearly two decades ago to offer temporary housing and supportive services under the Mental Health Services Act. In county records, the site is listed as 2439 Meadowlark Circle in West Sacramento. Those filings describe a program designed as short-term, supportive housing for specialty mental-health clients, according to Yolo County Housing Authority documents.
Neighborhood opposition
According to neighbors, local support for the program dropped sharply after a 2019 incident in which a guest damaged the home and residents were moved out so repairs could be made. “They shut it down,” said Paris Clay, who lives across the street. Residents say that after that, the house mostly sat empty, with only occasional maintenance visits to keep the yard in shape. County staff later told the board they do not plan to operate another program at that address, per Abridged 6 PBS KVIE.
Why the county is selling
Officials say the sale proceeds will be used to strengthen other behavioral-health programs in West Sacramento and to place services in locations the county considers a better fit for client needs. The urgency for stronger and better-sited services is highlighted in Yolo County's 2026 Point-in-Time count, which recorded 358 people experiencing homelessness in West Sacramento and noted behavioral-health and substance-use challenges among those surveyed, according to Yolo County.
What comes next
With the house now back in county hands, staff are preparing it for sale while officials scout alternative locations for behavioral-health supports that they hope will better match neighborhood contexts. Both nearby residents and service advocates are expected to keep a close eye on the sale and on future siting decisions as the county tries to balance community concerns with the ongoing demand for transitional and crisis services.
For the moment, the Meadowlark Circle property remains empty while county staff work through the administrative steps needed to list it for sale and redirect the eventual proceeds to other behavioral-health programs in the West Sacramento area.
