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Ecology Action
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For the food-insecure community in Santa Cruz County, Second Harvest Food Bank feeds the need.
By channeling funds to a number of nonprofits working on various issues in a given region, community foundations help solve big problems throughout California.
Experts see these organizations as the most effective at fighting homelessness.
As the population of unhoused individuals and families in Santa Cruz has exploded, officials from the City of Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz County tackle the issue.
The links between homelessness and crime are complex, and the idea that unhoused individuals present a danger to their community seems to be exaggerated.
How the California mental health crisis emerged out of the stateās history of deinstitutionalization and laws designed to protect the mentally ill, as well as the communities around them.
From Santa Cruz Sentinel...
From The Pajaronian...
In a weed-strewn, vacant lot on Airport Boulevard Tuesday, Bryan Hilgeman was busy around his makeshift tarp dwelling where he lives, along with about 40 people in the unsanctioned homeless camp.
From California Local...
A new bill would make it illegal for homeless residents to camp in certain places, such as near schools, throughout California. Its authors say such a ban has had great success in San Diego. But a closer look at that city paints a more nuanced picture.
From CalMatters...
From Los Angeles Times...
A special joint council meeting Saturday brought together Watsonville City Council, City Manager Rene Mendez, other city and county leaders and the public for a discussion of the swelling homeless problem.
From Lookout Local...
From Santa Cruz Local...
Watsonville city leaders have started to craft a coordinated effort to fight rising homelessness.Ā
Santa Cruz city leaders on Wednesday said 121 unhoused people moved into permanent housing in the city since 2022, and hundreds more were served by homeless service programs. They also renewed calls for more city money to address homelessness because millions in one-time funds are expected to run out in July.
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday approved $200,000 for a new homelessness outreach program.Ā Separately, Watsonville police plan to add a new police service specialist to write tickets to illegally parked cars and RVs.
A once-groundbreaking nonprofit working with chronically homeless people in Californiaās capital closed and filed for bankruptcy in 2023. Hereās what happened.
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