Santa Cruz County Local News: Homelessness

In the middle of the holiday season, 14 families in Pajaro must find somewhere new to live in one of the country’s most expensive rental markets.

The Homeless Garden Project’s plans to relocate to Pogonip have fizzled, and leaders signed an agreement to stay at their farm on Shaffer Road and potentially build an office, barn, greenhouse, kitchen and housing.

Jamie has lived in Santa Cruz County since childhood. She now lives with her two cats in one of the dozens of RVs parked on Delaware Avenue and surrounding streets on the Lower Westside.

California’s first food bank has helped residents of Santa Cruz County for more than 50 years.

At the bottom of the staircase on Laurel Street near the San Lorenzo River, three small trailers sit. Built by Simply Shelter, they are a refuge for unhoused individuals.

On Talk of the Bay, Megan Whilden of Community Human Services speaks the opening of 35 new shelter beds for women and their children.

Unsanctioned campers along Corralitos Creek could see a repeat of an El Niño weather pattern that could bring heavy rains and flooding.

Fewer services, more homeless in South County.

Count shows uptick of homelessness in Watsonville.