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Sunday 4/6: California Wildlife Day 2025
Palo Corona Regional Park, 4860 Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel-by-the-Sea
Recovery Café Santa Cruz
Listed under: Crisis & Personal Support
Two students were arrested at Scotts Valley High School Monday by Scotts Valley Police Department officers, as part of a joint investigation with the Santa Cruz Police Department into the assault of a homeless man. The boys—a 16-year-old resident of …
New laws banning toxicity testing on dogs and cats, and making rental housing more pet friendly are among a slate of new animal welfare legislation signed by Gov. Newsom in September.
The vital homeless nonprofit shutters just as Benchlands evictions begin
City says the homeless encampment clear-out will be dependent on shelter availability
Experts see these organizations as the most effective at fighting homelessness.
‘Low barrier’ project tries to build on faith communities’ parking network
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.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County has reduced homelessness among families by 59% compared to 2019, even as overall homelessness in the county increased by 6%. That’s according to preliminary results of the county’s biannual Point-In-Time (PIT) count released Aug. 5 …
Fewer unhoused families, more addiction problems reported
Local homeless advocates and city officials imagine answers beyond the same old encampment shuffle
Gauging the fallout from Measure F’s defeat
Santa Cruz City Council approves shelter management deal with Salvation Army
COVID-related relief runs out
The links between homelessness and crime are complex, and the idea that unhoused individuals present a danger to their community seems to be exaggerated.
Gov. Newsom and the state legislature should consider allocating $40 billion of the state's $97 billion surplus to subsidize the building of low-income housing.
Two years ago the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) established Project Roomkey in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The idea behind the program was simple but important: protect people experiencing homelessness from coronavirus. The success of that …
Despite appeals, council rejects proposal to loosen rules.
WATSONVILLE—Since the state opened its Covid-related rental assistance program roughly a year ago, 889 Watsonville residents who have fallen behind on their monthly payments have submitted an application for help. But only around half of those people have received funds, …
The item came to the board a week before the statewide eviction moratorium ends on March 31.
Coral Street properties planned for homeless services.
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