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Housing Matters expected to end some essential services for homeless people at Coral Street

By B. Sakura Cannestra and Nik Altenberg|2025-10-21T17:48:35-07:00October 16, 2025|Tags: B. Sakura Cannestra, Featured, homeless, homelessness, Housing Matters, Justin Cummings, Nik Altenberg|

Cuts to be latest in series of local service reductions

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Supervisors advance new rules to scrap illegally parked vehicles in Santa Cruz County

By Evan Quarnstrom|2025-10-10T10:01:49-07:00October 9, 2025|Tags: evan quarnstrom, Featured, homelessness, RVs, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office|

Homeless residents could face displacement

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Pajaro River levee sweep leaves dozens without shelter

By Evan Quarnstrom|2025-09-05T11:35:26-07:00August 29, 2025|Tags: City of Watsonville, Featured, homelessness, Monterey County, Pajaro, Pajaro River levee, Santa Cruz County|

More than 100 displaced ahead of annual levee work

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Housing Matters aims to buy Soquel Ave. motel with city, county aid

By Jesse Kathan|2025-06-20T16:44:23-07:00June 20, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, homeless, homelessness, housing, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz County Supervsiors|

Santa Cruz Inn could provide housing for homeless

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Will a new court program address severe mental illness in Santa Cruz County?

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T10:59:59-07:00December 9, 2024|Tags: CARE court, County of Santa Cruz, explainer, Featured, health, homelessness, Jesse Kathan, Karen Kern, mental health, Santa Cruz County Superior Court|

State mandate uses county dollars, doesn’t fund services or housing

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Santa Cruz City Council to take up leaf-blower ban, homeless services, home renovation rules

By Nik Altenberg|2024-11-18T16:23:49-08:00November 18, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, environment, Featured, homelessness, Nik Altenberg, Santa Cruz City Council|

Busy Nov. 19 meeting

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What triggers a homeless camp sweep in Santa Cruz County?

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T11:00:12-07:00September 26, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, explainer, Featured, homelessness, Housing Matters, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, Pajaro River levee, Phil Kramer, Robert Ratner, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz police, Tamara Vides|

County staff start to draft clearer rules

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Park Ave. Soquel housing project on track, developer says

By Jesse Kathan and Nik Altenberg|2024-09-03T11:47:26-07:00September 3, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, Featured, homelessness, housing, Jesse Kathan, Nik Altenberg, Project Homekey, Soquel|

Construction expected to finish in early 2025

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Homelessness dips in Santa Cruz, rises in Watsonville

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:54:54-07:00July 19, 2024|Tags: chronic homelessness, Featured, homelessness, Jesse Kathan, Robert Ratner, Santa Cruz County|

The 2024 point-in-time homeless census in four charts

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How many unhoused people have found homes in Santa Cruz County?

By Tyler Maldonado and Stephen Baxter|2024-08-13T16:56:10-07:00June 13, 2024|Tags: County of Santa Cruz, Featured, homelessness, housing, Housing Authority of Santa Cruz County, Housing Matters, Santa Cruz County Housing for Health Partnership|

Key statistic takes some digging

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Author discusses relationships, money to address homelessness

By Tyler Maldonado|2024-08-13T16:56:33-07:00June 7, 2024|Tags: City of Capitola, Featured, homelessness, housing, Tyler Maldonado|

‘Miracle Messages’ as an antidote to social isolation

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Capitola Wharf set to reopen in August, events planned for fall

By Jesse Kathan, Nik Altenberg and Stephen Baxter|2024-08-13T16:59:02-07:00May 6, 2024|Tags: Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, Capitola wharf, City of Capitola, Coastal Commission, environment, Featured, homelessness, housing|

Plus: Housing updates in Watsonville, Live Oak, Santa Cruz