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Santa Cruz to lose 20 homeless shelter beds

By Jesse Kathan|2026-05-29T16:09:05-07:00May 29, 2026|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Housing Matters, Jesse Kathan, Phil Kramer, Rebele Family Shelter|

Housing Matters cites ongoing budget shortfalls

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‘I don’t know what to do’: Santa Cruz homeless residents grapple with dwindling services

By B. Sakura Cannestra|2026-04-03T09:13:17-07:00April 3, 2026|Tags: B. Sakura Cannestra, Featured, homeless, homelessness, Housing Matters, Larry Imwalle|

Housing Matters’ Day Services closure cuts off bathrooms, showers, water

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Santa Cruz leaders confront looming service gap as key homeless program ends

By B. Sakura Cannestra|2025-10-28T09:50:14-07:00October 28, 2025|Tags: B. Sakura Cannestra, Featured, Fred Keeley, homeless, homelessness, Housing Matters, Justin Cummings, Larry Imwalle, Phil Kramer|

Officials to plan next steps amid Housing Matters eliminating Day Services

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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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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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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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Progress highlighted on homeless services in Santa Cruz

By Tyler Maldonado|2024-08-13T17:03:47-07:00February 29, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Featured, homelessness, housing, Housing Matters, Larry Imwalle, Lisa Murphy, RV parking|

Pitch continues for city sales tax hike

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Coral Street homeless service ideas head to Santa Cruz City Council

By Jesse Kathan|2023-11-15T15:58:58-08:00March 31, 2023|Tags: 119 Coral Street, City of Santa Cruz, homelessness, housing, Housing Matters, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Potential expansion could include more homes for people with disabilities

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Santa Cruz County housing projects for homeless advance, Sheriff’s Office to launch data dashboard

By Stephen Baxter|2022-01-25T22:05:41-08:00January 25, 2022|Tags: affordable housing, City of Watsonville, homelessness, housing, Housing Matters, Live Oak, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Stephen Baxter, Watsonville Community Hospital|

Plus: Live Oak parking program killed, more Watsonville hospital money approved

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Podcast: How Santa Cruz County could solve chronic homelessness

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:49:42-07:00December 17, 2021|Tags: Bakersfield, Built for Zero, California Veterans Assistance Foundation, chronic homelessness, chronically homeless, City of Santa Cruz, Don Lane, emergency support, homeless camp Santa Cruz, Homeless Services Center, homeless youth, homelessness, housing, housing authority, Housing Choice voucher, Housing Matters, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Kern County, landlord, landlords, permanent housing, Phil Kramer, rental assistance, Robert Ratner, Santa Cruz County, security, solutions to homelessness, subletting, tenants, unhoused, urban development|

Lessons from Kern County’s success

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Santa Cruz housing project for homeless approved

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:40:56-08:00November 20, 2020|Tags: 119 Coral Street, affordable housing, homelessness, housing, Housing Matters, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Coral Street building would provide 120 units, 24-hour care for disabled