Phil Kramer Archives - Santa Cruz Local

With less stability, less community, homeless displaced from Coral Street struggle to make it

By Amaya Edwards and Jesse Kathan|2026-09-04T19:02:35-07:00September 6, 2026|Tags: Amaya Edwards, City of Santa Cruz, Coral Street, Erika Smart, Featured, homelessness, housing, Housing Matters, Jesse Kathan, Phil Kramer, San Lorenzo River|

Santa Cruz continues to conduct homeless sweeps, with limited housing options

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

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

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

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