Over 200 volunteers in Santa Cruz County join a nationwide effort to count individuals and families experiencing homelessness, using an app to collect data for federal funding and local policy ...

Homelessness advocates seek to expand extreme weather shelter program in Santa Cruz County for homeless people ...

Clearing an encampment is one of the most complicated and fraught tasks any California city can take on when responding to homelessness. How they handle that challenge varies widely. CalMatters asked ...

A California company is using artificial intelligence to help diagnose homeless Californians. The technology promises better ...

Santa Cruz County is bucking national trends, significantly reducing homelessness through sustained investment, coordination and compassion, writes Mer Stafford, the chair of the Coalition to End ...

Applying for state homelessness funds “absolutely” feels different now than it did last year, and the state is asking tougher ...

As California spends unprecedented billions of dollars to bring homeless people off the street, state lawmakers quietly approved new rules this summer requiring local governments to complete annual ...

Homelessness continues to be a major issue in California, but some places are reporting decreases in their populations. Newsom sues Trump administration to halt homeless housing funding cuts County ...

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