Santa Cruz shoulders an outsized share of the county’s shelter beds, safe-parking sites and day services, despite making up less than a quarter of the population, writes local activist.

As 2025 comes to a merciful close, there are a few resolutions that will carry over into the new year and hopefully won’t have to be renewed. Take the Great Beach Walkway dispute in Rio del Mar.

SANTA CRUZ — At the intersection of Water and Front streets on Sunday afternoon, cars and pedestrians rushed past a small setup of two tables, where the Santa Cruz Homeless Union and nonprofit Santa ...

NON-PROFIT WHO PLAYS A ROLE IN GETTING PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND BACK ON THEIR FEET.. ON MONDAY, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM INTRODUCED A MODEL ORDINANCE ADDRESSING HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA..

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KGO) -- Dozens of tents remain along Highway 1 and River Street in Santa Cruz. However, as of Friday evening, fire officials estimated most of the people who lived there were gone.

A Bay Area nonprofit that helps homeless people across the region find jobs and housing in exchange for volunteering to clean up local streets is abruptly shutting down, citing a loss of millions of ...