Tag: Homelessness Fri, May 24, 2013

• Activist Lemaster Sentenced for Illegal Lodging

  NewsCommunity Dec 11, 2012, by Georgia Perry 2 Comments
  

  Despite being shut down over two years ago, the loose threads of Peace Camp 2010 are still dangling in the county court system. After Dec. 6’s sentencing for Linda Lemaster, who received a misdemeanor for illegal lodging at Peace Camp and faces community service plus probation, the longtime homeless advocate and her attorneys have their sights set on an appeal they hope will take them all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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• Homeless Proposals Face Challanges

  BusinessPolitics Oct 23, 2012, by Jacob Pierce
  

  When Charles Edwards, a mentally ill homeless man from San Francisco, stabbed Camouflage co-owner Shannon Collins on Ocean Street in May, he sent shockwaves through the Santa Cruz community. “Everyone felt so much pressure to act,” Rowland Rebele says of the intense debate over the city’s homeless problem that arose after Collins’ murder.

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• Letters to the Editor: Aug. 1-7

  NewsOpinion Jul 31, 2012, by Guest Writers

  A reader seeks to bring clarity to panhandling’s place in Santa Cruz’s economy and culture. Others chime in on our coverage of the Santa Cruz Fringe Festival.

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• Letters to the Editor: July 25-31

  Opinion Jul 24, 2012, by Guest Writers 1 Comments

  A smorgasbord of reader responses to cartoon changes and recent articles about food trucks and road taxes. One reader takes a crack at the question, “Just how hard can panhandling be?”

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• Letters to the Editor: July 11-July 17

  Opinion Jul 10, 2012, by Guest Writers 1 Comments

  Readers share their thoughts on a local iconic author, our latest political cartoon and the effort to end homelessness.

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• Doing A 180 On Homelessness

  News Jul 02, 2012, by Georgia Perry 11 Comments
  

  Permanent Supportive Housing is a model for solving the problem of homelessness, and it is the backbone of a national grassroots effort called the 100,000 Homes Campaign. With this model, homeless individuals are put into housing—literally, “Here’s an apartment, here’s a key,” no questions asked—and wrapped in any and all supportive services they may need for the rest of their lives until they die, hopefully with dignity and indoors. Santa Cruz has just joined the campaign with its own Project 180/180.

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• In Aftermath of Collins Murder, New Scrutiny on Homeless

  News May 22, 2012, by Jacob Pierce
  

  When the Shelter Project’s Paul Brindel heard about the proposed changes for homeless services in the aftermath of the murder of 38-year-old Shannon Collins, one concern echoed through his head. “I hope that as a result of this horrible crime, homeless people will not find it so much harder to find legal, affordable shelter,” says Brindel, the Community Action Board program director who will be retiring this year after 30 years of service.

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