With local housing prices continuing to rise, housing is an issue that impacts all county residents. The Santa Cruz County Planning Department will hold a series of public meetings to finalize its Housing Element, a plan to assure the adequate supply of housing to meet the needs of county residents. Available online, the plan includes:…
Posts Tagged: Homelessness
Letters to the Editor Jan.1-8
Locals respond with some solutions to homelessness in Santa Cruz and interpretations of meme meanings.
In Defense of Santa Cruz’s Homeless Services
Does Santa Cruz attract homeless people?
Activist Lemaster Sentenced for Illegal Lodging
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.
Homeless Proposals Face Challanges
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.
Letters to the Editor: Aug. 1-7
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.
Letters to the Editor: July 25-31
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?”
Letters to the Editor: July 11-July 17
Readers share their thoughts on a local iconic author, our latest political cartoon and the effort to end homelessness.
Doing A 180 On Homelessness
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.
In Aftermath of Collins Murder, New Scrutiny on Homeless
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.
