Tag: Homeless Tue, March 16, 2010
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Norse Gets Another Day in Court
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Santa Cruz Council Finally Sees Homeless Census
Feb 26, 2010, by Curtis Cartier News
On a rainy January morning more than 13 months ago, teams of local government workers and volunteers tromped through the soggy corners of the county and counted homeless people as part of the 2009 Santa Cruz County Homeless Census and Survey.
On a similarly rainy afternoon just last week, the fruits of that effort were finally presented to the Santa Cruz City Council. The reason for the delay? “Time and availability.” -
Santa Cruz Remembers the Homeless Dead
Dec 23, 2009, by Danny Wool NewsSanta Cruz City Council members joined the homeless community and the staff at the Homeless Services Center to remember the 47 homeless people who died this year.
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County Preparing for Influx of Homeless in Local Shelters
Dec 04, 2009, by Staff NewsCold snap will likely drive in more of the 2,200 who call Santa Cruz streets home.
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Community Rallies to Help Homeless Man’s Cat
Dec 01, 2009, by Danny Wool NewsFor Zachary, a homeless man living in Santa Cruz Harbor, Krusty the Cat is the closest thing to family. So when Krusty came down with a severe eye infection, the community rallied to help.
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Homeless Shelter Starts Charging for Meals
Sep 25, 2009, by Staff NewsBecause of budget cuts, Coral Street shelter meals now cost 50 cents.
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HUD Helps Santa Cruz County Fight Homelessness
Sep 23, 2009, by Staff CommunityHomelessness is rampant in Santa Cruz County. With the current recession, about 2,260 people—1 percent of the total population—are currently homeless, says the 2009 Santa Cruz County Homeless Census and Survey.
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Attorneys Help Homeless Couple
Sep 18, 2009, by Staff NewsUsually attorneys end up arguing if and how much to punish people who violate the law. This week, Santa Cruz attorneys decided to work together instead and find a solution so that the law is upheld.
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Santa Cruz County to Host Homeless Vets
Aug 11, 2009, by Staff NewsFor three days in September, Santa Cruz County will play host to homeless veterans, providing them with food, clothing, health screenings, and help in finding jobs.
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Homelessness Down Across Santa Cruz County
Aug 05, 2009, by Staff NewsUnemployment may be high and charitable donations may be low, but homelessness has dropped 17 percent from two years ago, according to the Applied Survey Research group of Watsonville.
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Life And Death on the Pajaro River Levee
Jul 15, 2009, by Jessica Lussenhop News
In Watsonville, within certain circles, it is a well known fact that if your wife or parents kick you out, or if you’re down on your luck, or if you just don’t want to be found, you can go down to the river levee. There, hidden along the banks of the Pajaro River in the brush and high grass, out of sight from the apartment complex windows and the prefab homes with their Dish Network satellites, you’ll find the casitas–little houses–built from tarps, bungee cords, tree limbs and blankets, constructed and tended to by a chronically homeless population of monolingual Spanish speakers. If you have nowhere to go, on the levee it’s possible to get a bite, maybe a beer and, if you get there early enough, even a bed. Most nights, that is, except for the night of March 25.
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Petty Crime Shifts to Harvey West
Jul 09, 2009, by Staff News -
Street Kids, Restaurant, Church Reach Truce
Jun 04, 2009, by Curtis Cartier News
There’s an old saying: don’t shit where you eat. It’s a wise bit of logic—typically not meant literally—reminding people to keep their misdeeds away from where they live and work.
