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.

The planned closure of Housing Matters’ day services – including public showers, bathrooms and mail access — is being framed as affecting only people experiencing homelessness, but it will also hit ...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — Each year, volunteers spread throughout Santa Cruz County to take the Point-In-Time Count: An annual snapshot of the county’s homeless population. The count helps keep track of the ...

WATSONVILLE — As homelessness continues to be prevalent in Santa Cruz County, the Watsonville City Council took further steps at its Tuesday meeting by approving the city’s first Homelessness ...

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 ...