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.

At the intersection of Water and Front Street on Sunday afternoon, cars and pedestrians rushed past a small setup of two ...

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.

More than 100 people gathered in the Portuguese Hall of Santa Cruz on Friday to grieve the deaths of 37 homeless and 66 ...

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..

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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.

Santa Cruz police said they have located a body that washed up on a Santa Cruz beach. A call came in at around 2:13 p.m. for a body that was located at Its Beach. Santa Cruz police confirmed a body ...