Ahead of opening arguments in a far-reaching U.S. Supreme Court case Monday that would decide if it is unconstitutional for jurisdictions to criminally oust people from homeless encampments without shelter options, the city of Santa Cruz has been awarded a two-year $4 million state homeless encampment resolution grant.
"The first Santa Cruz city landmarks list was compiled in 1950 by the Chamber of Commerce, citing 20 buildings that had promotional appeal in drawing tourists to Santa Cruz County," writes columnist Ross Eric Gibson. "Elsewhere development pressures were sweeping away buildings, neighborhoods and farms to favor freeways, urban renewal, slum clearance and suburban sprawl."
Santa Cruz county leaders unveiled their latest and largest affordable housing project of its kind in the county. The focus, offering permanent housing to some of the most vulnerable, unhoused people living in the community.