Marie is just one of the more than 1,100 homeless people over two decades who have succumbed to illness and accidents, suicide and violence in Santa Clara County, according to data provided by the county’s medical examiner.
Housing and Homeslessness
Hard-earned tips on how to stay nimble when current events supplant your grand reporting plans.
The program sheltered thousands during the pandemic, but money — and time — is running out. Only 5% of clients have found a permanent home.
Renters are left out in the cold when their new landlord raises the rent by hundreds of dollars or requires all renters move out before they take over the building.
This series started with Jessica. We find out what happened to her.
Olympia’s response to homelessness defied conventions. Did it work? A year later, we look at the city’s results and whether they point to a way forward.
The city and county’s managed camp is working—but its impact is limited, and its time may be ending.
A young family from Haiti was seeking refuge in Canada. Canada wouldn’t take them, and so the family ended up back in the United States, with nowhere to go.
Many areas were zoned for homes decades or even centuries before our current understanding of wildfire risk.
Coastal Watershed Council leader on Santa Cruz’s homeless impacts.