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Sister Act at Cabrillo Stage
Robert Ratner, director of Santa Cruz Housing for Health Partnership, and Roxanne Wilson, director of Monterey County Homeless Services, cut the ribbon for Hope Village as Margo Loehr from Sonrise Kitchen and Dania Valdez from Monterey County Services look on.
Counties, Non-profits Collaborate to Create Hope Village Housing Built for Homeless Living Along Pajaro River Levee By CLAUDIA ISEMAN
A unique regional partnership between Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties built the 34-bed shelter with the goal of housing the individuals living on the Pajaro River levee. The levee is located in Monterey County, yet a stone’s throw away from Watsonville city limits. ... continues on page 4
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County Supervisors Review Long-Term Strategic Plan
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors reviewed a proposed long-range strategic plan May 19 that calls for building more than 2,500 housing units, cutting traffic deaths, expanding mental health care, reducing homelessness and using artificial intelligence to improve county services by 2032. Full Story page 5
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WATSONVILLE — It takes a village to build a village was the refrain ringing through the pews at the Westview Presbyterian Church in Watsonville on May 18, as officials from Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties celebrated the unveiling of Hope Village.
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