Longest Night Memorial Remembers 69 Homeless Deaths in Santa Barbara County
Dozens gather at Santa Barbara County Courthouse on Sunday for 13th annual ceremony.
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Why Newsom’s CARE Court Has Struggled to Help Homeless Californians Most in Need
CARE Court was supposed to be a new way to help homeless Californians in the grip of psychosis. But people are still falling through the cracks.
One of Santa Barbara’s Once Homeless Pays It Forward
Tracy Hobson lends a helping hand to the Public Defender’s homeless drive, which is collecting sleeping bags, socks, jackets, and more at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse through December 11.
Massive Changes in Store for Homeless Care
Trump cuts permanent housing funding; the City of Santa Barbara hires an interim operator for PATH shelter.
Goleta to Start Citing Overnight Vehicle Dwellers on Public Property
The City Council is responding to residents’ concerns over the proliferation of illegally parked vehicles.
California Braces for ‘Devastating’ Expected Cuts to Federal Homeless Housing Funds
Thousands of Californians could return to homelessness as the feds reportedly plan to disinvest from permanent housing.
AmeriCorps Program Gets Its Funding Back After DOGE Cuts
Case workers for homeless people in Santa Barbara County are federally funded again.
Santa Barbara Homeless Shelter to Close?
City Hall in negotiations to buy the Cacique Street building.
Homeless Help Center Will Stay, but Jodi House Demands Its Leadership Do Better
Santa Barbara City Council sits silently as both sides duke it out for relief.
Homeless Watch: Santa Barbara County Proposes Changing Definition of Success
Over the past four years, the number of new homeless people seeking services has kept going up at a greater rate than the number of homeless people successfully transitioned into housing.
