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.
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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.
Goleta City Council Gets Report on Buena Tierra’s ‘Challenging but Extremely Rewarding’ First Year
The county Housing Authority addresses concerns over evictions and security at its housing project as it prepares to break ground on two new housing developments for very low-income residents in Goleta.
As Newsom Pressures Cities to Clear Homeless Camps, They Say This Agency Is Moving Too Slow
Pending legislation would push Caltrans to work more closely with California cities on dismantling homeless encampments around its highways.
Newsom Tells Cities, Counties to Crack Down on Encampments Again
In the past year, the City of Santa Barbara has eradicated more than 1,000 encampments.
‘Millions out on the Street Virtually Overnight’: How Trump’s Budget Proposal Could Affect California
President Donald Trump’s budget proposal in its present form would have huge effects on housing and homelessness in California.
Is Santa Barbara’s Homeless Day Center Too Successful for Its Own Good?
FARO Center stirs serious backlash over unresolved security problems.
Solvang Community Event Talks Homelessness, Housing Insecurity, and Resources
Panelists with experience in homelessness services discuss prevention, resources, and the connection between homelessness and housing insecurity.
Santa Barbara Supervisors Ease Restrictions Surrounding Homeless Encampment Sweeps
The county also banned oversized vehicles from parking on roads near row crops and is considering creating “safe sleeping” campgrounds.
Santa Barbara County Votes on How to Remove Encampments
Flexible rules were encouraged for providing homeless people with shelter.
