OPINION: Housing Matters — Santa Cruz County’s largest homelessness nonprofit — plans in March to shut down its Coral Street day services, including public showers, bathrooms and a mailroom. The closure comes with no clear transition plan, writes Marsa Greenspan, a former Housing Matters employee.
Marsa Greenspan
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Santa Cruz city leaders need to be honest about encampment sweeps
Santa Cruz city leaders claim to oppose criminalization of homelessness, but recent actions tell a different story, writes Santa Cruz homelessness activist Marsa Greenspan. Police-led encampment sweeps on Coral Street are, she believes, inhumane and ineffective. Research-based best practices for addressing encampments exist, yet are ignored by the city, she writes. She challenges city officials and the community to do better.