Sunday Reads: County’s resilient salmon population; getting the facts straight on Housing Matters

Holding the line: What’s happening with salmon in Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County’s salmon population faces a variety of threats, but scientists and habitat restoration groups point to the fish’s resilience, bolstered by decades of monitoring and an expanding web of restoration efforts. Read more from Cassidy Beach.

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OPINION: Housing Matters has helped thousands; let’s argue about homelessness and day services honestly

A recent letter to the editor echoes real frustration about homelessness in our community, but relies on factual inaccuracies about Housing Matters, writes Ray Bramson, president of the nonprofit’s board of directors. For four decades, Housing Matters has provided shelter, health care-linked services and housing support to thousands of Santa Cruz County residents each year. Claims that the organization causes harm or is abandoning fully county-funded day services aren’t true, he writes. Progress on homelessness depends on accuracy, collaboration and shared responsibility — not misplaced blame. Read his Community Voices op-ed here.

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