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A group walks through Lighthouse Field.(Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz) Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz 
Jesse Silva walks past an encampment along the Pajaro River in Watsonville.(Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz) Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz 
Phil Kramer of Housing Matters and Don Lane of Housing Santa Cruz County examine a vehicle on Pelton Avenue next to Lighthouse Field.(Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz) Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz 
Vehicles in a parking lot along West Cliff Drive.(Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz) Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz 
Meredith Flores approaches an unhoused individual in downtown Watsonville.(Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz) Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz 
A shelter under the Main Street bridge over the Pajaro River.(Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz) Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz 
A car parked on East Front Street in Watsonville.(Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz) Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz 
Volunteers (from left) Meredith Flores, Aasha Abbott and Jesse Silva walk along the Pajaro River levee.(Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz) Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz 
The scene on East Front Street in Watsonville.(Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz) Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz

