The referral introduced by Supervisor Susan Ellenberg also asks that the county disclose some key data points to improve transparency.

While homelessness worsens, county bond funds aren’t being spent fast enough and money is being thrown at political donors’ stalled projects.

Though they’re among the most vulnerable, unhoused people struggle to get tested for the coronavirus and find shelter for quarantine.

In October, the county hired the homeless services provider as part of an $860K initiative to help CalFresh recipients find jobs.

Zia MacWilliams left DST because of what she describes as a toxic culture that promoted heavy drinking and tolerated discrimination.

Three years after voters approved the $950 million affordable housing bond, the first project funded by the initiative is finally finished.

As the federal government struggles to catch up to a massive backlog of pending benefit claims from ex-military men and women, Santa Clara County will consider a pilot program to expedite applications from local homeless veterans.