San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan (right) speaks with a homeless person in downtown for the point-in-time count on Jan. 22, 2025. Photo by Joyce Chu. Homelessness has increased in one of the most expensive ...

(KRON) — Santa Clara County’s homeless population spiked by 8.2% within the past two years, according to a newly-released 2025 Point-in-Time (PIT) count of unhoused residents. The 2025 census counted ...

More Santa Clara County residents are falling into homelessness for the first time as the cost of living rises. There are a record 10,711 homeless people living in the county this year, according to a ...

The math says it all. Santa Clara County can't build temporary or permanent housing fast enough to address its growing homeless population. There are 10,711 homeless people in Santa Clara County, ...

HomeFirst Chief Program Officer Beatriz Ramos counts the lived-in vehicles at Columbus Park on Jan. 22, 2025. Photo by Joyce Chu via San Jose Spotlight. Hundreds of volunteers are fanning out across ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

As homelessness in Santa Clara County continues to rise, the 2025 “point-in-time” count revealed that 58% of those surveyed were homeless for the first time — and that a majority of them became ...

The homeless populations in Alameda, San Francisco and Santa Clara counties grew considerably over the past two years, according to initial results from January’s point-in-time counts, released ...

A look at how Bay Area counties count homeless residents, why the numbers are imperfect and why officials still rely on them ...