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Santa Cruz gets funding for behavioral health center, June could bring extra fire danger

KAZU | By Elena Neale-Sacks
Published May 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM PDT
Rows of pallet shelters — 64-square-foot portable structures with lockable doors, outlets for chargers, heating, windows, and beds — at the Housing Matters campus on Coral Street in Santa Cruz.
Erin Malsbury
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KAZU News
Pallet shelters at the Housing Matters campus on Coral Street in Santa Cruz. The new behavioral health treatment center will be nearby.

In today's newscast, the City of Santa Cruz is getting $30 million for a new behavioral health treatment center. And, the National Weather Service warns that June could bring above average fire danger to California.
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Elena Neale-Sacks
Elena is an Emmy award-winning researcher, reporter, and producer. At KAZU, they cover agriculture, housing and homelessness, and the aftermath of the January 2025 lithium battery fire in Moss Landing. Their reporting and research has been featured on NPR, KQED, Netflix, Reveal, CalMatters, and more. Elena is an alum of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and UC Santa Cruz. You can reach them at elena@kazu.org.
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