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Santa Cruz County reports record low homelessness numbers, cause of San Benito fire under investigation

KAZU | By Ngozi Cole
Published August 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM PDT
A large encampment along the San Lorenzo Benchlands in Santa Cruz on Dec. 15, 2021.
Jerimiah Oetting
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KAZU News
A large encampment along the San Lorenzo Benchlands in Santa Cruz on Dec. 15, 2021.

In today's newscast, although Santa Cruz County's homelessness numbers are the lowest they’ve been in over a decade, challenges remain. And, the cause of a fire that started yesterday in San Benito County is currently under investigation.
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Ngozi Cole
Before joining KAZU, Ngozi covered health, business and economy stories for WYSO in southwest Ohio and The Ohio Newsroom. She’s also worked as a freelance reporter for Reveal, The New Humanitarian and other outlets.
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