North Bay Homelessness Up As First-Time Cases Surge

North Bay Homelessness Up As First-Time Cases Surge

A new point-in-time census shows homelessness is on the rise again in Napa County, with a one-day snapshot revealing a 14 percent increase that reverses two years of steady progress. The Press Democrat reports officials counted 428 unhoused individuals in late January, pointing to inflation and high housing costs as major drivers pushing residents to the margins. A particularly troubling finding shows that 44 percent of those surveyed were exper…

Napa Homeless Count Spikes As Sonoma Treads Water

One-night counts show Napa's homeless population rose 14% to 428 while Sonoma's stayed near 1,951; youth homelessness in Sonoma jumped sharply.