Running on empty: In the nation’s most expensive gas market, Santa Cruz’s vehicular homeless face a new crisis

Running on empty: In the nation’s most expensive gas market, Santa Cruz’s vehicular homeless face a new crisis

Amid high gas and food prices, many Californians have been struggling to make ends meet. However, one of the nation’s most vulnerable populations has been hit particularly hard: people living in their vehicles, who rely on gas to have a roof over their heads. From finding creative ways to stretch food and gas to uniting and supporting each other through these tough times, Santa Cruz residents have been adapting in attempts to stay afloat.