There are 150+ encampments along the SL river in Santa Cruz. Its discouraging.
This morning, a man with his shorts around his ankles is in the center divide of ocean st, yelling, at no one in particular. In the early am, seems like its just early commuters on the road while the unhoused are wandering around. Thirty+ years ago when I moved to Santa Cruz, different times. Sure, some homeless people… but not like this.
Between man with pants around ankles, tents in the am mist, I saw this in front of me. Who doesn’t smile when Totoro appears?
