Tag: social issues
County develops pilot program for homeless
Today, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved the development of a pilot program to provide housing vouchers for the chronically homeless. The program will create 100 housing vouchers for chronically homeless individuals and families identified through the Housing 1000 campaign.
Separation of church and scalpel
Catholic Healthcare West, one of the nation's largest hospital systems that once included Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, announced Monday it is severing its affiliation with the Catholic Church and changing its name to Dignity Health, according to Kaiser Health News.
MH man arrested after attacking girlfriend in bar
A Morgan Hill man was arrested after a brazen domestic violence assault and kidnapping that took place at a downtown bar, police said.
A voice for the abused
Patty Lezama doesn't sugarcoat the ongoing bouts of depression and nightmares that jolt her awake in the dead of night - two long-term side effects triggered by a plague of childhood traumas beginning at age 6, when her 20-year-old uncle molested her.
