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Commission on the Status of Women seeks county response plan for unhoused women; board asks administration to consult ad hoc committee

Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors · November 4, 2025
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Summary

The Commission on the Status of Women presented recommendations from a public hearing and ad hoc outreach on unhoused women and girls and asked the board to direct administration to prepare a crisis response plan developed in consultation with the commission.

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) presented the board with recommendations and a request that the county develop an urgent response plan for unhoused women and girls.

Commissioners and volunteer partners outlined results from a public hearing attended by more than 100 people and more than 50 speakers with lived experience. The CSW's ad hoc committee said that women and girls experience homelessness differently — often as survivors of domestic violence, primary caregivers,…

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