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County seeks Palo Alto endorsement of draft 2026–2030 plan to end homelessness after reporting 2020–25 gains
Summary
Santa Clara County staff briefed Palo Alto council on a draft 2026–2030 Community Plan to End Homelessness that highlights 2020–2025 achievements — including exceeding a goal to house 20,000 people countywide — and asks cities for feedback ahead of a planned fall endorsement and local subregional plans.
Santa Clara County officials presented their draft 2026–2030 Community Plan to End Homelessness to the Palo Alto City Council on April 20, asking the city for feedback and a likely endorsement this fall.
Hillary Armstrong, deputy director of the county Office of Supportive Housing, told the council the county exceeded a five‑year goal to house 20,000 people during 2020–2025. "The first goal of our plan that just ended in 2025 was to house 20,000 people. And we're pleased to report that we exceeded that goal," Armstrong said during the presentation. The county reported that, of the people served under the prior plan, 665 were Palo Alto‑affiliated households and that the county has increased temporary housing capacity substantially in the last…
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