Lilium canadense. 1  Family: lily (Liliaceae) 2  Habitat: moist meadows, wood margins. 3  Height: 2-5 feet.  Flower size: 2-3 inches 1  wide. Flower color: yellow, orange, or 2  red. Flowering time: June to 3  July. Origin: native.
The 2017 census shows 2,249 homeless individuals living in Santa Cruz County, a 14.5 percent increase since the 2015 census count of 1,964. The population is largely unsheltered, one in four are women and the number of unaccompanied children and transition-age youth is on the rise.
Statewide 115,738 Californians were counted as homeless. Of those counted, 73,699 people were unsheltered â by far the largest such population in the nation. This marks a disturbing reversal of the 2007â2015 trend, which had seen a 16.7 percent drop in the stateâs homeless population. The situation is particularly dire in Los Angeles. The metropolitan area witnessed a one-year increase of 11 percent, bringing its homeless population to 41,174 people â 7 percent of the nationâs homeless population. Los Angeles is not alone, however.