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.
549,928 people in the U.S. were without homes in a federal count done in January. Nationally, homelessness fell 3 percent last year, but the number of people without homes in California went up 3 percent. Homelessness increased 7 percent in Washington, 4 percent in Hawaii and less than 1 percent in Oregon. In San Francisco, the federal survey counted 6,996 homeless people, up from 6,775 in 2015.