Overview

• Santa Clara County’s 2025 Point-in-Time count tallied 10,711 unhoused residents, an 8.2% rise from 2023 despite directing $446 million into homelessness interventions.
• Organizations moved over 8,000 people into housing between 2023 and 2025, yet for every person housed nearly two entered homelessness due to systemic factors like scarce affordable housing.
• Sonoma County recorded a 23% decrease in homelessness to 1,952 people—its lowest since 2007—but saw family homelessness jump 37% and chronic cases rise 20%.
• San Jose officials warn that eliminating California’s Homelessness Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program will cost the city about 550 temporary housing beds and $30 million in services.
• The preliminary state budget outlines a partial restoration of homelessness funding of about $500 million for fiscal year 2026-27, half the level allocated this year.