https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/08/09/homelessness-crisis-santa-clara-county-houses-20-more-people/ > Santa Clara County is housing 20% more homeless people now than it was last year — a statistic that has experts feeling optimistic about the region’s progress, despite the encampments that remain as a stark visual reminder of the crisis. > The county moved 1,852 people from homelessness into permanent housing in the first half of this year — a 20% increase from the prior six months, according to new data released Tuesday by Destination: Home, which works with the county and local nonprofits to fight homelessness. That progress comes at a time when public demand to address homelessness is high, Gov. Gavin Newsom has committed to eliminating encampments, and extra funding has poured in — from emergency COVID-19 dollars, to money from county and city funding measures.