@thedigitalnomadguy: Santa Cruz looks like paradise. But when rent gets this high, people don’t disappear. They move into cars, RVs, tents, and parking lots. The system didn’t lose them. It priced them out. #SantaCruz #HousingCrisis #CostOfLiving #VanLife #DystopianReality

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dollar_slice_bootlegs
Dollar $lice :
One thing about living in Santa Cruz I never could stomach, all the damn rent vampires
2026-10-28 18:09:22
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persephones_daughter_
Joelle :
That’s my hometown 😭
2026-10-30 00:22:27
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violet.violet777
Noelle.violet✨ :
it's my dream to live in Santa Cruz 😭 maybe one day when I'm so old I can't enjoy it
2026-10-30 01:57:58
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fayeded04
Fayeded04 :
I work 85 hours a week 😅 and live in someone’s garage for 2500/mo + utilities
2026-10-30 00:26:36
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breeznite
♏️ Breez_is_Liz ♏️ :
You are absolutely right the rent is ridiculous
2026-10-29 22:51:18
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msol0310
user4250591627102 :
Cost of living is ridiculous and there’s no good paying jobs
2026-10-28 19:34:03
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zenicelia4
🎠Celia🤍 :
They’re making plenty of apartments for low income people but middle class like my son and his family can’t afford to live here anymore. They tried to apply for lower income apartments and it was a no go,They didn’t qualify. Can’t afford the rent price as it is both of them working good job.
2026-10-29 18:49:19
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athensthid
Athena14 :
And this is why I’m 32 and still living with my parents. Doesn’t matter how well my job pays if I can’t afford to live in this county. 😩
2026-10-29 03:02:40
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trisxan_xortez
It’s Me, Baby. Meeeeeee :
Santa Cruz hasn’t got an extra inch of space. Everything is packed into every space as tightly as possible. Not enough room to breathe.
2026-10-27 18:37:10
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lazyriverride
LG1999 :
Homeless actually come from all over statistically but still with you on point.
2026-10-27 19:44:45
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huntess415
huntess415 :
We were priced out
2026-10-29 08:12:08
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freespirit318830
Debbie :
very true and also the climate is perfect for anyone living outdoors. so ppl come from all over. the very climate that creates our paradise naturally attracts ppl who live exposed to the elements.
2026-10-29 00:55:14
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peace.love.hope.faith
peace.love.hope.faith :
You are absolutely correct about the costs. I live directly across the bay in Pacific Grove next to Pebble Beach and Carmel. Born n raised here 75 years ago and barely hanging on.
2026-10-28 01:28:09
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urban.drifter2
Urban Drifter :
best investment I ever made
2026-10-27 22:06:54
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nador1503
Chestnut queen :
Your outfit
2026-10-27 23:06:03
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sharon.davis397
Swampstalker :
That’s not living
2026-10-27 18:36:09
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sunnysunshine3519
sunnysunshine :
My uncle has been homeless in Santa Cruz since he was 21 in 1976. He has lived above the Palomar for decades, in section 8 housing near Santa Cruz High , with girlfriends and around the boardwalk lately. He is a musician and not dangerous but not much of a worker.
2026-10-28 21:21:24
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vxcastro
Vcastro :
Very well said
2026-10-29 07:56:50
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jonwight
Donnie :
Love that house behind you! Looks really old
2026-10-27 21:10:08
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carlos.gonzalez3968
Carlos Gonzalez :
you could thank the president🤔
2026-10-28 20:26:16
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pocurn77
Royalight :
Bring the rents down !
2026-10-28 15:16:22
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lewisclark869
lewisclark869 :
my son was born in Santa Cruz 6 1/2 years ago
2026-10-28 00:06:51
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klc831stc
klc831stc :
My home for 35 years my whole life ! Makes me sad 😞
2026-10-29 13:32:46
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afairyandrea
Andrea Eaton :
The house behind you has a really great orange tree🤗
2026-10-28 21:01:08
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user5461316580581
Lucia :
The sad truth is that not everyone who wants to live here can. It took me many, many years to get here.
2026-10-29 21:45:39
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