‘A step in the right direction’: Los Gatos City Council places homeless residents in hotels

Ron Hilla has been homeless for about 11 years, and has seen so many of his friends die on the streets, he can’t count them all on his hands.

The 65-year-old’s life fell apart when his health forced him to quit his more than 40-year career in construction, landing him on the Los Gatos Creek Trail with tarps, his guitar and a bike he cobbled together. He’s on the waitlist for Section 8 housing.