"This holiday season, many of us are reminded of how fortunate we are to be surrounded by our loved ones," Supervisor Don Knabe said at today's Board of Supervisors meeting, before calling for a moment of silence for those less fortunate.

"These are individuals who ... have no one but the county to provide them with a respectful, dignified burial," Knabe said. "Some are homeless. Some are poor. Some have no families to grieve for them."