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Voting in Santa Cruz County 101

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:34:45-07:00January 8, 2020|Tags: Chris Krohn, City of Santa Cruz, district elections, Drew Glover, elections, Elections 2020, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz Local|

How to vote and what's on your ballot

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Meet Santa Cruz Local, part 5

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:34:46-07:00December 24, 2019|Tags: Kara Meyberg Guzman, Meet Santa Cruz Local, Stephen Baxter|

Looking ahead to 2020

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Syringe exchange rules changed in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:51:07-08:00December 11, 2019|Tags: development, eviction, housing, mobile homes, needle exchange, needles, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Also, supervisors protect mobile home park residents

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Why you should care about inclusionary rates

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:50:17-07:00November 24, 2019|Tags: affordable housing, Chris Krohn, City of Santa Cruz, development, housing, inclusionary, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

City's rule can influence how much housing gets built

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Disposable cup fee to start in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:51:09-08:00November 19, 2019|Tags: ADU, education, homelessness, housing, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Money also approved for school safety, homeless

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What to watch in local government this week – 11.17.19

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2019-11-17T18:14:35-08:00November 18, 2019|Tags: AgendaWatch, Community Advisory Committee on Homelessness, housing, inclusionary requirement, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Noteworthy topics at Board of Supervisors, Community Advisory Committee on Homelessness, Santa Cruz Planning Commission

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‘Making it’ in Santa Cruz County, part 1: Jobs

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:50:24-07:00November 15, 2019|Tags: cost of living, development, economy, Editor's Picks, housing, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Two residents share their dreams and how the economy affects them

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Live Oak affordable housing project approved by county

By Stephen Baxter|2023-12-14T12:02:31-08:00November 5, 2019|Tags: 1500 Capitola Road, affordable housing, development, eviction, housing, Live Oak, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Board also enacts eviction rules, considers fee for cups

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Santa Cruz eviction law passes

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:50:31-07:00October 30, 2019|Tags: 123 Bixby Street, 190 West Cliff Drive, AB1482, affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, development, housing, inclusionary, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council|

Council also looks at requiring more affordable units. Some worry it may halt growth.

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Santa Cruz approves West Cliff condos

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2025-06-24T15:57:48-07:00October 23, 2019|Tags: 190 West Cliff Drive, Chris Krohn, City of Santa Cruz, Corridor Plan, development, housing, Nissan project, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Plus, rural voters to decide fire protection tax

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Santa Cruz, from quake to remake

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:34:49-07:00October 17, 2019|Tags: development, Downtown Plan, downtown Santa Cruz, housing, Loma Prieta earthquake, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz history, Vision Santa Cruz|

How a downtown blueprint was made

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New state housing laws limit local control

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:50:58-07:00October 15, 2019|Tags: AB411, Corridor Plan, development, housing, Santa Cruz City Council, Sarah Fleming, Sarah Neuse, SB330|

State aims for more density, in-law units