Grace Stetson, Author at Santa Cruz Local

About Grace Stetson

Grace Stetson is a Santa Cruz County freelance journalist who covers housing, homelessness and development. Stetson is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism master's program. Stetson has worked for Dateline NBC, Walt Disney Publishing Worldwide, Metro Silicon Valley, the Six Fifty, Good Times and Lookout Santa Cruz.

Live Oak Senior Center leaders seek space in teacher housing project

By Grace Stetson|2023-01-30T17:25:25-08:00January 30, 2023|Tags: housing, Live Oak, Live Oak School District, senior care, transportation|

School district committee to tackle dispute

Storm recovery continues in Capitola

By Grace Stetson|2023-01-13T19:05:26-08:00January 13, 2023|Tags: Capitola wharf, City of Capitola, storms|

Esplanade repairs to take weeks, wharf renovation set for summer

Santa Cruz city leaders point to progress on homelessness

By Grace Stetson|2022-12-13T20:39:04-08:00December 13, 2022|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, homelessness, Santa Cruz City Council|

Report outlines shelters, services, spending

Studios proposed on Water Street in Santa Cruz

By Grace Stetson|2022-12-09T14:13:50-08:00December 9, 2022|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, housing, Stanford Studios|

Shops included in four-story, 105-unit complex

Santa Cruz city budget shows signs of recovery, but long-term problems persist

By Grace Stetson|2022-12-02T18:56:36-08:00December 2, 2022|Tags: budget, City of Santa Cruz, pensions, Santa Cruz City Council|

Pension costs remain more than 10% of General Fund spend

Climate plan approved by Santa Cruz City Council

By Grace Stetson|2022-09-13T20:34:32-07:00September 13, 2022|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Climate Action Plan, environment, Santa Cruz City Council|

Natural gas in homes could phase out

Opening delayed at Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument

By Grace Stetson|2022-09-02T17:20:40-07:00September 2, 2022|Tags: Cotoni-Coast Dairies, North Coast|

Five trails nearly complete, work stops on parking lot

Election Guide, Nov. 8, 2022: Measures K and L for Santa Cruz City Schools

By Grace Stetson and Stephen Baxter|2024-01-26T14:07:21-08:00August 19, 2022|Tags: bond measures, City of Santa Cruz, education, Elections 2022, Government, Santa Cruz City Schools|

Measures L and K include plans for $371 million in building upgrades, workforce housing

RV parking program to expand to Santa Cruz armory

By Grace Stetson|2022-09-01T19:48:01-07:00August 11, 2022|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, homelessness, parking|

‘Low barrier’ project tries to build on faith communities’ parking network

Election Guide, Nov. 8, 2022: Measure Q and Measure S, Watsonville development

By Grace Stetson and Jesse Kathan|2022-11-08T18:27:16-08:00August 5, 2022|Tags: Agriculture, City of Watsonville, Elections 2022, environment, farming, housing, Watsonville City Council|

Voters will help decide urban boundaries

Slow pace of permits helps delay new housing in Santa Cruz County

By Grace Stetson|2022-07-25T13:23:11-07:00July 22, 2022|Tags: City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, housing, Santa Cruz County|

New state dashboard compares development times