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Planning Commission to weigh Downtown Santa Cruz expansion

By Jesse Kathan|2025-04-14T14:56:03-07:00April 14, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, construction, development, Downtown Santa Cruz expansion plan, Featured, Government, housing, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Meeting on Thursday, April 17

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Capitola City Council to revisit Park Ave. rail trail plan

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T10:34:25-07:00April 14, 2025|Tags: Capitola City Council, City of Capitola, Coastal Rail Trail, Featured, Government, Jesse Kathan, Park Avenue, rail trail, transportation|

Meeting on Thursday, April 17

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6-story apartment proposal withdrawn on Almar Ave. in Santa Cruz

By Jesse Kathan|2025-04-11T14:56:27-07:00April 11, 2025|Tags: 831 Almar, 844 Almar, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Mark Primack, Santa Cruz Planning Commission, Westside, Workbench|

Process ‘took much longer’ than anticipated

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Downtown Santa Cruz Library, housing project to start in June

By Jesse Kathan|2025-04-09T17:35:15-07:00April 9, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, downtown Santa Cruz, farmers market, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, library|

Farmers market to move in May, housing interest list open

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Santa Cruz County could seek payout for water contamination

By Jesse Kathan|2025-04-07T16:07:48-07:00April 7, 2025|Tags: cannabis, County of Santa Cruz, elections, environment, Featured, forever chemicals, health, Jesse Kathan, PFAS, Rountree jail, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, voting, water|

Plus, supervisors to discuss cannabis lounges and election rules

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Rail trail, highway projects could sap Santa Cruz County transportation money for 20 years

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T10:34:28-07:00April 4, 2025|Tags: Aptos, Brian Peoples, Coastal Rail Trail, Featured, Freedom, Jesse Kathan, Manu Koenig, Mike Rotkin, rail trail, Rio Del Mar, Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Sarah Christensen, transportation|

Transportation commission to weigh loans in autumn

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As highway and trail costs climb, Santa Cruz transportation leaders weigh loans

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T10:34:30-07:00April 2, 2025|Tags: Caltrans, Featured, Highway 1, North Coast, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, traffic, transportation|

April 3 transportation commission meeting to tackle budget

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Harvey West Park upgrades to be discussed in Santa Cruz on April 2

By Jesse Kathan and Jesse Greenspan|2025-03-31T12:01:05-07:00March 31, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, environment, Featured, Harvey West Park, Jesse Kathan, parks|

Sports fields, bike areas could be revamped

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More home insurance options, higher rates coming to Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2025-03-30T16:55:22-07:00March 28, 2025|Tags: Amy Bach, Featured, Gabriel Sanchez, Gail Pellerin, home insurance, housing, Jesse Kathan, Joel Laucher, Ricardo Lara, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County|

New rules for fire prone areas

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Rail options, costs on tap for Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation meeting

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T10:34:32-07:00March 17, 2025|Tags: City of Capitola, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Jesse Kathan, passenger rail, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, transportation|

Questions remain on funding, design

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Capitola to consider rebuilding wharf restaurant, other facilities

By Jesse Kathan|2025-03-14T18:15:55-07:00March 14, 2025|Tags: Capitola City Council, Capitola wharf, City of Capitola, climate change, Featured, Jesse Kathan, winter storms|

Survey, meetings expected in spring

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Santa Cruz County Supervisors advance cannabis lounges, discuss teen protections

By Jesse Kathan|2025-03-12T17:07:14-07:00March 12, 2025|Tags: cannabis, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Justin Cummings, Kim De Serpa, Manu Koenig, marijuana, Monica Martinez, Santa Cruz County Supervisors|

Marijuana use declines among some county youth