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Murray Street Bridge to close for summer

By Jesse Kathan|2026-06-01T11:49:18-07:00June 1, 2026|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, construction, Featured, Murray Street bridge|

Starting on or around June 10, the bridge will be closed in both directions

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How Santa Cruz Candidates want to tackle homelessness

By Jesse Kathan|2026-05-29T16:37:16-07:00May 31, 2026|Tags: 2026 elections, Ami Chen Mills, Chris Krohn, Featured, Gabriella Noack, Gillian Greensite, Hector Marin, homelessness, Jesse Kathan, Joy Schendledecker, June 2 2026 election, june 2 elections, Renee Golder, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz Mayor, Scott Newsome|

Ahead of the June 2 election, candidates offer diverging visions for homelessness policy

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Santa Cruz to lose 20 homeless shelter beds

By Jesse Kathan|2026-05-29T16:09:05-07:00May 29, 2026|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Housing Matters, Jesse Kathan, Phil Kramer, Rebele Family Shelter|

Housing Matters cites ongoing budget shortfalls

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Four takeaways from Santa Cruz County election funding

By Jesse Kathan|2026-05-29T18:11:02-07:00May 29, 2026|Tags: 2026 elections, Ami Chen Mills, campaign finance, Featured, Felipe Hernandez, June 2 2026 election, june 2 elections, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz Mayor|

Major donors include rail opponents, labor groups, local businesses

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PVUSD school relocations are postponed, but still on the table.

By Jesse Kathan|2026-05-22T11:29:50-07:00May 21, 2026|Tags: Duncan Holbert Preschool, Featured, Heather Contreras, Jesse Kathan, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, PVUSD, Renaissance High School, school closures|

Five ways to use your voice and get involved

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‘Everything’s getting taken away’: PVUSD could close two schools this summer

By Jesse Kathan and Nik Altenberg|2026-05-18T16:52:18-07:00May 18, 2026|Tags: Duncan Holbert Preschool, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Nik Altenberg, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, PVUSD, Renaissance High School|

Renaissance High could move to Duncan Holbert campus, displacing students

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Four housing ideas from Santa Cruz mayor, council candidates

By Jesse Kathan|2026-05-27T16:29:37-07:00May 16, 2026|Tags: affordable housing, Ami Chen Mills, Chris Krohn, elections, Featured, Gillian Greensite, Jesse Kathan, June 2 2026 election, Renee Golder, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Mayor|

Build triplexes, fight the state, register rentals, consider taxes

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Santa Cruz Local’s June election guide is here

By Jesse Kathan|2026-05-09T22:27:14-07:00May 10, 2026|Tags: 2026 elections, City of Santa Cruz, election, Featured, Jesse Kathan, June 2 2026 election, Monterey County, Monterey County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

You told us what to ask candidates in Santa Cruz, South County and Pajaro. Here’s what they said.

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Housing development behind Peace United Church grows in size

By Jesse Kathan|2026-04-27T14:30:10-07:00April 27, 2026|Tags: Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, UC Santa Cruz, Workbench|

New application now calls for 47 units

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Seven-story affordable housing proposed next to Palomar Inn

By Jesse Kathan|2026-04-18T19:49:17-07:00April 17, 2026|Tags: 1032 Pacific Ave, Dell Williams, downtown Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, palomar inn, Ryan Coonerty|

Property is owned by mayoral candidate's wife

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Santa Cruz could trade voting power for prettier developments

By Jesse Kathan|2026-03-27T16:27:59-07:00March 23, 2026|Tags: architecture, City of Santa Cruz, development, downtown Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan|

City Council to discuss Tuesday

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Santa Cruz County poised to cancel contract with mental health nonprofit

By Jesse Kathan|2026-03-23T14:51:31-07:00March 23, 2026|Tags: Featured, homelessness, Jesse Kathan, mental health, Mental Health Client Action Network, MHCAN, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Also: CORE funding, youth commission