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Circle Church housing group expects demolition by summer

By Jesse Kathan|2022-03-17T16:12:57-07:00March 17, 2022|Tags: Circle Church, City of Santa Cruz, housing, Santa Cruz City Council|

Final map will need Santa Cruz City Council approval

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Santa Cruz city deficit prompts potential sales tax hike

By Jesse Kathan|2022-02-08T23:34:34-08:00February 8, 2022|Tags: budget, City of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz City Council, transportation|

Plus: Council pushes for freight rail

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Explainer: Roaring Camp and freight rail in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T11:01:42-07:00February 1, 2022|Tags: explainer, rail, rail corridor, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, transportation|

What to know about Thursday’s Regional Transportation Commission meeting

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Pesticide use near schools prompts calls for more transparency in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-15T10:39:59-07:00January 28, 2022|Tags: Agriculture, City of Watsonville, education, environment, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, pesticides, Watsonville City Council|

Delay in state alert system risks children’s health, advocates say

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Santa Cruz council reaffirms proposed housing on Center Street

By Jesse Kathan|2022-01-26T00:21:03-08:00January 26, 2022|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, housing, Santa Cruz City Council|

Project will provide 35 units for ‘very low income’ households

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Potential lawsuit could tie UC Santa Cruz growth to campus housing

By Jesse Kathan|2024-05-13T18:08:27-07:00January 14, 2022|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, housing, Ryan Coonerty, UCSC|

Other court cases stall student housing

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Watsonville City Council candidates respond to voters’ questions

By Jesse Kathan|2021-11-16T21:00:51-08:00November 16, 2021|Tags: City of Watsonville, elections, Watsonville City Council|

Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, Frank Barba discuss housing, jobs, youth programs and more

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Plans renewed for housing and shops on busy Santa Cruz streets

By Jesse Kathan|2021-11-10T18:08:59-08:00November 9, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, Corridor Plan, development, housing, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Design standards, mixed-use zones to be tackled at Wednesday meeting

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Storm brings risk of debris flow, evacuations in Santa Cruz County burn zones

By Jesse Kathan|2021-10-21T22:17:12-07:00October 21, 2021|Tags: Ben Lomond, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Davenport, debris flow, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Swanton, wildfire|

Authorities ask residents to learn new zones ahead of rain, possible slides

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Injury crash in crosswalk renews calls for street upgrades in Scotts Valley

By Jesse Kathan|2021-10-15T17:57:50-07:00October 15, 2021|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, Scotts Valley City Council, transportation|

Lack of city tax money, other unsafe streets thwart change

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Evening electricity rates rise in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2021-10-07T12:10:29-07:00October 7, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, electricity, environment, PG&E, power, power grid, power rates|

‘Time of use’ pricing aims to ease strain on power grid

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Pogonip farm relocation advances in Santa Cruz

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Jesse Kathan|2021-11-03T14:17:54-07:00September 28, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Santa Cruz City Council|

Opponents hire attorney