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Help make highways safer in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2025-08-13T17:29:12-07:00July 23, 2025|Tags: Featured, highways, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, traffic safety|

Survey will help guide improvements

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Federal Medicaid cuts could threaten Watsonville hospital’s revival

By Jesse Kathan|2025-07-23T11:54:09-07:00July 18, 2025|Tags: City of Watsonville, Featured, health, Jesse Kathan, South County, Stephen Gray, Tony Nuñez, Watsonville Community Hospital|

More uninsured, fewer patients could hurt finances

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Updates on 5 housing proposals in Live Oak, Soquel

By Jesse Kathan|2025-07-03T18:13:53-07:00July 3, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, below market rate housing, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, Soquel, Workbench|

Hundreds of new homes expected

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Soquel mobile home park owners seek 100 apartment redevelopment

By Jesse Kathan|2025-07-03T11:06:00-07:00July 2, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jenny Panetta, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, manufactured homes, mobile home park, mobile homes, Nick Ubaldi, RVs, Santa Cruz County Planning Commission, Soquel|

Santa Cruz County Planning Commission approval needed

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6-story housing approved at 530 Ocean St. in Santa Cruz

By Jesse Kathan|2025-06-25T15:44:17-07:00June 25, 2025|Tags: Central Park, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Ocean Street, Santa Cruz City Council|

State law again limits local decisions

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Housing Matters aims to buy Soquel Ave. motel with city, county aid

By Jesse Kathan|2025-06-20T16:44:23-07:00June 20, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, homeless, homelessness, housing, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz County Supervsiors|

Santa Cruz Inn could provide housing for homeless

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Are market-rate apartments sitting empty in Downtown Santa Cruz?

By Jesse Kathan|2025-06-18T14:24:58-07:00June 18, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, apartments, below market rate housing, City of Santa Cruz, construction, developers, development, downtown Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Owen Lawlor, vacancies|

15% vacancy at Pacific and Laurel apartments

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Years after fatal crash, a mother awaits change on Highway 9

By Jesse Kathan|2025-12-24T11:12:28-08:00June 13, 2025|Tags: Ben Lomond, bike safety, Boulder Creek, Caltrans, City of Scotts Valley, crash, cyclists, fatal crash, Featured, Felton, Highway 9, highways, Jesse Kathan, Josh Howard, Kelley Howard, pedestrians, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, traffic safety, transportation|

Sidewalk due on Highway 9 near Graham Hill Road by 2027

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Felton sidewalk project to start this fall, more ahead

By Jesse Kathan|2025-08-13T17:29:17-07:00June 13, 2025|Tags: bike safety, Caltrans, crash, cycling, Featured, Felton, Jesse Kathan, pedestrian, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, traffic safety, transportation|

Work expected near San Lorenzo Valley High School

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Transportation commissioners ask for tax hike info in train proposal

By Jesse Kathan|2025-08-01T11:41:39-07:00June 12, 2025|Tags: Featured, Jesse Kathan, passenger rail, rail trail, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Sarah Christensen, train, transportation|

Passenger rail could cost $4.3 billion, sap money for roads

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County could scale back proposed health cuts

By Jesse Kathan|2025-06-10T09:57:17-07:00June 7, 2025|Tags: budgets, County of Santa Cruz, Encompass, Featured, Government, health care, Health Services Agency, Jesse Kathan, mental health, Santa Cruz County Supervisors|

Layoffs remain in budget

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Report projects $4.3 billion price tag for Santa Cruz County passenger rail

By Jesse Kathan|2025-06-10T14:45:08-07:00June 6, 2025|Tags: Featured, Jesse Kathan, passenger rail, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, train, transportation, Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail, ZERPT|

40-minute train from Santa Cruz to Pajaro envisioned