Nik Altenberg, Author at Santa Cruz Local

About Nik Altenberg

Nik Altenberg is a copy editor and fact checker for Santa Cruz Local. Altenberg holds a bachelor’s degree in Latin American and Latinx Studies from UC Santa Cruz.

Park Ave. Soquel housing project on track, developer says

By Jesse Kathan and Nik Altenberg|2024-09-03T11:47:26-07:00September 3, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, Featured, homelessness, housing, Jesse Kathan, Nik Altenberg, Project Homekey, Soquel|

Construction expected to finish in early 2025

Santa Cruz city, county prevail in lawsuit against UCSC growth plan

By Nik Altenberg|2024-08-30T16:45:22-07:00August 27, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Nik Altenberg, Santa Cruz County Superior Court, Student housing, UCSC|

Water, wildfire, housing remain key issues

UC Santa Cruz adds off-campus housing as lawsuits drag on

By Nik Altenberg|2024-08-15T17:35:18-07:00August 15, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, Cynthia Larive, East Meadow, Ed Reiskin, Featured, Fred Keeley, housing, Nik Altenberg, Student housing, Student Housing West, UC Santa Cruz|

Court ruling on campus growth plan expected this month

Scotts Valley City Council to weigh business tax measure Aug. 7

By Nik Altenberg|2024-08-13T16:54:25-07:00August 5, 2024|Tags: business, City of Scotts Valley, Featured, newsletter briefs, Nik Altenberg, Nov. 5 2024 election, Scotts Valley City Council|

Money could help close city budget gap

National Night Out events in Capitola, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz, Boulder Creek, Watsonville

By Nik Altenberg and Stephen Baxter|2024-08-16T15:52:14-07:00August 5, 2024|Tags: Boulder Creek, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, Featured, Law enforcement, newsletter briefs|

Free games, demonstrations on Tuesday, Aug. 6

Capitola council to discuss dog rules, community center, new police chief

By Nik Altenberg and Jay Leedy|2024-08-13T16:54:50-07:00July 22, 2024|Tags: Capitola City Council, Capitola Police Department, City of Capitola, Featured, Jade Street Park, Jay Leedy, Nik Altenberg|

Plus: Your thoughts on fixing county roads

Recreational campsites could expand in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan and Nik Altenberg|2024-08-13T16:55:39-07:00June 24, 2024|Tags: Capitola City Council, Capitola wharf, Featured, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Plus: Soda tax, Capitola Wharf and Downtown expansion

Santa Cruz rail-trail segment to finish in fall, North Coast next

By Stephen Baxter, Nik Altenberg and Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:56:22-07:00June 10, 2024|Tags: Big Basin Redwoods State Park, budget, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Coastal Rail Trail, Featured, North Coast, Ramsay Park, Santa Cruz City Council, Watsonville City Council|

Plus: Watsonville, Santa Cruz to weigh city budgets

Passenger rail choices, a pesticide protest and city budget updates

By Jesse Kathan, Stephen Baxter and Nik Altenberg|2024-08-13T16:56:47-07:00June 3, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Featured, housing, MacQuiddy Elementary School, Ocean Street, pesticides, rail trail, Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, wildfire|

Plus: Ocean Street housing proposal grows

May 20 meeting on Ocean Street housing proposal in Santa Cruz

By Jesse Kathan, Stephen Baxter and Nik Altenberg|2024-08-13T16:57:34-07:00May 19, 2024|Tags: City of Watsonville, Featured, Food Bin, housing, Human Services Department, Mission Street, Ocean Street|

Plus: Food Bin housing proposal returns to Santa Cruz City Council May 28

Capitola Wharf set to reopen in August, events planned for fall

By Jesse Kathan, Nik Altenberg and Stephen Baxter|2024-08-13T16:59:02-07:00May 6, 2024|Tags: Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, Capitola wharf, City of Capitola, Coastal Commission, environment, Featured, homelessness, housing|

Plus: Housing updates in Watsonville, Live Oak, Santa Cruz

Housing and construction updates in Santa Cruz, Capitola, Live Oak

By Stephen Baxter, Jesse Kathan and Nik Altenberg|2024-08-16T17:42:18-07:00April 29, 2024|Tags: City of Capitola, Featured, housing, Live Oak, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Scotts Valley City Council|

Plus: County supervisors to revisit rail trail, consider North Coast projects

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