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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Affordable housing waitlist opens in Santa Cruz, with more on tap

By Nik Altenberg and Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:59:58-07:00April 22, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, climate change, county budget, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Government, homelessness, housing, Watsonville City Council|

Plus: Watsonville council to tackle new shelters, climate adaptation

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Scotts Valley senior center, child care upgrades to be weighed

By Nik Altenberg, Jesse Kathan and Stephen Baxter|2024-08-13T17:00:25-07:00April 15, 2024|Tags: Capitola City Council, child care, Featured, Nov. 5 2024 election, Scotts Valley City Council|

Plus: Potential tax hikes for the November ballot

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Santa Cruz rail trail, housing updates

By Stephen Baxter, Jesse Kathan and Nik Altenberg|2024-08-13T17:01:33-07:00March 25, 2024|Tags: County of Santa Cruz, Featured, homelessness, housing, March 5 2024 election, rail trail, Santa Cruz City Council|

Plus: Downtown hotel decision on tap

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New housing projects in Aptos, Freedom, Santa Cruz

By Stephen Baxter and Nik Altenberg|2024-08-13T17:01:58-07:00March 18, 2024|Tags: cannabis, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, health, housing, March 5 2024 election, Nik Altenberg, Scotts Valley City Council, Soquel, Stephen Baxter|

Plus: County supervisors seek feedback on cannabis laws

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Watsonville hospital bond adopted by voters

By Jesse Kathan and Nik Altenberg|2024-08-13T17:02:44-07:00March 5, 2024|Tags: elections, Featured, health, Jesse Kathan, March 5 2024 election, Nik Altenberg, Pajaro Valley Health Care District, Watsonville Community Hospital|

Measure N would allow medical center purchase

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Aptos Branch Library to reopen in February

By Stephen Baxter, Jesse Kathan and Nik Altenberg|2024-01-21T15:08:00-08:00January 22, 2024|Tags: Aptos, Capitola City Council, Capitola wharf, Climate Action Plan, Santa Cruz City Council|

Plus: Capitola City Council to consider wharf money, senior care facility

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Food Bin housing project to be considered by Santa Cruz Planning Commission

By Nik Altenberg|2024-01-18T10:27:30-08:00January 15, 2024|Tags: housing, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Five-story building proposed with shops