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Where will new housing go in Santa Cruz?

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:49-08:00January 10, 2021|Tags: Chris Krohn, City of Santa Cruz, Corridor Plan, development, housing, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Planning Commission, Sonja Brunner|

Planning commission recommends delay of General Plan update

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Santa Cruz needle exchange group sued

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T11:01:38-08:00December 9, 2020|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, environment, Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County, needle exchange, needles, Renee Golder, Santa Cruz County|

Private outfit blamed for syringe litter, advocates say they prevent disease

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Utility’s tree work could speed mudslides, county leaders say

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:40:52-08:00December 8, 2020|Tags: CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, wildfire|

Complaints head to state utility commission, District Attorney’s Office

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Coastal Commission, Santa Cruz staff clash on housing proposal

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:53-08:00December 6, 2020|Tags: 190 West Cliff Drive, affordable housing, California Coastal Commission, City of Santa Cruz, density bonus, Downtown Plan, housing, Riverfront Project, Santa Cruz City Council|

Outcome could set new state precedent

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Santa Cruz aims for new approaches to West Cliff Drive erosion

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:40:54-08:00December 3, 2020|Tags: California Coastal Commission, City of Santa Cruz, environment, erosion, Local Coastal Plan, Local Coastal Program, Santa Cruz City Council, sea level rise, Tiffany Wise-West, West Cliff Drive|

Plan would guide decisions on armoring, retreat from coast

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Santa Cruz police offer changes to hiring, training, transparency

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:54-08:00November 25, 2020|Tags: affordable housing, Andy Mills, City of Santa Cruz, Coronavirus, Cynthia Mathews, Donna Meyers, economy, housing, inclusionary, Justin Cummings, Katherine Beiers, Martine Watkins, race, Renee Golder, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Police Department, Slow Streets|

Wharf plan, economic recovery guidelines approved by council

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Santa Cruz housing project for homeless approved

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:40:56-08:00November 20, 2020|Tags: 119 Coral Street, affordable housing, homelessness, housing, Housing Matters, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Coral Street building would provide 120 units, 24-hour care for disabled

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Legal threat delays wharf plan in Santa Cruz

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2025-01-13T11:20:22-08:00November 17, 2020|Tags: affordable housing, housing, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz wharf|

Legal threats prompt city leaders to postpone public discussion

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Legal threat prompts Santa Cruz City Council to delay wharf plan

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2025-01-13T11:48:29-08:00November 11, 2020|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, development, downtown Santa Cruz, housing, Local Coastal Program, Riverfront Project, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz wharf, Wharf Master Plan|

Downtown housing proposal also postponed Tuesday

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More in-school instruction planned for January in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:44:12-08:00November 4, 2020|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, Coronavirus, education, Live Oak, Live Oak School District, Pacific Elementary School District, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz City Schools, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Scotts Valley Unified School District|

‘Hybrid’ model expected to include online, in-person K-12 public education

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Santa Cruz City Council early election results

By Stephen Baxter|2022-06-06T16:15:27-07:00November 3, 2020|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Elections 2020, Santa Cruz City Council, Vote Nov. 3|

Watkins, Brunner, Brown, Kalantari-Johnson lead in early returns

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Maps show disparity in Santa Cruz County property taxes

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:41:00-08:00October 27, 2020|Tags: Elections 2020, housing, taxes|

Data experiment comes on eve of state Proposition 15