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Harvey West Park upgrades to be discussed in Santa Cruz on April 2

By Jesse Kathan and Jesse Greenspan|2025-03-31T12:01:05-07:00March 31, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, environment, Featured, Harvey West Park, Jesse Kathan, parks|

Sports fields, bike areas could be revamped

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Are Santa Cruz County governments prepared for sea-level rise?

By Jesse Kathan|2025-01-31T17:44:11-08:00January 31, 2025|Tags: beaches, City of Santa Cruz, climate change, coastal erosion, environment, erosion, explainer, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Monterey Bay, Rio Del Mar, weather, West Cliff|

Map shows 6 feet of potential rise in 75 years

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Santa Cruz County election results hold, except Pajaro school board

By Stephen Baxter|2024-11-14T16:13:36-08:00November 14, 2024|Tags: Capitola City Council, Christopher Bradford, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Kim De Serpa, Kristen Brown, Measure Z, Monica Martinez, Nov. 5 2024 election, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Scotts Valley City Council|

Updates due 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15

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Podcast: How homeless services money is spent in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2023-08-04T07:58:59-07:00August 2, 2023|Tags: homeless service money, homelessness, housing, Robert Ratner, Santa Cruz County, solutions to homelessness|

Key takeaways from our three-part investigation

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Podcast: Meet the Capitola City Council candidates

By Stephen Baxter|2022-11-04T16:00:38-07:00November 4, 2022|Tags: Capitola City Council, Elections 2022, Stephen Baxter|

Yvette Lopez Brooks, Joe Clarke, Enrique Dolmo Jr., Gerry Jensen, Alexander Pedersen respond to voters’ questions

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Podcast: Meet the candidates for Santa Cruz mayor

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-11-04T14:32:19-07:00November 4, 2022|Tags: Elections 2022, Fred Keeley, Joy Schendledecker, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Santa Cruz City Council|

Joy Schendledecker and Fred Keeley respond to voters’ questions

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Podcast: Meet the Santa Cruz City Council District 6 candidates

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-11-04T13:53:20-07:00November 4, 2022|Tags: Elections 2022, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Renee Golder, Santa Cruz City Council, Sean Maxwell|

Renee Golder and Sean Maxwell respond to voters’ questions

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Podcast: Meet the Santa Cruz City Council District 4 candidates

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-10-25T19:08:24-07:00October 25, 2022|Tags: Elections 2022, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Santa Cruz City Council|

Hector Marin, Scott Newsome and Gregory Hyver discuss affordable housing

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Podcast: Meet the Scotts Valley City Council candidates

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-10-25T15:13:33-07:00October 25, 2022|Tags: Elections 2022, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Scotts Valley City Council|

Derek Timm, Allan Timms and Jim Reed respond to voters’ questions

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Podcast: Ahead of Nov. 8 local election, Santa Cruz County residents share priorities

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-09-29T18:21:59-07:00September 27, 2022|Tags: City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, Community Engagement, Elections 2022, Kara Meyberg Guzman|

Affordable housing, rent help, homelessness are among top themes

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Podcast: District 3 Santa Cruz County supervisor candidates address voters’ priorities

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:33:50-07:00April 26, 2022|Tags: affordable housing, Ami Chen Mills, Elections 2022, homelessness, Justin Cummings, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson|

Justin Cummings, Ami Chen Mills and Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson discuss housing, rent assistance and more

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Podcast: How Santa Cruz County could solve chronic homelessness

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:49:42-07:00December 17, 2021|Tags: Bakersfield, Built for Zero, California Veterans Assistance Foundation, chronic homelessness, chronically homeless, City of Santa Cruz, Don Lane, emergency support, homeless camp Santa Cruz, Homeless Services Center, homeless youth, homelessness, housing, housing authority, Housing Choice voucher, Housing Matters, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Kern County, landlord, landlords, permanent housing, Phil Kramer, rental assistance, Robert Ratner, Santa Cruz County, security, solutions to homelessness, subletting, tenants, unhoused, urban development|

Lessons from Kern County’s success