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Santa Cruz County housing projects for homeless advance, Sheriff’s Office to launch data dashboard

By Stephen Baxter|2022-01-25T22:05:41-08:00January 25, 2022|Tags: affordable housing, City of Watsonville, homelessness, housing, Housing Matters, Live Oak, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Stephen Baxter, Watsonville Community Hospital|

Plus: Live Oak parking program killed, more Watsonville hospital money approved

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Santa Cruz County classrooms expected to stay open amid COVID surge

By Allison Gasparini|2022-01-24T12:18:19-08:00January 21, 2022|Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, education, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Santa Cruz health covid-19 covid coronavirus|

About 25% of students stayed home this week, county schools superintendent said

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Potential lawsuit could tie UC Santa Cruz growth to campus housing

By Jesse Kathan|2024-05-13T18:08:27-07:00January 14, 2022|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, housing, Ryan Coonerty, UCSC|

Other court cases stall student housing

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Sheriff’s Office oversight advanced by Santa Cruz County supervisors

By Stephen Baxter|2022-01-11T19:54:36-08:00January 11, 2022|Tags: police, police reform, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Stephen Baxter|

Inspector general could review complaints, but some want advisory committee

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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

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Downtown Santa Cruz library plans move forward

By Stephen Baxter|2021-12-15T02:37:06-08:00December 15, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, downtown library, housing, Santa Cruz City Council, Stephen Baxter|

Council lauds revised designs, but ballot measure could sink project

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Santa Cruz council advances 831 Water St. housing project

By Stephen Baxter|2021-12-15T09:56:02-08:00December 14, 2021|Tags: 831 Water, 831 water st., affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, housing, Santa Cruz City Council, Stephen Baxter|

Building permit approval needed

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831 Water St. housing project to be reconsidered by Santa Cruz council

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-23T23:30:31-08:00November 23, 2021|Tags: 831 Water, affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, development, Donna Meyers, downtown Santa Cruz, environment, housing, inclusionary, Justin Cummings, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Martine Watkins, Renee Golder, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, Sonja Brunner|

Council could approve revised proposal Dec. 14

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Podcast: Homeless and formerly homeless residents discuss solutions in Santa Cruz County

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:49:55-07:00November 19, 2021|Tags: homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Kara Meyberg Guzman, solutions to homelessness|

Santa Cruz Local's Solutions to Homelessness series

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RV parking limits adopted in Santa Cruz

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-09T23:42:39-08:00November 9, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Kara Meyberg Guzman, parking, Santa Cruz City Council|

Plus: City leaders name sites for sanctioned homeless camps

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Incentives help landlords rent to Santa Cruz County’s homeless

By Mallory Pickett|2021-11-05T22:21:12-07:00November 2, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, homelessness, housing, housing choice, solutions, solutions to homelessness|

Homelessness series: Landlords’ questions answered about housing vouchers

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Overnight RV parking limits advance in Santa Cruz

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-03T14:17:43-07:00October 26, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, homelessness, housing, Kara Meyberg Guzman, parking, Santa Cruz City Council|

RV owners discuss problems and solutions