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County land for temporary housing included in homeless proposal

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:40:36-08:00March 6, 2021|Tags: homelessness, Manu Koenig, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Supervisors to consider 3-year plan to reduce number of unhoused

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Vaccines came slowly for most vulnerable in Santa Cruz County

By Jerimiah Oetting|2025-04-14T13:19:03-07:00March 3, 2021|Tags: Coronavirus, COVID vaccine, David Ghilarducci, Gail Newel, health, long-term care facilities, vaccine|

Deaths ‘may have been prevented’ at senior living facilities

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Potential new rules ahead for homeless camps in Santa Cruz

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:38-08:00February 24, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Community Advisory Committee on Homelessness, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Justin Cummings, Robert Ratner, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson|

Tents could be allowed in Moore Creek, Pogonip, Arana Gulch and DeLaveaga Park

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Does more housing mean more water demand in Santa Cruz County?

By Santa Cruz Local|2024-06-28T12:25:58-07:00February 15, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, development, drought, environment, housing, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz Water Department, Scotts Valley Water District, Soquel Creek Water District, water|

Water authorities say it’s doubtful, based on historical data

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Tent camp could be removed at Highways 1 and 9

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:40-08:00February 10, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Highway 1, homeless camp Santa Cruz, housing, Justin Cummings, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Planning Commission, Santa Cruz Water Department, water|

Three-story Seabright rentals approved despite appeal from neighbors

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UC Santa Cruz Long Range Development Plan draws critics

By Stephen Baxter|2024-11-27T13:56:55-08:00February 6, 2021|Tags: Andy Schiffrin, City of Santa Cruz, development, economy, education, environment, housing, Justin Cummings, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Water Department, UCSC, water|

Housing promises, water use questioned with growth

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Train options push ahead for Santa Cruz County rail corridor

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:29-08:00February 4, 2021|Tags: Aptos, Aurelio Gonzalez, bus, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Donna Meyers, Eduardo Montesino, environment, erosion, Greg Caput, Highway 1, La Selva Beach, light rail, Live Oak, Manu Koenig, Mike Rotkin, rail corridor, Randy Johnson, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Santa Cruz Metro, sea level rise, train, transportation, UCSC, Zach Friend|

Business plan to detail potential money sources

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Water districts upgrade, brace for more storms in CZU Fire zone

By Jesse Kathan|2021-03-11T10:44:10-08:00February 4, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, debris flow, environment, erosion, San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Santa Cruz Water Department, Scotts Valley Water District|

Potential merger of San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley water districts

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Water Street apartment proposal divides Santa Cruz residents

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:40:44-08:00January 31, 2021|Tags: Corridor Plan, development, housing, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Proponents applaud housing, opponents criticize height, shade, congestion

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Downtown Santa Cruz affordable housing projects advance

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:45-08:00January 26, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, Calvary Church, City of Santa Cruz, development, downtown library, Downtown Plan, downtown Santa Cruz, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, housing, Justin Cummings, library, Pacific Station, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson|

Highway 1 homeless camp: ‘We really don’t have a place to send folks,’ staff said

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Train proposal heads to February vote in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:32-08:00January 14, 2021|Tags: Aurelio Gonzalez, Bruce McPherson, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, climate change, Donna Lind, environment, erosion, Greg Caput, Highway 1, John Leopold, Lowell Hurst, Manu Koenig, rail, rail corridor, Randy Johnson, Ryan Coonerty, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, sea level rise, Transit Corridors Alternatives Analysis, transportation|

County voters could weigh new sales tax for transit in 2022

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Riverfront housing project approved in downtown Santa Cruz

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:48-08:00January 12, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, California Coastal Commission, City of Santa Cruz, density bonus, Downtown Plan, downtown Santa Cruz, housing, Riverfront Project, Santa Cruz City Council|

Seven-story buildings include 175 condos, commercial space