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A rendering of the proposed Front Street hotel in Downtown Santa Cruz.

Downtown Santa Cruz hotel could get lower-cost rooms

Coastal Commission to review appeal Sept. 12

Two people wearing hard hats work on a water pipeline near Ben Lomond.

Measure U would reduce San Lorenzo Valley Water bills, but could slow repairs

Some water district board members oppose voter initiative

A view of the construction site of Park Haven, a permanent supportive housing proejct in Soquel.

Park Ave. Soquel housing project on track, developer says

Construction expected to finish in early 2025

An individual addresses the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors at a meeting in May 2024.

Earn money by advising Santa Cruz city and county leaders

How to volunteer for a board or commission

A lot at Thurber Lane and Soquel Drive is the site of a proposed housing complex and has been used to sell Christmas trees.

Live Oak affordable housing proposal grows despite neighbors’ concerns

More apartments, less parking proposed on Thurber Lane

A photo of seven attorneys standing in an otherwise empty hallway waiting to enter a courtroom in the county building on Ocean Street. A sign hangs above them reading "Department 10."

Santa Cruz city, county prevail in lawsuit against UCSC growth plan

Water, wildfire, housing remain key issues

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Government

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