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Watsonville ballot measures tackle development, farm land
Voters will help decide urban boundaries
Amid drought, Santa Cruz County water managers describe challenges
Civil grand jury report urges unified plan
Rispin Mansion city park construction expected in spring 2023
Capitola council puts $30,000 toward project
Slow pace of permits helps delay new housing in Santa Cruz County
New state dashboard compares development times
Watsonville hospital moves closer to acquisition
About $8 million needed by Aug. 31
Rail-trail construction to restart in Santa Cruz
Path to be paved from Bay Street to wharf
County needs plan to reduce wildfire fuel, civil grand jury reports
Report calls out lack of brush clearing on escape roads
Santa Cruz armory shelter to close until August
Santa Cruz City Council approves shelter management deal with Salvation Army
Measures on empty homes, library head to Santa Cruz ballot
Council questions costs of proposed tax on vacant homes
Without motel money, Santa Cruz seniors return to homelessness
COVID-related relief runs out
Soquel housing complex aims to help veterans, former foster youth
Opponents cite environmental concerns
Summit, Soquel residents band together to manage forests
Money secured for tree work on wildfire escape routes
Proposed tax on empty homes debated in Santa Cruz
Similar tax in Oakland generated money, prompted changes
Santa Cruz City Council advances plan to reshape downtown
Expansion would add housing, connections to beach, new Warriors arena
Animal habitat lawsuit stalls UCSC housing projects
Students pushed off campus, some to their cars
Vacant-home tax advances in Capitola
City attorney told to draft law for potential November ballot measure
Santa Cruz County District 4 supervisor official election results
Felipe Hernandez, Jimmy Dutra will square off on Nov. 8 ballot
Santa Cruz County District 3 supervisor official election results
Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson and Justin Cummings will square off on Nov. 8 ballot
Measure D routed in official election results in Santa Cruz County
Rail-trail ballot measure fell short of majority
Official election results for Santa Cruz County ballot measures
City of Santa Cruz sales tax measure fails
Scotts Valley city budget starts to rebound
Plus: Reported crime drops, pride flag to be raised