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Scotts Valley housing updates: Town Center, Valley Gardens Golf Course and more
Four projects could mean 500 new homes in coming years
Map: Rezones could boost housing development in Live Oak, Soquel
Santa Cruz County supervisors weigh changes
Graham Hill housing proposal faces challenges, ownership lawsuit
Disapproving neighbors split with housing activists
Mission Street updates: La Reina market, Food Bin, Arrow surf shop, 1815 Mission
Arrow, La Cabaña complex due to reopen summer 2025
Cabrillo College trustees to choose developer for student housing
Project could start in fall 2025
Proposed Downtown Santa Cruz rules seek to cap building heights
Rules could raise millions for affordable housing
Capitola City Council aims for Capitola Mall redevelopment
Developer incentives discussed for new housing, shops
Architects describe 6-story apartment proposal on Mission St. in Santa Cruz
Widened sidewalks, studios and 2-bedrooms planned
161 homes proposed on Graham Hill Road near Scotts Valley
County planners deal with 40 acre ‘Builder’s Remedy’ project
Rats, high rents plague UC-owned Hilltop Apartments in Santa Cruz
Longtime residents displaced for student housing
What triggers a homeless camp sweep in Santa Cruz County?
County staff start to draft clearer rules
6-story apartment proposal in Midtown Santa Cruz prompts Sept. 16 meeting
Vacant lot slated for 80 homes at Soquel Ave. and Cayuga St.
Park Ave. Soquel housing project on track, developer says
Construction expected to finish in early 2025
Live Oak affordable housing proposal grows despite neighbors’ concerns
More apartments, less parking proposed on Thurber Lane
Santa Cruz city, county prevail in lawsuit against UCSC growth plan
Water, wildfire, housing remain key issues
Relocation money available for CZU fire survivors
State program offers up to $350,000 for home purchase
UC Santa Cruz adds off-campus housing as lawsuits drag on
Court ruling on campus growth plan expected this month
Union sues UC over student housing construction contract
Company concealed employee death, union says
Homelessness dips in Santa Cruz, rises in Watsonville
The 2024 point-in-time homeless census in four charts
How many unhoused people have found homes in Santa Cruz County?
Key statistic takes some digging
Author discusses relationships, money to address homelessness
‘Miracle Messages’ as an antidote to social isolation