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Watsonville ballot measures tackle development, farm land
Voters will help decide urban boundaries
Slow pace of permits helps delay new housing in Santa Cruz County
New state dashboard compares development times
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
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
Home construction goals set to quadruple in Santa Cruz County
Cities show mixed progress on current targets
RV parking rules reaffirmed by Santa Cruz City Council
Despite appeals, council rejects proposal to loosen rules
Downtown Santa Cruz library renderings released
Plus: New rules for sidewalk vendors, small homes
Circle Church housing group expects demolition by summer
Final map will need Santa Cruz City Council approval
Santa Cruz plan for unhoused includes shelters and county coordination
Coral Street properties planned for homeless services
Demand for homeless services climbs in Watsonville
Service providers, city leaders, residents take on challenges
Santa Cruz Warriors explore new arena project with housing
Plan could extend Downtown Santa Cruz toward beach
Santa Cruz council reaffirms proposed housing on Center Street
Project will provide 35 units for ‘very low income’ households
Santa Cruz County housing projects for homeless advance, Sheriff’s Office to launch data dashboard
Plus: Live Oak parking program killed, more Watsonville hospital money approved
Potential lawsuit could tie UC Santa Cruz growth to campus housing
Other court cases stall student housing
Downtown Santa Cruz library plans move forward
Council lauds revised designs, but ballot measure could sink project