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Pinto Lake skate park construction delayed near Watsonville
Expected opening in June 2026
67 apartments OK’d on Mission and Dufour streets in Santa Cruz
Some neighbors' concerns addressed, but state laws limit changes
6-story Mission St. apartments to be weighed by Santa Cruz Planning Commission
Developer eyes UCSC students for 67-unit building
How pesticides endanger pregnant farmworkers in Pajaro Valley
Residents speak out about health harms, lax regulations
Updates on 5 housing proposals in Live Oak, Soquel
Hundreds of new homes expected
Soquel mobile home park owners seek 100 apartment redevelopment
Santa Cruz County Planning Commission approval needed
Capitola council advances wharf plan with new restaurant
Master plan due in fall
Adopted Watsonville budget to finish Ramsay Park upgrades
Council members praise $60M in city infrastructure investments
Watsonville police need more time to be proactive, report finds
Consultant says more officers, non-sworn staff needed
Survey points to new restaurant, lifeguard tower on Capitola Wharf
Capitola City Council to direct staff toward Wharf Master Plan on Thursday
6-story housing approved at 530 Ocean St. in Santa Cruz
State law again limits local decisions
Electric carshare program to launch in Watsonville
Nonprofit Míocar to offer 8 cars in pilot program
Passenger rail input wanted in Santa Cruz, Watsonville
Feedback wanted by Aug. 15
Housing Matters aims to buy Soquel Ave. motel with city, county aid
Santa Cruz Inn could provide housing for homeless
Santa Cruz harbor bridge to close Monday for 7 months
Shutdown set through January
Are market-rate apartments sitting empty in Downtown Santa Cruz?
15% vacancy at Pacific and Laurel apartments
Bike path could change on East Cliff Drive in Pleasure Point
Survey respondents prefer separated bike lane
Photos: Anti-Trump protest draws more than 10,000 in Santa Cruz
Hundreds gather at Watsonville 'No Kings' rally
Years after fatal crash, a mother awaits change on Highway 9
Sidewalk due on Highway 9 near Graham Hill Road by 2027
Proposal for 19 townhomes advances in Scotts Valley
Commissioners, neighbors ask for more parking
Felton sidewalk project to start this fall, more ahead
Work expected near San Lorenzo Valley High School