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Potential lawsuit could tie UC Santa Cruz growth to campus housing
Other court cases stall student housing
Sheriff’s Office oversight advanced by Santa Cruz County supervisors
Inspector general could review complaints, but some want advisory committee
Podcast: How Santa Cruz County could solve chronic homelessness
Lessons from Kern County’s success
Downtown Santa Cruz library plans move forward
Council lauds revised designs, but ballot measure could sink project
Santa Cruz council advances 831 Water St. housing project
Building permit approval needed
Independent oversight possible for Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office
County supervisors, sheriff expected to collaborate in January
New food waste collection in Santa Cruz County: Costs, timing and details
Santa Cruz city residents to get pails, other areas to mix food waste with yard trimmings
831 Water St. housing project to be reconsidered by Santa Cruz council
Council could approve revised proposal Dec. 14
Police standards examined in Santa Cruz County report
Independent oversight, use of force policies among key differences
Watsonville City Council candidates respond to voters’ questions
Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, Frank Barba discuss housing, jobs, youth programs and more
Agreement approved for 100% affordable housing project in Watsonville
Mayor opposes plan because of traffic, service costs
RV parking limits adopted in Santa Cruz
Plus: City leaders name sites for sanctioned homeless camps
Plans renewed for housing and shops on busy Santa Cruz streets
Design standards, mixed-use zones to be tackled at Wednesday meeting
Meeting Wednesday on proposed Live Oak medical complex
Road improvements anticipated near Kaiser Permanente project
Incentives help landlords rent to Santa Cruz County’s homeless
Homelessness series: Landlords’ questions answered about housing vouchers
Watsonville voters want progress on rent, jobs, youth programs
Residents discuss their priorities in the District 2 council election
Watsonville committee calls for more police transparency
Recommendations include potential new police auditor, youth programs
Overnight RV parking limits advance in Santa Cruz
RV owners discuss problems and solutions
Rental housing market squeezed by pandemic, wildfire in Santa Cruz County
More than half of a Santa Cruz hotel houses UCSC grad students
Storm brings risk of debris flow, evacuations in Santa Cruz County burn zones
Authorities ask residents to learn new zones ahead of rain, possible slides
Rules loosened for in-law units in Santa Cruz County
Parking requirements draw some criticism