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Survey points to new restaurant, lifeguard tower on Capitola Wharf

By Ruby Lee Schembari|2025-06-25T17:51:59-07:00June 26, 2025|Tags: Capitola City Council, Capitola wharf, City of Capitola, environment, Featured, Ruby Lee Schembari, wharf|

Capitola City Council to direct staff toward Wharf Master Plan on Thursday

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6-story housing approved at 530 Ocean St. in Santa Cruz

By Jesse Kathan|2025-06-25T15:44:17-07:00June 25, 2025|Tags: Central Park, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Ocean Street, Santa Cruz City Council|

State law again limits local decisions

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Electric carshare program to launch in Watsonville

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-06-27T14:01:48-07:00June 25, 2025|Tags: City of Watsonville, Featured, rideshare, transportation, Tyler Maldonado, Watsonville City Council|

Nonprofit Míocar to offer 8 cars in pilot program

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Passenger rail input wanted in Santa Cruz, Watsonville

By Stephen Baxter|2025-06-24T12:15:39-07:00June 24, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Featured, passenger rail, rail, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Stephen Baxter, train, transportation|

Feedback wanted by Aug. 15

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Housing Matters aims to buy Soquel Ave. motel with city, county aid

By Jesse Kathan|2025-06-20T16:44:23-07:00June 20, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, homeless, homelessness, housing, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz County Supervsiors|

Santa Cruz Inn could provide housing for homeless

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Santa Cruz harbor bridge to close Monday for 7 months

By Stephen Baxter|2025-06-20T14:53:53-07:00June 20, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Featured, Live Oak, Murray Street bridge, Santa Cruz harbor, Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor, Stephen Baxter, transportation|

Shutdown set through January

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Are market-rate apartments sitting empty in Downtown Santa Cruz?

By Jesse Kathan|2025-06-18T14:24:58-07:00June 18, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, apartments, below market rate housing, City of Santa Cruz, construction, developers, development, downtown Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Owen Lawlor, vacancies|

15% vacancy at Pacific and Laurel apartments

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Bike path could change on East Cliff Drive in Pleasure Point

By Ruby Lee Schembari|2025-06-17T17:35:44-07:00June 17, 2025|Tags: bike lanes, bikes, County of Santa Cruz, cyclist, East Cliff, East Cliff Drive, Featured, Live Oak, Manu Koenig, pedestrian, Pleasure Point, transportation|

Survey respondents prefer separated bike lane

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Photos: Anti-Trump protest draws more than 10,000 in Santa Cruz

By Nik Altenberg|2025-06-14T18:41:15-07:00June 14, 2025|Tags: Boulder Creek, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, demonstrations, Donald Trump, Featured, federal government, immigration, military, Nik Altenberg, protests|

Hundreds gather at Watsonville 'No Kings' rally

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Years after fatal crash, a mother awaits change on Highway 9

By Jesse Kathan|2025-12-24T11:12:28-08:00June 13, 2025|Tags: Ben Lomond, bike safety, Boulder Creek, Caltrans, City of Scotts Valley, crash, cyclists, fatal crash, Featured, Felton, Highway 9, highways, Jesse Kathan, Josh Howard, Kelley Howard, pedestrians, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, traffic safety, transportation|

Sidewalk due on Highway 9 near Graham Hill Road by 2027

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Proposal for 19 townhomes advances in Scotts Valley

By Ruby Lee Schembari|2025-06-13T15:11:39-07:00June 13, 2025|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, construction, David Hodgin, development, Featured, housing, Ruby Lee Schembari, Scotts Valley Planning Commission, townhomes|

Commissioners, neighbors ask for more parking

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Felton sidewalk project to start this fall, more ahead

By Jesse Kathan|2025-08-13T17:29:17-07:00June 13, 2025|Tags: bike safety, Caltrans, crash, cycling, Featured, Felton, Jesse Kathan, pedestrian, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, traffic safety, transportation|

Work expected near San Lorenzo Valley High School