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Housing

Downtown Santa Cruz Library, housing project to start in June

Jesse Kathan2025-04-09T17:35:15-07:00April 9, 2025|

Farmers market to move in May, housing interest list open

Housing proposal grows to five stories on Capitola Road in Live Oak

Tyler Maldonado2025-05-23T10:02:48-07:00April 3, 2025|

Workbench uses Builder’s Remedy to increase units

More home insurance options, higher rates coming to Santa Cruz County

Jesse Kathan2025-03-30T16:55:22-07:00March 28, 2025|

New rules for fire prone areas

Housing proposal reduced to 5 stories on Water Street in Santa Cruz

Tyler Maldonado2025-03-28T16:42:48-07:00March 27, 2025|

Former Japanese restaurant could be redeveloped

Government

How to get free food in Santa Cruz County as food stamps set to run dry

Evan Quarnstrom2025-11-03T14:16:47-08:00October 31, 2025|

Local food banks brace for surge amid federal shutdown

Santa Cruz City Council Roundup: West Cliff, housing, pickleball

Jesse Kathan2025-10-30T10:47:46-07:00October 30, 2025|

Council moves to strengthen local preference for affordable housing

Santa Cruz leaders confront looming service gap as key homeless program ends

B. Sakura Cannestra2025-10-28T09:50:14-07:00October 28, 2025|

Officials to plan next steps amid Housing Matters eliminating Day Services

Pajaro Valley school district delays decision on controversial issues policy

B. Sakura Cannestra2025-10-27T19:21:59-07:00October 24, 2025|

Plus: Board scores 0/100 on ‘effectiveness’

Health

State mandate raises vaccination rate among Santa Cruz County healthcare workers

Mallory Pickett2021-09-28T23:30:03-07:00September 27, 2021|

More than 9 in 10 vaccinated at hospitals, nursing homes ahead of Sept. 30 deadline

Young Santa Cruz County residents lag with vaccines

Mallory Pickett2021-08-24T18:31:47-07:00August 20, 2021|

Lessons from Santa Clara County’s high vaccination rate

Santa Cruz jail inmates transition to private mental health care

Stephen Baxter2021-11-03T14:12:06-07:00July 16, 2021|

County behavioral health clinicians to leave

Podcast: Reshaping mental health crisis response in Santa Cruz County

Stephen Baxter2022-05-03T09:44:33-07:00June 11, 2021|

Part of Santa Cruz Local's Police Reform Series

Transportation

Environment

Opening delayed at Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument

Grace Stetson2022-09-02T17:20:40-07:00September 2, 2022|

Five trails nearly complete, work stops on parking lot

Passenger rail planning advances in Santa Cruz County

Stephen Baxter2022-08-09T12:03:33-07:00August 5, 2022|

Early engineering, environmental work ahead

Amid drought, Santa Cruz County water managers describe challenges

Jesse Kathan2022-07-30T07:52:48-07:00July 29, 2022|

Civil grand jury report urges unified plan

County needs plan to reduce wildfire fuel, civil grand jury reports

McKenzie Gannon2022-07-01T17:51:49-07:00July 1, 2022|

Report calls out lack of brush clearing on escape roads

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