Capitola Mall redevelopment stalls on affordable housing plans
City staff raise height limit to try to kickstart project
Apartments approved on High Street in Santa Cruz
Peace Village church project survives appeals
Capitola senior housing proposal draws criticism
Assisted living considered on Capitola Road
Planning commission approves Food Bin housing project in Santa Cruz
Height, lack of parking weighed against housing shortage
What went wrong at Live Oak School District
Money problems explained, and how other school districts compare
Live Oak School Board approves layoffs in new plan
Parents, teachers call for budget transparency
Early election results and voter turnout in Santa Cruz County
Participation trends lower
O’Hara, Brunner, Trigueiro, Kalantari-Johnson win Santa Cruz City Council races
Election Night outcomes hold
Mental-health crisis response could expand in Santa Cruz County
Programs would dispatch mental health workers, not police
Santa Cruz County, Kaiser Permanente draft care agreement for low-income residents
After years of negotiations, county supervisors to consider plan
Santa Cruz County CalFresh, Medi-Cal recipients to see less money, more paperwork
As pandemic rules expire, safety-net gaps widen
New Santa Cruz drop-in center offers help to teens, young adults
‘Thrive Hive’ provides employment support, health and housing services
Homeless Garden Project aims to expand Shaffer Road farm in Santa Cruz
New land agreement could add housing, offices, kitchen
Santa Cruz rail-trail segment to finish in February
North Coast trail work due in spring 2024
‘Living shoreline’ concepts try to stem storm damage on Santa Cruz County coast
Dune restoration, other measures possible
Zayante Fire aims to add evacuation sirens in Santa Cruz Mountains
Benefit concert in Felton Sept. 22
Podcast: How Santa Cruz County could solve chronic homelessness
Lessons from Kern County’s success
Podcast: Homeless and formerly homeless residents discuss solutions in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz Local's Solutions to Homelessness series
Podcast: Reshaping mental health crisis response in Santa Cruz County
Part of Santa Cruz Local's Police Reform Series
Podcast: ‘Nobody wants to be out here’
Three homeless Santa Cruz residents share views on proposed camping law