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Scotts Valley housing updates: Town Center, Valley Gardens Golf Course and more

By Jesse Kathan|2024-12-12T17:47:30-08:00December 12, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, below market rate housing, Beverly Garden, City of Scotts Valley, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Scotts Valley City Council, Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley Planning Commission, Scotts Valley Town Center, Valley Gardens. Oak Creek|

Four projects could mean 500 new homes in coming years

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Red tape slows flood relief money in Pajaro

By Nik Altenberg and Fidel M. Soto|2024-12-12T13:48:15-08:00December 12, 2024|Tags: City of Watsonville, climate change, environment, Featured, Fidel M. Soto, Flood, Glenn Church, Monterey County, Nik Altenberg, Noticias Watsonville, Pajaro, Pajaro Valley, Ray Cancino, South County, storms|

Receipts needed for goods bought years prior

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Distribución de fondos para residentes de Pajaro va lentamente

By Fidel M. Soto|2024-12-12T13:20:41-08:00December 12, 2024|Tags: Community Action Board, Community Bridges, County of Monterey, Fidel M. Soto, Glenn Church, Guillermina Rivera, Noticias Watsonville, Pajaro, Ray Cancino|

El retraso en la ayuda se debe a las pruebas de pago

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Cotoni-Coast Dairies trails expected to open in summer 2025

By Jesse Greenspan|2024-12-12T12:26:30-08:00December 12, 2024|Tags: Bureau of Land Management, Cotoni-Coast Dairies, Davenport, environment, Featured, Jesse Greenspan, North Coast, Santa Cruz County, tourism|

Parking, land management controversies on North Coast

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Map: Rezones could boost housing development in Live Oak, Soquel

By Jesse Kathan|2024-12-12T18:19:27-08:00December 9, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, below market rate housing, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, RHNA, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Santa Cruz County supervisors weigh changes

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Will a new court program address severe mental illness in Santa Cruz County?

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T10:59:59-07:00December 9, 2024|Tags: CARE court, County of Santa Cruz, explainer, Featured, health, homelessness, Jesse Kathan, Karen Kern, mental health, Santa Cruz County Superior Court|

State mandate uses county dollars, doesn’t fund services or housing

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New mayor, Green Valley Road upgrades on tap in Watsonville

By Nik Altenberg|2025-05-01T10:34:53-07:00December 9, 2024|Tags: City of Watsonville, cycling, Eduardo Montesino, Featured, Green Valley Road, Jimmy Dutra, Kristal Salcido, Maria Orozco, pedestrian, politics, traffic safety, transportation, Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, Watsonville City Council|

Dec. 10 city council meeting

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Maps: Could a tsunami in Santa Cruz County reach your home?

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T11:00:02-07:00December 6, 2024|Tags: City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, disaster, earthquake, emergencies, environment, explainer, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, ocean safety, Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz County, tsunami|

Consult maps and make a plan, officials advised after Thursday’s warning

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Graham Hill housing proposal faces challenges, ownership lawsuit

By Jesse Kathan|2024-12-05T16:42:51-08:00December 5, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Joe Serrano, Mike Formico|

Disapproving neighbors split with housing activists

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City of Santa Cruz must provide UCSC with water as university expands

By Jesse Kathan|2024-11-27T15:55:15-08:00November 27, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, education, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Joe Serrano, LAFCO, Tony Condotti, UC Santa Cruz, water|

Appeals court sides with campus

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Rockin’ holiday party benefits San Lorenzo Valley families

By Jesse Greenspan|2024-11-25T17:26:45-08:00November 25, 2024|Tags: Boulder Creek, Christmas, Featured, food insecurity, Jesse Greenspan, Lynn Robinson, San Lorenzo Valley, Valley Churches United|

Dec. 14 blues show in Boulder Creek

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Soquel Drive bike lane project continues in Aptos, Soquel, Live Oak

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T10:34:55-07:00November 25, 2024|Tags: Aptos, bicycle, bike lanes, City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, pedestrian, Soquel, transportation|

County hopes to finish project in spring