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Fact check: County supervisor candidate Monica Martinez and a lawsuit against Encompass

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-29T16:13:19-07:00October 17, 2024|Tags: county budget, County of Santa Cruz, encompass community services, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Mimi Hall, Monica Martinez, nonprofits, Nov. 5 2024 election, social services|

Legal battle from 2019 may not signal wrongdoing, nonprofit expert says

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Central Fire to pay out nearly $1 million in firefighters’ brawl

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-11T17:06:56-07:00October 11, 2024|Tags: Central Fire, courts, Featured, Jason Nee, lawsuits|

Taxpayers shell out after drunken fight among coworkers

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Capitola City Council aims for Capitola Mall redevelopment

By Jesse Greenspan|2024-10-11T16:52:55-07:00October 11, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, Capitola City Council, Capitola Mall, City of Capitola, Featured, housing, Jesse Greenspan|

Developer incentives discussed for new housing, shops

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Santa Cruz Local Election Guide launches

By Stephen Baxter|2024-10-07T17:47:07-07:00October 8, 2024|Tags: Featured, Nov. 5 2024 election|

Ballot measures explained, candidates pressed on voters’ top concerns

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Santa Cruz County supervisors to weigh ban on filtered cigarette sales

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-04T17:16:36-07:00October 4, 2024|Tags: environment, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Justin Cummings, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, newsletter briefs, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Enforcement could start in 2027

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Would Measure N demolish a Live Oak senior center for teacher housing?

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-02T15:23:55-07:00October 2, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, Clay Kempf, Community Bridges, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Kristin Ptofenhauer, Live Oak, Live Oak School District, Measure N, Nov. 5 2024 election, Ray Cancino, Senior Center of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties, teacher housing|

Bond aims to raise $45 million for workforce housing

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Architects describe 6-story apartment proposal on Mission St. in Santa Cruz

By Jesse Greenspan|2024-10-01T14:14:24-07:00October 1, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Greenspan, Mission Street, Westside Santa Cruz, Workbench|

Widened sidewalks, studios and 2-bedrooms planned

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Five picks for Santa Cruz First Friday Oct. 4

By Santa Cruz Local|2024-09-30T18:00:56-07:00October 1, 2024|Tags: art, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, Fred Keeley, Homeless Garden Project, Justin Cummings, Museum of Natural History|

Art, astronomy, Tannery tours and the Homeless Garden Project

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161 homes proposed on Graham Hill Road near Scotts Valley

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-01T11:38:24-07:00September 30, 2024|Tags: Builder’s Remedy, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, Featured, Felton, Graham Hill Road, housing|

County planners deal with 40 acre ‘Builder’s Remedy’ project

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Rats, high rents plague UC-owned Hilltop Apartments in Santa Cruz

By Nik Altenberg|2025-01-27T22:50:16-08:00September 26, 2024|Tags: Cynthia Larive, Ed Reiskin, Featured, Greystar, Hilltop Apartments, housing, Nik Altenberg, Scott Hernandez-Jason, UC Santa Cruz, University of California|

Longtime residents displaced for student housing

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What triggers a homeless camp sweep in Santa Cruz County?

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T11:00:12-07:00September 26, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, explainer, Featured, homelessness, Housing Matters, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, Pajaro River levee, Phil Kramer, Robert Ratner, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz police, Tamara Vides|

County staff start to draft clearer rules

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Zayante Fire proposes more staff, new equipment with Measure T

By Jesse Kathan|2024-09-24T15:53:30-07:00September 25, 2024|Tags: Featured, Jeff Maxwell, Jesse Kathan, Nov. 5 2024 election, Zayante, Zayante Fire Protection District|

Homeowners asked to pay $290 parcel tax