News Stories

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New food waste collection in Santa Cruz County: Costs, timing and details

By Allison Gasparini|2021-12-04T08:04:00-08:00December 3, 2021|Tags: Aptos, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, compost, food waste, garbage, Live Oak, organic waste, trash|

Santa Cruz city residents to get pails, other areas to mix food waste with yard trimmings

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831 Water St. housing project to be reconsidered by Santa Cruz council

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-23T23:30:31-08:00November 23, 2021|Tags: 831 Water, affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, development, Donna Meyers, downtown Santa Cruz, environment, housing, inclusionary, Justin Cummings, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Martine Watkins, Renee Golder, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, Sonja Brunner|

Council could approve revised proposal Dec. 14

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Podcast: Homeless and formerly homeless residents discuss solutions in Santa Cruz County

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:49:55-07:00November 19, 2021|Tags: homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Kara Meyberg Guzman, solutions to homelessness|

Santa Cruz Local's Solutions to Homelessness series

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Police standards examined in Santa Cruz County report

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-19T18:41:15-08:00November 19, 2021|Tags: Andrew Dally, Capitola Police Department, City of Santa Cruz, Criminal Justice Council, Justin Cummings, Law enforcement, mental health, mental health crises, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Police Department, Scotts Valley Police Department, Stephen Baxter, Steve Walpole, Tom Sims, Watsonville Police Department, Zach Friend|

Independent oversight, use of force policies among key differences

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Watsonville City Council candidates respond to voters’ questions

By Jesse Kathan|2021-11-16T21:00:51-08:00November 16, 2021|Tags: City of Watsonville, elections, Watsonville City Council|

Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, Frank Barba discuss housing, jobs, youth programs and more

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Agreement approved for 100% affordable housing project in Watsonville

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-10T00:25:32-08:00November 10, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, City of Watsonville, Francisco Estrada, housing, Jimmy Dutra, Lowell Hurst, police, Rebecca Garcia, RHNA, Watsonville police, Watsonville Police Department|

Mayor opposes plan because of traffic, service costs

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RV parking limits adopted in Santa Cruz

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-09T23:42:39-08:00November 9, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Kara Meyberg Guzman, parking, Santa Cruz City Council|

Plus: City leaders name sites for sanctioned homeless camps

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Plans renewed for housing and shops on busy Santa Cruz streets

By Jesse Kathan|2021-11-10T18:08:59-08:00November 9, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, Corridor Plan, development, housing, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Design standards, mixed-use zones to be tackled at Wednesday meeting

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Meeting Wednesday on proposed Live Oak medical complex

By Allison Gasparini|2021-11-03T08:55:27-07:00November 3, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, development, health, Manu Koenig, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, transportation|

Road improvements anticipated near Kaiser Permanente project

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Incentives help landlords rent to Santa Cruz County’s homeless

By Mallory Pickett|2021-11-05T22:21:12-07:00November 2, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, homelessness, housing, housing choice, solutions, solutions to homelessness|

Homelessness series: Landlords’ questions answered about housing vouchers

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Watsonville voters want progress on rent, jobs, youth programs

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-03T14:17:42-07:00October 26, 2021|Tags: City of Watsonville, District 2, elections, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Watsonville City Council|

Residents discuss their priorities in the District 2 council election

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Watsonville committee calls for more police transparency

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-03T14:11:52-07:00October 26, 2021|Tags: City of Watsonville, Stephen Baxter, Watsonville Ad-Hoc Committee on Policing and Social Equity, Watsonville City Council, Watsonville police, Watsonville Police Department|

Recommendations include potential new police auditor, youth programs