News Stories

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Scotts Valley leaders consider risks, rewards of pension bonds

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:44:07-08:00February 18, 2021|Tags: Donna Lind, Jim Reed, pensions, Randy Johnson, Scotts Valley City Council, Scotts Valley Police Department, Tina Friend|

Council members lament lack of options, looming debt

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Does more housing mean more water demand in Santa Cruz County?

By Santa Cruz Local|2024-06-28T12:25:58-07:00February 15, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, development, drought, environment, housing, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz Water Department, Scotts Valley Water District, Soquel Creek Water District, water|

Water authorities say it’s doubtful, based on historical data

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Tent camp could be removed at Highways 1 and 9

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:40-08:00February 10, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Highway 1, homeless camp Santa Cruz, housing, Justin Cummings, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Planning Commission, Santa Cruz Water Department, water|

Three-story Seabright rentals approved despite appeal from neighbors

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UC Santa Cruz Long Range Development Plan draws critics

By Stephen Baxter|2024-11-27T13:56:55-08:00February 6, 2021|Tags: Andy Schiffrin, City of Santa Cruz, development, economy, education, environment, housing, Justin Cummings, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Water Department, UCSC, water|

Housing promises, water use questioned with growth

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Pushback on potential water district merger in San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley

By Jesse Kathan|2021-03-11T10:44:08-08:00February 5, 2021|Tags: Boulder Creek, City of Scotts Valley, LAFCO, San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Scotts Valley Water District, SLVWD SVWD potential merger, water|

Board members say consolidation could raise efficiency

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Train options push ahead for Santa Cruz County rail corridor

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:29-08:00February 4, 2021|Tags: Aptos, Aurelio Gonzalez, bus, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Donna Meyers, Eduardo Montesino, environment, erosion, Greg Caput, Highway 1, La Selva Beach, light rail, Live Oak, Manu Koenig, Mike Rotkin, rail corridor, Randy Johnson, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Santa Cruz Metro, sea level rise, train, transportation, UCSC, Zach Friend|

Business plan to detail potential money sources

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Bike, walking improvements advance in Scotts Valley

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:44:09-08:00February 4, 2021|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, environment, Jim Reed, Mount Hermon Road, Scotts Valley City Council, Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley Town Center|

Scotts Valley Drive, Mount Hermon Road could be reenvisioned

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Water districts upgrade, brace for more storms in CZU Fire zone

By Jesse Kathan|2021-03-11T10:44:10-08:00February 4, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, debris flow, environment, erosion, San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Santa Cruz Water Department, Scotts Valley Water District|

Potential merger of San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley water districts

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Podcast: Public education money, COVID and the power of Santa Cruz County school boards

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:44:50-07:00January 31, 2021|Tags: Coronavirus, Distance Learning series, education, John Laird, Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Season 2|

How to make your voice heard

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Water Street apartment proposal divides Santa Cruz residents

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:40:44-08:00January 31, 2021|Tags: Corridor Plan, development, housing, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Proponents applaud housing, opponents criticize height, shade, congestion

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Downtown Santa Cruz affordable housing projects advance

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:45-08:00January 26, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, Calvary Church, City of Santa Cruz, development, downtown library, Downtown Plan, downtown Santa Cruz, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, housing, Justin Cummings, library, Pacific Station, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson|

Highway 1 homeless camp: ‘We really don’t have a place to send folks,’ staff said

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Long awaited flood control project to start in Watsonville, Pajaro

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:31-08:00January 26, 2021|Tags: Bruce McPherson, California Coastal Commission, City of Watsonville, environment, Flood, housing, Manu Koenig, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission|

County supervisors weigh in on vacation rentals, tiny homes