News Stories

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Enforcement lowered for hallucinogens in Santa Cruz

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2024-01-25T15:51:27-08:00January 28, 2020|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Corridor Plan, development, housing, Justin Cummings, Martine Watkins, police, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Also, city council wants input on housing density

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Changes ahead for women in jail, courts

By Stephen Baxter|2020-01-29T16:00:52-08:00January 28, 2020|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, climate change, County Jail, jail, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

County leaders aim to reduce impact of jail time on families

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Meet Santa Cruz Local, part 6

By Santa Cruz Local|2022-05-03T09:34:44-07:00January 19, 2020|Tags: Community Engagement, Meet Santa Cruz Local|

Introducing Natalya Dreszer

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Santa Cruz raises affordability bar for housing projects

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:51:04-08:00January 15, 2020|Tags: development, Donna Meyers, housing, inclusionary, inclusionary requirement, Justin Cummings, library, Martine Watkins, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Developers will have less incentive to build very low-income units

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Supervisors recommend cap on vacation rentals

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:51:05-08:00January 14, 2020|Tags: Aptos, City of Santa Cruz, housing, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Seacliff, vacation rentals|

Parking, local owner requirements also may be in the works

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River Street Camp to shift to Armory

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:43:15-08:00January 12, 2020|Tags: Community Advisory Committee on Homelessness, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Martin Bernal, Salvation Army|

Santa Cruz City Manager Martin Bernal answers our questions.

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Voting in Santa Cruz County 101

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:34:45-07:00January 8, 2020|Tags: Chris Krohn, City of Santa Cruz, district elections, Drew Glover, elections, Elections 2020, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz Local|

How to vote and what's on your ballot

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Meet Santa Cruz Local, part 5

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:34:46-07:00December 24, 2019|Tags: Kara Meyberg Guzman, Meet Santa Cruz Local, Stephen Baxter|

Looking ahead to 2020

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Santa Cruzans share input on homeless shelters

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:44:17-08:00December 18, 2019|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Community Advisory Committee on Homelessness, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

City leaders look for new sites for shelters

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Santa Cruz to weigh compromises in downtown library plan

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:45:58-08:00December 15, 2019|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, development, Donna Meyers, downtown library, downtown Santa Cruz, housing, Justin Cummings, library, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council|

Report: Remodel at best would produce 'low-medium quality facility' lacking amenities

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Santa Cruz councilmember faces misconduct complaint

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:47:00-08:00December 15, 2019|Tags: Chris Krohn, City of Santa Cruz, Donna Meyers, Drew Glover, Martine Watkins, recall, Santa Cruz City Council|

Investigator: Facebook post by Drew Glover violated city policy

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Santa Cruz council advances stricter affordable housing rules

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:47:14-08:00December 11, 2019|Tags: ADU, Chris Krohn, Circle Church, City of Santa Cruz, Community Advisory Committee on Homelessness, development, Donna Meyers, Drew Glover, housing, inclusionary, inclusionary requirement, Justin Cummings, Martine Watkins, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Also, historical significance to be weighed for Circle Church