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Juneteenth in Santa Cruz: Celebrating the Black community

By Amaya Edwards|2026-06-22T17:22:18-07:00June 18, 2026|Tags: Amaya Edwards, Black Surf Santa Cruz, Chelsea Woody, Cheryl Williams, Esabella Bonner, Featured, Juneteenth, Justin Cummings, London Nelson Community Center, Reggie Stephens Foundation|

This year marked the city's 35th anniversary of honoring the history of Juneteenth

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Tenants set to be displaced by new affordable housing in Downtown Santa Cruz

By Nik Altenberg and Amaya Edwards|2026-04-28T09:07:41-07:00April 25, 2026|Tags: 407 Pacific Ave., affordable housing, Amaya Edwards, CRP Affordable Housing & Development, displacement, Downtown Plan, Featured, housing, Nik Altenberg, renters, SoLa, upzoning|

102-unit building approved by planning commission

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Local groups collaborating to build sustainable tiny homes for unhoused people

By Amaya Edwards|2026-04-24T17:06:22-07:00April 24, 2026|Tags: Amaya Edwards, Evan Morrison, Featured, homeless, people first, Soquel, tiny homes, unhoused|

Partners include Mt. Calvary church, People First and Just Places

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10 meals under $10: The best cheap eats in Santa Cruz County

By Nik Altenberg, Fidel M. Soto and Amaya Edwards|2025-12-10T16:51:35-08:00December 5, 2025|Tags: affordability, Amaya Edwards, Featured, Fidel M. Soto, food, guides, Nik Altenberg, Noticias Watsonville|

Sushi, tacos, chow mein, beef stroganoff all on the menu

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County works to uncover and reverse historical racist housing restrictions

By Amaya Edwards and Jesse Kathan|2025-10-10T10:04:31-07:00October 3, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, Amaya Edwards, Featured, Santa Cruz County|

Language illegal for more than 40 years still in some deeds

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Santa Cruz Planned Parenthood clinic closure leaves residents scrambling

By Nik Altenberg and Amaya Edwards|2025-08-08T17:30:14-07:00August 8, 2025|Tags: Amaya Edwards, Donald Trump, Featured, health, health care, Medi-Cal, Nik Altenberg, Planned Parenthood|

Plus: Where to find care