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Capitola council advances wharf plan with new restaurant

By Ruby Lee Schembari|2025-06-27T14:28:24-07:00June 27, 2025|Tags: Capitola City Council, Capitola wharf, City of Capitola, Featured, Gerry Jensen, Joe Clarke, Katie Herlihy, Margaux Morgan|

Master plan due in fall

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Survey points to new restaurant, lifeguard tower on Capitola Wharf

By Ruby Lee Schembari|2025-06-25T17:51:59-07:00June 26, 2025|Tags: Capitola City Council, Capitola wharf, City of Capitola, environment, Featured, Ruby Lee Schembari, wharf|

Capitola City Council to direct staff toward Wharf Master Plan on Thursday

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Pension debt looms in Capitola budget

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-28T15:33:30-07:00May 28, 2025|Tags: budgets, Capitola City Council, Capitola wharf, City of Capitola, Featured, Jamie Goldstein, Jesse Kathan, pension debt|

Draft budget avoids cuts, warns of future challenges

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Input wanted on future of Capitola Wharf

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-05-22T16:08:30-07:00May 22, 2025|Tags: Capitola wharf, City of Capitola, coastal, Featured, fishing, surveys|

Survey closes May 31

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5 takeaways on Santa Cruz County housing production

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-09T18:37:23-07:00May 9, 2025|Tags: Aptos, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, housing element, Jesse Kathan, RHNA|

Apartments, in-law units are leading home types

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Capitola Vice Mayor Alexander Pedersen quits

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-09T14:05:48-07:00May 9, 2025|Tags: Alexander Pedersen, Capitola City Council, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Margaux Morgan, rail trail, Yvette Brooks|

Home purchase, campaign against him prompts resignation

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Capitola council rejects Park Ave. bike path proposal

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-05-01T10:34:23-07:00April 18, 2025|Tags: Alexander Pedersen, Capitola City Council, City of Capitola, Coastal Rail Trail, Featured, Gerry Jensen, Government, Joe Clarke, Margaux Morgan, Measure L, Melinda Orbach, Park Avenue, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, transportation, Tyler Maldonado|

Despite higher cost for transportation commission, many residents want trail in rail corridor

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Capitola City Council to revisit Park Ave. rail trail plan

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T10:34:25-07:00April 14, 2025|Tags: Capitola City Council, City of Capitola, Coastal Rail Trail, Featured, Government, Jesse Kathan, Park Avenue, rail trail, transportation|

Meeting on Thursday, April 17

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Rail options, costs on tap for Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation meeting

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T10:34:32-07:00March 17, 2025|Tags: City of Capitola, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Jesse Kathan, passenger rail, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, transportation|

Questions remain on funding, design

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Capitola to consider rebuilding wharf restaurant, other facilities

By Jesse Kathan|2025-03-14T18:15:55-07:00March 14, 2025|Tags: Capitola City Council, Capitola wharf, City of Capitola, climate change, Featured, Jesse Kathan, winter storms|

Survey, meetings expected in spring

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Major water project to finish in Soquel, Aptos, Capitola

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-02-27T09:50:07-08:00February 20, 2025|Tags: aquifers, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, climate change, environment, Featured, Jesse Greenspan, Live Oak, Pure Water Soquel, Santa Cruz Wastewater Treatment Facility, Soquel, water|

Recycled wastewater to replenish groundwater basin

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Capitola council delays decision on Park Avenue rail trail options

By Stephen Baxter|2025-05-01T10:34:46-07:00February 14, 2025|Tags: Alexander Pedersen, Capitola City Council, City of Capitola, Coastal Rail Trail, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Gerry Jensen, Joe Clarke, Margaux Morgan, Melinda Orbach, rail trail, roads, Rob Tidmore, Sarah Christensen, Stephen Baxter, transportation|

Residents pack meeting, threaten lawsuit