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Rail-trail money threatened after Santa Cruz County supervisors vote

By Jesse Kathan|2026-03-30T14:19:12-07:00March 29, 2024|Tags: Aptos, Bruce McPherson, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Featured, Felipe Hernandez, Jason Hoppin, Jesse Kathan, Justin Cummings, La Selva Beach, Manu Koenig, rail trail, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, transportation, Zach Friend|

Supervisors delay $68 million for Live Oak, Capitola, Aptos segments

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Election outcomes hold steady in Santa Cruz County

By Santa Cruz Local|2024-08-13T17:02:14-07:00March 8, 2024|Tags: cannabis, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, education, Featured, health, Live Oak, March 5 2024 election, transportation, West Cliff|

Newsletter briefs for the week of March 10

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Rental e-bikes expected in Live Oak, Pleasure Point, Capitola in March

By Tyler Maldonado|2024-08-13T17:03:40-07:00March 1, 2024|Tags: BCycle, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, e-bikes, electric bikes, Featured, Live Oak, Pleasure Point, roads, transportation|

Watsonville BCycle rollout delayed to August

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Capitola Mall redevelopment stalls on affordable housing plans

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T17:04:29-07:00February 16, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, Capitola City Council, Capitola Mall, City of Capitola, Featured, housing, housing element, Jesse Kathan|

City staff raise height limit to try to kickstart project

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Capitola senior housing proposal draws criticism

By Jesse Kathan|2024-01-26T14:04:38-08:00January 26, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, Capitola City Council, City of Capitola, housing, Jesse Kathan, senior housing|

Assisted living considered on Capitola Road

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Recent storms top $2.8 million in damage on Santa Cruz County coast

By Jesse Kathan|2024-01-12T17:40:33-08:00January 12, 2024|Tags: Capitola wharf, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, Rio Del Mar, Seacliff, State Parks, storms, Storms 2023, Storms 2024|

Frequent destruction prompts talk of ‘managed retreat,’ climate change

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Santa Cruz city leaders approve thousands of potential new homes

By Jesse Kathan|2023-12-15T18:17:27-08:00December 13, 2023|Tags: affordable housing, City of Capitola, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, downtown Santa Cruz, housing, housing element, Jesse Kathan, RHNA, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Scott Newsome|

Watsonville expected to miss state deadline for housing plans

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Aptos, South County voters rank transportation and housing as top concerns

By Natalya Dreszer|2026-04-17T13:10:23-07:00December 1, 2023|Tags: City of Capitola, Community Engagement, elections, housing, Live Oak, March 5 2023 election, Natalya Dreszer, Soquel, Zach Friend|

Survey results from Santa Cruz County Supervisor District 2

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Live Oak, Soquel voters rank housing as top concern

By Natalya Dreszer|2023-11-17T13:14:15-08:00November 17, 2023|Tags: City of Capitola, elections, housing, Live Oak, Manu Koenig, March 5 2023 election, Natalya Dreszer, Soquel|

Survey results from Santa Cruz County Supervisor District 1

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Housing proposal advances on 38th Avenue in Capitola

By Tyler Maldonado|2023-11-15T16:13:43-08:00November 15, 2023|Tags: affordable housing, City of Capitola, County of Santa Cruz, housing, Live Oak|

Neighbors request street safety upgrades

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Santa Cruz rail-trail segment to finish in February

By Tyler Maldonado|2023-11-06T13:44:46-08:00November 3, 2023|Tags: Aptos, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, Davenport, Live Oak, North Coast, rail trail, Rio Del Mar, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Seacliff, transportation|

North Coast trail work due in spring 2024

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Capitola leaders outline areas for new homes

By Jesse Kathan|2023-11-15T15:55:53-08:00October 13, 2023|Tags: Capitola Mall, City of Capitola, housing, housing element, Jesse Kathan, RHNA|

Capitola Mall, Capitola Road among areas targeted for redevelopment