Downtown Plan Archives - Santa Cruz Local

Watsonville Workforce housing group forms

By Nik Altenberg and Jesse Kathan|2023-11-15T15:55:28-08:00October 20, 2023|Tags: Downtown Plan, downtown Santa Cruz, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Watsonville City Council|

Plus: Residents’ input wanted on climate adaptations for transit

Santa Cruz Downtown expansion plan scaled back

By Jesse Kathan|2023-01-10T22:38:09-08:00January 10, 2023|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, Downtown Plan, downtown Santa Cruz, housing, Santa Cruz City Council|

Building height limits reduced, affordability boosted

Santa Cruz City Council advances plan to reshape downtown

By Jesse Kathan|2022-06-20T17:52:34-07:00June 15, 2022|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Downtown Plan, downtown Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz City Council|

Expansion would add housing, connections to beach, new Warriors arena

Santa Cruz Downtown Plan could expand to build more housing

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-03T14:21:40-07:00March 23, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, Downtown Plan, downtown Santa Cruz, housing, inclusionary, Kaiser Permanente Arena, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Santa Cruz Warriors, sidewalk vending|

City leaders rush to accommodate potential new arena for Santa Cruz Warriors

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

Riverfront housing project approved in downtown Santa Cruz

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:48-08:00January 12, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, California Coastal Commission, City of Santa Cruz, density bonus, Downtown Plan, downtown Santa Cruz, housing, Riverfront Project, Santa Cruz City Council|

Seven-story buildings include 175 condos, commercial space

Coastal Commission, Santa Cruz staff clash on housing proposal

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:53-08:00December 6, 2020|Tags: 190 West Cliff Drive, affordable housing, California Coastal Commission, City of Santa Cruz, density bonus, Downtown Plan, housing, Riverfront Project, Santa Cruz City Council|

Outcome could set new state precedent

Santa Cruz council approves downtown library project

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:41:38-08:00June 24, 2020|Tags: Andy Mills, cannabis, Coronavirus, Cynthia Mathews, development, Donna Meyers, downtown library, Downtown Plan, downtown Santa Cruz, economy, eviction, housing, Justin Cummings, Katherine Beiers, library, race, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Police Department|

Housing, public uses possible for current library site

Podcast Ep. 79: Santa Cruz library decision looms

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:50:11-07:00June 19, 2020|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Donna Meyers, downtown library, Downtown Plan, downtown Santa Cruz, Editor's Picks, housing, Justin Cummings, library, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council|

Renovate in place, or build new with garage, housing

Santa Cruz, from quake to remake

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:34:49-07:00October 17, 2019|Tags: development, Downtown Plan, downtown Santa Cruz, housing, Loma Prieta earthquake, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz history, Vision Santa Cruz|

How a downtown blueprint was made