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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

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Legal threat prompts Santa Cruz City Council to delay wharf plan

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2025-01-13T11:48:29-08:00November 11, 2020|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, development, downtown Santa Cruz, housing, Local Coastal Program, Riverfront Project, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz wharf, Wharf Master Plan|

Downtown housing proposal also postponed Tuesday

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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

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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

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Santa Cruz downtown library decision slated for June 23

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:41:48-08:00June 2, 2020|Tags: Don Lane, downtown Santa Cruz, housing, library, Santa Cruz City Council|

Choice between renovation and new construction

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New cost estimates, renderings shared for Santa Cruz downtown library plan

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:41:59-08:00May 7, 2020|Tags: affordable housing, Bonnie Lipscomb, downtown Santa Cruz, housing, library, Santa Cruz City Council|

Council decision in June or $27M could be lost

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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, 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