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Updates on 5 housing proposals in Live Oak, Soquel

By Jesse Kathan|2025-07-03T18:13:53-07:00July 3, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, below market rate housing, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, Soquel, Workbench|

Hundreds of new homes expected

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Soquel mobile home park owners seek 100 apartment redevelopment

By Jesse Kathan|2025-07-03T11:06:00-07:00July 2, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jenny Panetta, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, manufactured homes, mobile home park, mobile homes, Nick Ubaldi, RVs, Santa Cruz County Planning Commission, Soquel|

Santa Cruz County Planning Commission approval needed

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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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Adopted Watsonville budget to finish Ramsay Park upgrades

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-06-27T13:24:44-07:00June 27, 2025|Tags: budgets, City of Watsonville, Eduardo Montesino, Featured, Tamara Vides, Watsonville City Council|

Council members praise $60M in city infrastructure investments

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Watsonville police need more time to be proactive, report finds

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-06-27T16:41:34-07:00June 26, 2025|Tags: City of Watsonville, Featured, Watsonville City Council, Watsonville police|

Consultant says more officers, non-sworn staff needed

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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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6-story housing approved at 530 Ocean St. in Santa Cruz

By Jesse Kathan|2025-06-25T15:44:17-07:00June 25, 2025|Tags: Central Park, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Ocean Street, Santa Cruz City Council|

State law again limits local decisions

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Electric carshare program to launch in Watsonville

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-06-27T14:01:48-07:00June 25, 2025|Tags: City of Watsonville, Featured, rideshare, transportation, Tyler Maldonado, Watsonville City Council|

Nonprofit Míocar to offer 8 cars in pilot program

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Passenger rail input wanted in Santa Cruz, Watsonville

By Stephen Baxter|2025-06-24T12:15:39-07:00June 24, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Featured, passenger rail, rail, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Stephen Baxter, train, transportation|

Feedback wanted by Aug. 15

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Housing Matters aims to buy Soquel Ave. motel with city, county aid

By Jesse Kathan|2025-06-20T16:44:23-07:00June 20, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, homeless, homelessness, housing, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz County Supervsiors|

Santa Cruz Inn could provide housing for homeless

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Santa Cruz harbor bridge to close Monday for 7 months

By Stephen Baxter|2025-06-20T14:53:53-07:00June 20, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Featured, Live Oak, Murray Street bridge, Santa Cruz harbor, Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor, Stephen Baxter, transportation|

Shutdown set through January

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Are market-rate apartments sitting empty in Downtown Santa Cruz?

By Jesse Kathan|2025-06-18T14:24:58-07:00June 18, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, apartments, below market rate housing, City of Santa Cruz, construction, developers, development, downtown Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Owen Lawlor, vacancies|

15% vacancy at Pacific and Laurel apartments