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253 below-market-rate homes on tap in Soquel

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-09-04T17:59:26-07:00September 4, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, housing element, Soquel|

Construction expected to begin January 2026

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Will streamlined environmental rules hasten development in Santa Cruz County?

By Dave Ordoñez|2025-08-29T14:26:15-07:00August 29, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, below market rate housing, CEQA, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing|

New state laws exempt some projects from CEQA

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162 below-market-rate homes on tap in Scotts Valley

By Nik Altenberg|2025-08-26T15:38:15-07:00August 26, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, City of Scotts Valley, CRP Affordable Housing and Community Development, Derek Timm, Featured, housing, Jenny Panetta, Mali LaGoe, Nik Altenberg, Workbench|

Residency expected by 2028

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Santa Cruz Clocktower apartments approved at 8 stories

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-08-13T13:30:57-07:00August 13, 2025|Tags: Featured, housing, Santa Cruz City Council, Tony Condotti, Town Clock, Workbench|

Project could grow to 224 units

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Santa Cruz developer cites Fifth Amendment in appeal of Clocktower apartment decision

By Jesse Kathan|2025-08-12T13:32:49-07:00August 12, 2025|Tags: Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz City Council, Workbench|

Decision expected tonight on 8-story project

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Developer aims to revive Ocean St. apartment project in Santa Cruz

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-08-07T21:19:27-07:00August 8, 2025|Tags: Featured, High Street Residential, housing, Ocean Street, Sridhar Equities, Trammell Crow|

With contract cancelled, landowner and developer negotiate site’s future

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Santa Cruz County supervisors advance new limits on vacation rentals

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-08-06T17:15:31-07:00August 6, 2025|Tags: Featured, housing, Justin Cummings, Kim De Serpa, Manu Koenig, rent, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, tourism, vacation rentals|

Leaders aim to protect housing stock

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Developer backs out of 389 apartments on Ocean St. in Santa Cruz

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-07-24T14:51:16-07:00July 24, 2025|Tags: 908 Ocean St., City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Greenspan, Ocean Street|

Landowner searches for options

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6-story Mission St. apartments to be weighed by Santa Cruz Planning Commission

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-07-16T14:51:35-07:00July 16, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Mission Street, Santa Cruz Planning Commission, Westside|

Developer eyes UCSC students for 67-unit building

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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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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