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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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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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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

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Proposal for 19 townhomes advances in Scotts Valley

By Ruby Lee Schembari|2025-06-13T15:11:39-07:00June 13, 2025|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, construction, David Hodgin, development, Featured, housing, Ruby Lee Schembari, Scotts Valley Planning Commission, townhomes|

Commissioners, neighbors ask for more parking

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Scotts Valley housing proposal grows to 19 townhomes

By Stephen Baxter|2025-06-09T17:44:34-07:00June 10, 2025|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, Erba Lane, Featured, housing, Scotts Valley Planning Commission, Stephen Baxter|

Erba Lane project would include 3-bedroom homes

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Clocktower housing project advances, developer considers lawsuit

By Jesse Kathan|2025-06-06T12:51:12-07:00June 6, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Clay Toombs, Clocktower, downtown Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz Planning Commission, Tim Gordin, Tony Condotti, Town Clock, Workbench|

Planning commission denies balcony sizes

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Balcony design could sink 8-story Clocktower project

By Nik Altenberg|2025-06-06T11:21:43-07:00June 2, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Clay Toombs, Featured, housing, Nik Altenberg, Samantha Haschert, Santa Cruz Planning Commission, Tim Gordin, Workbench|

Developer, city staff spar over encroachment into public space

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June 4 meeting on 8-story housing proposal in Santa Cruz

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-05-30T13:21:50-07:00May 27, 2025|Tags: 201 Front St., Ace Hardware, City of Santa Cruz, development, downtown expansion plan, downtown Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, South of Laurel|

Downtown Ace Hardware could become 245 apartments

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Santa Cruz affordable housing measure expected on Nov. 4 ballot

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-12T18:14:45-07:00May 12, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, Elaine Johnson, Featured, Fred Keeley, housing, Jesse Kathan, Nov 4 2025 ballot, Santa Cruz County Association of Realtors, Santa Cruz Workforce Housing and Climate Protection Act, Workforce Housing Affordability Act|

Separate measure from realtors in the works

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Santa Cruz council to consider taller buildings, new Warriors arena downtown

By Nik Altenberg and Jesse Kathan|2025-05-12T16:33:36-07:00May 12, 2025|Tags: downtown expansion, downtown Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Warriors|

May 13 vote on downtown expansion plan

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5 takeaways on Santa Cruz County housing production

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-09T18:37:23-07:00May 9, 2025|Tags: Aptos, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, housing element, Jesse Kathan, RHNA|

Apartments, in-law units are leading home types

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State legislators push for fixes at Hilltop apartments in Santa Cruz

By Nik Altenberg|2025-09-11T14:38:41-07:00May 9, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, education, Featured, Gail Pellerin, Greystar, Hilltop Apartments, housing, John Laird, Justin Cummings, Nik Altenberg, Renee Golder, UC Regents, UC Santa Cruz, University of California|

Laird, Pellerin, Cummings, Golder seek answers