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Inside the plan to expand Downtown Santa Cruz

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T11:01:08-07:00June 14, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, downtown Santa Cruz, explainer, Featured, Fred Keeley, housing, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Warriors|

Input on downtown expansion plan wanted at June 18 meeting

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Psychiatrists, firefighters are top earning Santa Cruz County public employees

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:56:17-07:00June 13, 2024|Tags: Cal Fire, Carlos Palacios, Central Fire, city budget, City of Santa Cruz, county budget, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, fire, Government, Jason Hoppin, Jeff Rosell, Jesse Kathan, Jim Hart, police, public salaries, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Fire, school districts, Tanya Krause|

Top 20 salaries include law enforcement, county administrators

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Less money for road maintenance in approved Santa Cruz County budget

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:56:41-07:00June 6, 2024|Tags: Bruce McPherson, budget, county budget, Featured, Felipe Hernandez, Jesse Kathan, Justin Cummings, Manu Koenig, Matt Machado, roads, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Zach Friend|

Smaller overall budget, more debt

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Capitola adopts city budget

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:56:54-07:00May 31, 2024|Tags: Capitola City Council, Capitola City Hall, City of Capitola, Featured, Jamie Goldstein, Jesse Kathan, Jessica Kahn, Jim Malberg, Joe Clarke, Kristen Brown|

Money for roads, bike track, pensions

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Santa Cruz reaches housing goals while county, other cities fail

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:57:09-07:00May 31, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Kate Herlihy, Rafa Sonnenfeld, RHNA, Santa Cruz County, Suzanne Ise, Suzi Merriam|

Capitola, Scotts Valley make least progress on affordable homes

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How to find home insurance in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T11:01:14-07:00May 17, 2024|Tags: Cal Fire, City of Scotts Valley, Derek Timm, explainer, Featured, Gail Pellerin, home insurance, housing, Jesse Kathan, Ricardo Lara, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Santa Cruz Mountains|

Practical tips to reduce costs, navigate brokers and seek new options

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How to get involved in budget hearings in Santa Cruz, Capitola, Scotts Valley, Watsonville

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T11:01:19-07:00May 16, 2024|Tags: budget, explainer, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Supervisors|

Speak out on public spending in May and June

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Second apartment complex proposed on Almar Avenue in Santa Cruz

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:58:38-07:00May 9, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Renee Golder, Westside|

Developer describes new affordable housing

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Teacher housing plan detailed on Swift Street in Santa Cruz

By Jesse Kathan|2025-02-24T18:03:53-08:00May 8, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, education, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Renee Golder, Santa Cruz City Schools, teacher housing, workforce housing|

School district eyes 2028 opening

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New training facility proposed for Santa Cruz Police and Fire

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:59:13-07:00May 2, 2024|Tags: Bernie Escalante, Featured, Government, Jesse Kathan, Law enforcement, Rob Oatey, Santa Cruz Fire, Santa Cruz police, Teran Whitley, Thairie Ritchie|

Activists fear militarization, outsize spending

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State report on homeless services calls for more accountability

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:59:21-07:00May 2, 2024|Tags: Featured, homelessness, housing, Jesse Kathan, Robert Ratner, Santa Cruz County|

Santa Cruz County leaders respond

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Soquel Drive housing complex proposal draws concerns

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:59:28-07:00April 30, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, Manu Koenig, Soquel Drive|

Neighbors demand changes to 173-unit affordable housing plan