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Scotts Valley council aims to cure ‘painful’ budget cuts during pandemic

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T16:57:43-08:00March 3, 2021|Tags: Coronavirus, economy, Government, housing, Jack Dilles, Jim Reed, library, Scotts Valley City Council, Tina Friend|

City staff, services among 17 priorities

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Downtown Santa Cruz affordable housing projects advance

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:45-08:00January 26, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, Calvary Church, City of Santa Cruz, development, downtown library, Downtown Plan, downtown Santa Cruz, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, housing, Justin Cummings, library, Pacific Station, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson|

Highway 1 homeless camp: ‘We really don’t have a place to send folks,’ staff said

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Downtown Santa Cruz library project consultant contract delayed

By Matthew Renda|2021-03-11T10:41:06-08:00September 22, 2020|Tags: Chris Krohn, City of Santa Cruz, downtown library, Drew Glover, economy, housing, Katherine Beiers, library, Martin Bernal, recall, Santa Cruz City Council|

Some residents fear economic downturn, dislike parking garage

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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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Vote March 3: Santa Cruz City Council recall, Chris Krohn’s seat

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2024-01-25T13:14:22-08:00February 10, 2020|Tags: 190 West Cliff Drive, affordable housing, Chris Krohn, Circle Church, City of Santa Cruz, Corridor Plan, development, Don Lane, economy, Elections 2020, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, housing, Katherine Beiers, library, People's Agenda, Santa Cruz City Council|

Chris Krohn, Katherine Beiers and Don Lane discuss their stances

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Santa Cruz raises affordability bar for housing projects

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:51:04-08:00January 15, 2020|Tags: development, Donna Meyers, housing, inclusionary, inclusionary requirement, Justin Cummings, library, Martine Watkins, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Developers will have less incentive to build very low-income units

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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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Council sidelines Santa Cruz’s library-garage plan

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:52:19-07:00May 15, 2019|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, housing, library, Santa Cruz City Council|

If the council doesn’t come up with a plan for a new library within the next year, Santa Cruz risks losing the $27 million provided by Measure S.