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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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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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Bike path could change on East Cliff Drive in Pleasure Point

By Ruby Lee Schembari|2025-06-17T17:35:44-07:00June 17, 2025|Tags: bike lanes, bikes, County of Santa Cruz, cyclist, East Cliff, East Cliff Drive, Featured, Live Oak, Manu Koenig, pedestrian, Pleasure Point, transportation|

Survey respondents prefer separated bike lane

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Map: Santa Cruz County’s most dangerous roads for cyclists and pedestrians

By Jesse Kathan|2025-06-06T14:12:32-07:00May 1, 2025|Tags: bike safety, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, crashes, cycling, cyclists, Ecology Action, environment, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, Matt Miller, pedestrians, transportation, transportation health|

Crash hotspots on Ocean St., Freedom Blvd., Soquel Drive

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Housing rezones expected in Live Oak, Soquel, Aptos, South County

By Stephen Baxter|2025-05-01T07:52:19-07:00April 25, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, Aptos, Featured, housing, Live Oak, Pleasure Point, RHNA, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Soquel, South County, Stephen Baxter|

Santa Cruz County Supervisors to consider 47 properties

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Housing proposal grows to five stories on Capitola Road in Live Oak

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-05-23T10:02:48-07:00April 3, 2025|Tags: Builder’s Remedy, Capitola Road, Clay Toombs, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jason Hoppin, Live Oak, Tim Gordin, Workbench|

Workbench uses Builder’s Remedy to increase units

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Santa Cruz harbor bridge detours, construction detailed

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-05-01T10:34:34-07:00March 10, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, earthquakes, Featured, harbor bridge, Holland MacLaurie, Jesse Greenspan, Live Oak, Miguel Lizarraga, Murray Street bridge, Santa Cruz harbor, Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor, traffic, transportation|

Quake safety project expected through early 2028

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Major water project to finish in Soquel, Aptos, Capitola

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-02-27T09:50:07-08:00February 20, 2025|Tags: aquifers, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, climate change, environment, Featured, Jesse Greenspan, Live Oak, Pure Water Soquel, Santa Cruz Wastewater Treatment Facility, Soquel, water|

Recycled wastewater to replenish groundwater basin

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Senior speed dating draws hearts in Live Oak

By Grace Stetson|2025-02-14T16:21:44-08:00February 14, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Featured, Grace Stetson, Grey Bears, health, Live Oak, nonprofits, seniors, Valentine’s Day|

Love and friendship at Grey Bears’ Senior Night Out series

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Maps: Could a tsunami in Santa Cruz County reach your home?

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T11:00:02-07:00December 6, 2024|Tags: City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, disaster, earthquake, emergencies, environment, explainer, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, ocean safety, Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz County, tsunami|

Consult maps and make a plan, officials advised after Thursday’s warning

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Soquel Drive bike lane project continues in Aptos, Soquel, Live Oak

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T10:34:55-07:00November 25, 2024|Tags: Aptos, bicycle, bike lanes, City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, pedestrian, Soquel, transportation|

County hopes to finish project in spring