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Fact check: No on Z, the campaign against a Santa Cruz soda tax

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-21T10:34:37-07:00October 18, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Martine Watkins, Nov. 5 2024 election|

Are soda taxes illegal? And other questions answered

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Soda tax heads to Santa Cruz city ballot

By Tyler Maldonado|2024-08-13T16:54:33-07:00August 1, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Featured, Fred Keeley, Martine Watkins, Nov. 5 2024 election, Santa Cruz City Council, Tony Condotti, Tyler Maldonado|

Litigation risk follows council member’s court win

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Santa Cruz City Council allows Food Bin housing project

By Tyler Maldonado|2024-08-13T16:57:25-07:00May 29, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, Food Bin, housing, Martine Watkins, Mission Street, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Scott Newsome|

Developer dissatisfied with 48 units, determining next steps

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831 Water St. housing project to be reconsidered by Santa Cruz council

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-23T23:30:31-08:00November 23, 2021|Tags: 831 Water, affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, development, Donna Meyers, downtown Santa Cruz, environment, housing, inclusionary, Justin Cummings, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Martine Watkins, Renee Golder, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, Sonja Brunner|

Council could approve revised proposal Dec. 14

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The Nov. 2 Santa Cruz city election, explained

By Mallory Pickett|2021-10-08T19:18:32-07:00October 8, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, elections, Martine Watkins, Santa Cruz City Council|

What Measure A means, why it’s the only question, and how to get a ballot

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Homeless restrictions move forward in Santa Cruz

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-03T14:20:33-07:00May 12, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Donna Meyers, homeless, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Justin Cummings, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Martine Watkins, Renee Golder, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, Sonja Brunner|

New rules hinge on safe sleeping places, storage

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Santa Cruz homeless camping law axed

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-03T14:21:03-07:00April 14, 2021|Tags: Donna Meyers, homeless, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Justin Cummings, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Martine Watkins, Renee Golder, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, Sonja Brunner|

New proposal to create safe sleeping program, outlaw camping in most areas

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Santa Cruz police offer changes to hiring, training, transparency

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:54-08:00November 25, 2020|Tags: affordable housing, Andy Mills, City of Santa Cruz, Coronavirus, Cynthia Mathews, Donna Meyers, economy, housing, inclusionary, Justin Cummings, Katherine Beiers, Martine Watkins, race, Renee Golder, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Police Department, Slow Streets|

Wharf plan, economic recovery guidelines approved by council

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Podcast: Vote Nov. 3, Santa Cruz City Council

By Stephen Baxter and Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:33:52-07:00October 18, 2020|Tags: Alicia Kuhl, City of Santa Cruz, Elections 2020, Elizabeth Conlan, homelessness, housing, inclusionary, Kayla Kumar, Kelsey Hill, Maria Cadenas, Martine Watkins, rentals, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, Sonja Brunner, Vote Nov. 3|

Santa Cruz Local presses candidates on priorities we heard from residents

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Santa Cruz council trims police, parks, public works funding

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:41:03-08:00October 9, 2020|Tags: Andy Mills, City of Santa Cruz, Coronavirus, Cynthia Mathews, economy, Martin Bernal, Martine Watkins, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Police Department|

City manager describes ‘unprecedented’ financial situation, $5.3 million reduction

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Santa Cruz water quality at risk from wildfire damage

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:41:08-08:00September 8, 2020|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Cynthia Mathews, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Donna Meyers, Justin Cummings, Katherine Beiers, Martin Bernal, Martine Watkins, Renee Golder, Rosemary Menard, San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz Water Department, water, wildfire|

Water official: ‘We are concerned about what will happen when the rains come’

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Money trail outlined in Santa Cruz County, city races

By Matthew Renda and Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:50:09-08:00August 6, 2020|Tags: Capitola City Council, City of Capitola, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, Donna Lind, Jack Dilles, John Leopold, Katherine Beiers, Manu Koenig, Martine Watkins, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Scotts Valley City Council, Watsonville City Council|

Manu Koenig tops John Leopold in donations in county supervisor race