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Circle Church site undeveloped nearly 5 years after housing approval

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-05-01T11:48:38-07:00March 12, 2025|Tags: ADUs, Circle Church, City of Santa Cruz, cohousing, Featured, Garfield Park Christian Church, housing, Ryan Bane, Santa Cruz City Council, Tyler Maldonado|

City awaits home design permit applications

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Santa Cruz council approves $900,000 to finish overdue rail trail segment

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T10:34:37-07:00March 10, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Coastal Rail Trail, construction, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Nik Altenberg, rail trail, Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line, Santa Cruz City Council, transportation|

More than $15 million spent for 0.7-mile path

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Housing proposal for school staff heads to Santa Cruz City Council

By Jesse Kathan|2025-04-21T16:58:03-07:00February 24, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, below market rate housing, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Kris Munro, Santa Cruz City Council, teacher housing|

100 apartments proposed near Swift St.

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Santa Cruz wildfire plan aims to coordinate evacuations, water delivery, resources

By Nik Altenberg|2025-02-10T14:30:43-08:00February 10, 2025|Tags: city budget, City of Santa Cruz, emergency response, Featured, Nik Altenberg, Santa Cruz City Council, Susie O’Hara, wildfire|

Plus, a city budget update

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Rent hikes to be tackled by Santa Cruz City Council

By Jesse Kathan|2025-01-27T13:11:21-08:00January 27, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz City Council|

City law could define rules for expiring below-market-rate units

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Santa Cruz council to consider new Miramar restaurant on wharf

By Jesse Kathan|2025-01-27T13:07:52-08:00January 27, 2025|Tags: business, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Miramar, Norm Daly, restaurants, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz wharf|

Wharf rebuild decision remains months away

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Santa Cruz City Council to take up leaf-blower ban, homeless services, home renovation rules

By Nik Altenberg|2024-11-18T16:23:49-08:00November 18, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, environment, Featured, homelessness, Nik Altenberg, Santa Cruz City Council|

Busy Nov. 19 meeting

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Child care, Meals on Wheels could be reduced with local funding changes

By Jesse Kathan|2024-11-15T18:03:39-08:00November 15, 2024|Tags: child care, City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, health, Jesse Kathan, nonprofits, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, seniors|

County, city leaders expect to award money at Nov. 19 meetings

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Mission Street updates: La Reina market, Food Bin, Arrow surf shop, 1815 Mission

By Jesse Kathan|2024-11-15T16:35:33-08:00November 15, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Mission Street, Santa Cruz City Council, Workbench|

Arrow, La Cabaña complex due to reopen summer 2025

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Proposed Downtown Santa Cruz rules seek to cap building heights

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-21T16:59:43-07:00October 21, 2024|Tags: downtown Santa Cruz, Featured, Jesse Kathan, newsletter briefs, Santa Cruz City Council|

Rules could raise millions for affordable housing

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City staff seeks input on short-term West Cliff plans in Santa Cruz

By Jesse Kathan|2024-09-17T10:45:10-07:00September 16, 2024|Tags: climate change, Featured, Jesse Kathan, newsletter briefs, Santa Cruz City Council, transportation, West Cliff, West Cliff Drive|

Fall meetings set for 5-Year Roadmap

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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