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Passenger rail choices, a pesticide protest and city budget updates

By Jesse Kathan, Stephen Baxter and Nik Altenberg|2024-08-13T16:56:47-07:00June 3, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Featured, housing, MacQuiddy Elementary School, Ocean Street, pesticides, rail trail, Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, wildfire|

Plus: Ocean Street housing proposal grows

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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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Santa Cruz city budget avoids cuts, skips savings

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:57:15-07:00May 29, 2024|Tags: budget, City of Santa Cruz, Elizabeth Cabell, Featured, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, Sonja Brunner|

Long-term shortfall persists despite sales tax hike

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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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Cannabis dispensary approved at former Emily’s Bakery in Santa Cruz

By Jesse Greenspan|2024-08-13T16:58:03-07:00May 15, 2024|Tags: cannabis, City of Santa Cruz, development, education, Featured, Fred Keeley, Jesse Greenspan, Renee Golder, Santa Cruz City Council, Scott Newsome|

School administrators lead opposition

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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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One-way traffic on West Cliff quashed by Santa Cruz City Council

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T17:00:42-07:00April 9, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, climate change, environment, erosion, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz City Council, transportation, West Cliff|

Grant application will not be made for pilot program

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Rail bridge replacements to be discussed in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan and Stephen Baxter|2024-08-13T17:00:49-07:00April 1, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Featured, homelessness, Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission|

Plus: Feedback wanted on homeless services

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Rail-trail money threatened after Santa Cruz County supervisors vote

By Jesse Kathan|2026-03-30T14:19:12-07:00March 29, 2024|Tags: Aptos, Bruce McPherson, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Featured, Felipe Hernandez, Jason Hoppin, Jesse Kathan, Justin Cummings, La Selva Beach, Manu Koenig, rail trail, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, transportation, Zach Friend|

Supervisors delay $68 million for Live Oak, Capitola, Aptos segments

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Downtown Santa Cruz hotel approved by city council

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T17:01:12-07:00March 26, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, downtown Santa Cruz, Featured, hotels, housing, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz City Council|

Outdoor restaurant to be built near river

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Election outcomes hold steady in Santa Cruz County

By Santa Cruz Local|2024-08-13T17:02:14-07:00March 8, 2024|Tags: cannabis, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, education, Featured, health, Live Oak, March 5 2024 election, transportation, West Cliff|

Newsletter briefs for the week of March 10