A proposed housing complex at 831 Almar Ave. would have 144 units. A four-story building shown is now proposed to be two stories. (Workbench)
SANTA CRUZ >> Details of a proposed 144-unit apartment complex at 831 Almar Ave. in Santa …
The 32-mile Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line passes Buena Vista Drive and San Andreas Road near Watsonville. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local file)
WATSONVILLE >> Some members of the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission on Thursday balked at …
A Social Security Administration office stands at 169 Walnut Ave. in Santa Cruz. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ >> U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Santa Cruz, on Tuesday described a “reckless overhaul” of the Social Security Administration since …
A 144-unit apartment complex is proposed near Almar Avenue and the railroad tracks on Santa Cruz’s Westside. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file)
Santa Cruz Planning Commission meeting
A 2022 rendering shows a version of Segment 11 of the rail trail on Cliff Drive in Capitola. (Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission)
Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission meeting
Capitola city leaders plan to ask residents whether a restaurant and other buildings should be rebuilt on the Capitola Wharf. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file)
CAPITOLA >> More than two years after the Capitola Wharf buckled under heavy …
Meredith McPherson, a Santa Cruz-based U.S. Geological Survey geographer at right, was researching reefs and coral decline when she was fired in February as part of recent federal layoffs. She stands with her family at a March 7 Stand Up …
Santa Cruz County Supervisors in February. (Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo — Santa Cruz Local file)
SANTA CRUZ >> Santa Cruz County Supervisors on Tuesday advanced rules to allow marijuana use in cannabis businesses outside the county’s four cities. The move would promote …
The Circle Church was demolished in April 2024, and its 1.62-acre lot remains vacant this week as city staff await design permit applications. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ >> Nearly five years since the Santa Cruz City …
A March 11 public meeting will answer residents’ questions on the Santa Cruz harbor bridge project, slated from March 2025 to January 2028. (City of Santa Cruz)
Harbor bridge construction and traffic meeting
A 0.7-mile rail-trail path from California to Beach streets in Santa Cruz started construction in 2022 and remains unfinished. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local)
Santa Cruz City Council meeting
Microbiology professor Karen Ottemann addresses a crowd of students, faculty and other supporters at a Stand up for Science rally Friday at UC Santa Cruz. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ >> A de facto funding freeze on …
More protected bike lanes were a top priority for residents surveyed by Santa Cruz Local. (Jay Leedy — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ >> Scores of residents reported feeling unsafe in Santa Cruz County while walking and biking in a …
A sign warns drivers not to park on part of Ocean Street 5-7 a.m. Thursdays. The city plans to issue first warnings, then increasing fees for cars parked during street sweeping hours. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ …
The rail line runs parallel to Park Avenue near Coronado Street in Capitola. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file)
The Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line crosses Buena Vista Drive at San Andreas Road near La Selva Beach. A conceptual report is expected to include plans for a trail between Rio Del Mar and Pajaro. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz …
Two new tanks have been installed at a Graham Hill Road water treatment facility, and a new 1 million gallon water tank is due this year. (City of Santa Cruz)
Key takeaways
Demonstrators protest immigration enforcement changes at the Town Clock in Santa Cruz on Feb. 3. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local)
Key takeaways
Below-market-rate apartments for teachers and school staff are proposed near Swift Street in Santa Cruz. (EHDD Architecture)
Santa Cruz City Council meeting
Teachers and supporters rally against layoffs before a Feb. 12 Pajaro Valley Unified School Board meeting. (Fidel M. Soto — Santa Cruz Local)
WATSONVILLE >> About 100 teacher and staff layoffs could be delayed for the coming school year in …
