Santa Cruz Local newsletter briefs for the week of Dec. 4
Freedom resident Vanessa Tamayo, 39, says she wants local government to help people find housing. She and her daughter, Sophia, attend the Santa Cruz County Fair on Sept. 15. (Natalya Dreszer — Santa Cruz Local)
APTOS >> Ahead of the …
A March 2024 bond measure would raise more than $100 million to buy the land and buildings at Watsonville Community Hospital. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local)
WATSONVILLE >> Leaders of the Pajaro Valley Health Care District on Wednesday night …
From left, Homeless Garden Project participants David Quigley and Doug King cover strawberries for the winter at the project’s farm on Shaffer Road in Santa Cruz. (Eli Ramos — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ >> The Homeless Garden Project’s plans …
Santa Cruz City Hall. (Kara Meyberg Guzman — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ >> Less than two years after Santa Cruz city residents voted down a proposed sales tax hike, the city council on Tuesday agreed to place a similar …
Santa Cruz Local newsletter brief for the week of Nov. 20
SCOTTS VALLEY
Scotts Valley Fire ballot measure heads toward loss
Measure W asked Scotts Valley voters whether bonds should be sold and taxes collected from property owners to build …
RVs and other vehicles line Delaware Avenue near Swanton Boulevard in Santa Cruz in November. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ >> Jamie has lived in Santa Cruz County since childhood. She now lives with her two cats …
Soquel resident Glen Wunderling, right, says the cost of living and the cost of medical insurance are rising. Wunderling was at a Grey Bears food distribution site in Soquel with Barbara Murray and his dog, Lucas. (Natalya Dreszer — Santa …
Bienestar Apartments’ 57 affordable homes are nearly complete on the 1500 block of Capitola Road in Live Oak. The project is at left, behind Dientes Community Dental. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ >> Santa Cruz County Supervisors …
A 52-unit affordable housing project is proposed at 1098 38th Ave. in Capitola. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Local)
CAPITOLA >> A 52-unit affordable housing proposal at 1098 38th Ave. advanced this month when the Capitola City Council approved a …
Santa Cruz Local newsletter briefs for the week of Nov. 13:
A 51-unit affordable apartment complex is proposed at 136 River St. in Santa Cruz. (Ten Over Studio rendering)
SANTA CRUZ >> A 51-unit affordable housing project has been proposed at 136 River St. in Santa Cruz, and a meeting Monday …
Nearly half of Santa Cruz County residents live in unincorporated county areas such as Live Oak and Pleasure Point. (Kara Meyberg Guzman — Santa Cruz Local, flight courtesy of LightHawk)
SANTA CRUZ >> To fix crumbling county roads and address …
Santa Cruz Local newsletter briefs for the week of Nov. 5:
Work is expected to finish in February on a paved rail trail near California Street and the Santa Cruz Wastewater Treatment Facility. The path will run along the railroad tracks toward Neary Lagoon and Beach Street. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa …
Youth activists from Safe Ag Safe Schools’ Future Leaders of Change attend a California Department of Pesticide Regulation meeting in Watsonville on Monday. (Andrea Tamayo — Santa Cruz Local)
WATSONVILLE >> At a meeting at Ramsay Park Family Center in …
Santa Cruz Local newsletter briefs for the week of Oct. 29
Repairs on a sinkhole on Schulties Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains are expected to start by late November. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ >> With an El Niño-driven winter expected, road crews in Santa Cruz County …
Plus: Bus depot housing project expected to start in February.
Plus: Residents’ input wanted on climate adaptations for transit.
