Santa Cruz Local newsletter briefs for the week of May 13:
More than 150 people have been part of a Gaza solidarity camp with at least 40 tents at UC Santa Cruz’s Quarry Plaza. Demonstrators have asked University of California leaders to divest from weapons manufacturers and made other demands. (Marcello …
More than 150 people have been part of a Gaza solidarity camp with at least 40 tents at UC Santa Cruz’s Quarry Plaza. Demonstrators have asked University of California leaders to divest from weapons manufacturers and made other demands. (Marcello …
A 38-unit apartment building is proposed at 844 and 850 Almar Ave. in Santa Cruz. (CRP Affordable Housing and Community Development)
SANTA CRUZ >> At a community meeting Tuesday, developers unveiled plans for a three-story building that could bring 38 …
Teacher housing is planned at 313 Swift St. in Santa Cruz. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ >> After years of losing teachers to areas with lower housing costs, leaders of Santa Cruz City Schools are trying to …
Santa Cruz Local newsletter briefs for the week of May 6:
Santa Cruz police talk to a person on Pacific Avenue in 2022. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file)
SANTA CRUZ >> Leaders of Santa Cruz Police and Santa Cruz Fire have a new $20 million training center in their …
Robert Ratner talks about solutions to homelessness at a meeting at Garfield Park Branch Library in Santa Cruz in August 2023. Ratner is director of Santa Cruz County’s Housing for Health Division. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file)
SANTA …
Some Live Oak neighbors raise questions about a 173-unit housing proposal at Soquel Drive and Thurber Lane at a meeting Monday. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local)
LIVE OAK >> A Monday night meeting about a proposed five-building housing complex …
Santa Cruz Local newsletter briefs for the week of April 29:
A three-story, 40-unit apartment complex is proposed at 841 Capitola Road in Live Oak. (Workbench)
LIVE OAK >> Two new housing developments in Santa Cruz County are set to exceed local height limits and could be approved without public input, …
Farmworkers pick strawberries near Watsonville in August 2020. (David Rodriguez — The Salinas Californian file)
Key takeaways
Santa Cruz Local newsletter briefs for the week of April 22:
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission on Thursday reaffirmed its support for a paved path parallel to the train tracks through Capitola and Seacliff. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file)
SANTA CRUZ >> The Santa Cruz County Regional …
Segment 11 of the Coastal Rail Trail runs near New Brighton State Beach in 2021. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file)
SANTA CRUZ >> At a special meeting Thursday, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission could step toward …
Santa Cruz Local newsletter briefs for the week of April 15:
A proposed budget for 2025 cuts money for road repairs. Storms in 2023 caused about $140 million in damage to county-maintained roads, county staff said. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local file)
SANTA CRUZ >> The financial toll of natural …
Storm damage prompts authorities to close West Cliff Drive near Woodrow Avenue in January 2023. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file)
SANTA CRUZ >> The Santa Cruz City Council on Tuesday unanimously rejected a pilot program for one-way traffic …
Santa Cruz Local newsletter briefs for the week of April 1:
A rendering shows a version of Segment 11 of the rail trail on Cliff Drive in Capitola. (Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission)
SANTA CRUZ >> A Santa Cruz County supervisors vote on Tuesday shocked county staff and left an …
