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Saturday 4/5: Hands Off! Salinas Fights Back
Corner Of Blanco and Main St., Salinas, (Star Market parking lot)
100+ Women Who Care
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The Williamson Act, passed in 1965, now keeps more than 16 million acres of farmland out of the hands of developers. Here's how the law puts the brakes on the development of California agricultural properties.
The California Environmental Quality Act, CEQA, is both the state’s signature environmental legislation, and is also often named as the villain in the state’s housing shortage. But the story may not be that simple.
How California’s 10 state conservancies buy up open land and shield it from developers to preserve the natural environment for public use.
What is the California Coastal Commission? How one of the state’s most powerful agency protects public access to the state’s scenic coast from Mexico to Oregon.
California has used reclamation districts to turn millions of acres of unusable swamps into fertile agricultural land, starting in the earliest days of the Gold Rush. Here’s how it happened.
Zoning laws determine what can be built and where. These laws have shaped California, but are they really just tools for social engineering? The history of zoning is closely tied to racial segregation, as well as the state's shortage of …
The future of 1,100 miles of spectacular coastline is in the hands of the California Coastal Commission, which is beloved by coastal environmentalists, notorious among those who favor development, and little-known in the inland parts of the state.
From Santa Cruz Local...
More than two years after the Capitola Wharf buckled under heavy storms, city leaders are asking whether businesses should return to the recently rebuilt structure.
From The Pajaronian...
When former Santa Cruz County Supervisor Greg Caput was serving in the 4th District seat, one of his goals was to bring more county services to Watsonville.
From KSQD...
Dan Haifley, a long-time ocean conservationist and former director of O'Neill's Sea Odyssey and Save Our Shores, gives us an update on the multiple threats to ocean ecosystems and marine sanctuaries posed by the cuts to federal staff and budgets by the executive branch.
From Santa Cruz Sentinel...
From CalMatters...
A tiny home development for 34 homeless people slated for the parking lot of Westview Presbyterian Church in Watsonville can move forward after the City Council on Tuesday denied an appeal by a neighbors’ group that has been battling the placement of the project since its inception in October 2023.
From Lookout Local...
Nearly five years since the Santa Cruz City Council approved up to 12 homes and 12 in-law units at the Circle Church site in Santa Cruz, nothing has been built and city planners await design applications from owners.
From Los Angeles Times...
The Santa Cruz City Council on March 11 allocated $900,000 toward a 0.7-mile rail trail that has been delayed several times and has cost nearly $15.3 million. Construction started in 2022 and it is due to open in spring.
From San Lorenzo Valley Post...
Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship, the nonprofit spearheading the design and implentation of a new pump track at Felton Covered Bridge Park, has annnounced completed designs and a shift into a fundraising phase.
The City of Santa Cruz has begun weekly two-hour parking bans on streets in Harvey West, Midtown and Westside for a street sweeping pilot program. City staff may ticket or tow vehicles that violate the restrictions.
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