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CA Lawmakers Seek to Change CEQA (Again)
03/28/2025A handful of legislators rallied near the state Capitol Thursday to promote what they’re calling an “extremely unsexy,” but important, bipartisan bill package intended to put California’s housing development into overdrive.
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Live Oak Residents Share Concerns About Capitola Road Housing Project
03/27/2025Live Oak residents are concerned about parking and traffic as a 63-unit housing development planned for 841 Capitola Road begins to take shape.
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Justin Cummings, Third District Santa Cruz County Supervisor, talks about efforts to retain his seat as chair of the powerful California Coastal Commission. He also explains other ordinances under discussion at the county level.
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A 90-unit, below-market-rate apartment complex is proposed at 525 Water St., Santa Cruz. (Hochhauser Blatter Associates)
SANTA CRUZ >> Neighbors on Wednesday night got a first glimpse at new designs for a five-story affordable housing complex proposed at a former …
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A Minto Road apple orchard across from a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. substation has been proposed for a 14-acre lithium battery storage facility. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local)
WATSONVILLE >> In the wake of the Moss Landing battery …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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)
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