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Weekly Review December 22 – 28
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A five-building housing complex is proposed at Thurber Lane and Soquel Drive. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local file)Many Live Oak residents have objected to a proposed affordable housing development on Soquel Drive and Thurber Lane with concerns that …
Felton roads are nearly deserted under a sepia sky Aug. 20, 2020 after evacuation orders for the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. (William Duncan — Santa Cruz Local file)Meeting: 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27
Small, less-expensive readymade homes could buy time as the state continues to struggle with homelessness and high building costs. Â By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main...
Construction began in early July on 161 homes on Ingalls Alley near Swift Street and the rail trail in Santa Cruz. The university is expected to sign a 30-year lease for the units in August. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz …
Workers prepare the site of future student housing on Hagar Drive at UC Santa Cruz for construction. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local)SANTA CRUZ >> A carpenters union has sued the University of California for what union leaders called …
Mark Livingston, 68, remembers how, a couple years back, a cat showed up at his rustic Felton house in the thick of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Last Sunday, July 21, Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton played host to nearly 200 people who attended the Santa Cruz Mountains Firewise Festival.
Aptos residents gather at a Santa Cruz Local listening session at Aptos Branch Library in June to discuss local problems and potential solutions. (Kara Meyberg Guzman — Santa Cruz Local)APTOS >> Affordable housing, better job opportunities for young people …
A report raises questions about whether the City of Santa Cruz is properly tracking who lives in “inclusionary units”—those set aside as affordable housing—within the city to make sure preference is given to Santa Cruz residents.
A bustling neighborhood and a new 3,200-seat arena for the Santa Cruz Warriors are part of a plan to transform Downtown Santa Cruz in the coming years.
Just across the Pajaro River from Watsonville in Monterey County, hundreds of seasonal farmworkers are now living in a recently completed housing complex created for them at the end of Susan Street.
Housing Matters in Santa Cruz said it helped 427 people into homes last year. Other organizations also helped hundreds more find homes. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file)Why we wrote this storyA Santa Cruz Local story this …
The Santa Cruz City Council unanimously approved a 48-unit housing project at the current site of the Food Bin and Herb Room on May 28 after the developer submitted plans for 59 units on the site.
Pacific Station South, in background, is a 69-unit affordable housing complex on Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz that is expected to finish construction this summer. Pacific Station North began construction this year and its 128 affordable units are anticipated to …
There was a moment, about an hour and a half into City of Scotts Valley’s wildfire preparedness meeting May 14, when the stark reality of the current home insurance landscape in California came into focus.
Nearly 300 people marched the streets of downtown Santa Cruz May 18 to help end homelessness.
Paul Booth, who lives off Highway 17, said his home insurance was not renewed in 2023. (Michael Warren Mott — Santa Cruz Local file)SANTA CRUZ >> As thousands of Santa Cruz County homeowners are losing home insurance, a state …
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 …
Dozens of people gathered Friday to celebrate the opening of a 53-unit housing complex, the latest in Watsonville’s drive to provide housing for all income levels.
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