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Weekly Review December 22 – 28
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The California housing crisis is not only weakening the state politically at the national level, it could shift the political balance in Washington, D.C., as Republican-led states add population while California’s exodus continues.
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 …
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, …
Construction will begin in June on a 34-unit community of small temporary dwellings based at Westview Presbyterian Church in Watsonville, after the Monterey County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved agreements to build and manage the facility.
When the Town Clock was dedicated in 1976, it represented Santa Cruzans’ hopes for the future and recalled memories of turn-of-the-century Pacific Avenue when trolleys lumbered by and the clock sat atop the Odd Fellows Building.
Housing challenges across Santa Cruz county are increasing and Housing Santa Cruz County aims to meet this challenge by educating and empowering local residents through special events across the Month of May. Executive Director Elaine Johnson, and affordable housing advocate, …
During a report at the April 3 Council meeting, Scotts Valley City Manager Mali LaGoe announced the California Department of Housing and Community Development had certified its Housing Element—on its first try.
In part II of "Have you Been Canceled?", a look at California's homeowner's insurance crisis, Rachel Anne Goodman talks with Deputy Insurance Commissioner and spokesperson for Commissioner Ricardo Lara, Michael Soller. She asks him about the proposed fixes coming from …
In this program, State Senator John Laird and Executive Director of Consumer Watchdog, Carmen Balber discuss California's homeowner's insurance crisis and whether Commissioner Ricardo Lara's proposed fixes will actually help the flight of insurance companies from the state or make …
During a report at Council today, Scotts Valley City Manager Mali LaGoe announced the California Department of Housing and Community Development had certified its Housing Element—on its first try.
Some of California’s top lawmakers want to clear up, but also rein in, the “builder’s remedy.”
Holly Harman’s Tale of 1960s Life at Ben Lomond’s Holidays Cabins
Tarmo Hannula and Todd Guild contributed to this story
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday voted to close the crosswind runway at the airport, a move city officials say will open up more of the city for development of housing and commercial space.
Jerry Castro has lived in the same house on Jonathan Street in Pajaro all his life. His parents owned it before him, he then bought it off of them. His children and their children were also raised there. Now, more …
A home is advertised for rent on California Street in Santa Cruz in June 2023. Anderson Christie Real Estate charges a $30 non-refundable application fee which includes a credit report and other inquiries into the prospective tenant’s history. (Stephen Baxter …
It all came down to messaging. Santa Cruz’s Measure M, also known as the Housing For People Initiative, suffered a resounding defeat at the polls last week. Now, even those behind the campaign say the lack of a streamlined message …
As Scotts Valley tried to convince the State Department of Housing and Community Development that it’s up to the task of planning for more than 1,220 homes for people across the income spectrum in less than a decade, the report …
Housing Matters Chief Impact Officer Mer Stafford speaks in front of pallet shelters for unhoused residents at the Housing Matters campus on Coral Street in Santa Cruz in January. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local)SANTA CRUZ >> Santa Cruz …
A once-groundbreaking nonprofit working with chronically homeless people in California’s capital closed and filed for bankruptcy in 2023.
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