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05/08/2024

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 …

05/06/2024

Santa Cruz Local newsletter briefs for the week of May 6:

05/02/2024

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 …

05/02/2024

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 …

04/30/2024

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 …

04/29/2024

Santa Cruz Local newsletter briefs for the week of April 29:

04/26/2024

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, …

04/26/2024

Farmworkers pick strawberries near Watsonville in August 2020. (David Rodriguez — The Salinas Californian file)
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04/22/2024

Santa Cruz Local newsletter briefs for the week of April 22:

04/18/2024

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 …

04/16/2024

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 …

04/15/2024

Santa Cruz Local newsletter briefs for the week of April 15:

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