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Eighty apartments are proposed at a vacant lot at Soquel Avenue and Cayuga Street in Santa Cruz. (Workbench) Join on Zoom or by calling 669-444-9171 meeting ID 810 9843 4200. Submit comments
The California Coastal Commission is set to decide whether a planned hotel at Front and Laurel streets in Santa Cruz will include some lower-cost rooms. (BCV Architecture + Interiors) Attend at Portola Plaza Hotel, 2 Portola Plaza, Monterey. To comment by Zoom or phone, submit a request
Un terreno al final de la calle Gonda es el sitio donde se propone construir un complejo de viviendas para 248 campesinos temporales. Al lado del sitio es un proyecto construido recientemente con vivienda para 360 campesinos temporales. (Fidel M. Soto — Noticias Watsonville) PAJARO >> Se ha propue...
Measure U on the Nov. 5 ballot measure would repeal a recent charge in San Lorenzo Valley Water District and cap some future increases. Repairs recently began on a pipeline near Ben Lomond that was severely damaged in the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. (San Lorenzo Valley Water District) BOULDER CREEK....
A housing project at 2838 Park Ave. in Soquel is supposed to finish in early 2025. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Local file) SOQUEL >> Construction appeared to stall for several weeks this summer at a 36-unit permanent supportive housing complex at 2838 Park Ave. in Soquel, but a representative
Una vista del centro de Watsonville. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local) WATSONVILLE >> Cada mes Noticias Watsonville publica eventos locales con el fin de servirles mejor. Este mes de septiembre, hay eventos programados cerca del Valle de Pajaro incluyendo Watsonville, Salinas, Pajaro y Aptos. ¿...
County boards and commissions help advise the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors. (Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo — Santa Cruz Local file) SANTA CRUZ >> Have ideas to improve Santa Cruz County? Residents can now apply to have a direct line to Santa Cruz city and county leaders — and get paid
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 the five-building apartment complex is too lar...
Attorneys for the UC Regents, the City of Santa Cruz and the County of Santa Cruz enter a Santa Cruz County Superior Court hearing about UCSC’s 2021 Long Range Development Plan on June 13. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ >> UC Santa Cruz’s plan to add
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) Attend the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors meeting, 701 Ocean St., Room 525, Santa Cruz.
Central Fire District Station 1 is on 17th Avenue. Central Fire leaders have placed a bond measure on the Nov. 5 ballot. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ >> Voters in the Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County will decide whether to approve $221 million in
Un residente vota en las elecciones del 5 de marzo en Watsonville. (Fidel M. Soto — Noticias Watsonville) Noticias Watsonville es la división en español de Santa Cruz Local. Lea más sobre Noticias Watsonville. WATSONVILLE >> Se aproximan las elecciones generales del 5 de noviembre. En el Condad...
The Live Oak School District Board of Trustees will not have an election this November. Its three open board seats will be appointed due to a lack of candidates. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local file) SANTA CRUZ >> Just one-fourth of open school board seats in Santa Cruz County
Workers represented by SEIU Local 2015 and other unions wave their hands in support of speakers at a Santa Cruz County supervisors meeting Aug. 13. Caregivers employed through the county’s In-Home Supportive Services program have demanded higher pay. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ ...
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 Local) SANTA CRUZ >> For years Santa Cruz city
Elementos del grupo Esperanza del Valle bailan durante las celebraciones del Cinco de Mayo en Watsonville, 7 de mayo de 2023. (Kara Meyberg Guzman — Santa Cruz Local) Noticias Watsonville es la división en español de Santa Cruz Local. Lea más sobre Noticias Watsonville. WATSONVILLE >> Del 15 al
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 an unfair bidding process for the construction of a UC
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors is set to consider a second reading of a county ban on gas-powered leaf blowers at its meeting Aug. 13. (Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo — Santa Cruz Local file) Attend at 701 Ocean St., Room 525, Santa Cruz.
Leaders at Santa Cruz City Hall have been trying to tackle pension debt — about $220 million as of June 2023. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file) Editor’s note: Many Santa Cruz Local readers have asked about the role of unfunded pension debt in the budgets of the County
The Scotts Valley City Council on Aug. 7 will consider whether to put a business tax hike on the November ballot. (Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo — Santa Cruz Local file) Attend at Scotts Valley City Council chambers, 1 Civic Center Drive, Scotts Valley.
A free National Night Out event with games and food will take place 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 at MacDorsa Park near Scotts Valley City Hall. (Kara Meyberg Guzman — Santa Cruz Local file) 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 / Boulder Creek Fire Department, 13230 Central Ave., Boulder
Capitola voters in November will consider a sales tax increase to help fund city services. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file) CAPITOLA >> Capitola voters will decide whether to raise the city’s sales tax to 9.25% from 9% in the Nov. 5 election.
Soda prices could rise in the City of Santa Cruz in 2025 if voters approve a new city tax. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ >> Santa Cruz city voters in November will decide whether to tax the distributors of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages to discourage
Highway 1 work contributes to a backup in Aptos in April. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file) Attend in person at 701 Ocean St., Room 525, Santa Cruz. Join on Zoom or call 312-626-6799
Nate Bradley and his dog, Raider, stand outside a store in Capitola. An off-leash dog area could be added to Noble Gulch Park. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Local) CAPITOLA >> The Capitola City Council on Thursday advanced a plan to turn most of Noble Gulch Park into a
Santa Cruz City Schools has three school board seats on the Nov. 5 ballot. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ >> School board trustees play key roles in local government, helping ensure that school districts adhere to the values and priorities of their communities. But when Santa
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 and concerns about empty second homes we...
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