Inside Santa Cruz County politics & policy with Lookout correspondent Christopher Neely.
Housing & Development
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Downtown Santa Cruz library to break ground Aug. 20
The downtown library mixed-use project will officially start construction with a groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 20. Shovels were expected to hit the ground in June, but a series of delays pushed the timeline into August.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Construction hasn’t started on Santa Cruz’s downtown library – why isn’t the city answering our questions?
Transparency activist Marv Lewis believes the City of Santa Cruz might have missed a key deadline for the downtown library project, jeopardizing $53 million in tax credits. He raises concerns about transparency and public accountability.
Posted inHousing & Development
One of downtown Santa Cruz’s most visible housing projects nears completion
RiverRow, a new 175-unit building on Front Street along the San Lorenzo riverfront in Santa Cruz, is nearly complete and set to open to tenants by the end of the year.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Santa Cruz County homeless count shows uneven progress as budget cuts loom
Santa Cruz County’s annual homeless count hit record lows this year, but the numbers mask a troubling rise in older adults and people with disabilities living on the streets, along with increases in Santa Cruz and Capitola as federal aid dwindles.
Posted inHousing & Development
Developer mulls trimming Ocean Street housing project to 300 units from 389
A subsidiary of real estate giant Trammell Crow says it is in talks with the City of Santa Cruz to possibly reduce the size of a planned Ocean Street housing project, citing cost concerns and neighborhood fit.
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$250,000 grant awarded to the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County
Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County received a one-time grant of $250,000 from Dignity Health to help strengthen short-term housing services.
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How people afford to live in Santa Cruz County’s costly housing market
In interviews, Santa Cruz County locals share their creative survival strategies in the nation’s least affordable housing market, where a two-bedroom apartment requires an $81-per-hour wage.
Posted inScotts Valley
Scotts Valley secures $1 million in promised federal funding for Town Center
The City of Scotts Valley has secured $1 million funding promised by the federal government last year to help develop the Town Center property, marking a milestone in the 30 years of attempts to develop the former Skypark Airport.
Posted inFood & Drink
Once a downtown hotspot, 515 Kitchen & Cocktails for sale amid construction challenges
After more than three years of stalled construction and mounting costs, the former 515 Kitchen & Cocktails building in downtown Santa Cruz is now for sale for $995,000.