A federal judge could dissolve an injunction keeping the city of Santa Cruz from clearing a homeless encampment in the San Lorenzo Benchlands at a June 29 hearing set Thursday.
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Is end to legal clash over the San Lorenzo Park homeless encampment in sight?
There have been signs of progress in the litigation between the homeless union and Santa Cruz officials in advance of a key hearing Thursday, but sticking points remain.
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From TOLO to CSSO: Revamped camping ordinance heads to Santa Cruz council Tuesday, so what’s changed?
Among the biggest changes of the revised law: Whereas previously proposed rules would’ve left areas with certain zoning open to overnight camping on public property, the updated ordinance essentially prohibits daytime and nighttime camping citywide once certain conditions are met.
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A tiny-home village for homeless veterans? It’s part of non-profit’s bigger picture — but the clock ticks
The Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building Board of Trustees is on an ambitious quest: Create housing for all Santa Cruz County homeless veterans — and do so before the clock runs out on pandemic-related funding that’s helped shelter vets amid COVID. Part of the solution? Tiny homes.
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Santa Cruz County greenlights 21-unit townhome project with some units for lower-income buyers
The development at 3212 Mission Drive (near the corner of Mission and Soquel Drive) will set aside two units for sale to moderate-income residents and one to a “very low-income” household. The remaining 18 units will be available for sale at market rate.
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After intense backlash, Santa Cruz mayor to propose striking Seabright from areas where homeless can sleep
After much community backlash, Santa Cruz Mayor Donna Meyers said she will bring forth a proposal to remove the industrial zone of the Seabright neighborhood from places where overnight camping is allowed on public property.
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Santa Cruz mayor responds after Seabright residents sound off about ‘outdoor living ordinance’
As news has spread throughout Santa Cruz about how the industrial zoning of the Seabright neighborhood could make it a camping destination for unsheltered people, many who live there are speaking out — most with harsh words for the city council. Now, Mayor Donna Meyers is responding.
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San Lorenzo Park homeless camp to move to the Benchlands as a compromise in federal lawsuit
Per the compromise, the city will establish 122 campsites — adequately spaced out — in the Benchlands, which is a floodplain along the San Lorenzo River.
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How did $2.7 billion in housing bonds disappear?
An audit found an obscure state committee led by top elected officials missed spending deadlines for affordable housing bonds nearly a decade ago. Few are around to explain why.
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‘Very good experience’: Streamlined permitting process shows early success for CZU fire home rebuilders
An expedited permit system, and a 40 percent reduction in fees for fire victims, are aimed at easing the path to recovery for owners of homes lost in the blaze that ripped through the Santa Cruz Mountains in August and September. Can county officials keep it up?