Santa Cruz has become the most expensive rental market in the U.S, and the market alone won’t fix it, argues county supervisor and former mayor Justin Cummings. Measure C creates a reliable local fund through a modest parcel tax and a luxury home transfer tax to build affordable housing.
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Letter to the editor: Santa Cruz’s Measure C crosses the line
In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz resident expresses reservations about the city’s Measure C ballot initiative and urges a vote instead for Measure B.
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Letter to the editor: Measure C – ‘Fool me twice … pay the price’
In a letter to the editor, a Soquel resident outlines his concerns with Measure C, one of the ballot initiatives before Santa Cruz voters on the Nov. 4 ballot.
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Yes on Santa Cruz’s Measure C: Let’s not let the perfect be the enemy of the good
OPINION: Measure C might not be perfect, but it will create needed affordable housing in Santa Cruz, writes former Santa Cruz mayor and housing advocate Don Lane. He refutes a recent op-ed by resident Keven Cook questioning loopholes in the measure and encourages the community to support it.
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Letter to the editor: Here’s why I say yes on C
In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz resident outlines why she supports Measure C, a ballot initiative to fund affordable housing.
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Letter to the editor: Love your neighbor as yourself: Yes on Measure C
In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz resident outlines why she supports Measure C, a ballot initiative to fund affordable housing.
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Letter to the editor: Housing Matters is trampling its legacy with locked gates and kiosks
In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz resident expresses dismay at nonprofit Housing Matters ending its day services for the homeless community.
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Letter to the editor: Where are the people on Coral Street supposed to go?
In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz resident asks where members of the unhoused community displaced by law enforcement sweeps or cuts to service programs should go.
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A Lookout View: We’ve seen some of the money – we still say yes on Santa Cruz’s Measure C
OPINION: Three weeks after endorsing Measure C, Lookout’s editorial board says its support still stands, but it reiterates the need for city accountability on how it spends tax dollars on affordable housing.
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Letter to the editor: Keep housing solutions fair
In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz realtor advocates a vote for ballot initiative Measure B over competing Measure C.