Changing Santa Cruz

An ongoing Lookout series on development happening in downtown Santa Cruz.

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‘Japanese woodblock’ mural suggests waves as new Cedar Street family apartments get ready to open

by Wallace Baine November 7, 2023December 17, 2023

What would a new downtown arena mean for Santa Cruz audiences?

by Wallace Baine October 15, 2023May 6, 2024

Inside Santa Cruz’s ambitious downtown expansion plans: 12-story towers and a new multipurpose Warriors arena

by Christopher Neely October 13, 2023May 6, 2024

Petition to cap Santa Cruz building height has enough signatures to qualify for March ballot, organizers say

by Christopher Neely October 9, 2023January 5, 2024

What will the new Santa Cruz look like? Readers sound off

by Wallace Baine October 8, 2023December 17, 2023

What’s our vibe? Can Santa Cruz learn from Miami Beach?

by Wallace Baine September 17, 2023December 17, 2023

Urban density is coming to downtown Santa Cruz. This group wants to stop the city from getting taller.

by Christopher Neely September 5, 2023January 5, 2024

Shiny facades herald emergence of new-look downtown Santa Cruz, with housing coming in 2024

by Wallace Baine August 23, 2023December 17, 2023

Which way to the beach? After decades of talking about it, Santa Cruz is finally poised to connect downtown to the beach

by Wallace Baine June 7, 2023December 17, 2023

Keeley’s grassroots vision for Santa Cruz’s housing bond has been messy and complicated

by Christopher Neely June 5, 2023January 5, 2024

Santa Cruz now eyes June 2024 for affordable-housing bond election after community members request more time

by Christopher Neely June 1, 2023January 5, 2024

Nightmare or riverfront nirvana — or somewhere in between? What’s the next Santa Cruz going to feel like?

by Wallace Baine May 22, 2023December 17, 2023

Riverfront, first of three big housing developments along San Lorenzo River, is underway

by Wallace Baine May 16, 2023

First meeting on potential 2024 Santa Cruz housing bond debates affordable housing, downtown growth

by Max Chun May 19, 2023

For 2024, downtown Santa Cruz’s changes will be nothing less than transformational

by Wallace Baine April 25, 2023

A field guide to downtown Santa Cruz’s many in-progress housing developments

by Wallace Baine April 25, 2023April 25, 2024

Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley will leave it to residents to figure out 2024 affordable housing bond

by Christopher Neely May 9, 2023January 5, 2024

Santa Cruz City Council advances plan for more than 3,700 housing units — a fourfold increase — by 2031

by Christopher Neely April 26, 2023

State awards more than $40 million to spur Santa Cruz County public transit and housing projects

by Christopher Neely April 24, 2023January 24, 2024

In the Public Interest: As Santa Cruz County faces a mandate of fourfold increase in new housing, all stick, no carrot from state

by Christopher Neely April 17, 2023

In the Public Interest: Is Santa Cruz’s housing plan too dependent on UCSC’s new development?

by Christopher Neely May 1, 2023

Santa Cruz to hold public meeting on mixed-use project for site of Mission Street’s Food Bin & Herb Room

by Max Chun April 6, 2023May 1, 2024

Santa Cruz’s downtown library mixed-use project gets final green light from city council

by Christopher Neely March 16, 2023April 25, 2024

Paseos to the future? New Santa Cruz Riverwalk may open up 10 new restaurant spaces — four on the river

by Lily Belli January 31, 2023November 12, 2023

A mini Chase Center for Santa Cruz, marrying the Sea Dubs and performing arts?

by Wallace Baine October 16, 2022May 6, 2024

The Six Blocks holdovers: Sherwin-Williams, More Music and SCFAA

by Max Chun September 27, 2022December 17, 2023

SC Community Credit Union finds new downtown home as Cruz Hotel project faces new challenges

by Max Chun September 22, 2022

Six Blocks: Downtown redo aims for 1,000s of new residents, 6 multistory buildings — and revived riverfront

by Wallace Baine September 21, 2022December 17, 2023