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Santa Cruz County housing market sees more sales and agents getting busier, but uncertain geopolitical impacts loom
The county’s housing market in February closely mirrored January, but agents are seeing more listings and are hosting more open houses, which they believe could mean busy upcoming months. Meanwhile, the…
With Capitola Mall site rezoned, city aims to focus state-mandated growth on 41st Avenue corridor
Once redeveloped, the Capitola Mall is expected to take care of a large number of state-mandated housing units that the City of Capitola must plan for by 2031. Moving forward, the…
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After years of delays, Capitola City Council approves mall zoning code amendments, opening door for redevelopment proposal
The Capitola City Council approved zoning code updates for the Capitola Mall site at a special meeting Monday, finally moving into the next step of the saga and allowing a developer…
Nuevas viviendas a lo largo del San Lorenzo finalmente abren, conectadas al rÃo por primera vez en décadas
Funcionarios de la ciudad celebraron el jueves la apertura de uno de los muchos nuevos edificios de apartamentos en el centro de Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz City Council takes first step to rezone Coral Street for expanded temporary housing, homeless services
The Santa Cruz City Council voted to rezone the Coral Street area to allow expanded homeless services and temporary housing, taking the first step toward creating a Coral Street Overlay District…
Some State Farm customers could see refunds while homeowner rate hikes stay put
State Farm has reached a settlement over emergency insurance rate hikes after last year’s Los Angeles County fires.
California has 40,000 affordable housing units ready to break ground. One bottleneck is holding them up
Tens of thousands of affordable units across California are stuck in financial purgatory, according to a new report. Will more money get them moving?
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