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Governor YIMBY: In California’s unsettled race, most candidates see eye-to-eye on housing
On zoning, permitting, fees and NIMBY obstruction, the top candidates vying to become California’s next governor all say the state needs to make it easier to build more homes.
Delay is driving Santa Cruz County’s housing crisis deeper
Santa Cruz County is falling far behind its housing goals, with most jurisdictions on pace to meet barely half their targets – or less, write housing advocates Rafa Sonnenfeld and Janine…
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A plan to cut a California tax is going to voters. Why L.A.’s ‘mansion tax’ is at the center of it
A measure to roll back two kinds of taxes is slated to go before voters in November. The measure would affect cities and taxpayers across the state, but Los Angeles and…
Outdoor World building razed for affordable housing project
The site of the long-shuttered Outdoor World on River Street is slated to include 50 units of affordable housing plus commercial space in a six-story development.
Group of local contractors to use straw bales to build low-income housing on Mount Calvary Church property in Soquel
A group of local contractors is hoping to address both homelessness and climate change with their project to build six new “tiny homes” using natural materials.
The real cause of gentrification in Santa Cruz isn’t new housing
OPINION: Have we built too much housing in Santa Cruz or not nearly enough? Housing activist and former Santa Cruz mayor Don Lane reminds us that Santa Cruz spent decades limiting…
Grey Bears plans major warehouse expansion to meet growing demand for senior services
Grey Bears, a longtime Santa Cruz nonprofit serving seniors and food-insecure residents, plans to move its overcrowded operations from aging facilities into a renovated warehouse next door by 2028. The $9.6…
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