Sunday Reads: Dag Weiser’s last Halloween extravaganza; support for Santa Cruz’s Measure C

The last trick-or-treat: Dag Weiser’s glorious Halloween yard show dazzles the neighborhood for the final time

For more than 40 years, Dag Weiser’s Market Street house in Santa Cruz was a dazzling display of creativity and charm every Halloween. But now the house has been sold, and a great local tradition comes to an end. Read more from Wallace Baine.

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OPINION: Yes on C: We are Santa Cruz faith leaders and we choose now to act for our neighbors

A coalition of Santa Cruz faith leaders is urging a “yes” vote on Measure C, calling affordable housing a moral and spiritual duty and citing rabbis, the pope, Buddhist tradition and Jesus’ teachings. Representing thousands of locals, they say the Workforce Housing Affordability Act offers a fair, accountable path to help struggling families. They criticize out-of-town realtor groups for opposing the measure and promoting a weaker alternative, Measure B. “We choose to act now for our neighbors,” the leaders write. Read their Community Voices op-ed here.

OPINION: Santa Cruz City Council is making real progress on accountability in affordable housing

The Santa Cruz City Council is moving forward with a new accountability and preference system to ensure local workers and residents get priority for affordable housing. Bruce Van Allen, a former Santa Cruz mayor and a longtime housing advocate, is a member of the progressive group that pushed for this resolution. He says the move marks a major step in community trust and will result in a public dashboard that will track affordable units and how quickly they fill. He believes this sort of accountability will boost transparency and enable better community conversations about affordable housing progress. The resolution, he writes, aligns with Measure C, the Workforce Housing Affordability Act, which he and other group members now support. Read his Community Voices op-ed here.

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