A newly proposed housing development at the intersection of Seabright Avenue and Soquel Avenue in Santa Cruz envisions six stories of housing and 5,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space — and neither remaining mayoral candidate is a fan.

The proposal would demolish the existing buildings on the site, which is home to Ace Hardware and the Bagelry, among other businesses. The Santa Cruz Roller Palladium would border the project to the south and Horsnyder Pharmacy to the east.

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Max Chun is the general-assignment correspondent at Lookout Santa Cruz. Max’s position has pulled him in many different directions, seeing him cover development, COVID, the opioid crisis, labor, courts...