

An ongoing Lookout series on development happening in downtown Santa Cruz.
Changing Santa Cruz
There are 22 stories.
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1
Quick Take
Santa Cruz’s downtown expansion plan is aimed for the lots that currently host Kaiser Permanente Arena, Ace Hardware and...
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2
Quick Take
Now built out and putting on their public faces, the Anton Pacific Apartments and Center/Cedar developments are...
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3
Quick Take
Making the transition from downtown to the beach seamless has been a goal of city leaders for years, and now Santa Cruz...
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4
Quick Take
Mayor Fred Keeley wants Santa Cruz community members to take the lead in drafting a housing bond measure to put before...
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5
Quick Take
After initially aiming for a March 2024 vote, community members participating in drafting a long-sought...
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6
Quick Take
Quick, describe the vibe that characterizes what the one-of-a-kind place that is Santa Cruz is known to be. Now, as the...
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7
Quick Take
Demolition has begun along Front Street in downtown Santa Cruz for the new complex to be known as the Riverfront...
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8
Quick Take
Santa Cruz Mayor Fed Keeley hosted the first of three public meetings on a potential March 2024 housing bond ballot...
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9
Quick Take
New residents will start moving into at least three new downtown Santa Cruz apartment buildings in 2024, and the crack...
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10
Quick Take
Downtown Santa Cruz is humming with construction, and there’s plenty more coming. Here’s Lookout’s update on where...
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11
Quick Take
Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley says he plans to let community members lead on organizing the housing bond he has touted...
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12
Quick Take
It’s full speed ahead for the accelerated building of housing for the city of Santa Cruz over the next eight years....
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13
Quick Take
Zero-emission buses, groundbreaking on the downtown Santa Cruz transit center and 60 units of downtown Watsonville...
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14
Quick Take
In this edition of In the Public Interest, Christopher Neely delves into regional housing allocation numbers, how many...
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15
Quick Take
In this week’s edition of In the Public Interest, Christopher Neely examines how projects at UC Santa Cruz fit into the...
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16
Quick Take
The 42,849-square-foot development would take over the parcel where local grocery stores The Food Bin and Herb Room...
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17
Quick Take
The long-debated downtown library mixed-use project got its day in front of the Santa Cruz City Council and will move...
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18
Quick Take
It might take 10 years, but the changing face of downtown Santa Cruz could offer the kind of vibrant community spaces...
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19
Quick Take
After a decade in Kaiser Permanente Arena, the Warriors are planning for a new downtown home. And they are already...
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20
Quick Take
The planned overhaul along Front Street might seem like one of the first steps toward an unrecognizable downtown Santa...
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21
Quick Take
Following a saga of planning, moving and controversy, Santa Cruz Community Credit Union has found a new home in downtown...
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22
Quick Take
You can see the big new building fast rising at Front and Laurel in downtown Santa Cruz. That’s just the first wave of...

An ongoing Lookout series on development happening in downtown Santa Cruz.
There are 22 stories.
-
1
Quick Take
Santa Cruz’s downtown expansion plan is aimed for the lots that currently host Kaiser Permanente Arena, Ace Hardware and...
-
2
Quick Take
Now built out and putting on their public faces, the Anton Pacific Apartments and Center/Cedar developments are...
-
3
Quick Take
Making the transition from downtown to the beach seamless has been a goal of city leaders for years, and now Santa Cruz...
-
4
Quick Take
Mayor Fred Keeley wants Santa Cruz community members to take the lead in drafting a housing bond measure to put before...
-
5
Quick Take
After initially aiming for a March 2024 vote, community members participating in drafting a long-sought...
-
6
Quick Take
Quick, describe the vibe that characterizes what the one-of-a-kind place that is Santa Cruz is known to be. Now, as the...
-
7
Quick Take
Demolition has begun along Front Street in downtown Santa Cruz for the new complex to be known as the Riverfront...
-
8
Quick Take
Santa Cruz Mayor Fed Keeley hosted the first of three public meetings on a potential March 2024 housing bond ballot...
-
9
Quick Take
New residents will start moving into at least three new downtown Santa Cruz apartment buildings in 2024, and the crack...
-
10
Quick Take
Downtown Santa Cruz is humming with construction, and there’s plenty more coming. Here’s Lookout’s update on where...
-
11
Quick Take
Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley says he plans to let community members lead on organizing the housing bond he has touted...
-
12
Quick Take
It’s full speed ahead for the accelerated building of housing for the city of Santa Cruz over the next eight years....
-
13
Quick Take
Zero-emission buses, groundbreaking on the downtown Santa Cruz transit center and 60 units of downtown Watsonville...
-
14
Quick Take
In this edition of In the Public Interest, Christopher Neely delves into regional housing allocation numbers, how many...
-
15
Quick Take
In this week’s edition of In the Public Interest, Christopher Neely examines how projects at UC Santa Cruz fit into the...
-
16
Quick Take
The 42,849-square-foot development would take over the parcel where local grocery stores The Food Bin and Herb Room...
-
17
Quick Take
The long-debated downtown library mixed-use project got its day in front of the Santa Cruz City Council and will move...
-
18
Quick Take
It might take 10 years, but the changing face of downtown Santa Cruz could offer the kind of vibrant community spaces...
-
19
Quick Take
After a decade in Kaiser Permanente Arena, the Warriors are planning for a new downtown home. And they are already...
-
20
Quick Take
The planned overhaul along Front Street might seem like one of the first steps toward an unrecognizable downtown Santa...
-
21
Quick Take
Following a saga of planning, moving and controversy, Santa Cruz Community Credit Union has found a new home in downtown...
-
22
Quick Take
You can see the big new building fast rising at Front and Laurel in downtown Santa Cruz. That’s just the first wave of...