Development
Will Warriors stay? Community input on downtown expansion will help decide whether they do and, if so, where
A temporary facility that has outlived its usefulness for the Santa Cruz Warriors and a city actively updating its downtown footprint has pushed a longstanding discussion to the forefront. The Kaiser Permanente Arena will host a drop-in event Wednesday night to show the community three different potential plans for use of the Warriors’ current site and other locations that a permanent arena could be built.
The tremors of the Santa Cruz housing market: Why our affordability reporter is on the hunt yet again
Just days before signing a long-term lease, this housing reporter lost her rental and had to scrounge for a new home. Follow Grace on her ongoing journey to find an affordable place to live in Santa Cruz.
Lookout Update: Santa Cruz City Council maintains oversized parking ordinance
On Tuesday, the Santa Cruz City Council rejected recommendations from the city’s planning commission on changes to the long-sought ordinance.
Ask Lookout: It’s looking like construction on the Fishhook might finally be completed soon — will it?
In this installment of Ask Lookout, we examine the latest chapter in the long and tangled history of an interchange that almost became a triple-decker, L.A.-style interchange back in the late 1990s.
Affordable housing ideas in the spotlight: Forum to detail two possible Santa Cruz ballot measures
On Thursday, the people behind two potential ballot measures will explain how their plans would increase affordable housing in the city of Santa Cruz should they get on the November ballot. Some city officials and activists, however, aren’t so sure.
Are Santa Cruzans dividing up their lots? A look at SB 9 one month in, as new law gets digested
Senate Bill 9, signed into law last fall by Gov. Gavin Newsom, allows California homeowners and property owners to either subdivide their lots or build duplexes. The law officially went into effect Jan. 1 — but how much of an impact has it made locally, if at all?
Roaring Camp Railroad’s stance on the proposed abandonment of the Felton Branch Rail Line
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Santa Cruz council moves 130 Center St. project forward
A 233-unit mixed-use downtown development unanimously approved by Santa Cruz’s planning commission faced an appeal in November, but while those community concerns led to further delay, UCSC students and advocates rallied together to push the project forward, leading to unanimous approval by the city council.
The new state laws going into effect — and their impact on Santa Cruz County
As of Jan. 1, a number of new state laws went into effect. Lookout takes a closer look at a handful of them to assess how they might affect Santa Cruz County residents.