Neighborhoods are receiving little advance information about newly streamlined projects, as the state of California and the county of Santa Cruz move to rapidly build new housing. As Project Homekey-funded projects pop up around the county, we see pushback in Soquel, and maybe more widely. Lookout takes a closer look at the community whiplash and the likely growing pains ahead.
Housing
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Unhoused Santa Cruz: On the ground, Santa Cruz counts its homeless
On Monday, about 100 people will comb the county and Lookout’s correspondent team will be with them, filing reports on what could be an important tool in countering homelessness.
Posted inCity Life
BOLO Best Bets: Welcome back, chowderheads, and warm up with theater and art
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Posted inCoast Life
Did the pandemic create more income inequality in California?
Income inequality grew in California during three of the last four recessions before the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers are trying to figure out if the same happened in 2020.
Posted inCoast Life
VIDEO: It was an ‘Only in Santa Cruz’ scene for the 2/22/22 ‘tutu’ celebration
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inCoast Life
Unhoused Santa Cruz: The struggle for families is real — and for one family, tragedy followed triumph
The number of families experiencing homelessness in Santa Cruz County continues to increase despite the efforts by local leaders to prioritize them. Lookout learned that the number hit a two-year high in January after spiking by 27% over the past six months. One family saw the hard work needed to get rehoused finally pay off. During their day of celebration, tragedy struck.
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Wallace Baine: John Craigie’s longing for home stands out among the best songs ever written about California
A Santa Cruz cameo in a Super Bowl ad brings columnist Wallace Baine to thinking about one of Ingelwood’s native sons — the venue of this year’s football fest — and that person’s contributions to the musical mystic that is California. John Craigie, who performs locally next month, went to UCSC in the 90s and was transformed by the experience.
Posted inCity Life
BOLO Best Bets: Celebrate Black theater and otherwise get your groove on
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A steep rise in Santa Cruz condo prices to start the year
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Ballot measures on hotel, single-use cup taxes headed to June ballot
The What: On Tuesday, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to place two measures — a hotel tax increase and a single-use cup and bag tax — on the June 7 ballot. The So What: The two measures would bring in an additional $2.4 million annually to be used in unincorporated county […]
