Among the biggest changes of the revised law: Whereas previously proposed rules would’ve left areas with certain zoning…
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A market correction? Record home price escalation hits pause — at least for the month of June
The median price in Santa Cruz County for single-family homes dropped to $1,175 million in June, down from $1.3 million in May — nearly a 10% drop month over month. Was it just a blip or a sign of things to come?
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Members petition against development of Cruz Hotel at Santa Cruz Community Credit Union site
The sale of the Santa Cruz Community Credit Union’s Front Street building could be finalized any day, but a group of members concerned about plans to turn the property into a six-story hotel is still hoping to appeal to the board of directors to reconsider.
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Wealth, class and remote work reshape California’s new boomtowns as people flee big cities
The surge of migration eastward fits a pattern of families escaping densely populated cities, a trend that dates back to the mid-20th century.
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Building boom will super-size downtown Santa Cruz — but will affordability follow?
With seven new six- and seven-story buildings planned for downtown, nobody disputes that it will alter the look of Santa Cruz. Whether it will open the housing market by lowering prices is another matter.
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City won’t immediately clear San Lorenzo Park homeless encampment after judge lifts injunction
“We want to be thoughtful with dispersing,” one Santa Cruz official said after a federal judge cleared the way for the city to take action, citing improved COVID conditions. “We’re going to continue services the way it has been until we have a better place for people to go.”
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Where are tenants falling through the cracks of California eviction ban?
California has one of the nation’s longest-running eviction bans, but an exclusive CalMatters analysis finds that local decisions carved a divide for tenants. Landlords and sheriffs are evicting renters at higher rates in the Central Valley, where Stanislaus County’s rate was nearly triple that of Santa Cruz County.
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State lawmakers secure $14.5 million for homelessness initiatives in Santa Cruz city, county
State Senator John Laird and Assemblymember Mark Stone helped land funding for the Santa Cruz area as part of California’s $262.6 billion budget.
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Will California’s eviction moratorium be extended beyond June 30?
The state’s eviction freeze will likely be extended past June 30, and lawmakers could finish haggling over details this week. The big issues include how long the extension will last and how much rent relief will cover.
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Caltrans moves to clear ‘Hell’s Trail’ encampment alongside Highway 1
After warning residents of the settlement last week to vacate the area, Caltrans moved in Monday to clear the site on state-owned property between Highway 1 and the Santa Cruz Memorial cemetery.