In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz resident rebuts a recent Community Voices op-ed on the city’s Workforce Housing Affordability Act.
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Morning Lookout: Tax break for landmarks; housing market better for buyers; Project 2025’s misleading promises
Santa Cruz County news and opinion headlines from Lookout for the morning of Tuesday, June 17.
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Can a new tax break for landmark buildings help save Santa Cruz County’s disappearing history?
Preservationists say Santa Cruz County’s adoption of a tax relief program for historic properties could help spur interest in saving buildings such as the Bayview Hotel in Aptos and Redman-Hirahara House in Watsonville. Some critics argue such laws mainly serve as a windfall for wealthy homeowners.
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County home listings reach six-year high for May as market starts shifting toward buyers
After years of fierce competition, homebuyers in Santa Cruz County now find themselves with more choices and time to decide, as sellers adjust to a calmer market with more properties listed for sale.
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I survived a mass shooting — Project 2025 spoke to my fear, then betrayed it
Emma Tipping survived a 2019 mass shooting but suffered long-term trauma that still affects her. Her healing journey led her to the Santa Cruz Feminist Society. The group read Project 2025 together and initially, the promises to “protect children” resonated with her. But she quickly saw its true aim: using nostalgic rhetoric to roll back civil rights and ignore threats of gun violence.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
In the Public Interest: A historic week begs the question: Who will take the reins?
Around Santa Cruz County politics & policy with Lookout correspondent Christopher Neely.
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Morning Lookout: Rentals vs. condos, Watsonville business struggles, popular PVUSD film program on chopping block
Santa Cruz County news and opinion headlines from Lookout for the morning of Monday, June 16.
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Why Santa Cruz builds rentals, not condos — and what it means for first-time homebuyers
Santa Cruz is building more housing than ever — but almost none of it is for sale. Sky-high home prices and a state law meant to protect buyers are discouraging developers from building condos, closing off a key path to ownership.
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Watsonville businesses struggle as ICE raids and protests intensify across the country
Watsonville businesses, flea markets and food drives say they have seen sharp decline as immigration raids intensify nationwide, forcing immigrant community members to avoid busy public places.
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Carmageddon: RTC plans pop-ups, ‘office hours’ to answer questions on $4.3B rail project
Facing sticker shock over the $4.3 billion price tag for its rail project, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission is ditching town halls for pop-up events at farmers markets and one-on-one office hours because community members prefer more direct discussions, transit officials say.