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WEBSep 26, 2024 · Santa Cruz County supervisors to weigh ban on filtered cigarette sales Enforcement could start in 2027 Would Measure N demolish a Live Oak senior center for teacher housing? Bond aims to raise $45 million for workforce housing Architects describe 6-story apartment proposal on Mission St. in Santa Cruz Widened sidewalks, studios and 2-bedrooms planned Five picks for Santa Cruz First Friday Oct ...
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WEBBy Jesse Kathan |2024-09-18T12:32:07-07:00September 17, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Jimmy Dutra, Nov. 5 2024 election, Santa Cruz County Superior Court, Stephen Siefke, Watsonville City Council |. Jimmy Dutra ordered to pay $1.1 million, remains on Nov. 5 ballot.
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Santa Cruz County supervisors to weigh ban on filtered cigarette …
WEB3 days ago · Santa Cruz County Supervisor Justin Cummings has proposed a cigarette filter ban. (Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo — Santa Cruz Local file) 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8. Attend in person at 701 Ocean St., Room 525, Santa Cruz. Watch on Facebook, join on Zoom or call 669-900-6833, meeting ID 817 3220.
Santa Cruz city leaders approve thousands of potential new homes
WEBDec 13, 2023 · SANTA CRUZ >> The Santa Cruz City Council on Tuesday approved a final Housing Element of the city’s General Plan that meets state-mandated housing goals and envisions denser multifamily housing downtown and along major roads such as Soquel Avenue and Water, River and Ocean streets. Santa Cruz must build nearly 4,000 new homes over the next eight years to meet state targets.
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WEBSep 23, 2024 · Government News >. Santa Cruz Local delivers deep, nonpartisan coverage of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors and city councils in Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Scotts Valley and Capitola. We distill local government decisions in an easy-to-read format and demystify county and city policy with our explainer stories.
Guide to Local Government launches - Santa Cruz Local
WEBOct 1, 2021 · Residents pack a meeting in the Santa Cruz City Council chamber in 2019. (Kara Meyberg Guzman — Santa Cruz Local file). Santa Cruz Local has a new resource page called the Guide to Local Government.. It describes the nuts and bolts of how local government works — how city laws are made, when and where city councils meet, and how you can make your voice heard.
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Inside the plan to expand Downtown Santa Cruz
WEBJun 14, 2024 · SANTA CRUZ >> A new draft of Santa Cruz’s downtown expansion plan calls for buildings up to eight stories and wider sidewalks south of Laurel Street, as well as a permanent, larger Kaiser Permanente Arena for the Santa Cruz Warriors basketball team. A public plaza at Front and Spruce streets is also in the plan, along with new bike lanes and parts of Spruce Street closed to vehicles.