A proposal for a seven-story building in Downtown Santa Cruz was submitted with the help of Ryan Coonerty, candidate for ...

Santa Cruz Workbench is the most prolific at advancing multi-story apartment buildings, and the most likely to have its ...

Monterey County officials have yet to release a final report detailing how the last of the $20 million in state money for ...

Watsonville residents could pay more for water, trash and sewer staring July 1. The fee hikes are needed to pay for repairs, city leaders said.

Juliette North, left, and her son Bradley describe the impacts they expect the end of Housing Matters’ Day Services will have on homeless residents. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) ...

The Calypso Apartments on Center Street in Downtown Santa Cruz were first proposed in 2021 as market-rate, but developers in 2024 chose to instead pursue 100% below-market-rate. (Swenson Builders) ...

Pajaro residents discuss local issues at a Noticias Watsonville listening session at Casa de la Cultura in Pajaro on March 13. (Kara Meyberg Guzman — Santa Cruz Local) Catalina Jaramillo Vergara is an ...

A local developer has sued the County of Santa Cruz after the Planning Commission in January tabled considering it for approval. A rendering shows the proposed building. (Workbench) LIVE OAK >> Two ...

Young riders on e-bikes while wearing helmets on Mar. 12 on a street in Santa Cruz. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) SANTA CRUZ >> Santa Cruz city leaders want residents to be ...

The Pajaro Valley Health Care District board of directors meets on March 25. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) WATSONVILLE >> As Watsonville Community Hospital continues to confront ...

SANTA CRUZ >> As state laws severely restrict local elected officials from blocking or changing new housing developments, Santa Cruz planning staff have drafted a guide for developers to build more ...