What's happening this week around Santa Cruz County politics & policy, courtesy of Lookout correspondents, plus stories you ...

OPINION: Measure C might not be perfect, but it will create needed affordable housing in Santa Cruz, writes former Santa Cruz mayor and housing advocate Don Lane. He refutes a recent op-ed by resident ...

Costa Vista is expected to open in 2027 and provide housing for 240 UC Santa Cruz students and 375 Cabrillo students. Construction is starting on a new first-of-its-kind housing project that will ...

On Nov. 4, the City of Santa Cruz will consider two tax initiatives: Measures B and C. Both would place new taxes on property ...

Sausalito voters will decide this fall whether future upzonings required to meet state housing mandates should be subject to ...

Santa Cruz residents will vote on Measures B and C, which propose new property taxes to fund affordable housing, homelessness ...

The City of Santa Cruz could strengthen its requirements for below-market rate housing to go to local residents and workers.

The University of California, Santa Cruz, is planning to add 64 units to its housing inventory this summer with the anticipated purchase of an apartment complex that is adjacent to the campus’s main ...

SANTA CRUZ — Housing advocates, local leaders and community members gathered in the courtyard of Santa Cruz City Hall on a warm and sunny Thursday to commemorate the handing off of more than 4,000 ...

The Santa Cruz City Council unanimously voted to bolster its policy giving preference to city residents and local workers for ...

Bridget Smith uses a tablet on Monday at the Watsonville City Clerk’s Office to cast her ballot in the Nov. 4 election.

Harvey West Studios, a new transitional housing center in Santa Cruz County, is expected to open next summer, offering 120 ...