A group called Affordable Housing Advocates Santa Cruz has emerged to counter the grassroots Housing for People Citizen Initiative, which was recently placed on the March ballot.
You can sense it in the ubiquitous "Help Wanted" posters in artsy shops and restaurants, in the ranks of university students living out of their cars and in the outsize
Santa Cruz leaders say downtown high-rises would ease housing costs. Activists call the plan 'out of character' for the laid-back beach town and are fighting new construction.
Santa Cruz leaders say downtown high-rises would ease housing costs. Activists call the plan 'out of character' for the laid-back beach town and are fighting new construction.
After hearing dozens of students, parents, alumni and community members, Hacienda La Puente Unified board members approved a plan that addresses declining enrollment.