"Santa Cruz has changed. Things change, like it or not. Change can be fruitful and sustaining," writes Steve Bare in a Guest Commentary. "But change can also be destructive and ill-conceived. Change can be good for all, or change can be good for the few only."
At its meeting Tuesday, the Santa Cruz City Council approved numerous changes to the city’s downtown plan document, addressed its budgets woes and started the process to examine the impacts of the Housing for People initiative.