Affordable Housing

Sizing up the differences between the two candidates for Santa Cruz County District 2 Supervisor, Kristen Brown and Kim De Serpa

The city is touting its success in moving unhoused residents into stable housing. But lack of shelter remains an issue.

Santa Cruz County has 150 ballots left to add, and Monterey County is finished counting all its ballots. Measure N for Watsonville Community Hospital passes; Santa Cruz's Measure M and Soledad's Measure P were voted down.

The measure would levy a tax of $6,000 per year on a vacant home in a building with six or fewer units. The tax drops to $3,000 per year on apartments and townhomes in larger buildings.

The lack of affordable housing in the Monterey Bay area is not a new problem. So, the competition for rental units is fierce. This is having an impact on…

The Santa Cruz area is among a handful of California school districts considering creative solutions, including building affordable housing on school…

Pebble Beach is an expensive place to live. The gated-community also has resorts and golf courses. Many of the 1700 people who work for the Pebble Beach…

California’s expensive housing market is pushing people out. That’s a top concern for some as they head to the polls. In Santa Cruz County, voters will…

A transformation is coming to Salinas’ Chinatown. A new affordable housing development will soon break ground. Tents line the sidewalks of Soledad Street…

As the weather gets colder, providing shelter for the homeless becomes a bigger priority throughout California. In Monterey County, the homeless…