Housing

The California Police Records Access Project is now available to the public. Plus, the developer of a 389-unit housing development in Santa Cruz may back out.

After months of delays, the first units for an interim housing project were delivered this week in Watsonville. Plus, former Vice President Kamala Harris says no to a gubernatorial run.

Monterey County is waiting for state feedback on its overdue housing plan. And, the state has an update on the gray wolf population after a decade of conservation.

In today's newscast, California is making it easier to build homes, but harder to address homelessness. Plus, Santa Cruz City Schools will continue offering free meals in the upcoming school year, as well as hands-on food systems education.

In today's newscast, Watsonville gets new affordable housing units, and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal could put foster family services in danger.

In today's newscast, California's senior Senator, Alex Padilla, D-CA, has reintroduced a bill to invest in housing solutions. And, several Monterey Bay area groups and local governments are receiving grants in the first round of a behavioral health infrastructure program funded by last year's Proposition 1.

Members voted to adopt three ordinances that limit rent increases, bolster anti-harassment protections for tenants, and make evictions more difficult

On March 5, Santa Cruz voters will decide whether to pass Measure M, which would require a referendum on any development project that exceeds the city's existing height limits, and raise the requirements for affordable units in new developments from 20% to 25%.

A grassroots organization called Housing for People says it has gathered enough signatures to add a measure to the ballot that, if passed, would limit the height of tall buildings in Santa Cruz. What would that mean for the housing crunch?

The university says the large number of admitted students will not lead to a substantial increase of newly enrolled students, but was a strategic way to maximize offers to students from within California.