Housing Crisis

KAZU speaks with Lookout Santa Cruz reporter Hillary Ojeda about the Ruyles, a family that is leaving California due to the high cost of living in Santa Cruz County.

Local officials counted on the state’s Homekey program to convert hotel rooms. But now a major developer has defaulted on loans and the state housing department is investigating.

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 graduate student teaching strike at UC Santa Cruz has entered its second week. The administration says the students could lose their jobs if they…

Voters in the city of Santa Cruz will decide on March 3 whether to recall City Councilmembers Drew Glover and Chris Krohn, and if so, who should replace…

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…

UPDATED 1/9/20 4:30PM: The housing affordability crisis is sparking strikes at Santa Cruz County’s largest employer, UC Santa Cruz. On Thursday, around…

As home values continue to rise, school teachers and staff struggle to buy homes. To help, a growing number of local school districts are partnering with…

Farmworker housing is in crisis. There’s not enough of it and much of what’s available is lousy. A growing number of agriculture companies are building…

The Monterey Bay’s multi-billion dollar farming industry depends on thousands of farmworkers. But a new study finds there’s a tremendous lack of housing…