There were two themes to recent Santa Cruz meeting about a hotel: precedent and integrity. Council approved the hotel in 2011, and it came back due to parking issues.
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Best Worst Game Ever
Guess what color the ice cream cone tattoo is on Santa Cruz City Councilmember Don Lane’s right bicep.
Scenes From Election Night in Santa Cruz
Election night in Santa Cruz County this year was nothing like the scene in 2008—no celebrations in the streets, no climbing on cars, and a foggy stillness had set into downtown Santa Cruz by the time newly re-elected President Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech. But Democrats and Republicans did gather last night around the county to watch the results,
Citywide Public Wi-Fi for Santa Cruz Unlikely
The thinking goes like this: surely, there must be some way to turn Santa Cruz into Silicon Beach, a free-surfing utopia where budding entrepreneurs ride waves of innovation like Nat Young at Steamers Lane. One idea is free wireless Internet, and it was a popular one this year on the Santa Cruz City Council campaign trail.
City Council Endorsements
‘Santa Cruz Weekly’ presents our picks for the local elections. Here are our recommendations for the four open seats in the Santa Cruz City Council race to be decided Nov. 6.
Council Candidates Weigh in on Downtown
A year ago, retail expert Bob Gibbs came to Santa Cruz and finished an economic development study. According to his analysis, making Pacific Avenue a two-way street would boost sales 30 percent and bring in new businesses to fill vacancies downtown. This year, the controversial two-way Pacific Avenue concept is still on the table, and the plan might not see a council vote until after the election.
CORRECTED: City, Activists Stand by Separate Desal Initiatives
When Santa Cruz Mayor Don Lane read local activists’ ballot initiative to put desal to a vote, he says one thing caught his attention. It had to do with timing. Lane agrees with a host of activists that Santa Cruz voters should weigh in on whether or not to build a $100 million-plus desalination plant on the Westside to increase the fresh water supply. But they agree on little else—including when to hold the vote.
