A new library and more than 100 affordable housing units are coming to downtown Santa Cruz. It's all part of one big project. After years of planning, the city is finally getting closer to ...

SANTA CRUZ — The city of Santa Cruz announced this week that the building permit for the downtown library and mixed-use project is “substantially complete” and construction on the first ...

A landmark water fountain restored. An ice cream social in a cul-de-sac. A community brunch at a retirement community. And now a “library” of tools for residents in one downtown neighborhood. These ...

Visitors encounter community spaces enlivened with colorful artwork from murals to a covered events plaza before even ...