Senator Scott Wiener Talks SB50
California State Senator Scott Wiener visited Santa Cruz on April 5, 2019 to give a talk about Senate Bill 50 (SB50). SB50 seeks to increase…
Tag: land use
Planning for High Cost Real Estate
Real estate values in the Golden State have been soaring for the past couple of years - especially around the San Francisco bay area. Of…
It’s Curtains for the Skyview
When something is put to its highest and best use, though, this is always done in the context of the zoning ordinances which are applicable…
Let the Good Times Roll
Hey everyone - what about this weather we've been having? Stunning doesn't begin to describe it. OK, well, it begins to describe it, but it…
A Visit to City Hall
A couple of days ago, I went down to Santa Cruz City Hall, to catch a public meeting of the Zoning Administrator. There were several…
The Santa Cruz Housing Crisis
The Santa Cruz Housing CrissLast week, I appeared on KSCO radio to talk with producer Brad Polisuk about the Santa Cruz Housing Crisis. I was…
Santa Cruz Real Estate just got a little more expensive
Thanks to the Wikipedia entry for Santa Cruz county , I see that there are 607 square miles in the county - not too big,…
Major and Minor Setbacks
Wow...me bad, really bad! It has been damn near a month since my last blog entry! So much for my goal of writing 2-3 times…
NIMBY!
A couple of months ago, I mentioned how I had attended a meeting of the Zoning Administrator at Santa Cruz City Hall. In that entry,…
The Fixer Revisited
And now...the rest of the story!To get the lot split that I wanted, it was known that I'd have to get an easement granted from…