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Santa Cruz Housing Growth Outpaces the Rest of the County

Housing development is advancing faster in the city of Santa Cruz than elsewhere in the county, but the reasons for the gap remain unclear.

Santa Cruz Housing Growth Outpaces the Rest of the County

The gap in housing growth

Housing development is advancing faster in the city of Santa Cruz than in the rest of Santa Cruz County. The difference is the central development issue: one part of the county is seeing a housing boom, while other areas are not keeping pace.

The available account does not establish which approvals, construction projects, local rules or other decisions created the gap. Without those details, the countywide difference can be described, but not explained responsibly.

What remains to be established

A fuller account would need to identify the projects driving growth in Santa Cruz and compare them with housing activity elsewhere in the county. It would also need to identify the public bodies and decisions connected to that activity.

For now, the clear news is the uneven pace of housing development. Santa Cruz is moving faster; the rest of the county is behind.

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