Dieter Holger is a Data Reporter at various esteemed publications including the Richmond Times-Dispatch and The Wall Street Journal. He specializes in themes such as climate change, environmental issues, finance, and the cannabis industry, often exploring topics like CBD, cannabis regulation, and sustainable farming practices. Dieter’s work has been featured in notable outlets including Yahoo Finance, ConsumerAffairs, and WKMG News 6.
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Dieter Holger's coverage revolves around environmental and sustainability topics with a focus on the United States. His articles often cite data, report government announcements, and cover legal policy regulations related to sustainability.
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By: Dieter Holger
Since 2021, investors have spent nearly $1.45 billion on purchases of single-family homes, in Santa Cruz County accounting for around 44% of total sales value. Investors who own more than 100 properties nationwide accounted for nearly 9% of local single-family home purchases as of October, tripling from 3% in 2023.
By: Dieter Holger
Residents who live in the area outside Watsonville where a battery storage plant is proposed are arguing against the facility on safety grounds. The company proposing it, however, insists that new technology is safer and more reliable.
By: Dieter Holger
This year, some Santa Cruz homeowners were able to save thousands of dollars when filing taxes. That's due to an increased cap on state and local tax deduction referred to as SALT.
By: Dieter Holger
After the Department of Justice eased medical marijuana's legal status, full reclassification could come as early as this year – a move industry participants say would help level the playing field for cannabis businesses by lowering taxes and fostering financing and trade opportunities.
By: Dieter Holger
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for shipping energy in the Persian Gulf, has sent the prices of diesel and petroleum-based fertilizer – key farming resources – soaring globally. Now, the supply crunch is coming home to roost in agrarian communities like Santa Cruz County.
By: Dieter Holger
The city of Santa Cruz has lost 1.3% of its population since 2024 and 3.7% since 2020, a Lookout analysis of the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau finds. The decline is part of a broader exodus from expensive places in California where people struggle to land high-paying jobs.
By: Dieter Holger
Santa Cruz County’s gubernatorial primary results revealed a clear demographic divide: Tom Steyer performed best in whiter, more college-educated communities, while Xavier Becerra drew strong support from Latino-majority areas such as Watsonville, helping propel him into the November run-off against Republican Steve Hilton.
By: Dieter Holger
Santa Cruz County homeowners embraced backyard cottages after state and local reforms made accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, far easier to build, but that boom is already fading. Rising construction costs, high interest rates and other economic headwinds have sharply slowed new ADU projects, making it harder for the county to meet its housing goals.
By: Dieter Holger
Although the new 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act simplifies regulations and boosts tax credits, local officials say it won't provide immediate relief to Santa Cruz County's housing shortage. Instead, the bill’s benefits are expected to unfold gradually over the next decade.
By: Dieter Holger
Drug-overdose deaths in Santa Cruz County are on pace to fall for a third consecutive year, with 20 deaths recorded in the first half of 2026 compared with 36 during the same period last year. Officials and treatment providers say a broad expansion of prevention, addiction treatment, naloxone distribution and targeted law enforcement is helping reverse the county’s deadly fentanyl-era surge.
