Jesse Kathan is a journalist based in Santa Cruz, California, with a focus on local news and issues. His work has appeared in Santa Cruz Local, the Association of Health Care Journalists, and Popular Science. Jesse covers a range of topics, including local government, housing, environmental issues, and community development.
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Jesse Kathan's reporting primarily focuses on local government announcements, the real estate industry, and health & wellbeing in Santa Cruz County. He covers topics such as city planning, community engagement, urban development, and long-term vision.
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By: Jesse Kathan
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors is set to consider a second reading of a county ban on gas-powered leaf blowers at its meeting Aug. 13. (Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo — Santa Cruz Local file)Attend at 701 Ocean St., Room 525, Santa Cruz.
By: Jesse Kathan
Workers prepare the site of future student housing on Hagar Drive at UC Santa Cruz for construction. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ >> A carpenters union has sued the University of California for what union leaders called an unfair bidding process for the construction of a UC
By: Jesse Kathan
Workers represented by SEIU Local 2015 and other unions wave their hands in support of speakers at a Santa Cruz County supervisors meeting Aug. 13. Caregivers employed through the county’s In-Home Supportive Services program have demanded higher pay. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ >> In-home caregivers to
By: Jesse Kathan
The Live Oak School District Board of Trustees will not have an election this November. Its three open board seats will be appointed due to a lack of candidates. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local file) SANTA CRUZ >> Just one-fourth of open school board seats in Santa Cruz County
By: Jesse Kathan
Central Fire District Station 1 is on 17th Avenue. Central Fire leaders have placed a bond measure on the Nov. 5 ballot. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local)SANTA CRUZ >> Voters in the Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County will decide whether to approve $221 million in
By: Jesse Kathan
Felton roads are nearly deserted under a sepia sky Aug. 20, 2020 after evacuation orders for the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. (William Duncan — Santa Cruz Local file)Attend the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors meeting, 701 Ocean St., Room 525, Santa Cruz.
By: Jesse Kathan
A five-building housing complex is proposed at Thurber Lane and Soquel Drive. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local file) Many Live Oak residents have objected to a proposed affordable housing development on Soquel Drive and Thurber Lane with concerns that the five-building apartment complex is too large and will exacerbate traffic. Now,
By: Jesse Kathan, Nik Altenberg
A housing project at 2838 Park Ave. in Soquel is supposed to finish in early 2025. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Local file) SOQUEL >> Construction appeared to stall for several weeks this summer at a 36-unit permanent supportive housing complex at 2838 Park Ave. in Soquel, but a representative
By: Jesse Kathan
Measure U on the Nov. 5 ballot measure would repeal a recent charge in San Lorenzo Valley Water District and cap some future increases. Repairs recently began on a pipeline near Ben Lomond to a water treatment plant that was severely damaged in the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. (San Lorenzo Valley
By: Jesse Kathan
The California Coastal Commission is set to decide whether a planned hotel at Front and Laurel streets in Santa Cruz will include some lower-cost rooms. (BCV Architecture + Interiors)Attend at Portola Plaza Hotel, 2 Portola Plaza, Monterey. To comment by Zoom or phone, submit a request
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