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Jonathan Rose Companies Acquires Affordable Housing Community in Santa Cruz California
Jonathan Rose Companies, a leading mission-driven real estate investment and development firm, announced the acquisition of La Posada Apartments, a 150-unit, mixed-income community located at 609 Frederick Street in Santa Cruz, California. This transaction marks the ninth acquisition for the Rose Affordable Housing Preservation Fund VI and the firm’s second property in Santa Cruz.
thesandpiper.org
Montage Health buys Carmel Rancho Shopping Center for $37.5 million
With a vision of broadening access to healthcare for Monterey Country residents, Montage Health purchased the Carmel Rancho Shopping Center for $37.5 million on April 16, with plans to transform portions of the shopping center into an outpatient medical center. Montage plans to preserve the shopping center’s existing buildings while...
Silicon Valley
Proposal seeks to build more than 100 apartments near major San Jose shopping centers
SAN JOSE — A preliminary proposal filed with city planners calls for the development of a seven-story apartment building near Westfield Valley Fair and Santana Row in San Jose. Should it move forward, a new building with 110 residential units would replace a two-story, 16,900-square-foot commercial building and surface...
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Cupertino Restaurant Sued Over Decade-Old Unpaid Wages, Could Owe $800,000
Santa Clara County's top lawyer has sued a Cupertino restaurant called Liang's Village, alleging its owners spent more than a decade dodging court-ordered wage judgments owed to their own employees — and now the county wants to make them pay up to $800,000 for it. The lawsuit, filed in...
KQED
Why One of the Last Stone Fruit Growers in the Valley of Heart's Delight Is Downsizing
If you grew up in the Bay Area, you may already know the story of the Valley of Heart’s Delight. Before Silicon Valley took root in the Santa Clara Valley, immigrants from all over the world planted close to 100,000 acres of fruit trees and picked, processed and shipped the apricots, peaches, plums and more.
Silicon Valley
‘Big Short’ investor leads fight against 25 homes on Saratoga hillside
SARATOGA — Michael Burry, a former Wall Street executive who was the subject of the movie “The Big Short,” is leading a lawsuit to undo Saratoga’s approval of a hillside housing project. Citizens for Responsible and Equitable Development, for which Burry is the president of, filed...
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Santa Cruz Is Hiring: Joby, Feanix, Paystand and More Have Open Roles
If you’re looking for your next opportunity, there’s a lot happening in and around Santa Cruz right now. From aviation and fintech to biotech, sustainability, education and community organizations, local employers are actively looking for new talent. The Santa Cruz Works Jobs Board currently features more than 30 opportunities, with additional openings available directly through some of the region’s fastest-growing companies.
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The Farmers Market at Old Monterey Marketplace
The Old Monterey Marketplace and Farmers Market is held year round on Alvarado Street every Tuesday, 4pm-8pm. The Old Monterey Farmers Market, established in 1991, comprises of 3 ½ city blocks and runs year-round rain or shine. You can travel the world in just three blocks, finding arts and crafts, handmade jewelry, furniture, clothing, international food, organic produce, flowers, and pastries.
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Pacific Grove has a chance to claim a unique coastal building as a community-serving hub.
One of Pacific Grove’s greatest coastal assets is slipping away. The former U.S. Navy/NOAA property at 1352 Lighthouse Ave. is for sale again, advertised as a “trophy property.” But the real trophy could be acquiring this extraordinary site for public benefit. Pacific Grove has long recognized the...
Home & Nearby
A San Jose Homeowner Paid for Garage Door Springs. The $500 Fix Found Incorrect Springs and an Inverted Bracket.
A homeowner in San Jose, California, had just bought a place and found the garage door very heavy to lift by hand. In a thread from April 2026, they described responding to a $49 tune-up ad because they wanted a professional to look at it.
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Church Brothers Farms Reimagines Conventional Salad Category With New Three-Tier Assortment; Tracy Carranza and Jon Gutierrez Share
SALINAS, CA - Church Brothers Farms, a vertically integrated fresh produce grower and shipper, today announced a new conventional salad blend lineup organized into three distinct, shopper-friendly categories: Toppers, Tender & Sweet, and Crisp Classics. The new architecture spans 12 varieties and is designed to make it easier for shoppers to find the right product for every meal occasion while giving retailers a cleaner, more intuitive assortment to merchandise, stated in a press release.
Andre Brooks
Everyone Near Her Was Getting the Drop Letter. She Swapped the Wood Fences by the House for Metal, Cleared the Shrubs, and Kept the Policy.
In October 2024 a homeowner near Scotts Valley got the letter saying her insurer was dropping the house. She told NBC Bay Area she half expected it: everybody in the area was getting one.
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Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of Sept. 29
Businesses operating in Santa Cruz County must register with the county clerk. Lookout Santa Cruz reviews the public filings from local businesses to report on new businesses starting in the area. Here is what’s new in local business recently. GROUND TRUTH TECH was registered at 19100 Big Basin Way,...