Santa Cruz City Council approves Midtown business district, San Lorenzo Park redesign

Santa Cruz City Council approves Midtown business district, San Lorenzo Park redesign

SANTA CRUZ — At its meeting Tuesday, the Santa Cruz City Council voted to establish a new business improvement district for the city’s Midtown neighborhood before approving a redesign plan for San Lorenzo Park. As the public portion of the meeting began Tuesday afternoon, the Santa Cruz City Council chambers were packed with city workers from the SEIU 521 labor union who were unhappy with the current labor contract negotiation process with the c…

San Lorenzo Park redesign could include pickleball, river restoration

Pickleball courts could be added next to the county courthouse, but a court employee expressed concern about the potential noise at Tuesday’s meeting. (City of Santa Cruz) SANTA CRUZ >> River restoration, basketball and pickleball courts, a revamped play area, an AIDS memorial and an improved bike and walking path are included in a vision for a redesigned San Lorenzo Park. Absent from the vision was a duck pond that has been drained for several …