The Santa Cruz Planning Commission on Thursday night will consider a housing and commercial development with 389 homes on Ocean Street.

Imagine a game of Musical Chairs in which contestants compete for four seats. The analogy fits the Lake Park municipal elections.

Home2 Suites, an extended-stay brand by Hilton, is asking for planning amendments for a 111-room hotel in Coconut Point Mall, south of a vacant Regal movie theater on the northwest corner of Via ...