Real Estate

A 70 foot high cliff in Capitola is threatening to make the city the next Pacifica. Californians have watched several apartments be abandoned in Pacifica this year as the cliff keeps eroding. Now Depot Hill in Capitola is under the same pressure. The top of the hill used to have a two lane road and a double row of pine trees. That is now gone and all that is left is a walking path.

Now Capitola is looking at ways to keep the cliff from eroding any futher. They hope that will protect an apartment and a line of houses perched on top.

Read the rest of the story on KGO's website.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/assignment_7&id=7416763

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BLOT Graffiti Artist Arrested

Submitted by Brett Dyste on Friday, April 16th, 4:33 pm

Santa Cruz Sheriff's Department and the Capitola Police Department arrested a man wanted for felony graffiti vandalism. Christopher Henry, also known as the BLOT graffiti artist was wanted on vandalism charges totaling over $500,000. Last week Capitola Mall security caught him tagging property at the mall. He was released, only to be rearrested at his home on Rosedale Avenue today.

Over the last 10 months the sheriff's department has been tracking BLOT markings in Santa Cruz, Capitola, Soquel, Aptos and Live Oak. Police say he tagged two ATM's in Capitola that had to be replaced. Those totaled $500,000.

Police say boyed painted or etched graffiti on the front of businesses, home fences, structures you could see from the freeway and a number of poles and signs.

Police booked him in the county jail on $35,000 bail.

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Capitola City Council Votes to Block Subdivision

Submitted by Brett Dyste on Thursday, April 8th, 3:10 pm

The Capitola City Council voted unanimously to block the owner of Surf and Sand Mobile Home Park from sudividing the park into dozens of individual lots. The council chambers were packed last night as council members gave their votes.

Owner Randy Reed hoped to subdivide the lots and then sell the properties to the people already living there. The residents argued this would price them out of their homes and force them to move.

Mayor Sam Storrey said one of the reason's for the unanimous decision was the owners voted 63-1 to block the subdivision.

The mayor did say they expect this decision to be taken to court.

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Energy Efficiency at the Capitola Mall

Submitted by Brett Dyste on Monday, April 5th, 3:20 pm

Capitola's City Council is set to debate whether to allow Kohl's to put solar panels on it's roof at the Capitola Mall. The panels would generate up to half of the store's energy. The council meets Monday night at 4:00pm.

If you want to read more of the story, click on the link for the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/business/ci_14817722?source=rss

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Surf and Sand Residents Offer to Buy Property from Owner

Submitted by Brett Dyste on Wednesday, March 24th, 3:48 pm

People living in the Surf and Sand mobile home park offered nearly $7 million to the property owner. The San Jose Mercury News reports the owners offered Ron Reed $92,500 for each of the 73 spaces. Read the rest of the story here.

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14741779?nclick_check=1

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