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Paid parking, road repairs and scanter reserves: Inside the draft Santa Cruz County budget
Weigh in on draft budget in meetings Wednesday and Thursday
Mayoral race: Coonerty leads a field of five in early count
No runoff if preliminary results hold
Nuñez inches over 50% of the vote for District 4 Santa Cruz County Supervisor
Gap between the three candidates grows
Incumbents Newsome, Golder lead in preliminary results for Santa Cruz City Council
Challengers Marin and Noack trail
Incumbent Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church leads in early election results
Challenger Ramon Gomez trails
It’s Election Day: here’s what you need to know
It's time to vote in the June 2 primary, we're here to help you today
The procrastinator’s guide to the June 2 election in Santa Cruz County
Who’s running and what they said
How Santa Cruz Candidates want to tackle homelessness
Ahead of the June 2 election, candidates offer diverging visions for homelessness policy
Four takeaways from Santa Cruz County election funding
Major donors include rail opponents, labor groups, local businesses
Female surfer statue finds new home in Capitola amid pushback from east side residents
After Pleasure Point residents were largely against the statue, Capitola embraces it
PVUSD school relocations are postponed, but still on the table.
Five ways to use your voice and get involved
‘Everything’s getting taken away’: PVUSD could close two schools this summer
Renaissance High could move to Duncan Holbert campus, displacing students
Four housing ideas from Santa Cruz mayor, council candidates
Build triplexes, fight the state, register rentals, consider taxes
Santa Cruz Local’s June election guide is here
You told us what to ask candidates in Santa Cruz, South County and Pajaro. Here’s what they said.
Santa Cruz residents have spoken: housing, homelessness and transportation
We met with residents and listened to their concerns ahead of the June election
Ryan Coonerty holds early fundraising lead in Santa Cruz Mayor’s race
Campaign finances give first look at candidates’ funds
Anti-surveillance organizers want to engage leaders in Watsonville and Capitola, but efforts are slow-going
Local groups to converge in Watsonville to discuss data privacy and Flock Safety cameras
Monterey County officials delay report on Pajaro flood money, again
Spokesperson confirms all $20 million was spent by deadline
Watsonville utilities rates could go up July 1
Fee hikes needed to make repairs, comply with state law
Santa Cruz County eyes potential half-cent sales tax hike to offset federal cuts
Local taxes could be as high as 10.25% if adopted by voters
Pajaro Valley residents describe cost of living concerns as ‘everything goes up except wages’
Noticias Watsonville speaks with over 100 residents ahead of June election