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Social Security Administration ‘gutting’ described by Santa Cruz congress member, former agency head

By Stephen Baxter|2025-03-20T16:57:19-07:00March 20, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Congress, DOGE, Donald Trump, Featured, federal government, Jimmy Panetta, Lee Dudek, Martin O’Malley, Social Security Administration, Stephen Baxter|

Steps to help protect your benefits

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389 apartments approved on Ocean Street in Santa Cruz

By Stephen Baxter|2025-02-21T13:54:55-08:00February 20, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, below market rate housing, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Ocean Street, Ryan Bane, Santa Cruz Planning Commission, Stephen Baxter|

Construction expected to start spring 2026

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Watsonville council members discuss rail trail options

By Stephen Baxter|2025-02-14T12:30:32-08:00February 14, 2025|Tags: City of Watsonville, Eduardo Montesino, Featured, Government, Grace Blakeslee, Jimmy Dutra, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, South County, Stephen Baxter, transportation, Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, Watsonville City Council|

Paths planned near Beach Street, Pajaro Valley High School

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Capitola council delays decision on Park Avenue rail trail options

By Stephen Baxter|2025-02-28T18:19:55-08:00February 14, 2025|Tags: Alexander Pedersen, Capitola City Council, City of Capitola, Coastal Rail Trail, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Gerry Jensen, Joe Clarke, Margaux Morgan, Melinda Orbach, rail trail, roads, Rob Tidmore, Sarah Christensen, Stephen Baxter, transportation|

Residents pack meeting, threaten lawsuit

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Rail trail, traffic calming projects on tap for Watsonville City Council

By Stephen Baxter|2025-02-10T16:33:21-08:00February 10, 2025|Tags: City of Watsonville, Featured, Government, rail trail, roads, South County, Stephen Baxter, traffic, transportation, Watsonville City Council|

New law makes parking within 20 feet of crosswalk illegal

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Update: Residents told to monitor hazardous smoke from Moss Landing fire

By Nik Altenberg, Jesse Kathan and Stephen Baxter|2025-01-19T10:21:25-08:00January 17, 2025|Tags: batteries, environment, Featured, fire, health, Jesse Kathan, Moss Landing, Stephen Baxter, Vistra Corp., wildfire|

‘Moderate’ air quality expected Friday, Saturday in Santa Cruz County

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Capitola City Council to consider future of Monte fireworks show

By Stephen Baxter|2025-01-13T10:39:41-08:00January 9, 2025|Tags: California Coastal Commission, Capitola City Council, City of Capitola, environment, Featured, fireworks, Monte Foundation, Sarah Ryan, Stephen Baxter, Yvette Brooks|

Plus, mayor’s replacement to be discussed

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3 takeaways from Santa Cruz County election results

By Jesse Kathan, Stephen Baxter and Nik Altenberg|2024-11-25T11:41:39-08:00November 23, 2024|Tags: Capitola City Council, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Scotts Valley City Council|

Potential changes for roads, rail, schools

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New rail-trail map tracks work in Santa Cruz, Live Oak, Capitola, Aptos

By Jesse Kathan and Stephen Baxter|2025-02-19T13:50:31-08:00November 22, 2024|Tags: Aptos, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, Davenport, environment, explainer, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, North Coast, passenger rail, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Stephen Baxter, transportation|

Updates on design, construction, funding

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Scotts Valley school bond pulls ahead by 11 votes

By Stephen Baxter and Nik Altenberg|2024-11-22T16:37:26-08:00November 21, 2024|Tags: bond measures, City of Scotts Valley, Featured, Nik Altenberg, Nov. 5 2024 election, Scotts Valley Unified School District, Stephen Baxter, taxes|

More ballots to process before Dec. 3 deadline

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Santa Cruz County election results hold, except Pajaro school board

By Stephen Baxter|2024-11-14T16:13:36-08:00November 14, 2024|Tags: Capitola City Council, Christopher Bradford, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Kim De Serpa, Kristen Brown, Measure Z, Monica Martinez, Nov. 5 2024 election, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Scotts Valley City Council|

Updates due 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15

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Capitola election results: Jensen, Orbach lead council race

By Stephen Baxter|2024-11-13T11:47:19-08:00November 5, 2024|Tags: Capitola City Council, Featured, Gerry Jensen, Melinda Orbach, Nov. 5 2024 election|

Capitola sales tax hike glides toward passage