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New committees address police reform in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-25T11:45:30-07:00February 19, 2021|Tags: Criminal Justice Council, Francisco Estrada, Justin Cummings, police, race, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Local Police Reform Series, Santa Cruz Police Department, Watsonville Ad-Hoc Committee on Policing and Social Equity, Watsonville City Council, Watsonville Police Department, Zach Friend|

Goals include uniform treatment of residents, improved mental health response

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UC Santa Cruz Long Range Development Plan draws critics

By Stephen Baxter|2024-11-27T13:56:55-08:00February 6, 2021|Tags: Andy Schiffrin, City of Santa Cruz, development, economy, education, environment, housing, Justin Cummings, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Water Department, UCSC, water|

Housing promises, water use questioned with growth

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Train options push ahead for Santa Cruz County rail corridor

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:29-08:00February 4, 2021|Tags: Aptos, Aurelio Gonzalez, bus, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Donna Meyers, Eduardo Montesino, environment, erosion, Greg Caput, Highway 1, La Selva Beach, light rail, Live Oak, Manu Koenig, Mike Rotkin, rail corridor, Randy Johnson, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Santa Cruz Metro, sea level rise, train, transportation, UCSC, Zach Friend|

Business plan to detail potential money sources

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Water Street apartment proposal divides Santa Cruz residents

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:40:44-08:00January 31, 2021|Tags: Corridor Plan, development, housing, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Proponents applaud housing, opponents criticize height, shade, congestion

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Long awaited flood control project to start in Watsonville, Pajaro

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:31-08:00January 26, 2021|Tags: Bruce McPherson, California Coastal Commission, City of Watsonville, environment, Flood, housing, Manu Koenig, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission|

County supervisors weigh in on vacation rentals, tiny homes

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Evacuations ordered in San Lorenzo Valley, North Coast

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:38:37-08:00January 25, 2021|Tags: Boulder Creek, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, debris flow, evacuation, San Lorenzo Valley, Swanton, wildfire|

County opens temporary help centers

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Train proposal heads to February vote in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:32-08:00January 14, 2021|Tags: Aurelio Gonzalez, Bruce McPherson, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, climate change, Donna Lind, environment, erosion, Greg Caput, Highway 1, John Leopold, Lowell Hurst, Manu Koenig, rail, rail corridor, Randy Johnson, Ryan Coonerty, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, sea level rise, Transit Corridors Alternatives Analysis, transportation|

County voters could weigh new sales tax for transit in 2022

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Podcast: Prescribed burns and wildfire in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:22:23-07:00December 20, 2020|Tags: Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Bonny Doon, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Davenport, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, wildfire|

New group encourages more forest management

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Utility’s tree work could speed mudslides, county leaders say

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:40:52-08:00December 8, 2020|Tags: CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, wildfire|

Complaints head to state utility commission, District Attorney’s Office

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Santa Cruz aims for new approaches to West Cliff Drive erosion

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:40:54-08:00December 3, 2020|Tags: California Coastal Commission, City of Santa Cruz, environment, erosion, Local Coastal Plan, Local Coastal Program, Santa Cruz City Council, sea level rise, Tiffany Wise-West, West Cliff Drive|

Plan would guide decisions on armoring, retreat from coast

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Bus lanes on Highway 1, three new bridges funded for Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:39:38-08:00December 3, 2020|Tags: City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, Highway 1, Measure D, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, transportation, Unified Corridor Investment Study, Zach Friend|

$107M state grant awarded this week

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Santa Cruz housing project for homeless approved

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:40:56-08:00November 20, 2020|Tags: 119 Coral Street, affordable housing, homelessness, housing, Housing Matters, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Coral Street building would provide 120 units, 24-hour care for disabled