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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|2025-05-01T11:00:08-07:00November 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|2025-07-29T11:13:53-07:00November 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

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Santa Cruz Local’s Election Guide covers local races and ballot measures

By Nik Altenberg and Stephen Baxter|2024-11-01T18:20:10-07:00November 1, 2024|Tags: Christopher Bradford, Featured, Kim De Serpa, Kristen Brown, Monica Martinez, Nik Altenberg, Nov. 5 2024 election, Stephen Baxter|

Plus: Where to return ballots and vote in Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Aptos and Watsonville

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Pajaro flood survivors’ stories come to life in new exhibit

By Stephen Baxter|2024-11-04T14:00:22-08:00November 1, 2024|Tags: City of Watsonville, Featured, Flood, German Llamas, Jierui Fang, Pajaro, Pajaro flood, Pajaro Food Center, Pajaro River, Rowan Ings, South County, Stanford Journalism Program, Stephen Baxter, storms|

Online audio-visual experience highlights lessons, resilience

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Santa Cruz Local Election Guide launches

By Stephen Baxter|2024-10-07T17:47:07-07:00October 8, 2024|Tags: Featured, Nov. 5 2024 election|

Ballot measures explained, candidates pressed on voters’ top concerns

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National Night Out events in Capitola, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz, Boulder Creek, Watsonville

By Nik Altenberg and Stephen Baxter|2024-08-16T15:52:14-07:00August 5, 2024|Tags: Boulder Creek, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, Featured, Law enforcement, newsletter briefs|

Free games, demonstrations on Tuesday, Aug. 6

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New state laws and recent votes from Santa Cruz County legislators

By Michael Warren Mott and Stephen Baxter|2024-08-13T16:55:09-07:00July 5, 2024|Tags: California assembly, California senate, Dawn Addis, Featured, Gail Pellerin, Gavin Newsom, John Laird, Michael Warren Mott, Robert Rivas, Santa Cruz County, state legislature|

Gas stoves, LGBTQ+ protections and shelter money for Santa Cruz

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Santa Cruz County jobs rebound, but housing costs, aging population remain challenges

By Stephen Baxter|2024-08-13T16:55:21-07:00June 28, 2024|Tags: Andy Stone, business, economy, employment, Featured, jobs, Santa Cruz County, seniors, State of the Workforce, Stephen Baxter|

State of the Workforce report highlights trends, solutions

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Scotts Valley City Council approves budget, eyes tax hike

By Jesse Kathan and Stephen Baxter|2024-08-13T16:55:57-07:00June 17, 2024|Tags: Central Coast Legislative Caucus, City of Scotts Valley, Dawn Addis, Featured, Gail Pellerin, John Laird, Robert Rivas, Scotts Valley City Council|

Plus: Central Coast Legislative Caucus unites lawmakers