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Pajaro Valley school district grapples with shrinking budget

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-05-20T12:16:53-07:00May 19, 2025|Tags: Aptos High School, budgets, City of Watsonville, education, Featured, Government, Heather Contreras, Jesse Greenspan, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, South County|

Fewer dollars for salaries, more money for facilities with bond money

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Cabrillo College prepares for budget cuts

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-05-06T16:18:13-07:00May 6, 2025|Tags: Aptos, budgets, Cabrillo College, education, Featured, Jesse Greenspan, Student housing, students, UC Santa Cruz|

Fewer classes expected to be offered next school year

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Downtown Santa Cruz expansion plan advances

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-04-18T14:58:06-07:00April 18, 2025|Tags: below market rate housing, downtown expansion plan, Featured, Fred Keeley, housing, Jesse Greenspan, Lee Butler, Pete Kennedy, Rachel Dann, RHNA, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Proposal allows taller buildings, new Warriors arena

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Report calls for new jail or mental health facility in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-04-10T17:35:25-07:00April 9, 2025|Tags: addiction, Applied Survey Research, Bernie Escalante, Chris Clark, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, health, Jorge Zamora, mental health, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Main Jail, Santa Cruz police, Watsonville police|

More treatment options wanted to reduce criminality

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Harvey West Park upgrades to be discussed in Santa Cruz on April 2

By Jesse Kathan and Jesse Greenspan|2025-03-31T12:01:05-07:00March 31, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, environment, Featured, Harvey West Park, Jesse Kathan, parks|

Sports fields, bike areas could be revamped

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Lithium battery storage proposal near Watsonville faces hurdles

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-03-27T13:17:06-07:00March 27, 2025|Tags: Castroville, City of Watsonville, climate change, energy, environment, Featured, Felipe Hernandez, fossil fuels, Justin Cummings, Manu Koenig, Moss Landing, Nancy Faulstich, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Pinto Lake, power, Santa Cruz County Supervisors|

Sites near Dominican Hospital, Aptos High School are not viable, company says

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Transportation commission approves intercity rail concept, seeks cost savings for bridges

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-03-21T16:30:20-07:00March 21, 2025|Tags: Andy Schiffrin, Featured, Jesse Greenspan, Kim De Serpa, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission|

Bridge work anticipated to cost nearly $1 billion

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Santa Cruz harbor bridge detours, construction detailed

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-05-01T10:34:34-07:00March 10, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, earthquakes, Featured, harbor bridge, Holland MacLaurie, Jesse Greenspan, Live Oak, Miguel Lizarraga, Murray Street bridge, Santa Cruz harbor, Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor, traffic, transportation|

Quake safety project expected through early 2028

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Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz water projects aim for better reliability

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-03-01T14:04:42-08:00February 26, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, environment, Featured, health, Heidi Luckenbach, Jesse Greenspan, Megan Goddard, Pure Water Soquel, Taylor Kihoi, water|

Climate change, aging facilities prompt millions in upgrades

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School districts grapple with declining enrollment in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-05-01T10:59:46-07:00February 21, 2025|Tags: Bonny Doon Union Elementary School District, education, explainer, Featured, Heather Contreras, Jesse Greenspan, K-12 schools, Kris Munro, Live Oak School District, Mike Heffner, Mountain Elementary School District, Pacific Elementary School District, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Roger Snyder, Santa Cruz City Schools, Scotts Valley Unified School District, Soquel Union Elementary School District|

Pajaro, Soquel, Scotts Valley leaders discuss money challenges

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Major water project to finish in Soquel, Aptos, Capitola

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-02-27T09:50:07-08:00February 20, 2025|Tags: aquifers, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, climate change, environment, Featured, Jesse Greenspan, Live Oak, Pure Water Soquel, Santa Cruz Wastewater Treatment Facility, Soquel, water|

Recycled wastewater to replenish groundwater basin

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‘A game changer’: More Santa Cruz County residents call 24-hour mobile crisis team

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-02-07T12:16:21-08:00February 7, 2025|Tags: 988, AB988, Bernie Escalante, Featured, health, Jeffrey Arlt, mental health, mental health crisis response, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Police Department, Watsonville Police Department|

Law enforcement shootings spur years of activism