Jesse Kathan, Author at Santa Cruz Local

About Jesse Kathan

Jesse Kathan is a staff reporter for Santa Cruz Local through the California Local News Fellowship. They hold a master's degree in science communications from UC Santa Cruz.

Explainer: Public pension debts in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:54:21-07:00August 9, 2024|Tags: budgets, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Jim Reed, Mali LaGoe, Marcus Pimentel, pensions, public employees, salaries|

Despite reforms, local governments struggle with underfunded retirement payouts

Highway 1 cost overruns to be discussed by Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:54:37-07:00July 29, 2024|Tags: Caltrans, Featured, Highway 1, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Sarah Christensen, transportation|

Meeting set for Thursday, Aug. 1

How (and why) to run for school board in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:54:43-07:00July 25, 2024|Tags: education, Featured, Government, Jesse Kathan, Kris Munro, Nov. 5 2024 election, school boards, school districts, Tricia Webber|

Aug. 9 deadline for 32 seats

Homelessness dips in Santa Cruz, rises in Watsonville

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:54:54-07:00July 19, 2024|Tags: chronic homelessness, Featured, homelessness, Jesse Kathan, Robert Ratner, Santa Cruz County|

The 2024 point-in-time homeless census in four charts

Santa Cruz County voters asked to fund more forest management, environmental projects

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:55:01-07:00July 16, 2024|Tags: Bruce McPherson, County of Santa Cruz, environment, Featured, fire, Jeff Maxwell, Jesse Kathan, North Coast, November 5 2024 election, San Lorenzo Valley, Sarah Newkirk, Summit, water, wildfire|

Explainer: The Water and Wildfire Protection Act on the Nov. 5 ballot

Scotts Valley city staff were mistakenly overpaid, report states

By Jesse Kathan and Jay Leedy|2024-08-13T16:55:05-07:00July 8, 2024|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, Community Engagement, Featured, Jay Leedy, Jesse Kathan, Scotts Valley City Council|

Plus: Your thoughts on the county’s future and public transit

Explainer: Santa Cruz County’s road problems

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:55:11-07:00July 5, 2024|Tags: County of Santa Cruz, county roads, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Matt Machado, roads, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz Mountains|

County tax hike for roads possible in 2025

How to apply for affordable housing in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:55:19-07:00July 1, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, downtown Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, internet, Pacific Station, Santa Cruz County|

Plus: Road, sewer work set for Downtown Santa Cruz in July

Watsonville voters could open city commissions to non-citizens

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:55:33-07:00June 26, 2024|Tags: Ari Parker, Casey Clark, city commissions, City of Watsonville, Eduardo Montesino, Featured, Irwin Ortiz, Jesse Kathan, Jimmy Dutra, Kristal Salcido, Maria Orozco, Tamara Vides, Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, Watsonville City Council|

Two questions to appear on Nov. 5 ballot

Recreational campsites could expand in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan and Nik Altenberg|2024-08-13T16:55:39-07:00June 24, 2024|Tags: Capitola City Council, Capitola wharf, Featured, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Plus: Soda tax, Capitola Wharf and Downtown expansion

Proposed rail-trail route could divert onto streets across Live Oak-Capitola border

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:55:47-07:00June 21, 2024|Tags: Featured, Jesse Kathan, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, transportation|

Explainer: The rail-trail’s proposed path through Santa Cruz County

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

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