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After 50 years at Santa Cruz Planned Parenthood clinic, nurse was laid off with 1 hour notice

By Nik Altenberg|2025-12-30T12:32:31-08:00December 30, 2025|Tags: Donald Trump, Featured, Gail Michaelis-Ow, health, health care, Nik Altenberg, Planned Parenthood|

Nurse speaks out after non-disclosure agreement expires

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff eyes new mental health jail facility

By Nik Altenberg|2025-12-11T15:16:29-08:00December 11, 2025|Tags: Chris Clark, Featured, Law enforcement, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office|

Chris Clark on his first year in office

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10 meals under $10: The best cheap eats in Santa Cruz County

By Nik Altenberg, Fidel M. Soto and Amaya Edwards|2025-12-10T16:51:35-08:00December 5, 2025|Tags: affordability, Amaya Edwards, Featured, Fidel M. Soto, food, guides, Nik Altenberg, Noticias Watsonville|

Sushi, tacos, chow mein, beef stroganoff all on the menu

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‘Devastating’ layoffs proposed at PVUSD would cut all mental health counselors

By Nik Altenberg|2025-11-10T23:34:14-08:00November 10, 2025|Tags: Brandon Diniz, Featured, Heather Contreras, Nik Altenberg, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, PVUSD|

Proposal comes amid student violence and suicides

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Santa Cruz Measure C tax for affordable housing grows slim majority

By Jesse Kathan and Nik Altenberg|2026-04-30T15:09:34-07:00November 4, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, election, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Nov. 4 2025 election, taxes, voting|

Rival Measure B initiative struggles, Prop 50 wins

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Neptune Apartments in Santa Cruz slated for redevelopment into 102 apartments

By Nik Altenberg|2025-10-31T17:40:42-07:00October 31, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, Downtown Plan Expansion, Featured, housing, Lee Butler, Nik Altenberg, South of Laurel|

Project linked with 201 Front St. ‘SoLa’ proposal

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Fotos: residentes de Watsonville muestran sus altares del Día de los Muertos

By Fidel M. Soto, Amaya Edwards and Nik Altenberg|2026-05-11T12:08:35-07:00October 31, 2025|Tags: City of Watsonville, community reporting, Day of the Dead, Featured, Noticias Watsonville, photo essay|

Honrando los que ya partieron

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Exclusive: Tenants of UC-owned apartments in Santa Cruz sue over alleged harassment, habitability issues

By Nik Altenberg|2025-10-31T11:37:18-07:00October 29, 2025|Tags: courts, Featured, Greystar, Hilltop Apartments, investigations, Nik Altenberg, tenants rights, UC Santa Cruz, University of California|

Hilltop renters demand $1.75 million

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Border patrol was deployed to Oakland. Here’s what Santa Cruz County residents need to know

By Nik Altenberg|2025-10-24T15:07:25-07:00October 23, 2025|Tags: Customs and Border Protection, Donald Trump, Featured, immigration, Nik Altenberg, Oakland, protest, Your Allied Rapid Response|

Know your rights, other resources

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Five-story Live Oak apartments up for approval from Santa Cruz County planning

By Nik Altenberg|2025-10-24T18:04:42-07:00October 21, 2025|Tags: Builder’s Remedy, Capitola Road, Featured, housing, Live Oak, Nik Altenberg, Workbench|

57-unit building utilizes state law to defy zoning rules

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Housing Matters expected to end some essential services for homeless people at Coral Street

By B. Sakura Cannestra and Nik Altenberg|2025-10-21T17:48:35-07:00October 16, 2025|Tags: B. Sakura Cannestra, Featured, homeless, homelessness, Housing Matters, Justin Cummings, Nik Altenberg|

Cuts to be latest in series of local service reductions

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Federal shutdown threatens food assistance program for thousands of children in Santa Cruz County

By Nik Altenberg|2025-11-26T17:49:20-08:00October 14, 2025|Tags: Community Bridges, Donald Trump, Featured, federal shutdown, food assistance, Nik Altenberg, poverty, Tony Nuñez, WIC|

Tariff money, new bill hope to provide relief