Tracking immigration enforcement: 24 visits to Santa Cruz County in 2025
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Supervisors draft battery storage rules in bid for local control
New Leaf Energy could seek state approval
‘Devastating’ layoffs proposed at PVUSD would cut all mental health counselors
Proposal comes amid student violence and suicides
Pajaro Valley school district delays decision on controversial issues policy
Plus: Board scores 0/100 on ‘effectiveness’
Pajaro Valley school district to weigh policy revisions some call ‘classroom censorship’
‘Controversial issues’ policy on Wednesday board meeting agenda
Anti-Trump protests planned Saturday in Santa Cruz, Watsonville
Hundreds of ‘No Kings’ protests planned nationwide
Jimmy Panetta and Zoe Lofgren to host town hall Saturday in Watsonville
Residents can submit questions for representatives to answer
New study finds 29% of Santa Cruz County pregnancies near harmful pesticides
Plus: Watsonville activist completes 30-day hunger strike after brief hospitalization
Watsonville Hospital seeks to add Mixtec doulas, but challenges remain
Doulas could bridge language barriers in care
Watsonville hunger striker breaks fast after hospitalization
Pajaro Valley schools bar hunger strikers from campus visits
Affordable housing planned at Downtown Watsonville transit center
60 units could be built above new bus station
Is homeless services spending effective in Santa Cruz County?
Part 3 of 3: Residents and leaders describe a need for housing