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Train options push ahead for Santa Cruz County rail corridor

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:29-08:00February 4, 2021|Tags: Aptos, Aurelio Gonzalez, bus, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Donna Meyers, Eduardo Montesino, environment, erosion, Greg Caput, Highway 1, La Selva Beach, light rail, Live Oak, Manu Koenig, Mike Rotkin, rail corridor, Randy Johnson, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Santa Cruz Metro, sea level rise, train, transportation, UCSC, Zach Friend|

Business plan to detail potential money sources

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Long awaited flood control project to start in Watsonville, Pajaro

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:31-08:00January 26, 2021|Tags: Bruce McPherson, California Coastal Commission, City of Watsonville, environment, Flood, housing, Manu Koenig, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission|

County supervisors weigh in on vacation rentals, tiny homes

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Train proposal heads to February vote in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:32-08:00January 14, 2021|Tags: Aurelio Gonzalez, Bruce McPherson, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, climate change, Donna Lind, environment, erosion, Greg Caput, Highway 1, John Leopold, Lowell Hurst, Manu Koenig, rail, rail corridor, Randy Johnson, Ryan Coonerty, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, sea level rise, Transit Corridors Alternatives Analysis, transportation|

County voters could weigh new sales tax for transit in 2022

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Updated: What the stay-at-home order means for Santa Cruz County

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:49:40-08:00December 13, 2020|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Coronavirus, economy, health, Santa Cruz County|

Santa Cruz Local answers your questions

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Santa Cruz needle exchange group sued

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T11:01:38-08:00December 9, 2020|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, environment, Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County, needle exchange, needles, Renee Golder, Santa Cruz County|

Private outfit blamed for syringe litter, advocates say they prevent disease

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Plan to tackle homelessness advances in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:42-08:00November 11, 2020|Tags: Bruce McPherson, Coronavirus, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, debris flow, Greg Caput, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Superior Court, Santa Cruz Public Defenders|

Public defender overhaul also inches forward

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More outdoor dining approved in Watsonville

By Matthew Renda|2021-03-11T10:49:43-08:00November 11, 2020|Tags: City of Watsonville, downtown Watsonville, economy, Watsonville City Council|

City leaders issue apology in 1930 riot

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Santa Cruz County COVID case uptick prompts tighter rules

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:43-08:00November 10, 2020|Tags: Coronavirus, economy, Gail Newel, health, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency|

Vaccine expected in December for Santa Cruz County patients, frontline workers

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Watsonville City Council early election results

By Stephen Baxter|2022-06-06T16:18:29-07:00November 3, 2020|Tags: Aurelio Gonzalez, City of Watsonville, Eduardo Montesino, Elections 2020, Jimmy Dutra, Tony Gomez, Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, Vote Nov. 3, Watsonville City Council|

Aurelio Gonzalez, Jimmy Dutra, Eduardo Montesino ahead

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Watsonville police chief discusses Saturday’s fatal shootings

By Matthew Renda|2021-03-11T10:49:45-08:00October 28, 2020|Tags: Agriculture, City of Watsonville, David Honda, Felipe Hernandez, pesticides, Porter Building, Rebecca Garcia, Trina Coffman-Gomez, Watsonville City Council, Watsonville Police Department|

Some residents worry about resurgence of violence

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COVID rules loosen for businesses in Santa Cruz County

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:49:46-08:00October 27, 2020|Tags: City of Watsonville, Coronavirus, economy, Gail Newel, health, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency, Santa Cruz County Office of Education|

Expansion of in-person teaching not expected until January, superintendents say

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Podcast: Vote Nov. 3, Santa Cruz City Council

By Stephen Baxter and Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:33:52-07:00October 18, 2020|Tags: Alicia Kuhl, City of Santa Cruz, Elections 2020, Elizabeth Conlan, homelessness, housing, inclusionary, Kayla Kumar, Kelsey Hill, Maria Cadenas, Martine Watkins, rentals, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, Sonja Brunner, Vote Nov. 3|

Santa Cruz Local presses candidates on priorities we heard from residents