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Scotts Valley council approves $100 tickets for face covering violations
Drive-in movies, more outdoor dining on tap
Santa Cruz County Supervisors approve $100 tickets flouting mask rules
Mental health specialists to be added at homeless shelters
Podcast: How has COVID-19 hurt Santa Cruz County’s most vulnerable?
Four voices from the margins
Santa Cruz County schools to open online only
Santa Cruz City, Live Oak, Scotts Valley school leaders await details from state
Santa Cruz County school reopenings hinge on state
Teachers, parents, students weigh in-person instruction
COVID hammers Santa Cruz County Latinos
South County residents disproportionately affected by virus
State could shut bars, indoor dining in Santa Cruz County
Case clusters in workplaces, skilled nursing facilities play role in local COVID-19 uptick
Santa Cruz County COVID-19 cases increase at faster rate
Family gatherings a major factor, leaders say
Capitola council cuts money for senior care groups
Council decides against tax hikes on ballot
Santa Cruz County COVID-19 case increase worries health leaders
South County essential workers among hardest hit
Scotts Valley plans for fewer budget cuts than expected
Economic forecasts look less dire after some businesses reopen
Restaurants, hair salons set to reopen in Santa Cruz County
Residents vent about lost wages, freedom at special county meeting
Santa Cruz County to apply for rules relaxation Friday
Health leaders wary of COVID-19 rebound; Beach hours to remain
Watsonville council allows state eviction ban to replace local rule
Guidelines adopted to try to protect tenants
More Santa Cruz County reopening expected in June
Limited beach hours likely through July Fourth
‘Virtual’ Junior Lifeguard program set for Santa Cruz
Capitola junior guards on beach, State Parks undecided
Lack of test swabs holds back Santa Cruz County
State loosens requirements for further reopening
Santa Cruz City Council OKs Circle Church demolition
Plan for housing advances
Essential workers told to get COVID tests in Santa Cruz County
Shelter orders poised to loosen by early June
More shops open Friday, but COVID supply small in Santa Cruz County
State shares regional criteria to resume more business
COVID Q&A: Testing, hospitalizations, case locations, surge prediction
Santa Cruz Local presses medical leaders with listener questions