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Watsonville Hospital leaders say they must shutter their maternity ward or face imminent closure
Day-to-day operations still fall short of covering operating costs
Greensite endorses Coonerty as he shifts his tone on ‘oversized’ housing
Coonerty says his ties to developers is not a conflict of interest
A candidate running for a PVUSD seat arrested for alleged fraud, but still on the ballot
Another withdraws, all three candidates to appear on the ballot
Monitoring invasive beetles in Santa Cruz County
Invasive beetles put native trees at risk
Watsonville City Council approves new restrictions on Flock cameras
Reduction in cameras, changes to data retention policy, and more
Watsonville leaders to discuss Flock contract
Meeting Tuesday evening, how to submit public comment
Bracing for El Niño: County looks to better forecasting, more alerts, road work
Heavy rain, landslides, flooding all possible
Moss Landing battery facility reignites 1.5 years after fire
Shelter-in-place warnings for nearby residents
Learn to identify invasive beetles that threaten trees in Santa Cruz County
Two meetings this week on shothole borer beetles
Fallout from Watsonville airport land use dispute throws hotel, shopping center into jeopardy
Court blocks new permits in safety zones
With developer chosen, Town Center plan in Scotts Valley advances
Design proposal could come by end of year
Santa Cruz to build a new type of mental health care center for youth
County leaders eye a short-term residential center to keep kids closer to home
With less stability, less community, homeless displaced from Coral Street struggle to make it
Santa Cruz continues to conduct homeless sweeps, with limited housing options
Santa Cruz County immigration arrests steadily increase as nationwide arrests surge
Data shows most arrestees had criminal charges or convictions
Pajaro residents can get Uber credits through new transit partnership
A pilot program by Monterey-Salinas Transit seeks to help commuters
Watsonville NICU closure approaches two months with no opening in sight
Watsonville Community Hospital nurses protest nursery closure
First look: who is running for Watsonville City Council
Four seats up for grabs in Watsonville for the Nov. 3 election
PVUSD and teachers union reach tentative agreement after 11 months of negotiations
Contract affects class sizes, pay, benefits, stipends
Driscoll’s CEO steps down amid growing activist pressure on company for use of pesticides
World’s largest berry company now helmed by Brie Reiter Smith
Two competing visions for Bay and Escalona intersection in Santa Cruz
Decision at Tuesday council meeting
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