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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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Leading Literacy Consulting contract renewal tabled to Aug. 26 meeting
As big buildings come to Santa Cruz, leaders want suggestions to make them less ugly
Survey open through August
With new funds, Felton Fire looks to hire
Citizen oversight, budget to be discussed next month
Santa Cruz could lower speed limits near schools, business areas
City transportation planners to review a new set of recommendations
Return of the River Stewards: shelter residents tend to San Lorenzo riverbank ecosystem
Coastal Watershed Council and People First partner
Up to 281 apartments proposed on Seabright Avenue in Santa Cruz
Plus other major housing and development projects
Pajaro Valley prepares for natural disasters after mass flooding in 2023
Public input wanted on hazard plan
Santa Cruz transportation leaders weigh loans for highway, rail trail projects
Santa Cruz transportation leaders weigh loans for highway, rail trail projects
Watsonville activists use Strawberry Festival stage to protest pesticides
Protester crowned honorary Queen of the Patch