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Fieldworker turned business owner: Dulce Organic Farms
The story of Antonia Vega González
Civic impact: our continued reporting on Flock Safety
How is your police department using Flock surveillance data?
PVUSD hired a bond facilities consultant last year with prior violation for bidding fraud
Consultant paid $50,000 to settle 2016 administrative order
Juneteenth in Santa Cruz: Celebrating the Black community
This year marked the city's 35th anniversary of honoring the history of Juneteenth
How is your police department using Flock data?
A guide for California reporters and researchers
Why is PVUSD paying a consultant $200,000 for advising amid budget troubles?
Contract approved by board without discussion
Santa Cruz County leaders join lawsuit against planned immigration facility
Gilroy to be the site for a possible ICE detention and processing space
Inside Renaissance High: students photograph their school amid threat of closure
Students share why the continuation school is critical to their success
Paid parking, road repairs and scanter reserves: Inside the draft Santa Cruz County budget
Weigh in on draft budget in meetings Wednesday and Thursday
Local volunteers patrol schools for ICE agents. They need more help.
Your Allied Rapid Response seeks volunteers
Eight-story Front Street proposal goes to Planning Commission Thursday
Site now occupied by Ace Hardware
Mayoral race: Coonerty leads a field of five in early count
No runoff if preliminary results hold
Nuñez inches over 50% of the vote for District 4 Santa Cruz County Supervisor
Gap between the three candidates grows
Incumbents Newsome, Golder lead in preliminary results for Santa Cruz City Council
Challengers Marin and Noack trail
Incumbent Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church leads in early election results
Challenger Ramon Gomez trails
It’s Election Day: here’s what you need to know
It's time to vote in the June 2 primary, we're here to help you today
The procrastinator’s guide to the June 2 election in Santa Cruz County
Who’s running and what they said
Murray Street Bridge to close for summer
Starting on or around June 10, the bridge will be closed in both directions
How Santa Cruz Candidates want to tackle homelessness
Ahead of the June 2 election, candidates offer diverging visions for homelessness policy
Palomar Inn tenants to receive a three-month reprieve from rent hikes
Rent hike notices to be reissued as required by state law
Santa Cruz to lose 20 homeless shelter beds
Housing Matters cites ongoing budget shortfalls