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Housing Matters to close another critical service in Santa Cruz
Recuperative care shelter will indefinitely close amid changes to Medi-Cal
Newcomer Mads Realmuto maintains lead in PVUSD race
Realmuto is challenging incumbent Misty Navarro in Area 7
Watsonville Community Hospital moves to shutter labor and delivery
Closure could take effect as early as March 2027
How a Santa Cruz murder case changed the juvenile justice system
Adrian Gonzalez back in court ahead of second extension hearing
‘I’m only violent when I have to be’: ICE visits Santa Cruz jail, protestors respond
Your Allied Rapid Response launches text alert system
A wet El Niño could run dry the winter shelter budget
“You only have a few seconds because the river is rising, and you have to decide what to keep.”
Hospice of Santa Cruz County to lay off workers as it merges with national nonprofit
Staff allege patients’ quality of care is at risk
San Lorenzo Valley residents prepare for impacts from El Niño
County leaders to focus on vulnerable mountain communities, like Felton Grove
PVUSD Superintendent Heather Contreras leaving for another role
Contreras to take a new superintendent job in San Luis Obispo
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
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
Capitola council candidate concerned over indoctrination of children by pro-LGBTQ+ educators, governments
Candidate TJ Welch reaffirms support for the LGBTQ+ community despite scrutiny
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