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Santa Cruz City Council Roundup: West Cliff, housing, pickleball
Council moves to strengthen local preference for affordable housing
Santa Cruz leaders confront looming service gap as key homeless program ends
Officials to plan next steps amid Housing Matters eliminating Day Services
Pajaro Valley school district delays decision on controversial issues policy
Plus: Board scores 0/100 on ‘effectiveness’
Border patrol was deployed to Oakland. Here’s what Santa Cruz County residents need to know
Know your rights, other resources
Santa Cruz County Supes roundup: Measure Q, Kratom, RV rules
New tow and scrap law could be illegal, ACLU says
Pajaro Valley school district to weigh policy revisions some call ‘classroom censorship’
‘Controversial issues’ policy on Wednesday board meeting agenda
Anti-Trump protests planned Saturday in Santa Cruz, Watsonville
Hundreds of ‘No Kings’ protests planned nationwide
Jimmy Panetta and Zoe Lofgren to host town hall Saturday in Watsonville
Residents can submit questions for representatives to answer
Supervisors advance new rules to scrap illegally parked vehicles in Santa Cruz County
Homeless residents could face displacement
Report: 21,000 Santa Cruz County residents could lose health insurance by 2028
Thousands of Santa Cruz County residents set to lose health insurance or see premiums double
Local college programs for Latino students to shutter as federal cuts take effect
Cabrillo College and UCSC to lose $3 million each
Capitola leaders dismiss complaint against council member
Council addresses ongoing dispute during meeting
Capitola intersection redesign could be reversed
Council to also review a grant for bike and pedestrian safety
Advocates propose three laws to support Santa Cruz County immigrants
Laws would ban masked law enforcement, data sharing, some investments
Details of proposed Felton Fire tax remain unclear
Without more money, district may fold
San Lorenzo Park redesign could include pickleball, river restoration
Duck pond not included in proposed redesign
As a new state bill pushes back against license plate cameras, Watsonville looks to add more
Watsonville City Council meeting Tuesday
Scotts Valley Vice Mayor resigns
City council must appoint replacement or order election
They fled violence and war to Santa Cruz County. Now, their future is uncertain.
Local volunteer network offers support to asylum seekers
License plate cameras praised by Watsonville police despite immigration concerns
Privacy advocates say data is still vulnerable
Pajaro Valley school district blames staffing issues for overdue financial report
District faces Sept. 15 deadline to submit audit