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New study finds 29% of Santa Cruz County pregnancies near harmful pesticides
Plus: Watsonville activist completes 30-day hunger strike after brief hospitalization
How to get a 2025-26 COVID vaccine in Santa Cruz County
New state law means most health plans cover the shot
Watsonville Hospital seeks to add Mixtec doulas, but challenges remain
Doulas could bridge language barriers in care
Watsonville hunger striker breaks fast after hospitalization
Pajaro Valley schools bar hunger strikers from campus visits
‘Pretty dire’: Food banks and CalFresh users brace for federal cuts
Tightened eligibility for food stamps could strain nonprofits
Day 11 pesticides hunger strike: fatigue, lack of concentration setting in
Watsonville activists to go without food for 30 days
Watsonville activist plans 30-day hunger strike against pesticides
Activists to rally against pesticides at Sunday event at Barrios Unidos
Santa Cruz Planned Parenthood clinic closure leaves residents scrambling
Plus: Where to find care
Santa Cruz County syringe exchange adopts needs-based, mobile approach
Fewer discarded needles help prompt policy change
Federal Medicaid cuts could threaten Watsonville hospital’s revival
More uninsured, fewer patients could hurt finances
How pesticides endanger pregnant farmworkers in Pajaro Valley
Residents speak out about health harms, lax regulations
County could scale back proposed health cuts
Layoffs remain in budget
Unhealthy tap water at farmworker housing prompts fixes
Installed filter system lacks county permits to operate
New soil tests start after Moss Landing battery fire
UCSC scientist urges health monitoring
Downtown Santa Cruz farmers market prepares for new chapter
Vendors reflect on 35 years ahead of move
Labor leader Dolores Huerta calls for end to pesticides in Pajaro Valley
Farmworkers detail cancer, other health harms
Millions in mental health services slashed in draft county budget
Peer-run mental health group would likely shutter
Report calls for new jail or mental health facility in Santa Cruz County
More treatment options wanted to reduce criminality
Thousands of Santa Cruz County residents could lose health care with Medicaid cuts
Clogged emergency departments, more costs for patients and hospitals anticipated
New pesticide alerts draw praise, criticism in Pajaro Valley
Teachers, students describe health problems
Santa Cruz County Supervisors advance cannabis lounges, discuss teen protections
Marijuana use declines among some county youth