News > Fair, accurate and nonpartisan news about Santa Cruz County
Government, housing, environment and health are our bread and butter. Want to understand the biggest issues facing our county and hunt for solutions? Read on.
Santa Cruz harbor rail bridge could open for biking, walking
Also: final rail planning report expected in December
Report urges Felton Fire to consider taxing residents or dissolving
Fire district leaders to weigh potential tax Friday
Santa Cruz County supervisors advance new limits on vacation rentals
Leaders aim to protect housing stock
Passenger rail could require sales tax hike to 12% in Santa Cruz County
Transportation commission to discuss report Thursday
Report describes $5 fares, potential train frequency in Santa Cruz County
Future of rail project to be discussed at Thursday meeting
Battery storage debate continues at Santa Cruz meetings
Industry experts speak to lithium-ion concerns
Santa Cruz County public defender wants more immigration lawyers
County budget remains barrier
Santa Cruz County invests $380,000 in child care
Forgivable loan applications due Aug. 6
Developer backs out of 389 apartments on Ocean St. in Santa Cruz
Landowner searches for options
Help make highways safer in Santa Cruz County
Survey will help guide improvements
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
Pinto Lake skate park construction delayed near Watsonville
Expected opening in June 2026
67 apartments OK’d on Mission and Dufour streets in Santa Cruz
Some neighbors' concerns addressed, but state laws limit changes
6-story Mission St. apartments to be weighed by Santa Cruz Planning Commission
Developer eyes UCSC students for 67-unit building
How pesticides endanger pregnant farmworkers in Pajaro Valley
Residents speak out about health harms, lax regulations
Updates on 5 housing proposals in Live Oak, Soquel
Hundreds of new homes expected
Soquel mobile home park owners seek 100 apartment redevelopment
Santa Cruz County Planning Commission approval needed
Capitola council advances wharf plan with new restaurant
Master plan due in fall
Adopted Watsonville budget to finish Ramsay Park upgrades
Council members praise $60M in city infrastructure investments
Watsonville police need more time to be proactive, report finds
Consultant says more officers, non-sworn staff needed