How to vote “naked” on Election Day
Voters are encouraged to drop off their ballots "naked" at official poll centers
How state propositions on the ballot could affect Santa Cruz County
Props could impact clinics, development, taxes
Who are the biggest spenders in Santa Cruz County elections?
Labor, business, nonprofits, Fred Keeley
Santa Cruz County campaign spending: Four takeaways
Pajaro Valley teachers union spends big in district races
Watsonville residents share priorities for local leaders: ‘Everything is so expensive’
Housing, safety, cost of living, education top of mind for voters
Greensite endorses Coonerty as he shifts his tone on ‘oversized’ housing
Coonerty says his ties to developers is not a conflict of interest
A candidate running for a PVUSD seat arrested for alleged fraud, but still on the ballot
Another withdraws, all three candidates to appear on the ballot
Capitola council candidate concerned over indoctrination of children by pro-LGBTQ+ educators, governments
Candidate TJ Welch reaffirms support for the LGBTQ+ community despite scrutiny
Eight-story Front Street proposal goes to Planning Commission Thursday
Site now occupied by Ace Hardware
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
‘Nowhere to go’: Palomar tenants decry rent hikes, cockroaches
Tenants Association says landlord failed to give required notice
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This PVUSD consultant is paid $4,000 per day. Some trustees want more oversight
Leading Literacy Consulting contract renewal tabled to Aug. 26 meeting
With new funds, Felton Fire looks to hire
Citizen oversight, budget to be discussed next month
Cabrillo College dental hygiene faculty, students allege toxic work and learning environment
Dean overseeing program resigns
Juneteenth in Santa Cruz: Celebrating the Black community
This year marked the city's 35th anniversary of honoring the history of Juneteenth
Local volunteers patrol schools for ICE agents. They need more help.
Your Allied Rapid Response seeks volunteers
‘Don’t let anyone tell you no’: Mother Rosa Dolores, the driving force and heart of Pajaro
She once dreamt of bullfighting and now fights for Pajaro
Progressive Rail pushes back on RTC’s rail line takeover attempt
An ‘unfazed’ RTC remains undeterred
Santa Cruz County residents’ input wanted on 2050 transportation plan
RTC meeting Jan. 15
Update: Santa Cruz transportation officials pivot toward temporary trail design
‘Interim trail’ approved for 6 miles of Coastal Rail Trail
‘We’re not in a good position’: Santa Cruz transportation staff push for trail atop tracks
Train advocates, Roaring Camp push back ahead of Thursday vote
As rain continues in Santa Cruz County, how to check river water levels
Guide to local storms and flood resources
As Watsonville levee project construction begins, protection for Pajaro could be a decade away
Residents near Corralitos Creek welcome potential reprieve from floods
Local activists sue state regulators over cancer-causing pesticide
‘We should not have to keep suing the state just to be protected from cancer-causing chemicals.’
Moss Landing restaurant owner fights for her livelihood a year after battery fire
“This is our whole life”: A multigenerational family holds onto hope despite rising threats of fires
Unhealthy tap water at farmworker housing prompts fixes
Installed filter system lacks county permits to operate
City orders fixes at UC-owned Hilltop apartments in Santa Cruz as problems mount
Tenants file state discrimination complaints, consider lawsuit
Rats, high rents plague UC-owned Hilltop Apartments in Santa Cruz
Longtime residents displaced for student housing
Is homeless services spending effective in Santa Cruz County?
Part 3 of 3: Residents and leaders describe a need for housing