Local groups collaborating to build sustainable tiny homes for unhoused people
Partners include Mt. Calvary church, People First and Just Places
60-unit Mission Street apartment building attracts early opposition in Santa Cruz
Plans require demolishing medical offices
Santa Cruz city leaders may seek to end safe parking program for homeless people
Coastal Commission expected to renew city’s RV parking ban
Two 60-unit apartment buildings proposed on Mission St. in Santa Cruz
Online community meeting set for April 21
Incumbent Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church leads in early election results
Challenger Ramon Gomez trails
It’s Election Day: here’s what you need to know
It's time to vote in the June 2 primary, we're here to help you today
The procrastinator’s guide to the June 2 election in Santa Cruz County
Who’s running and what they said
How Santa Cruz Candidates want to tackle homelessness
Ahead of the June 2 election, candidates offer diverging visions for homelessness policy
A Santa Cruz nonprofit offered to step in for an embattled mental health organization. Not everyone is on board.
People First could temporarily run MHCAN’s programs
County residents notified of “Erin Brockovich chemical” in drinking water
Tightened state standards prompt disclosure; officials maintain water is safe
With frigid temperatures expected, severe weather shelters to open
Tonight and Friday in Santa Cruz, Watsonville
Santa Cruz County braces for state mental health funding shift
Homelessness, substance abuse prioritized, while overall funds are reduced
Rail trail future in limbo despite more funding
Leaders continue searching for cost-saving measures
Transportation commission considers options for midcounty rail trail amid $77 million shortfall
State and federal grants remain at risk
Is your e-bike street legal? How to avoid a ticket or tow in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Police pledge crackdown on illegal e-bikes
Cost-saving efforts backfire for rail trail in Santa Cruz, Live Oak, Capitola
Shortfall could delay construction
New study finds 29% of Santa Cruz County pregnancies near harmful pesticides
Plus: Watsonville activist completes 30-day hunger strike after brief hospitalization
San Lorenzo Park redesign could include pickleball, river restoration
Duck pond not included in proposed redesign
Cotoni-Coast Dairies trails set to open Saturday for hiking, biking
Public gets first access to national monument
Fire near Davenport cement plant fully contained, expected to extinguish
2-acre blaze continues smoldering Monday
Explainer: Public pension debts in Santa Cruz County
Despite reforms, local governments struggle with underfunded retirement payouts
How (and why) to run for school board in Santa Cruz County
Aug. 9 deadline for 32 seats
Explainer: Santa Cruz County’s road problems
County tax hike for roads possible in 2025
Proposed rail-trail route could divert onto streets across Live Oak-Capitola border
Explainer: The rail-trail’s proposed path through Santa Cruz County