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
Mayoral race: Coonerty leads a field of five in early count
No runoff if preliminary results hold
Nuñez inches over 50% of the vote for District 4 Santa Cruz County Supervisor
Gap between the three candidates grows
Incumbents Newsome, Golder lead in preliminary results for Santa Cruz City Council
Challengers Marin and Noack trail
Incumbent Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church leads in early election results
Challenger Ramon Gomez trails
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 line operator says ‘no’ to Santa Cruz harbor bridge path
Plus: City council to consider tenant relocation payments
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
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
Battery storage debate continues at Santa Cruz meetings
Industry experts speak to lithium-ion concerns
Inside the plan to expand Downtown Santa Cruz
Input on downtown expansion plan wanted at June 18 meeting
How to find home insurance in Santa Cruz County
Practical tips to reduce costs, navigate brokers and seek new options
How to get involved in budget hearings in Santa Cruz, Capitola, Scotts Valley, Watsonville
Speak out on public spending in May and June
Pesticide use near schools detailed in Santa Cruz County
Potentially harmful chemicals applied hundreds of times