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Santa Cruz could lower speed limits near schools, business areas

City transportation planners to review a new set of recommendations

Return of the River Stewards: shelter residents tend to San Lorenzo riverbank ecosystem

Coastal Watershed Council and People First partner

Santa Cruz County election preview: tax proposals, city council fights, empty seats

Filing remains open for some seats until Wednesday

Up to 281 apartments proposed on Seabright Avenue in Santa Cruz

Plus other major housing and development projects

Pajaro Valley prepares for natural disasters after mass flooding in 2023

Public input wanted on hazard plan

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Scotts Valley council aims to cure ‘painful’ budget cuts during pandemic

Kara Meyberg Guzman2021-03-11T16:57:43-08:00March 3, 2021|

City staff, services among 17 priorities

Stephen Baxter2021-03-11T10:44:06-08:00February 26, 2021|

City leaders choose budget priorities

Stephen Baxter2021-03-25T11:45:30-07:00February 19, 2021|

Goals include uniform treatment of residents, improved mental health response

Kara Meyberg Guzman2021-03-11T10:44:07-08:00February 18, 2021|

Council members lament lack of options, looming debt

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