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Hi, we’re Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter. We’re journalists and we deliver fair and accurate local news.

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Who are we?

Santa Cruz Local is a non-partisan, independent online local news website and podcast serving Santa Cruz County. Our mission is to produce fair and accurate local journalism that holds power to account. For information about our background, our vision and our founding principles, visit our About Us.

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A Santa Cruz Local membership recurs automatically monthly or annually. It allows us a source of predictable revenue. Your membership allows us to plan ahead and devote more time and resources to fact-driven reporting that informs our local civic conversation.

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No. Santa Cruz Local is a private company owned by Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter.

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