News Stories

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Santa Cruz County classrooms expected to stay open amid COVID surge

By Allison Gasparini|2022-01-24T12:18:19-08:00January 21, 2022|Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, education, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Santa Cruz health covid-19 covid coronavirus|

About 25% of students stayed home this week, county schools superintendent said

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Potential lawsuit could tie UC Santa Cruz growth to campus housing

By Jesse Kathan|2024-05-13T18:08:27-07:00January 14, 2022|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, housing, Ryan Coonerty, UCSC|

Other court cases stall student housing

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Sheriff’s Office oversight advanced by Santa Cruz County supervisors

By Stephen Baxter|2022-01-11T19:54:36-08:00January 11, 2022|Tags: police, police reform, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Stephen Baxter|

Inspector general could review complaints, but some want advisory committee

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Podcast: How Santa Cruz County could solve chronic homelessness

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:49:42-07:00December 17, 2021|Tags: Bakersfield, Built for Zero, California Veterans Assistance Foundation, chronic homelessness, chronically homeless, City of Santa Cruz, Don Lane, emergency support, homeless camp Santa Cruz, Homeless Services Center, homeless youth, homelessness, housing, housing authority, Housing Choice voucher, Housing Matters, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Kern County, landlord, landlords, permanent housing, Phil Kramer, rental assistance, Robert Ratner, Santa Cruz County, security, solutions to homelessness, subletting, tenants, unhoused, urban development|

Lessons from Kern County’s success

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Downtown Santa Cruz library plans move forward

By Stephen Baxter|2021-12-15T02:37:06-08:00December 15, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, downtown library, housing, Santa Cruz City Council, Stephen Baxter|

Council lauds revised designs, but ballot measure could sink project

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Santa Cruz council advances 831 Water St. housing project

By Stephen Baxter|2021-12-15T09:56:02-08:00December 14, 2021|Tags: 831 Water, 831 water st., affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, housing, Santa Cruz City Council, Stephen Baxter|

Building permit approval needed

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Independent oversight possible for Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

By Patrick Riley|2021-12-10T15:34:55-08:00December 10, 2021|Tags: Capitola Police Department, City of Santa Cruz, Jim Hart, Live Oak, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Police Department, Scotts Valley police, Scotts Valley Police Department, Watsonville Ad-Hoc Committee on Policing and Social Equity, Watsonville police, Zach Friend|

County supervisors, sheriff expected to collaborate in January

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New food waste collection in Santa Cruz County: Costs, timing and details

By Allison Gasparini|2021-12-04T08:04:00-08:00December 3, 2021|Tags: Aptos, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, compost, food waste, garbage, Live Oak, organic waste, trash|

Santa Cruz city residents to get pails, other areas to mix food waste with yard trimmings

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831 Water St. housing project to be reconsidered by Santa Cruz council

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-23T23:30:31-08:00November 23, 2021|Tags: 831 Water, affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, development, Donna Meyers, downtown Santa Cruz, environment, housing, inclusionary, Justin Cummings, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Martine Watkins, Renee Golder, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, Sonja Brunner|

Council could approve revised proposal Dec. 14

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Podcast: Homeless and formerly homeless residents discuss solutions in Santa Cruz County

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:49:55-07:00November 19, 2021|Tags: homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Kara Meyberg Guzman, solutions to homelessness|

Santa Cruz Local's Solutions to Homelessness series

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Police standards examined in Santa Cruz County report

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-19T18:41:15-08:00November 19, 2021|Tags: Andrew Dally, Capitola Police Department, City of Santa Cruz, Criminal Justice Council, Justin Cummings, Law enforcement, mental health, mental health crises, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Police Department, Scotts Valley Police Department, Stephen Baxter, Steve Walpole, Tom Sims, Watsonville Police Department, Zach Friend|

Independent oversight, use of force policies among key differences

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Watsonville City Council candidates respond to voters’ questions

By Jesse Kathan|2021-11-16T21:00:51-08:00November 16, 2021|Tags: City of Watsonville, elections, Watsonville City Council|

Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, Frank Barba discuss housing, jobs, youth programs and more