News Stories

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Plans emerge to revive downtown Santa Cruz, reshape West Cliff Drive

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-03T14:20:50-07:00April 27, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Coronavirus, downtown Santa Cruz, economy, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Santa Cruz City Council, West Cliff Drive|

City to help pop-up businesses fill vacant storefronts

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County supervisor Ryan Coonerty will not seek reelection

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-03T14:20:56-07:00April 27, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, downtown Santa Cruz, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

‘I feel like it’s been a hard 12 months’

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Santa Cruz homeless camping law axed

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-03T14:21:03-07:00April 14, 2021|Tags: Donna Meyers, homeless, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Justin Cummings, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Martine Watkins, Renee Golder, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, Sonja Brunner|

New proposal to create safe sleeping program, outlaw camping in most areas

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Podcast: ‘Nobody wants to be out here’

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:50:02-07:00April 11, 2021|Tags: downtown Santa Cruz, homeless, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Santa Cruz City Council|

Three homeless Santa Cruz residents share views on proposed camping law

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Scotts Valley residents’ wastewater bills may increase this summer

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-03T14:21:12-07:00April 8, 2021|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Scotts Valley City Council, water|

Plus, small business grant program to be considered

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What is Santa Cruz Local’s impact?

By Santa Cruz Local|2021-04-05T23:57:58-07:00April 5, 2021|Tags: impact survey, Santa Cruz Local|

We break down the results of our first impact survey

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Santa Cruz County transportation leaders deadlock on passenger rail plan

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-03T14:21:18-07:00April 2, 2021|Tags: Aurelio Gonzalez, Bruce McPherson, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Kristen Petersen, Manu Koenig, Patrick Mulhearn, rail corridor, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission|

Project likely to pause

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Map: COVID-19 test sites in Santa Cruz County

By Kara Meyberg Guzman, Stephen Baxter, Patrick Riley and Allison Gasparini|2022-12-16T17:37:18-08:00April 1, 2021|Tags: City of Watsonville, Coronavirus, health, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency, Stephen Baxter|

Symptoms or potential exposure? Get tested, health officials say

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Data special: Trends in Watsonville crime, police work, funding

By Stephen Baxter|2021-04-02T18:37:53-07:00April 1, 2021|Tags: City of Watsonville, Jenny Sarmiento, Law enforcement, police funding, police reform, Santa Cruz Local Police Reform Series, Tom Sims, Watsonville Ad-Hoc Committee on Policing and Social Equity, Watsonville police|

City committee looks for law enforcement improvements

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How to get a COVID vaccine in Santa Cruz County

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-03T14:21:27-07:00March 26, 2021|Tags: Coronavirus, COVID vaccine, Dominican Hospital, Featured, health, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Marm Kilpatrick, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency|

Your questions answered

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Podcast: Student mental health and stress in Santa Cruz County, part 2

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:44:40-07:00March 26, 2021|Tags: Distance Learning series, education, health, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Santa Cruz County Office of Education|

Distance Learning Series: Michael Paynter on virtual mentoring

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Podcast: Were some COVID deaths preventable at Santa Cruz County senior homes?

By Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:44:44-07:00March 23, 2021|Tags: Coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, David Ghilarducci, Gail Newel, housing, nursing homes, preventable deaths, Santa Cruz health, senior care, vaccine, vaccine rollout, water|

Plus: Does new housing mean more water demand?