News Stories

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Water districts upgrade, brace for more storms in CZU Fire zone

By Jesse Kathan|2021-03-11T10:44:10-08:00February 4, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, debris flow, environment, erosion, San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Santa Cruz Water Department, Scotts Valley Water District|

Potential merger of San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley water districts

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Podcast: Public education money, COVID and the power of Santa Cruz County school boards

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:44:50-07:00January 31, 2021|Tags: Coronavirus, Distance Learning series, education, John Laird, Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Season 2|

How to make your voice heard

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Water Street apartment proposal divides Santa Cruz residents

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:40:44-08:00January 31, 2021|Tags: Corridor Plan, development, housing, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Proponents applaud housing, opponents criticize height, shade, congestion

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Downtown Santa Cruz affordable housing projects advance

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:45-08:00January 26, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, Calvary Church, City of Santa Cruz, development, downtown library, Downtown Plan, downtown Santa Cruz, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, housing, Justin Cummings, library, Pacific Station, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson|

Highway 1 homeless camp: ‘We really don’t have a place to send folks,’ staff said

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Long awaited flood control project to start in Watsonville, Pajaro

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:31-08:00January 26, 2021|Tags: Bruce McPherson, California Coastal Commission, City of Watsonville, environment, Flood, housing, Manu Koenig, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission|

County supervisors weigh in on vacation rentals, tiny homes

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Evacuations ordered in San Lorenzo Valley, North Coast

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:38:37-08:00January 25, 2021|Tags: Boulder Creek, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, debris flow, evacuation, San Lorenzo Valley, Swanton, wildfire|

County opens temporary help centers

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Mass vaccination clinic for teachers likely to be delayed

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-04T09:36:10-08:00January 24, 2021|Tags: Coronavirus, COVID vaccine, education, health, Santa Cruz County Office of Education, vaccine|

Santa Cruz County's vaccine supply is the limiting factor

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Train proposal heads to February vote in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:32-08:00January 14, 2021|Tags: Aurelio Gonzalez, Bruce McPherson, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, climate change, Donna Lind, environment, erosion, Greg Caput, Highway 1, John Leopold, Lowell Hurst, Manu Koenig, rail, rail corridor, Randy Johnson, Ryan Coonerty, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, sea level rise, Transit Corridors Alternatives Analysis, transportation|

County voters could weigh new sales tax for transit in 2022

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Riverfront housing project approved in downtown Santa Cruz

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:48-08:00January 12, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, California Coastal Commission, City of Santa Cruz, density bonus, Downtown Plan, downtown Santa Cruz, housing, Riverfront Project, Santa Cruz City Council|

Seven-story buildings include 175 condos, commercial space

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Where will new housing go in Santa Cruz?

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:40:49-08:00January 10, 2021|Tags: Chris Krohn, City of Santa Cruz, Corridor Plan, development, housing, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Planning Commission, Sonja Brunner|

Planning commission recommends delay of General Plan update

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Podcast: Prescribed burns and wildfire in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:22:23-07:00December 20, 2020|Tags: Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Bonny Doon, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Davenport, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, wildfire|

New group encourages more forest management

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Updated: What the stay-at-home order means for Santa Cruz County

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:49:40-08:00December 13, 2020|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Coronavirus, economy, health, Santa Cruz County|

Santa Cruz Local answers your questions