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Supervisors draft battery storage rules in bid for local control

By B. Sakura Cannestra|2026-01-13T15:15:33-08:00November 21, 2025|Tags: B. Sakura Cannestra, batteries, battery, City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, energy, environment, Featured, fire, health, Jason Hoppin, Justin Cummings, Moss Landing|

New Leaf Energy could seek state approval

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Rail trail future in limbo despite more funding

By B. Sakura Cannestra|2025-11-07T16:49:51-08:00November 7, 2025|Tags: B. Sakura Cannestra, Coastal Rail Trail, Featured, passenger rail, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, train|

Leaders continue searching for cost-saving measures

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Santa Cruz leaders confront looming service gap as key homeless program ends

By B. Sakura Cannestra|2025-10-28T09:50:14-07:00October 28, 2025|Tags: B. Sakura Cannestra, Featured, Fred Keeley, homeless, homelessness, Housing Matters, Justin Cummings, Larry Imwalle, Phil Kramer|

Officials to plan next steps amid Housing Matters eliminating Day Services

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Housing Matters expected to end some essential services for homeless people at Coral Street

By B. Sakura Cannestra and Nik Altenberg|2025-10-21T17:48:35-07:00October 16, 2025|Tags: B. Sakura Cannestra, Featured, homeless, homelessness, Housing Matters, Justin Cummings, Nik Altenberg|

Cuts to be latest in series of local service reductions

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Transportation commission considers options for midcounty rail trail amid $77 million shortfall

By B. Sakura Cannestra|2025-10-16T18:20:48-07:00October 9, 2025|Tags: B. Sakura Cannestra, City of Watsonville, Coastal Rail Trail, Featured, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission|

State and federal grants remain at risk