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After Trump win, Santa Cruz County leaders affirm support for immigrants

By Jesse Kathan|2024-11-08T19:03:03-08:00November 8, 2024|Tags: Capitola Police, Carlos Palacios, City of Santa Cruz, Donald Trump, Featured, Fred Keeley, immigration, Jesse Kathan, Law enforcement, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz police, Scotts Valley police, Watsonville police|

Legal protections outlined in letter, event

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Psychiatrists, firefighters are top earning Santa Cruz County public employees

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:56:17-07:00June 13, 2024|Tags: Cal Fire, Carlos Palacios, Central Fire, city budget, City of Santa Cruz, county budget, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, fire, Government, Jason Hoppin, Jeff Rosell, Jesse Kathan, Jim Hart, police, public salaries, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Fire, school districts, Tanya Krause|

Top 20 salaries include law enforcement, county administrators

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‘Bleak’ outlook for Santa Cruz County budget

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T17:00:32-07:00April 11, 2024|Tags: budget, Carlos Palacios, climate change, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Government, health, Jesse Kathan, Manu Koenig, Marcus Pimentel, roads, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Zach Friend|

Less money for road repairs, fewer public health staff proposed

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Santa Cruz County budget adds employees, services, savings

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-03T14:12:09-07:00June 22, 2021|Tags: Carlos Palacios, county budget, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Stephen Baxter|

Leaders say remote work helps reduce traffic

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Layoffs, service cuts in Santa Cruz County budget

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:50:08-08:00August 11, 2020|Tags: Carlos Palacios, Coronavirus, economy, Greg Caput, Jim Hart, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office|

Law enforcement, rehab programs slashed

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Vacation rentals capped in Santa Cruz County areas

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:50:22-08:00June 30, 2020|Tags: cannabis, Carlos Palacios, City of Watsonville, Coronavirus, economy, Greg Caput, John Leopold, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, vacation rentals|

Cannabis cultivation expanded, disposable cup fee delayed, placeholder county budget approved

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Santa Cruz County budget to draw millions from reserves

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-04T10:08:15-08:00June 25, 2020|Tags: Carlos Palacios, Coronavirus, economy, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office|

Sobering Center near jail to close Tuesday