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Santa Cruz County public defender wants more immigration lawyers

By Nik Altenberg|2025-07-31T15:48:21-07:00July 31, 2025|Tags: County of Santa Cruz, Featured, federal government, Heather Rogers, ICE, immigration, Nik Altenberg, Santa Cruz County Public Defender, Trump|

County budget remains barrier

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Photos: Anti-Trump protest draws more than 10,000 in Santa Cruz

By Nik Altenberg|2025-06-14T18:41:15-07:00June 14, 2025|Tags: Boulder Creek, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, demonstrations, Donald Trump, Featured, federal government, immigration, military, Nik Altenberg, protests|

Hundreds gather at Watsonville 'No Kings' rally

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Thousands of Santa Cruz County residents could lose health care with Medicaid cuts

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-04-01T08:47:40-07:00April 1, 2025|Tags: Cabrillo College, DOGE, Donald Trump, Featured, federal government, health, health care, Jimmy Panetta, Medicaid, Medicare, Tyler Maldonado, U.S. Congress|

Clogged emergency departments, more costs for patients and hospitals anticipated

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Social Security Administration ‘gutting’ described by Santa Cruz congress member, former agency head

By Stephen Baxter|2025-03-20T16:57:19-07:00March 20, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Congress, DOGE, Donald Trump, Featured, federal government, Jimmy Panetta, Lee Dudek, Martin O’Malley, Social Security Administration, Stephen Baxter|

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