How Big Soda nearly killed Measure Z in Santa Cruz
Part 2: How voters fought back against pressure by the beverage industry
A decade ago, a soda tax effort fizzled in Watsonville. Advocates blame Big Beverage.
Part 1: Industry leans on elected leaders of color to defend against regulation, experts say
Cabrillo College dental hygiene faculty, students allege toxic work and learning environment
Dean overseeing program resigns
Why is PVUSD paying a consultant $200,000 for advising amid budget troubles?
Contract approved by board without discussion
‘Nowhere to go’: Palomar tenants decry rent hikes, cockroaches
Tenants Association says landlord failed to give required notice
Epstein victim grew up in Santa Cruz County, latest DOJ release reveals
Jeffrey Epstein traveled to Santa Cruz, deposition says
This Santa Cruz nonprofit gave him a home. Then they took it away.
Left behind by the defunct Mental Health Client Action Network
Dozens of California agencies shared license plate data with feds, Santa Cruz records show
LAPD and others appear to have violated state law
ICE accessed Capitola license plate data. Police say it was a mistake.
Out-of-state agencies searched the data more than three million times since 2024
Pajaro Valley school district blames staffing issues for overdue financial report
District faces Sept. 15 deadline to submit audit
How pesticides endanger pregnant farmworkers in Pajaro Valley
Residents speak out about health harms, lax regulations
Unhealthy tap water at farmworker housing prompts fixes
Installed filter system lacks county permits to operate