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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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Housing proposal grows to five stories on Capitola Road in Live Oak

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-05-23T10:02:48-07:00April 3, 2025|Tags: Builder’s Remedy, Capitola Road, Clay Toombs, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jason Hoppin, Live Oak, Tim Gordin, Workbench|

Workbench uses Builder’s Remedy to increase units

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‘Forever chemicals’ prompt water upgrades at Santa Cruz County lockup

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-02-12T15:51:55-08:00February 4, 2025|Tags: City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, environment, Featured, health, Jason Hoppin, Jesse Greenspan, Jesse Kathan, Michael Beaton, Nik Altenberg, Paul Lego, PFAS, Rountree jail, Santa Cruz County Jail, South County, water|

County says water is safe amid evolving standards

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In-home caregivers rally for higher pay in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-16T18:25:26-07:00August 16, 2024|Tags: Featured, health, health care, Jason Hoppin, Jesse Kathan, labor, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, SEIU 2015|

Contract negotiations ongoing since June

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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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Two Live Oak apartment proposals could be approved without public input

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:59:44-07:00April 26, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, Builder’s Remedy, Featured, housing, housing element, Jason Hoppin, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Soquel Drive, Thurber Lane|

April 29 meeting on separate Thurber Lane housing proposal

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Rail-trail money threatened after Santa Cruz County supervisors vote

By Jesse Kathan|2026-03-30T14:19:12-07:00March 29, 2024|Tags: Aptos, Bruce McPherson, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Featured, Felipe Hernandez, Jason Hoppin, Jesse Kathan, Justin Cummings, La Selva Beach, Manu Koenig, rail trail, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, transportation, Zach Friend|

Supervisors delay $68 million for Live Oak, Capitola, Aptos segments