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New soil tests start after Moss Landing battery fire

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-20T10:54:09-07:00May 15, 2025|Tags: Agriculture, battery fire, environment, Featured, health, Jesse Kathan, John Laird, Monterey County, Moss Landing, Moss Landing fire, Santa Cruz County, Vistra Corp.|

UCSC scientist urges health monitoring

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State legislators push for fixes at Hilltop apartments in Santa Cruz

By Nik Altenberg|2025-05-12T17:07:18-07:00May 9, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, education, Featured, Gail Pellerin, Greystar, housing, John Laird, Justin Cummings, Nik Altenberg, Renee Golder, renters, Student housing, students, tenants, UC Regents, UC Santa Cruz, University of California|

Laird, Pellerin, Cummings, Golder seek answers

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New state laws and recent votes from Santa Cruz County legislators

By Michael Warren Mott and Stephen Baxter|2024-08-13T16:55:09-07:00July 5, 2024|Tags: California assembly, California senate, Dawn Addis, Featured, Gail Pellerin, Gavin Newsom, John Laird, Michael Warren Mott, Robert Rivas, Santa Cruz County, state legislature|

Gas stoves, LGBTQ+ protections and shelter money for Santa Cruz

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Scotts Valley City Council approves budget, eyes tax hike

By Jesse Kathan and Stephen Baxter|2024-08-13T16:55:57-07:00June 17, 2024|Tags: Central Coast Legislative Caucus, City of Scotts Valley, Dawn Addis, Featured, Gail Pellerin, John Laird, Robert Rivas, Scotts Valley City Council|

Plus: Central Coast Legislative Caucus unites lawmakers

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Podcast: Public education money, COVID and the power of Santa Cruz County school boards

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:44:50-07:00January 31, 2021|Tags: Coronavirus, Distance Learning series, education, John Laird, Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Season 2|

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