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Santa Cruz County supervisors advance new limits on vacation rentals

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-08-06T17:15:31-07:00August 6, 2025|Tags: Featured, housing, Justin Cummings, Kim De Serpa, Manu Koenig, rent, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, tourism, vacation rentals|

Leaders aim to protect housing stock

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Transportation commission approves intercity rail concept, seeks cost savings for bridges

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-03-21T16:30:20-07:00March 21, 2025|Tags: Andy Schiffrin, Featured, Jesse Greenspan, Kim De Serpa, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission|

Bridge work anticipated to cost nearly $1 billion

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Santa Cruz County Supervisors advance cannabis lounges, discuss teen protections

By Jesse Kathan|2025-03-12T17:07:14-07:00March 12, 2025|Tags: cannabis, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Justin Cummings, Kim De Serpa, Manu Koenig, marijuana, Monica Martinez, Santa Cruz County Supervisors|

Marijuana use declines among some county youth

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Santa Cruz County election results hold, except Pajaro school board

By Stephen Baxter|2025-07-29T11:13:53-07:00November 14, 2024|Tags: Capitola City Council, Christopher Bradford, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Kim De Serpa, Kristen Brown, Measure Z, Monica Martinez, Nov. 5 2024 election, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Scotts Valley City Council|

Updates due 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15

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De Serpa leads Brown for Santa Cruz County supervisor

By Jesse Kathan|2024-11-13T10:17:24-08:00November 5, 2024|Tags: Featured, Jesse Kathan, Kim De Serpa, Kristen Brown, Nov. 5 2024 election, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Updated results

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Santa Cruz Local’s Election Guide covers local races and ballot measures

By Nik Altenberg and Stephen Baxter|2024-11-01T18:20:10-07:00November 1, 2024|Tags: Christopher Bradford, Featured, Kim De Serpa, Kristen Brown, Monica Martinez, Nik Altenberg, Nov. 5 2024 election, Stephen Baxter|

Plus: Where to return ballots and vote in Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Aptos and Watsonville

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Better jobs, affordable housing on the minds of Aptos voters

By Jay Leedy|2024-08-13T16:54:45-07:00July 25, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, District 2 Santa Cruz County Supervisor, employment, Featured, housing, Jay Leedy, jobs, Kim De Serpa, Kristen Brown, Zach Friend|

Some residents propose empty-home tax