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Rail trail plans detailed from Boardwalk to 17th Avenue

By Stephen Baxter|2022-04-04T09:54:18-07:00April 1, 2022|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Live Oak, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Stephen Baxter, transportation|

Input wanted through April 15

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Low-cost internet project starts in Watsonville, Live Oak

By Allison Gasparini|2022-04-01T18:32:26-07:00April 1, 2022|Tags: City of Watsonville, Live Oak, Live Oak School District, Pajaro Valley, Pajaro Valley Unified School District|

Program aims to connect students, teachers, families

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Santa Cruz County housing projects for homeless advance, Sheriff’s Office to launch data dashboard

By Stephen Baxter|2022-01-25T22:05:41-08:00January 25, 2022|Tags: affordable housing, City of Watsonville, homelessness, housing, Housing Matters, Live Oak, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Stephen Baxter, Watsonville Community Hospital|

Plus: Live Oak parking program killed, more Watsonville hospital money approved

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Independent oversight possible for Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

By Patrick Riley|2021-12-10T15:34:55-08:00December 10, 2021|Tags: Capitola Police Department, City of Santa Cruz, Jim Hart, Live Oak, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Police Department, Scotts Valley police, Scotts Valley Police Department, Watsonville Ad-Hoc Committee on Policing and Social Equity, Watsonville police, Zach Friend|

County supervisors, sheriff expected to collaborate in January

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New food waste collection in Santa Cruz County: Costs, timing and details

By Allison Gasparini|2021-12-04T08:04:00-08:00December 3, 2021|Tags: Aptos, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, compost, food waste, garbage, Live Oak, organic waste, trash|

Santa Cruz city residents to get pails, other areas to mix food waste with yard trimmings

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Rules loosened for in-law units in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-03T14:11:53-07:00October 21, 2021|Tags: ADU, affordable housing, Davenport, development, Live Oak, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Stephen Baxter, Swanton|

Parking requirements draw some criticism

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Housing plans could target job centers in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-03T14:12:02-07:00September 9, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, housing, Justin Cummings, Live Oak, RHNA, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Stephen Baxter|

City, county leaders inch toward allocations of thousands of homes

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Train options push ahead for Santa Cruz County rail corridor

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:29-08:00February 4, 2021|Tags: Aptos, Aurelio Gonzalez, bus, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Donna Meyers, Eduardo Montesino, environment, erosion, Greg Caput, Highway 1, La Selva Beach, light rail, Live Oak, Manu Koenig, Mike Rotkin, rail corridor, Randy Johnson, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Santa Cruz Metro, sea level rise, train, transportation, UCSC, Zach Friend|

Business plan to detail potential money sources

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More in-school instruction planned for January in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:44:12-08:00November 4, 2020|Tags: City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, Coronavirus, education, Live Oak, Live Oak School District, Pacific Elementary School District, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, San Lorenzo Valley, San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz City Schools, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Scotts Valley Unified School District|

‘Hybrid’ model expected to include online, in-person K-12 public education

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Podcast: How has COVID-19 hurt Santa Cruz County’s most vulnerable?

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:44:57-07:00July 31, 2020|Tags: City of Watsonville, Coronavirus, economy, health, housing, jobs, Live Oak, San Lorenzo Valley|

Four voices from the margins

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‘Everything’s homework now’

By Stephen Baxter and Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:46:30-07:00April 5, 2020|Tags: Coronavirus, Cypress Charter High School, Editor's Picks, education, Live Oak|

Santa Cruz County families, teachers and school leaders adapt to online learning

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Vote March 3: The People’s Agenda

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2024-01-26T13:58:54-08:00January 30, 2020|Tags: Aptos, City of Santa Cruz, Community Engagement, development, Elections 2020, housing, La Selva Beach, Live Oak, needle exchange, Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

We asked more than 200 people: What do you want local candidates to talk about as they compete for your vote?