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Santa Cruz Mountains residents clash with PG&E over tree cutting

By B. Sakura Cannestra|2026-03-12T08:43:42-07:00March 12, 2026|Tags: Boulder Creek, CZU Lightning Complex Fire, Featured, Lompico, Monica Martinez, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., PG&E, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, tree cutting|

Residents worried about possible landslides, environmental damage

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Santa Cruz County bans federal immigration agents from using county property

By B. Sakura Cannestra|2026-03-11T12:14:38-07:00March 11, 2026|Tags: Featured, Felipe Hernandez, ICE, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Monica Martinez, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Ban covers all county buildings, parking lots and open spaces

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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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San Lorenzo Valley election results: Martinez holds strong lead for county supervisor

By Jesse Kathan|2024-11-13T11:44:55-08:00November 5, 2024|Tags: Christopher Bradford, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Monica Martinez, Nov. 5 2024 election, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors|

Plus: Measure T Zayante Fire tax leads, Measure U water bill limit trails

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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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Fact check: County supervisor candidate Monica Martinez and a lawsuit against Encompass

By Jesse Kathan|2024-10-29T16:13:19-07:00October 17, 2024|Tags: county budget, County of Santa Cruz, encompass community services, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Mimi Hall, Monica Martinez, nonprofits, Nov. 5 2024 election, social services|

Legal battle from 2019 may not signal wrongdoing, nonprofit expert says