Explainer: Public pension debts in Santa Cruz County By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T11:00:21-07:00August 9, 2024|Tags: budgets, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, explainer, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Jim Reed, Mali LaGoe, Marcus Pimentel, pensions, public employees, salaries| Despite reforms, local governments struggle with underfunded retirement payouts
