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Rebuilding woes and potential solutions for CZU Fire survivors

By Freda Kreier|2021-08-19T17:04:43-07:00August 19, 2021|Tags: Bruce McPherson, CZU Lightning Complex Fire, fire, Fire survivors, permits, rebuilding, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Community Foundation, wildfire|

Community Foundation hazard study for homeowners due in September

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Santa Cruz jail inmates transition to private mental health care

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-03T14:12:06-07:00July 16, 2021|Tags: jail, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency, Stephen Baxter|

County behavioral health clinicians to leave

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Post-wildfire housing rules challenged in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-03T14:12:08-07:00June 22, 2021|Tags: affordable housing, Cal Fire, California Board of Forestry, CZU Lightning Complex Fire, housing, Santa Cruz County, Stephen Baxter|

Fire protection goals clash with shortage of homes

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Santa Cruz County budget adds employees, services, savings

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-03T14:12:09-07:00June 22, 2021|Tags: Carlos Palacios, county budget, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Stephen Baxter|

Leaders say remote work helps reduce traffic

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How to get a COVID vaccine in Santa Cruz County

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-03T14:21:27-07:00March 26, 2021|Tags: Coronavirus, COVID vaccine, Dominican Hospital, Featured, health, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Marm Kilpatrick, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency|

Your questions answered

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Shared data, goals in Santa Cruz County’s plan for homeless

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:40:35-08:00March 10, 2021|Tags: Bruce McPherson, homeless, housing, Manu Koenig, Randy Morris, Robert Ratner, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Zach Friend|

Supervisors question county parks, other land for shelter and services

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Does more housing mean more water demand in Santa Cruz County?

By Santa Cruz Local|2024-06-28T12:25:58-07:00February 15, 2021|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, development, drought, environment, housing, San Lorenzo Valley Water District, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz Water Department, Scotts Valley Water District, Soquel Creek Water District, water|

Water authorities say it’s doubtful, based on historical data

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Train proposal heads to February vote in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:32-08:00January 14, 2021|Tags: Aurelio Gonzalez, Bruce McPherson, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, climate change, Donna Lind, environment, erosion, Greg Caput, Highway 1, John Leopold, Lowell Hurst, Manu Koenig, rail, rail corridor, Randy Johnson, Ryan Coonerty, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, sea level rise, Transit Corridors Alternatives Analysis, transportation|

County voters could weigh new sales tax for transit in 2022

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Podcast: Prescribed burns and wildfire in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:22:23-07:00December 20, 2020|Tags: Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Bonny Doon, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Davenport, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, wildfire|

New group encourages more forest management

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Updated: What the stay-at-home order means for Santa Cruz County

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:49:40-08:00December 13, 2020|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Coronavirus, economy, health, Santa Cruz County|

Santa Cruz Local answers your questions

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Santa Cruz needle exchange group sued

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T11:01:38-08:00December 9, 2020|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, environment, Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County, needle exchange, needles, Renee Golder, Santa Cruz County|

Private outfit blamed for syringe litter, advocates say they prevent disease

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Utility’s tree work could speed mudslides, county leaders say

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:40:52-08:00December 8, 2020|Tags: CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, wildfire|

Complaints head to state utility commission, District Attorney’s Office