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Plan to tackle homelessness advances in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:42-08:00November 11, 2020|Tags: Bruce McPherson, Coronavirus, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, debris flow, Greg Caput, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Superior Court, Santa Cruz Public Defenders|

Public defender overhaul also inches forward

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Santa Cruz County COVID case uptick prompts tighter rules

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:43-08:00November 10, 2020|Tags: Coronavirus, economy, Gail Newel, health, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency|

Vaccine expected in December for Santa Cruz County patients, frontline workers

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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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John Leopold concedes in Santa Cruz County supervisor race

By Stephen Baxter|2022-06-06T15:53:43-07:00November 3, 2020|Tags: Elections 2020, Featured, John Leopold, Manu Koenig, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Vote Nov. 3|

Officials continue to count thousands of ballots countywide

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COVID rules loosen for businesses in Santa Cruz County

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:49:46-08:00October 27, 2020|Tags: City of Watsonville, Coronavirus, economy, Gail Newel, health, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency, Santa Cruz County Office of Education|

Expansion of in-person teaching not expected until January, superintendents say

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Coastal Commission to consider limits on rebuilding of Santa Cruz County beach homes

By Matthew Renda and Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:39:41-08:00October 25, 2020|Tags: California Coastal Commission, climate change, environment, erosion, John Leopold, Local Coastal Program, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, sea level rise, Zach Friend|

Santa Cruz Local offers stories on local environment free [...]

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Santa Cruz County public defender overhaul questioned

By Stephen Baxter|2020-10-09T15:39:12-07:00October 6, 2020|Tags: courts, Greg Caput, Paul Burdick, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Superior Court, Santa Cruz Public Defenders|

County could take control from private law firms

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Podcast: Vote Nov. 3, Santa Cruz County supervisor

By Stephen Baxter and Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:33:56-07:00October 4, 2020|Tags: 1500 Capitola Road, ADU, affordable housing, Coronavirus, economics, economy, elections, Elections 2020, housing, jobs, John Leopold, Manu Koenig, People's Agenda, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Vote Nov. 3|

Santa Cruz County supervisor candidates John Leopold and Manu Koenig answer residents' concerns

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Rain could prompt evacuations in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:41:05-08:00September 29, 2020|Tags: Bruce McPherson, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, debris flow, Felton, Ryan Coonerty, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Swanton, wildfire|

Preliminary debris flow maps released

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Long road home for Santa Cruz County fire evacuees

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:58-08:00August 26, 2020|Tags: Anna Eshoo, Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Bruce McPherson, City of Santa Cruz, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Ian Larkin, Jim Hart, Jonathan Cox, Mark Brunton, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, wildfire|

Fire described as biggest disaster since 1989 earthquake

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Podcast: Supervisor Bruce McPherson on CZU Lightning Complex Fire

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:22:35-07:00August 25, 2020|Tags: Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, Bruce McPherson, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Felton, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, wildfire|

More air support needed from state, local leader says

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Santa Cruz County fire damage maps to be released

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:50:00-08:00August 24, 2020|Tags: Ben Lomond, Bonny Doon, Boulder Creek, City of Santa Cruz, CZU August Lightning Complex Fire, Davenport, Felton, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County, wildfire|

Firefighters make progress in ‘best day yet,’ Cal Fire says