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Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Central Fire explore merger

By Stephen Baxter|2025-04-21T15:24:06-07:00April 21, 2025|Tags: Central Fire, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, Government, Mark Correira, Rob Oatey Jason Nee, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Fire, Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz police, Scotts Valley Fire, Stephen Baxter|

Study expected to consider more shared services

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Santa Cruz City Council to weigh wharf repairs

By Jesse Kathan|2025-04-21T12:46:42-07:00April 21, 2025|Tags: bike lanes, Central Fire, City of Santa Cruz, developers, Featured, Government, Jesse Kathan, outdoor dining, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Fire, Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz police, Scotts Valley Fire, transportation|

Bike lanes, military equipment policy also to be considered

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Report calls for new jail or mental health facility in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-04-10T17:35:25-07:00April 9, 2025|Tags: addiction, Applied Survey Research, Bernie Escalante, Chris Clark, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, health, Jorge Zamora, mental health, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Main Jail, Santa Cruz police, Watsonville police|

More treatment options wanted to reduce criminality

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After Trump win, Santa Cruz County leaders affirm support for immigrants

By Jesse Kathan|2024-11-08T19:03:03-08:00November 8, 2024|Tags: Capitola Police, Carlos Palacios, City of Santa Cruz, Donald Trump, Featured, Fred Keeley, immigration, Jesse Kathan, Law enforcement, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz police, Scotts Valley police, Watsonville police|

Legal protections outlined in letter, event

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What triggers a homeless camp sweep in Santa Cruz County?

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T11:00:12-07:00September 26, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, explainer, Featured, homelessness, Housing Matters, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, Pajaro River levee, Phil Kramer, Robert Ratner, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz police, Tamara Vides|

County staff start to draft clearer rules

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New training facility proposed for Santa Cruz Police and Fire

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:59:13-07:00May 2, 2024|Tags: Bernie Escalante, Featured, Government, Jesse Kathan, Law enforcement, Rob Oatey, Santa Cruz Fire, Santa Cruz police, Teran Whitley, Thairie Ritchie|

Activists fear militarization, outsize spending

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Podcast: Reshaping mental health crisis response in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:44:33-07:00June 11, 2021|Tags: downtown Santa Cruz, homeless, Mark Stone, mental health, police, Santa Cruz police, Sean Arlt, Stephen Baxter|

Part of Santa Cruz Local's Police Reform Series