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Eventos de septiembre en Watsonville, Pajaro, Salinas, Aptos, Santa Cruz

By Fidel M. Soto|2024-09-03T09:49:56-07:00September 3, 2024|Tags: Aptos, calendario, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, español, eventos, Noticias Watsonville, Pajaro, recursos, Salinas|

Festividades del día de independencia de México en Salinas, Watsonville

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Earn money by advising Santa Cruz city and county leaders

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T11:00:16-07:00August 30, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, explainer, Featured, Government, Jesse Kathan|

How to volunteer for a board or commission

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Santa Cruz city, county prevail in lawsuit against UCSC growth plan

By Nik Altenberg|2024-08-30T16:45:22-07:00August 27, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Nik Altenberg, Santa Cruz County Superior Court, Student housing, UCSC|

Water, wildfire, housing remain key issues

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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

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National Night Out events in Capitola, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz, Boulder Creek, Watsonville

By Nik Altenberg and Stephen Baxter|2024-08-16T15:52:14-07:00August 5, 2024|Tags: Boulder Creek, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, Featured, Law enforcement, newsletter briefs|

Free games, demonstrations on Tuesday, Aug. 6

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Soda tax heads to Santa Cruz city ballot

By Tyler Maldonado|2024-08-13T16:54:33-07:00August 1, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Featured, Fred Keeley, Martine Watkins, Nov. 5 2024 election, Santa Cruz City Council, Tony Condotti, Tyler Maldonado|

Litigation risk follows council member’s court win

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Inside the plan to expand Downtown Santa Cruz

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T11:01:08-07:00June 14, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, City of Santa Cruz, downtown Santa Cruz, explainer, Featured, Fred Keeley, housing, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Warriors|

Input on downtown expansion plan wanted at June 18 meeting

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Psychiatrists, firefighters are top earning Santa Cruz County public employees

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:56:17-07:00June 13, 2024|Tags: Cal Fire, Carlos Palacios, Central Fire, city budget, City of Santa Cruz, county budget, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, fire, Government, Jason Hoppin, Jeff Rosell, Jesse Kathan, Jim Hart, police, public salaries, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Fire, school districts, Tanya Krause|

Top 20 salaries include law enforcement, county administrators

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Santa Cruz rail-trail segment to finish in fall, North Coast next

By Stephen Baxter, Nik Altenberg and Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:56:22-07:00June 10, 2024|Tags: Big Basin Redwoods State Park, budget, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Coastal Rail Trail, Featured, North Coast, Ramsay Park, Santa Cruz City Council, Watsonville City Council|

Plus: Watsonville, Santa Cruz to weigh city budgets

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Passenger rail choices, a pesticide protest and city budget updates

By Jesse Kathan, Stephen Baxter and Nik Altenberg|2024-08-13T16:56:47-07:00June 3, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Featured, housing, MacQuiddy Elementary School, Ocean Street, pesticides, rail trail, Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, wildfire|

Plus: Ocean Street housing proposal grows

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Santa Cruz reaches housing goals while county, other cities fail

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:57:09-07:00May 31, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Kate Herlihy, Rafa Sonnenfeld, RHNA, Santa Cruz County, Suzanne Ise, Suzi Merriam|

Capitola, Scotts Valley make least progress on affordable homes

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Santa Cruz city budget avoids cuts, skips savings

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:57:15-07:00May 29, 2024|Tags: budget, City of Santa Cruz, Elizabeth Cabell, Featured, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, Sonja Brunner|

Long-term shortfall persists despite sales tax hike