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Westside Santa Cruz rail trail could open late December

By Jesse Kathan|2024-11-22T18:19:36-08:00November 22, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, environment, Featured, Jesse Kathan, rail trail, Stephen Baxter, transportation|

Cost overruns, delays mount

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New rail-trail map tracks work in Santa Cruz, Live Oak, Capitola, Aptos

By Jesse Kathan and Stephen Baxter|2024-11-23T16:49:04-08:00November 22, 2024|Tags: Aptos, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz, Davenport, environment, Featured, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, North Coast, passenger rail, rail trail, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Stephen Baxter, transportation|

Updates on design, construction, funding

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Scotts Valley school bond pulls ahead by 11 votes

By Stephen Baxter and Nik Altenberg|2024-11-22T16:37:26-08:00November 21, 2024|Tags: bond measures, City of Scotts Valley, Featured, Nik Altenberg, Nov. 5 2024 election, Scotts Valley Unified School District, Stephen Baxter, taxes|

More ballots to process before Dec. 3 deadline

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Santa Cruz Local’s Election Guide covers local races and ballot measures

By Nik Altenberg and Stephen Baxter|2024-11-01T18:20:10-07:00November 1, 2024|Tags: Christopher Bradford, Featured, Kim De Serpa, Kristen Brown, Monica Martinez, Nik Altenberg, Nov. 5 2024 election, Stephen Baxter|

Plus: Where to return ballots and vote in Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Aptos and Watsonville

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Pajaro flood survivors’ stories come to life in new exhibit

By Stephen Baxter|2024-11-04T14:00:22-08:00November 1, 2024|Tags: City of Watsonville, Featured, Flood, German Llamas, Jierui Fang, Pajaro, Pajaro flood, Pajaro Food Center, Pajaro River, Rowan Ings, South County, Stanford Journalism Program, Stephen Baxter, storms|

Online audio-visual experience highlights lessons, resilience

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Santa Cruz County jobs rebound, but housing costs, aging population remain challenges

By Stephen Baxter|2024-08-13T16:55:21-07:00June 28, 2024|Tags: Andy Stone, business, economy, employment, Featured, jobs, Santa Cruz County, seniors, State of the Workforce, Stephen Baxter|

State of the Workforce report highlights trends, solutions

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Photo essay: UC Santa Cruz students urge divestment from weapons makers

By Stephen Baxter and Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo|2024-08-13T16:58:30-07:00May 10, 2024|Tags: divestment, education, Featured, Gaza, investment, Israel, Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo, Stephen Baxter, UCSC|

Sacramento State starts socially responsible investment policy

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New housing projects in Aptos, Freedom, Santa Cruz

By Stephen Baxter and Nik Altenberg|2024-08-13T17:01:58-07:00March 18, 2024|Tags: cannabis, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, health, housing, March 5 2024 election, Nik Altenberg, Scotts Valley City Council, Soquel, Stephen Baxter|

Plus: County supervisors seek feedback on cannabis laws

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School measures adopted in Live Oak, Happy Valley, Davenport

By Stephen Baxter|2024-08-13T17:02:51-07:00March 5, 2024|Tags: elections, Featured, happy valley, Live Oak School District, March 5 2024 election, Pacific Elementary School District, Stephen Baxter|

School measures sail toward wins in March 5 election

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Martinez and Bradford to face off in November for District 5 Santa Cruz County supervisor seat

By Stephen Baxter|2024-08-13T17:03:11-07:00March 5, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, County of Santa Cruz, elections, Featured, March 5 2024 election, San Lorenzo Valley, Stephen Baxter|

Martinez holds lead

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Koenig defeats Faulkner for District 1 Santa Cruz County Supervisor

By Stephen Baxter|2024-08-13T17:03:19-07:00March 5, 2024|Tags: County of Santa Cruz, elections, Featured, Lani Faulkner, Manu Koenig, March 5 2024 election, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Stephen Baxter|

Official results posted April 2

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Sales tax hikes for Santa Cruz County, city adopted by voters

By Stephen Baxter|2024-08-13T17:03:26-07:00March 5, 2024|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, elections, Featured, March 5 2024 election, Stephen Baxter|

Measures K and L