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Better jobs, affordable housing on the minds of Aptos voters

By Jay Leedy|2024-08-13T16:54:45-07:00July 25, 2024|Tags: affordable housing, District 2 Santa Cruz County Supervisor, employment, Featured, housing, Jay Leedy, jobs, Kim De Serpa, Kristen Brown, Zach Friend|

Some residents propose empty-home tax

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Less money for road maintenance in approved Santa Cruz County budget

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:56:41-07:00June 6, 2024|Tags: Bruce McPherson, budget, county budget, Featured, Felipe Hernandez, Jesse Kathan, Justin Cummings, Manu Koenig, Matt Machado, roads, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Zach Friend|

Smaller overall budget, more debt

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‘Bleak’ outlook for Santa Cruz County budget

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T17:00:32-07:00April 11, 2024|Tags: budget, Carlos Palacios, climate change, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, Government, health, Jesse Kathan, Manu Koenig, Marcus Pimentel, roads, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, Zach Friend|

Less money for road repairs, fewer public health staff proposed

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Rail-trail money threatened after Santa Cruz County supervisors vote

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T17:00:55-07:00March 29, 2024|Tags: Aptos, Bruce McPherson, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Featured, Felipe Hernandez, Jason Hoppin, Jesse Kathan, Justin Cummings, La Selva Beach, Manu Koenig, rail trail, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, transportation, Zach Friend|

Supervisors delay $68 million for Live Oak, Capitola, Aptos segments

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Aptos, South County voters rank transportation and housing as top concerns

By Natalya Dreszer|2023-12-01T11:13:24-08:00December 1, 2023|Tags: City of Capitola, Community Engagement, elections, housing, Live Oak, March 5 2023 election, Natalya Dreszer, Soquel, Zach Friend|

Survey results from Santa Cruz County Supervisor District 2

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Property tax changes proposed in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-01T11:01:37-07:00November 9, 2023|Tags: County of Santa Cruz, explainer, Government, Jesse Kathan, property tax, roads, schools, taxes, Zach Friend|

State formula blamed for poor county roads, facilities

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Flood risks remain despite recent river work in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2023-11-15T15:55:42-08:00October 18, 2023|Tags: county commissions, County of Santa Cruz, floods, Jesse Kathan, Pajaro River, Santa Cruz County Supervisors, storms, Zach Friend|

Plus: County leaders discuss emergency plans, money for commissioners

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Thousands of homes planned for Aptos, Live Oak, Soquel in county’s Housing Element

By Jesse Kathan|2023-11-15T15:56:27-08:00September 21, 2023|Tags: Aptos, housing, Jesse Kathan, Live Oak, Pleasure Point, RHNA, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Soquel, Zach Friend|

Pushback on potential homes at former golf course

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Independent oversight possible for Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

By Patrick Riley|2021-12-10T15:34:55-08:00December 10, 2021|Tags: Capitola Police Department, City of Santa Cruz, Jim Hart, Live Oak, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Police Department, Scotts Valley police, Scotts Valley Police Department, Watsonville Ad-Hoc Committee on Policing and Social Equity, Watsonville police, Zach Friend|

County supervisors, sheriff expected to collaborate in January

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Police standards examined in Santa Cruz County report

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-19T18:41:15-08:00November 19, 2021|Tags: Andrew Dally, Capitola Police Department, City of Santa Cruz, Criminal Justice Council, Justin Cummings, Law enforcement, mental health, mental health crises, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Police Department, Scotts Valley Police Department, Stephen Baxter, Steve Walpole, Tom Sims, Watsonville Police Department, Zach Friend|

Independent oversight, use of force policies among key differences

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Public defender overhaul advances in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-23T19:31:39-07:00March 23, 2021|Tags: Bruce McPherson, Greg Caput, Manu Koenig, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County public defender's office, Santa Cruz County Superior Court, Zach Friend|

Transition means county-employee defense attorneys by July 2022

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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