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New committees address police reform in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-25T11:45:30-07:00February 19, 2021|Tags: Criminal Justice Council, Francisco Estrada, Justin Cummings, police, race, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Local Police Reform Series, Santa Cruz Police Department, Watsonville Ad-Hoc Committee on Policing and Social Equity, Watsonville City Council, Watsonville Police Department, Zach Friend|

Goals include uniform treatment of residents, improved mental health response

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Train options push ahead for Santa Cruz County rail corridor

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:49:29-08:00February 4, 2021|Tags: Aptos, Aurelio Gonzalez, bus, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Watsonville, Donna Meyers, Eduardo Montesino, environment, erosion, Greg Caput, Highway 1, La Selva Beach, light rail, Live Oak, Manu Koenig, Mike Rotkin, rail corridor, Randy Johnson, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Santa Cruz Metro, sea level rise, train, transportation, UCSC, Zach Friend|

Business plan to detail potential money sources

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Bus lanes on Highway 1, three new bridges funded for Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:39:38-08:00December 3, 2020|Tags: City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, Highway 1, Measure D, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, transportation, Unified Corridor Investment Study, Zach Friend|

$107M state grant awarded this week

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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 supervisors approve reserve spending

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:50:07-08:00August 18, 2020|Tags: Becky Steinbruner, Coronavirus, economy, eviction, Gail Newel, Greg Caput, health, jail, Jim Hart, jobs, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, vacation rentals, Zach Friend|

Eviction ban extended, beach closures adopted, vacation rental rules tightened

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Santa Cruz County homeless service plan takes shape

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:41:41-08:00June 16, 2020|Tags: cannabis, Donna Meyers, eviction, housing, Justin Cummings, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, vacation rentals, Zach Friend|

Vacation rental restrictions proposed, new cell towers ahead

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Outdoor dining permits streamlined in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T16:56:32-08:00June 2, 2020|Tags: Bruce McPherson, cannabis, Coronavirus, economy, John Leopold, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Zach Friend|

County supervisors delay marijuana grow changes to June 16

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Restaurants, hair salons set to reopen in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:41:49-08:00May 29, 2020|Tags: Bruce McPherson, City of Santa Cruz, Coronavirus, economy, Gail Newel, health, John Leopold, Mimi Hall, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Zach Friend|

Residents vent about lost wages, freedom at special county meeting

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Santa Cruz County Health Officer previews new, looser COVID rules

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:45:49-07:00April 29, 2020|Tags: Coronavirus, economy, Gail Newel, health, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency, Zach Friend|

More outdoor activities would be allowed, but beaches closed for certain hours

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New episode: Two Santa Cruz council members recalled, unofficial results show

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:34:05-07:00March 4, 2020|Tags: Chris Krohn, City of Santa Cruz, Don Lane, Drew Glover, Elections 2020, John Leopold, Katherine Beiers, Manu Koenig, Renee Golder, San Lorenzo Valley, Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Tim Fitzmaurice, Zach Friend|

Official results expected by March 31

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November runoff expected in Live Oak supervisor race

By Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T10:11:02-08:00March 3, 2020|Tags: Becky Steinbruner, Benjamin Cogan, elections, Elections 2020, John Leopold, Manu Koenig, Mark Esquibel, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Zach Friend|

Field narrows to John Leopold, Manu Koenig

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Santa Cruz city and county election: Two council members recalled

By Stephen Baxter and Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-03-11T10:50:58-08:00March 3, 2020|Tags: Becky Steinbruner, Chris Krohn, City of Santa Cruz, Don Lane, Drew Glover, elections, John Leopold, Katherine Beiers, Renee Golder, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Tim Fitzmaurice, Zach Friend|

Renee Golder, Katherine Beiers lead among replacements