After 21-year-old Tamario Smith died in Santa Cruz County Jail in 2020, family and supporters rallied at the jail. (Mat Weir — Santa Cruz Local file)
SANTA CRUZ >> More than four years after 21-year-old Tamario Smith died in Santa …
A proposal at 4444 Scotts Valley Drive includes a three-story, L-shaped building with 25 apartments. (BSB Design)
SCOTTS VALLEY >> Four housing projects in Scotts Valley could provide more than 500 new homes if they come to fruition.
The city …
Neighbors and volunteers helped Pajaro resident Patricia Medrano haul furniture from her flooded home in March 2023. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Local file)
Editor’s note: This story has been adapted from a Spanish-language Noticias Watsonville episode sent to WhatsApp …
Vecinos y voluntarios ayudaron a Patricia Medrano, residente de Pajaro, a sacar muebles de su casa el 27 de marzo de 2023. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Local )
Miles of North Coast hills and grasslands are set to open with trails at the Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument unit in 2025. (Bureau of Land Management)
DAVENPORT >> Hiking and mountain biking trails are expected to open this summer at …
A property at 3500 Paul Sweet Road could be rezoned to allow multi-family housing. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local)
Santa Cruz County supervisors meeting
A state-mandated Santa Cruz County court program started this month to connect services to some people with serious mental illnesses. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file)
SANTA CRUZ >> CARE Courts opened in Santa Cruz County this month, offering …
Maria Orozco is expected to be sworn in as Watsonville’s mayor on Dec. 10. (Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo — Santa Cruz Local file)
Watsonville City Council meeting
Damage to boats, docks and other property followed a 2011 tsunami at the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor. (TR Dreszer)
SANTA CRUZ >> If you received a tsunami warning on your phone Thursday and weren’t sure what to do, you …
A proposal to build 157 homes on Graham Hill Road near Rollingwoods Drive has several hurdles to clear. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ >> A controversial proposal for 157 new homes on Graham Hill Road faces an …
A Nov. 21 appeals court decision obligates the City of Santa Cruz to provide water to campus areas outside city limits. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ >> The City of Santa Cruz must supply the entire UC …
Sharon Allen will play an annual benefit show at Joe’s Bar in Boulder Creek on Dec. 14. (Sheila Lee Prader)
Sharon Allen & The Dusty Blues – Joe’s Bar Annual Christmas Party
New sidewalks on Soquel Drive near West Ledyard Way in Aptos are part of a larger project that includes bike lane upgrades. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local)
APTOS >> After more than a decade of residents’ requests and some …
SANTA CRUZ >> With more than 132,000 ballots processed and an estimated 2,980 ballots to go as of Friday, Santa Cruz County election officials started to wind down their work. Official results are due by Dec. 6.
Several themes emerged …
After several delays, officials said they hope to open the rail trail from California to Beach streets in Santa Cruz by the end of December. The path had not been paved as of Nov. 21. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz …
SANTA CRUZ >> A new interactive map tracks the status of rail-trail work across Santa Cruz County.
The Coastal Rail Trail is a planned 32-mile path mainly along the right-of-way of the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line. The trail’s 20 …
Ballots are processed in the Santa Cruz County Clerk’s Office in March 2020. (Kara Meyberg Guzman — Santa Cruz Local file)
Results updated 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19
Measure O – Scotts Valley Unified School District Bond – 55% to …
A wave splashes near Its Beach and the West Cliff path on Nov. 11. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ >> Santa Cruz city leaders on Tuesday suggested a priority list of potential projects to help shore up …
Oficiales de transporte del Condado de Monterey anticipan construir una estación de tren en Pajaro. Los sitios que están bajo consideración se encuentran en la intersección de la Avenida Railroad y el Salinas Road. (Fidel M. Soto — Noticias Watsonville)
Santa Cruz City Councilmembers Martine Watkins, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson and Sonja Brunner initiated a city ban on gas-powered leaf blowers that could start in January or July 2025. (Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo — Santa Cruz Local file)
Santa Cruz City Council
