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01/17/2025

Smoke is visible from a fire at a Moss Landing battery facility about 9:45 a.m. Friday from Merritt Street near Castroville. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local)
MOSS LANDING >> Northerly wind is expected to push smoke from a fire …

01/16/2025

Hineal Nieto, left, worked for Monterey Mushrooms in Royal Oaks for 44 years until the facility closed in December. He talks to a job recruiter at a county-led event Dec. 12 in Watsonville. Nieto. (Fidel M. Soto — Santa Cruz …

01/16/2025

The CZU Lightning Complex Fire burn scar in Santa Cruz County in 2020. (NASA)
SANTA CRUZ >> As wildfires rage in Southern California, Santa Cruz County officials are urging residents to prepare for the possibility of a destructive wildfire here …

01/14/2025

Jacob Sandoval speaks about a state pesticide proposal at a news conference in Watsonville in November. (Ruby Lee Schembari — Santa Cruz Local file)
Hearings on proposed pesticide rules
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation will present details of a …

01/13/2025

Santa Cruz Planning Commissioners approved a six-story, 83-unit housing complex on the 900 block of Water Street in Santa Cruz. (Natalya Dreszer — Santa Cruz Local file)
SANTA CRUZ >> The Santa Cruz Planning Commission on Jan. 9 unanimously approved …

01/10/2025

A decision to rebuild the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf is not expected for months, after detailed engineering work is done. (Tom Gigliotti)
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01/09/2025

Fireworks may not return to the Capitola Wharf this fall because of a new permit required by the California Coastal Commission. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local)
Capitola City Council meeting: 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9

01/09/2025

Fireworks may not return to the Capitola Wharf this fall because of a new permit required by the California Coastal Commission. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local)
Capitola City Council meeting: 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9

01/09/2025

The end of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf is fenced off Dec. 24, a day after large surf tore off an area under repair. (Tom Gigliotti)
SANTA CRUZ >> The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is expected to decide …

01/09/2025

The end of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf is fenced off Dec. 24, a day after large surf tore off an area under repair. (Tom Gigliotti)
SANTA CRUZ >> The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is expected to decide …

12/12/2024

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 …

12/12/2024

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 …