Monterey County Local News Search

01/16/2025
An update on the progress of battling the battery storage facility fire at Moss Landing.

01/02/2025
A CalTrans funded study of climate risk to the 586 miles of county-maintained roads and the 32 miles of rail was released. Read on to learn more of its findings.

12/31/2024
Learn more about the Mobile Crisis Response Teams being deployed by Santa Cruz County to provide mental health services throughout the county.

12/31/2024
Applications are open for Santa Cruz County residents to apply for commercial home kitchen permits. Read on to learn more about this new program.

12/31/2024
A look at the shifting number and locations of homeless in the county in the last year.

12/28/2024
Lookout Local profiles retiring county supervisor, state representative and newspaper editor Bruce McPherson. Read on to learn about his and his family's local legacy.

12/25/2024
Lookout Local looks back at the career of departing Santa Cruz County Supervisor Zach Friend and ponders what's in store for him in the days to come.

12/23/2024
In their December 23 meeting, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors swore in new members Monica Martinez and Kim De Serpa. Read on to learn what they had to say.

12/18/2024
In their December 17 meeting, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution declaring the county a sanctuary for immigrants. Read on to learn what that actually entails.

12/17/2024
The December 17 meeting of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors was the last for departing members Bruce McPherson and Zach Friend. Read on to learn more about their careers as local elected officials.

12/13/2024
Read on to learn about the partnership to build a skate park at Pinto Lake.

12/11/2024
Santa Cruz County Supervisor Justin Cummings has been named as the new chair of the California Coastal Commission. Read on to learn more.

12/10/2024
Read more about what departing Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart had to say in his farewell ceremony on December 10, and what's ahead for his successor new Sheriff Chris Clark following his swearing-in on December 6.

12/10/2024
In its December 10 meeting, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors moved forward with housing rules intended to make it easier to build multiple units on single-family zoned lots. Get the details behind the new rules and the state law behind them.

12/10/2024
In their meeting on December 10, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted to end a third-party contract for rebuild permitting of CZU wildfire destroyed housing and bring the work in-house. Read on about concerns about how already overtaxed planning staff will handle the additional workload.

11/24/2024
Read this explainer about how road repair in Santa Cruz County is funded, and why repairs from the 2017 and 2023 winter storms are taking so long.

11/20/2024
Anticipating certification of her election to the 5th District seat on the Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors, Monica Martinez is resigning as CEO of local nonprofit Encompass Community Services. Read on to learn what's ahead for her and Encompass.

11/18/2024
Read on for updated information about the Santa Cruz County effort to repair roads damaged in the atmospheric rivers of 2023, and how a lack of federal funds is slowing down progress.

11/11/2024
Read on for more information about the emailed bomb threat which caused the Santa Cruz County Elections Department to evacuate their offices over the weekend.