Biden Comes Through for the Monterey Bay Area

Two incumbents in the City of Scotts Valley will not be seeking reelection in November.

In an August 7 vote, the Santa Cruz Local Agency Formation Commission approved the study of a a new consolidated fire protection district covering County Service Area 48 in the unincorporated county.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on August 12 celebrating upcoming upgrades to Floral County Park in Pleasure Point.

Efforts to improve service on Santa Cruz Metro are making progress with the announced meeting of driver hiring goals as the transit system works to double ridership.

The filing deadline has officially passed, and all the candidates running for office in November are revealed.

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission received grant funding for resiliency planning focused on four areas vulnerable to climate impacts.

Following a public hearing on August 7, a 38-unit three-story all-affordable development was approved for Almar Avenue in Santa Cruz despite neighbor concerns.

A look at a local National Night Out celebration in Scotts Valley on August 6 and an explanation of the annual nationwide event.

Food service staff from local school districts recently participated in a weeklong training as Santa Cruz County schools begin their academic year, including the preparation of 15,000 daily meals for students as part of California's Universal Meals Program.

The City of Santa Cruz will be hosting an online meeting to go over current Accessory Dwelling Unit policies and processes and solicit feedback on possible amendments on Thursday August 15 from 5:30-7PM.

The state’s landlords see rising insurance costs, so they say they’re going to have to raise rents. But they complain about laws that limit how much they can do so.

Some California agencies are offering incentives and hosting workshops for school districts that want to build affordable housing for teachers.

Sky-high rent is among Californians’ biggest concerns. Nearly 30% of tenants spend more than half their income on rent; and the median rent is $2,850 a month, 33% higher than the national average.

Two propositions on the Nov. 5 ballot address this issue — though one does so in a rather roundabout way.

The chemical, used for decades, can harm babies’ developing brains. Farmworkers and people living near fields are most at risk. The EPA issued a rare emergency order.

Legislators are pushing ahead with a retail theft bill package in their continued opposition of Proposition 36 — a November ballot measure backed by law enforcement groups and Republicans (and some Democrats) that would roll back parts of 2014’s Prop. 47.

So many intense wildfires all at once require an intricate chess game for maneuvering firefighters and equipment around the U.S.

A critical new federal audit calls out California for doing too little to prevent fraudulent spending of homelessness funds. Nearly $320 million was at risk.

The Senate appropriations committee sent dozens upon dozens of bills — that have a price tag of at least $50,000 to $150,000 and that may also be politically dicey — to the dreaded suspense file, where many could die quickly on Aug. 15.