Santa Cruz County Local News

As of mid-December, the City of Scotts Valley had caught up on its HR backlog and was fully staffed. This followed years of headaches in the police department and Public Works, as employees left for greener pastures elsewhere.

San Lorenzo Valley Water District has been awarded a $100,000 grant to update hundreds of water meters in Ben Lomond.

Monterey County officials say that the fire that erupted at the Moss Landing Power Plant Thursday night was difficult to fight because it was centered on a bank of Tesla batteries.

A huge fire broke out inside a building at the Moss Landing Power Plant Thursday, forcing emergency crews to evacuate areas around Moss Landing and close the heavily traveled Highway 1 in both directions for hours.

North America’s largest producer of fresh mushrooms, Monterey Mushrooms, closed its Royal Oaks facility and laid off more than 500 workers in December. 

As wildfires rage in Southern California, Santa Cruz County officials are urging residents to prepare for the possibility of a destructive wildfire here — even in urban areas. 

The Watsonville City Council and the Monterey County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday both unanimously passed resolutions to support the immigrant community, days before reelected President Donald Trump prepares to retake the office on Jan. 20.

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation will present details of a pesticide proposal and accept public comments at two more hearings this month.

The Santa Cruz Planning Commission on Jan. 9 unanimously approved plans for a six-story, 83-unit apartment building on the 900 block of Water Street in Santa Cruz. 
The new homes would be less than a block away from a five-story building at 831 Water St. approved in December.