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California Local Pin Marker From Los Angeles Times...

04/29/2024
During the much-ballyhooed “California exodus” amid the pandemic, remote workers moved to other states where they could live for a fraction of the cost compared to cities like Los Angeles or San Francisco.

California Local Pin Marker From Santa Cruz Sentinel...

04/28/2024
Repairs to roads damaged in recent storms, including the slow-moving slide on Mountain Charlie Road, depend on state and federal funding and could take years to complete.

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04/27/2024
Indigenous Californians want President Biden to establish a national monument in a stretch of desert that is both an ecological wonder and a window into their cultures.

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04/26/2024
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Two new housing developments in Santa Cruz County are set to exceed local height limits and could be approved without public input, county officials said this week. 

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04/26/2024
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New data show which schools in south Santa Cruz County were exposed most often to pesticide use in recent years.

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04/26/2024
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The City of Watsonville has sent out a call to local artists to help create a mural for the new nature center coming to Ramsay Park.

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04/26/2024
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The Pajaro Valley Health Care District (PVHCD) on Wednesday appointed former Watsonville City Manager Marcela Tavantzis to fill the seat left vacant when John Friel resigned on March 19.

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04/26/2024
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Construction will begin in June on a 34-unit community of small temporary dwellings based at Westview Presbyterian Church in Watsonville, after the Monterey County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved agreements to build and manage the facility.

California Local Pin Marker From CalMatters...

04/26/2024
A bill to rein in a proposed monthly fee on California electric bills would let California’s largest for-profit utility companies charge customers $24 per month — with fees as low as $6 for lower-income customers — as a kind of membership fee for the power grid.

California Local Pin Marker From Santa Cruz Sentinel...

04/26/2024
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors will reconsider their vote against approving segments 10 and 11 of the Coastal Rail Trail in their April 30 meeting.

California Local Pin Marker From Lookout Local...

04/26/2024
The Sempervirens Fund has purchased two adjacent parcels to be transferred to park ownershipfor use as a new entrance and to replace other facilities destroyed in the CZU Fire.

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04/25/2024
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You know that summer is almost here when the convoy of food trucks comes back to Skypark. Starting Friday, April 26, Food Trucks a Go Go presents Food Truck Fridays, the area’s largest food truck festival with new owners Josh and Teresa Swart.

California Local Pin Marker From Santa Cruz Sentinel...

04/25/2024
Demolition of the church at the center of the Santa Cruz circles was completed on April 23, making way for construction of a ring of house to be built on the 1.6-acre parcel.

California Local Pin Marker From EdSource...

04/25/2024
Nine counties located more than an hour away from universities with teacher preparation programs face particular difficulties.
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