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What does it mean when firefighters call a fire "contained?" Here's a brief guide to commonly used fire prevention terminology.
California wildfires are becoming larger, more frequent and more ferocious. ‘Malibu Burning’ author Robert Kerbeck shares simple steps you can take to protect your home.
Prepare for disaster in Santa Cruz County by keeping crucial information at your fingertips—just one touch away on your smartphone.
Fires, floods, earthquakes—California’s got it all. And CERT volunteers are ready to step in.
How local amateur radio operators can help in the next big emergency.
As California insurance companies have revoked the fire policies of thousands of homeowners, the state has taken steps to get them covered again.
Making it through the earthquake is the easy part. The hard part is surviving in the chaos that follows.
The climate change era has created a whole new set of terms for a wide variety of storms and other weather phenomena. Here are some of the most important.
California residents can turn to these public and private entities to help prepare for wildfires and protect their property.
Community service districts can do most anything a city government can do. Here’s how they work and how to start one.
The pesky mosquito can be deadly as well as annoying. Here’s how local governments in California have been waging war on mosquitoes for more than a century.
California will soon add a new emergency hotline service with the number 988. Here’s the story behind that new service, and the original 911 number.
Since long before the COVID-19 pandemic, states have possessed broad authority to protect public health, even to suspend laws and commandeer private property. Here’s why, and how it works.
From Press Banner...
As April marks Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the Scotts Valley Police Department is emphasizing the crucial need for drivers to remain focused and vigilant on the road.
From Santa Cruz Sentinel...
From EdSource...
From San Lorenzo Valley Post...
In response to growing concerns from residents, the California Highway Patrol is launching a targeted enforcement campaign along Highway 9 to curb speeding and reckless driving. The initiative follows a recent Boulder Creek town hall meeting hosted by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, where locals voiced frustration over dangerous driving behaviors on the busy corridor.
From The Pajaronian...
A grassroots movement of citizens concerned about the construction of a new battery storage facility in Watsonville held a public meeting on Monday evening to discuss the dangers of such a project and rally local residents by passing around petitions and encouraging citizens to join the group.
A fire broke out Sunday night, April 13, 2025, around 10 pm at a small cabin and shed at the Bigfoot Discovery Museum Complex on Highway 9, prompting a swift response from local fire crews.
From CalMatters...
Members of E. Clampus Vitus Branciforte Chapter 1797 helped out at Junction Park in Boulder Creek this past winter by putting up a safety fence.
From Santa Cruz Local...
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday are expected to join a class action settlement from manufacturers of firefighting foam for contamination of a county well that serves the Rountree jail facility near Watsonville.
From Times Publishing Group...
Proposed cuts by the Trump administration would be devastating for new mothers, children, immigrants, seniors and lower and middle class community members, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-19th District), who represents much of Santa Cruz County, told a packed town hall meeting on March 28.
After five years of activism from Pajaro Valley residents and others across the state, California residents can now get text and email alerts about pesticide use near their homes, schools and workplaces as part of a SprayDays website that launched this week.
In the wake of the Moss Landing battery storage fire in January, some Santa Cruz County activists have battled a New Leaf Energy Inc. proposal to build a more modern battery storage site at 90 Minto Road near Pinto Lake outside Watsonville.
From Lookout Local...
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