Santa Cruz County Local News: Public Safety


All Local Public Safety News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

California Local Pin Marker From Los Angeles Times...

12/08/2023
A large gathering of protesters sympathetic to the plight of the Palestinian people is expected outside a fundraiser Dec. 8 in Westwood for President Biden. Police have warned that any violence won’t be tolerated.

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12/05/2023
County leaders will seek state backing to install “no parking” signs for more than a mile outside Santa Cruz city limits along Highway 9. The move targets a stretch of state highway where vehicle pullouts serve as access points to wooded areas.

California Local Pin Marker From The Mercury News...

12/01/2023
Hackers stole data this week from Blue Shield of California. Historically, this type of data has sometimes wound up for sale on what’s known as the dark web, the part of the internet not typically included in search engine results.

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12/01/2023
Students and teachers alike are decrying the actions of the Temecula Valley Unified School District board, which became conservative in majority following the recent elections of three members. The board’s actions include banning critical race theory and mandating parental notification if their child is transgender.

California Local Pin Marker From SFGate...

11/29/2023
Two miles of public beach were closed in Laguna Beach following a spill of 94,500 gallons of sewage. Orange County is testing water to determine when the beach will be safe to reopen.

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11/28/2023
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The chemistry behind lithium batteries could cause spontaneous fires.

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11/27/2023
Seven times as many patients have been admitted to the trauma unit at UC San Diego Health since the Trump administration raised the height of the border wall to 30 feet in California. The hospital also notes that 23 people have died in falls from the wall since 2019.

California Local Pin Marker From Santa Cruz Sentinel...

11/26/2023
Alex Pang and Fahim Hasan Khan are working on algorithms that can monitor shoreline change, identify rip currents, and alert lifeguards of potential hazards.

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11/16/2023
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The tax to raise money for public education sailed to success as nearly a third of Scotts Valley voted, but a tax for a new fire hall hung in the balance.

California Local Pin Marker From New York Times...

11/14/2023
Workers are in the final stages of a long, $217 million project: Install a protective barrier at the Golden Gate Bridge. Roughly 2,000 people have died by suicide jumping from the bridge since it opened in 1937.

California Local Pin Marker From CalMatters...

11/14/2023
Millions of people across the state struggle to pay electric bills as California regulators decide on proposed rate increases. PG&E wants a rate hike to bolster the safety and reliability of its services.

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11/14/2023
Lacking power at the state level, conservatives are leaning into local governance to protest California’s progressive politics. The fight in Huntington Beach could be a harbinger of what’s to come.

California Local Pin Marker From The Guardian...

11/07/2023
Tustin Air Base was destroyed Nov. 7 in a raging fire that could last for days. Authorities said letting the 1942 hangar collapse was the only way to contain the fire.

California Local Pin Marker From Santa Cruz Sentinel...

11/02/2023
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced the bicameral Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act to increase overtime pay caps to allow U.S. Forest Service and Department of the Interior firefighters to receive higher compensation for their service.

California Local Pin Marker From Santa Cruz Sentinel...

10/30/2023
Voters have just one week left to weigh in on funding the proposed relocation of a community fire station. The $22.2 million Measure W bond would fund construction of a new Scotts Valley Fire Protection District firehouse on La Madrona Drive.

California Local Pin Marker From Santa Cruz Sentinel...

10/22/2023
The safety lights, known as pedestrian hybrid beacons, were set up along Mission Street at Olive Street and Berkshire Avenue and facilitate pedestrian crossing at higher-speed roadways, midblock crossings and uncontrolled intersections.

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10/19/2023
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County supervisors hear about the most recent efforts to prepare for winter storms.

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10/11/2023
Legislation that was created in response to fire breaking out in 2022 at the Elkhorn Battery Energy Storage System facility was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.