Santa Cruz County Local News: Community Service & Support


All Local Community Service & Support News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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04/04/2024
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Twice each year, in spring and fall, residents of Boulder Creek head downtown to participate in the Town Sweep. Weeds are pulled, sidewalks are swept and the stretch of Highway 9 that turns into Central Avenue is perfectly polished by the end of the day.

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04/02/2024
A dinner and silent auction fundraiser for the Pajaro Valley Education Foundation is set to take place on Aril 18 at Jalisco's, 618 Main Street in Watsonville.

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03/26/2024
Former Santa Cruz city council member and county supervisor Ryan Coonerty has been named as the new Executive Directory, taking over from Interim Executive Director Dave Vincent.

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03/25/2024
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Monterey Bay's public radio station KSQD is building a team of volunteer coordinators and volunteers as the expand their presence in the region.

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03/21/2024
The retiring District 2 County Supervisor received the Al Smith Friend of Agriculture Award from the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau and Agri-Culture at the National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon.

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03/19/2024
A celebration of Women’s History Month highlighting 15 Santa Cruz County women.

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02/29/2024
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More than 200 people gathered Saturday in Watsonville’s Community Room to celebrate the life of Mas Hashimoto, who as a child was imprisoned with his family in a Japanese internment camp during World War II, and later used the experience as a lesson in his multifarious roles as a teacher, activist and community leader.

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02/21/2024
Image for display with article titled Bay Federal Credit Union Workplace Campaign Raises $12,600 for United Way

Bay Federal Credit Union has held a fundraising campaign in support of United Way for nearly 30 years. Employees of the Credit Union made both one-time donations and payroll deductions in support of United Way of Santa Cruz and Monterey counties.

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02/21/2024
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The nonprofit group Free Guitars 4 Kids puts instruments directly in the hands of the youth. “Last year we gave away 1,078 guitars,” exclaims Executive Director Ben Dudley.

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02/20/2024
A local nonprofit said it has made an offer to purchase a senior center in Live Oak while a representative from the school district that owns the site says it isn’t quite ready to make definitive moves.

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02/16/2024
Harnessing their collective expertise, two nonprofits in South Santa Cruz County have joined forces to provide resources to families in need and fight against regional inequities.

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02/15/2024
Image for display with article titled Scotts Valley High School Seeks Community Support to Continue Senior Banner Program

During the pandemic, Scotts Valley High School devised a plan to give the graduates of 2020 some recognition with the Senior Banner Program.

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02/05/2024
Image for display with article titled Capt. Pete Bethune: The Indiana Jones of Endangered Species

New Zealander Pete Bethune has been run over by Japanese whalers, shot at by illegal gold miners, and knifed in the chest while following the illegal pet trade.

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02/04/2024
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KBCZ’s broadcast reach at the moment on 89.3 FM is to all of the San Lorenzo Valley including Lompico, Scotts Valley, Paradise Park, and parts of Santa Cruz.

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02/04/2024
After halting services for about four years, a sobering center that county leaders say is a critical boon to the community, local health care providers and law enforcement is back online in Santa Cruz.

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02/03/2024
Capitola Mayor Kristen Brown muses about the 75th anniversary of the city’s incorporation as a time to reflect on history while considering the opportunities that lie ahead.

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02/01/2024
Image for display with article titled Aptos Library Begins New Chapter

For more than two years, Aptos residents have had to travel to check out library materials. Not residents will once again have a community hub, or as Santa Cruz County Supervisor Zach Friend put it, a “new living room.”

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01/30/2024
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The sheer magic of the moment vs. the time and money to make it happen—live performance is a delicate balance, and never more so than after the down-time of Covid, rising cost of productions, and erosion of reliable, passionate audiences.

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01/26/2024
Salud Para La Gente in Watsonville was one of two health care programs in Rep. Zoe Lofgren’s district to receive funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Center Program.

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01/22/2024
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