Santa Cruz County Local News

Santa Cruz County officials have allocated $500,000 towards construction of a temporary road for use by residents affected by the Mountain Charlie Road slow-moving landslide.

In their August 13 meeting, the Santa Cruz City Council approved a plan to improve the Pacific Avenue/Beach Street roundabout.

The City of Santa Cruz has hired Michelle Templeton for the role of assistant city manager.

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the expansion of a 2022 composting toilet pilot program.

After a July 2023 diagnosis of bladder cancer, Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley underwent a year of treatment without missing a single city council meeting. On August 8, he learned his cancer had been eliminated.

Backers pulled a $20 billion affordable housing bond off Bay Area ballots today, amid fears that it wouldn’t pass.

The EPA must grant a waiver before the diesel truck measure can be implemented. It’s one of California’s most controversial measures to clean up air pollution and greenhouse gases.

After being damaged in the 2023 breach of the Pajaro River levee, students returned to the Pajaro Middle School for the first time in 17 months after repairs were completed.

Proposition 32 to increase the minimum wage from $16 isn’t as far-reaching as when it was first proposed. Fast food workers are already making more, and health care employees are on track. But worker groups are already pushing for more.

In its August 13 meeting, the Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance prohibiting e-bikes from sidewalks in the unincorporated parts of the county.

The Santa Cruz City Council approved a contract to clean up an estimated 40 homeless encampments sprinkled throughout the Pogonip scenic open space reserve.

Several projects underway in Santa Cruz County to repair local roads impacted by storms in 2023 are affected by FEMA funding shortfalls.

Some California agencies are offering incentives and hosting workshops for school districts that want to build affordable housing for teachers.

The state’s landlords see rising insurance costs, so they say they’re going to have to raise rents. But they complain about laws that limit how much they can do so.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on August 12 celebrating upcoming upgrades to Floral County Park in Pleasure Point.

In an August 7 vote, the Santa Cruz Local Agency Formation Commission approved the study of a a new consolidated fire protection district covering County Service Area 48 in the unincorporated county.

Two incumbents in the City of Scotts Valley will not be seeking reelection in November.

Efforts to improve service on Santa Cruz Metro are making progress with the announced meeting of driver hiring goals as the transit system works to double ridership.

The filing deadline has officially passed, and all the candidates running for office in November are revealed.

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission received grant funding for resiliency planning focused on four areas vulnerable to climate impacts.