Santa Cruz County Local News

Meet the candidates running for seats on the Scotts Valley City Council in the November election.

Writers of Color Santa Cruz County are holding a reading of the poetry of 17 local poets at the Museum of Art and History on October 10.

California’s private nonprofit colleges will no longer be able grant students an admissions advantage if their parents donated to or went to the same college after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law this morning banning the practice.

Homeless service providers are scaling back and taking out loans as they wait for late payments from the government.

An estimated 1 in 5 schools has no air conditioning and another 10% need repair. Underfunded schools struggle to keep classrooms cool as heat waves intensify. “It’s a hot mess,” one teacher says.

A look at Margaux Morgan, running for reelection to the Capitola City Council in the November election.

Information about the 4.2-magnitude earthquake centered in Aromas.

On September 27, the Service Employees International Union Local 521 announced a tentative deal with the County of Santa Cruz for a new labor contract, which must still be ratified by members.

The public is invited to give feedback to the Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County about a possible mobile outreach program to distribute clean syringes and Narcan in an effort to reduce overdose deaths.

A summary of the September 26 virtual meeting about the City of Santa Cruz West Cliff Five Year Roadmap.

The Mercury News guide to the Proposition 2 $10 billion bond to build and repair public schools.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to combat gasoline price spikes appears headed to a long-awaited Assembly floor vote next week after passing out of committee on September 26.

A summary of the September 23 forum for the candidates running for the District 2 seat on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors in the November election.

In their September 25 meeting, the Pajaro Valley Health Care District board voted to purchase the Watsonville hospital facilities and land.

A look at Measure Q, the Water and Wildfire Protection Tax on the November ballot and comments from those in favor of the measure and some surprising opposition.

The governor wants new gas reserves to dampen seasonal price spikes. Refiners say the move would raise prices and require new storage tanks.

Meet the candidates running for the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees Area 6 seat in the November election.

An explanation of the Scotts Valley business license tax Measure X on the November ballot.

An explanation of Measure Y, an increase of the Capitola sales tax from 9% to 9.25%, on the November ballot.

A summary of a September 25 online meeting with California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and Bonny Doon homeowners impacted by the insurance crisis.