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Winter Home Preparation: Essential Tips for a Warm and Worry-Free Season
By: MJ Stearns Realtor lic#01700756 @sellmesantacruz As the calendar inches closer to winter, it's time to turn our focus to the home—the sanctuary where we seek refuge from the chill outsi...
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In the spring of 2018, Good Times reporter Jake Pierce composed a five-part series on what was already a long-running battle over a complex issue.
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How a controversial U.S. Supreme Court ruling created a national, legal sports gambling industry which now sees California as its own 'Holy Grail.'
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In 2022, California voters may see as many as four ballot initiatives to make betting on sporting events legal. Here’s how they would change sports gambling, and who's behind each separate measure.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved two items for the June ballot which, if approved by voters, will increase taxes on hotels and vacation rentals, and change the way fees on single-use disposable cups …
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday got a first look at its financial picture since Gov. Gavin Newsom released his proposed budget in January, which provides a record $100 billion for schools and community colleges. …
WATSONVILLE—After serving for 12 years as the representative of Santa Cruz County’s 4th District, Supervisor Greg Caput says that he will not seek reelection in the upcoming June primary. With a wife, two sets of adolescent twins and a 16-year-old …
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville City Councilman Jimmy Dutra announced on Saturday that he will run for the 4th District seat on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors in June. It will be the third time that Dutra, who is fresh off his …
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council at a special meeting on Jan. 20 narrowly advanced a new district map that would largely stick to the status quo, but make a significant change between the 2nd and 6th districts. The map, dubbed the …
WATSONVILLE—The first candidate for one of several Watsonville City Council seats that will be up for grabs in this year’s general election has stepped forth. Kristal Salcido, an assistant district attorney for Santa Cruz County, announced Friday that she will …
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville City Councilman Francisco “Paco” Estrada during Thursday night’s special meeting announced that he will not seek reelection this fall. Estrada, the representative for the 4th District, was elected into office in 2018 and served as mayor in his first …
Though they are elected officials, county sheriffs have less accountability than any other law enforcement officials. Here's why, and what California is doing about it.
California keeps on taking legislative steps that will keep it ranked in the top 10 of voter-friendly states.
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution to send a letter to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission demanding it not split Watsonville from its fellow Santa Cruz County cities in the upcoming congressional redistricting. The letter, penned …
After years of policy flip-flops, what will it take to create a real path to citizenship for immigrants?.
Community service districts can do most anything a city government can do. Here’s how they work and how to start one.
Read Jim Mosher's response to a recent Santa Cruz Sentinel editorial board commentary that supported Scotts Valley Mayor Derek Timm's, Supervisor Zach Friend's, and Supervisor Manu Koenig's last-minute proposal to shift a section of Scotts Valley into the 5th District. …
Inflation is on the rise, with prices in some parts of California their highest in 13 years. Here’s what caused this round of inflation, and how can it be stopped.
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville Community Redistricting Advisory Committee is closing in on its final recommendations to the Watsonville City Council for how the city’s district lines should be redrawn. Every decade following the release of census data, jurisdictions must adjust their district …
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