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Register Now For Resource Conservation District No-Cost Chipping Program
04/06/2025Residents in the local wildland urban interface can register through April 30 to participate in the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County Spring 2025 No-Cost Community Chipping Program to help dispose of yard waste or cut brush and trees ahead of the upcoming fire season.
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Fuel Reduction Burns Upcoming in Santa Cruz County
03/25/2025Hundreds of pile burns to reduce the fuel load will be taking place though April as Santa Cruz County prepares for fire season.
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Proposed cuts by the Trump administration would be devastating for new mothers, children, immigrants, seniors and lower and middle class community members, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-19th District), who represents much of Santa Cruz County, told a packed town hall meeting …
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Farmworkers handle tarps at a farm near Moss Landing in October 2024. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local file)
WATSONVILLE >> After five years of activism from Pajaro Valley residents and others across the state, California residents can now get …
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A Minto Road apple orchard across from a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. substation has been proposed for a 14-acre lithium battery storage facility. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local)
WATSONVILLE >> In the wake of the Moss Landing battery …
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In response to growing concerns among families, health providers and educators about the rising fentanyl crisis, a collaborative effort is set to take place in Santa Cruz County.
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Santa Cruz County Supervisors in February. (Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo — Santa Cruz Local file)
SANTA CRUZ >> Santa Cruz County Supervisors on Tuesday advanced rules to allow marijuana use in cannabis businesses outside the county’s four cities. The move would promote …
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While cocktail bars are intended to be places where people go to play, the unfortunate reality is they can also be where predators come to prowl. But Santa Cruz is at the forefront of making bars safer by offering patrons …
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More protected bike lanes were a top priority for residents surveyed by Santa Cruz Local. (Jay Leedy — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ >> Scores of residents reported feeling unsafe in Santa Cruz County while walking and biking in a …
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The health departments of Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties invite the public to participate in a community survey to gather information about potential health concerns related to the recent battery fires at the Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage …
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Close to 100 people gathered Saturday in Moss Landing to voice their concern and demand better information about the fire that tore through a battery storage facility at the Moss Landing Power Plant on Jan. 16
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Two pile burns are tentatively planned for Feb. 10-12 in Ben Lomond and Scotts Valley on Land Trust of Santa Cruz County land and easement properties.
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