The Felton Fire Board of Directors on Monday will consider whether to rehire former Interim Fire Chief Issac Blum and weigh a ...

Santa Cruz Police made progress in the way it handles complaints against officers, but improvement is needed in internal ...

Thursday, the Capitola City Council is set to discuss a proposed budget that does not include major cuts, but warns of ...

SCOTTS VALLEY >> The Scotts Valley City Council on Wednesday is set to consider a draft budget that calls for spending $5 million more than the city is set to bring in. The $36.1 million budget would ...

Teachers and supporters rally against potential layoffs at Pajaro Valley Unified School District in February. (Fidel M. Soto — Santa Cruz Local file) WATSONVILLE >> Dozens of teacher layoffs delayed ...

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A Jan. 16 battery fire in Moss Landing has prompted health and environmental concerns. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local file) MOSS LANDING >> This week, scientists collected another round of soil ...

Passenger rail could run above Beach Street at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk or at street level. (Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission) SANTA CRUZ >> At a Wednesday night meeting in ...

Cal Fire maps outline areas with high fire hazards. Find your home in the interactive map below. (Map by Jesse Kathan, data from Cal Fire) In 2024, Cal Fire adopted new wildfire hazard maps for the ...

Santa Cruz Local es un medio de comunicación sin ánimo de lucro dirigido por periodistas locales. Nuestras noticias responden a sus preguntas y prioridades. Nos especializamos en reportajes de ...