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UC Santa Cruz student killed in West Cliff Drive crash

A woman died early Thursday morning after the car in which she was a passenger plunged off West Cliff Drive and landed upside down...

Aptos strives for bounceback year in Mission North Division | PCAL football

For the first time since the Pacific Coast Athletic League was formed in 2018, Aptos High will not be a member of the Gabilan...

Supervisors ease process for their own salary increases

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a process that will allow them to approve their own raises. In a 3-2 vote,...

Local officials: We will not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement

Local law enforcement, education and human services officials joined U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta on Tuesday to reassure immigrant families that local agencies will not...

Who Got Out to Vote?

Young voters barely turned out for the June primary, while people over 55 made a heavy showing.  Registered voters over the age of 55 displayed...

Annual homelessness census shows slight increase

The annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count conducted in January showed that 1,648 people were experiencing homelessness, a 12% increase from 2025. County officials cautioned that much...

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Board should reconsider BESS decision The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors failed their duty to protect the safety of first responders and the general public on June 30 with their decision to not move forward with codifying a battery energy storage system (BESS) ordinance. They also failed to uphold...

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UC Santa Cruz student killed in West Cliff Drive crash

A woman died early Thursday morning after the car in which she was a passenger plunged off West Cliff Drive and landed upside down...
Joseph Eaton drops his ballot in the box at the City of Watsonville Civic Plaza voting station on June 2. (Tarmo Hannula/Pajaronian file)

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