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Stop signs coming for Larkin Valley

Santa Cruz County
The County of Santa Cruz Department of Public Works will install new stop signs at the intersection of Larkin Valley and White roads and Larkin Valley Road and Mar Monte Avenue that will convert the intersections to all-way stop-controlled intersections. The County will install the...

Call to artists for Soquel Parkway project

SOQUEL—The County of Santa Cruz is searching for an artist to create a new public art piece for the Heart of Soquel multi-use parkway. Jason Hoppin, Communications Manager of the County of Santa Cruz, said the Heart of Soquel Plaza County Park links a walking...

County refines transition plan for new public defender office

Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to transition cases from the current public defender’s office to the newly minted Office of the Public Defender, which is slated to officially launch on July 1. The new office...

Community briefs, Nov. 30: Author to sign copies of new book

Community briefs, Nov. 30, 2017

Santa Cruz, Monterey counties certify election results

Santa Cruz County Elections
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—In one of her final acts before her retirement at the end of the year, Santa Cruz County Clerk Gail Pellerin on Tuesday officially certified the results from the 2020 presidential election. More than 86 percent of county voters—a total of 146,857—cast ballots...

Try This | Aug. 16, 2019

"Try This" is a weekly column that celebrates local businesses — especially eateries, watering holes, coffee shops and the like.

PVUSD declares impasse in negotiations with teachers union, requests state mediation

Pajaro Valley Unified School District on Wednesday declared an impasse in ongoing negotiations with the teachers union, setting the stage for possible intervention by a state-appointed mediator. In a letter to district staff, PVUSD Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Kit Bragg said a previous proposal...

The heart of learning

Kokoro no Gako—or “School with a Heart”—is a two-week program held every summer at the temple. Students from Kindergarten to 6th grade learn about traditional Japanese customs and practices.

County supervisors wrap-up: nitrous oxide, changes at the Health Services Agency

The Santa Cruz County government building on Ocean Street. (Tarmo Hannula/Pajaronian file)
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed an ordinance that would prohibit the sale of recreational nitrous oxide, and also made changes to lab services in the Health Services Agency. The supervisors agreed to outsource the Health Services Agency’s (HSA) laboratory services...

Popular local band to perform at 11th annual Testicle Festival

The Testicle Festival, put on every year by the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee of the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau, will be held on Aug. 24, 3-7 p.m., at Estrada Deer Camp in Watsonville.
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Aptos steamrolls in lopsided win over Alvarez | High school football...

The Aptos High football team saw nine different players record one touchdown en route to a 60-7 crushing victory over Alvarez High in nonleague...