Thousands will lose health, food benefits under OBBBA
About 40,000 Santa Cruz County residents who depend on Medi-Cal—more than half of the 78,000 people with that coverage—could lose it after the passage of H.R. 1—President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
That was the message Tuesday from Santa Cruz County Human Services...
Open Studios Art Tour begin Saturday
The annual Santa Cruz County Open Studios Art Tour, which showcases dozens of artists around the county in their studios, is set to welcome the public starting Oct. 4.
To prime the public with a wide range of what’s on deck, the Pajaro Valley Arts...
Head Start programs facing layoffs, closure
Encompass Community Services in Santa Cruz announced Wednesday that its Head Start and Early Head Start programs are facing an immediate funding crisis due to sudden federal policy changes.
Unless funds are restored, the organization said, Encompass will be forced to close 15 classrooms and...
Stagecraft: PV High celebrates new theater
After years of holding performances in their school’s wrestling room and in various spaces around campus, students at Pajaro Valley High School now have a new theater—albeit a temporary one—as they await future construction of a performing arts center.
District officials—along with elected leaders from...
Cabrillo, UC Santa Cruz launch first-of-its-kind joint student housing project
In about two years, UC Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College officials plan to open a student housing complex that is expected to revolutionize the way local students live and attend school, and how they pay for their living space.
A group of educators, elected officials...
Ditch your car for ‘Week Without Driving’
Every day, roughly 100,000 vehicles travel along Highway 1 through Santa Cruz County, a staggering number that is evidenced by daily rush-hour backups that can last for hours.
That’s to say nothing of the often packed surface roads.
That contributes to air pollution and global warming,...
The illuminated forests at Roaring Camp
A lighted stroll beneath giant old-growth redwoods is now on the list of things to do at Roaring Camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
In addition to the lengthy list of events such as their Father’s Day Barbecue, Mother’s Day Brunch, the Moonlight Dinner Train...
Honoring cannery workers on 40th anniversary of strike
Four decades ago, a group of stalwart cannery workers—mostly women—staged a 18-month strike against two companies they believed were exploiting them.
In doing so, they cemented their place in history as having led the largest strike in U.S. history, a successful David-and-Goliath standoff that is...
County earns Clean California Community designation
About three years ago, the Pitch-In Initiative was created with a singular mission: to make Santa Cruz the cleanest county in California.
That mission was realized Tuesday, when the County of Santa Cruz announced its designation as a Clean California Community, a recognition that “highlights...
Photo Story: Two-vehicle crash on Center Street
A Watsonville firefighter cleans up at the scene of a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on Center Street in Watsonville. Watsonville police said the female...
