Group proposes revamped syringe plan in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ—Five months after pulling their application to run a mobile needle distribution system, the Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County is back with a revamped plan.
Under the new proposal, the HRCSCC would offer home delivery of syringes and injection supplies and phone-based...
First flu death of the season reported in Monterey County
The Monterey County Health Department announced the death of a Monterey County resident associated with influenza virus infection.
Music, food and more lined up for Aromas Day
Described as the largest, and only, festival in Aromas, the annual Aromas Day returns Sunday.
Watsonville Library sponsors first-ever Poet Laureate Program
WATSONVILLE—When Alicia Martinez first took on the position of Interim Library Director for the Watsonville Public Library, bringing a Poet Laureate Program to the city was one of her goals.
On Tuesday those plans got underway: the library launched a nomination period, which will close...
Banker ends 50-year career
After five decades in the banking industry, Pam Zamani is calling it a career.
Suspect detained in reported stolen car
Police detain a man on suspicion of auto theft after they stopped him in a Honda Civic that was stolen out of Gilroy on the 900 block of Main Street Tuesday.
County unveils “transformative” youth crisis center
For years, Santa Cruz County lacked a youth crisis center, meaning that young people experiencing a mental health crisis were taken to overloaded emergency...