Fully vaccinated people can have small gatherings indoors, CDC says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued long-awaited guidance to Americans fully vaccinated against Covid-19, freeing them to take some liberties that the unvaccinated should not, including gathering indoors with others who are fully vaccinated without precautions while still adhering to...
About Town, week of Nov. 18
Nov. 20, 2019
Tarmo Hannula: Someone called 9-1-1 Wednesday morning after they spotted a man prowling around their carport on Harper Street in Live Oak. An SC Sheriff deputy arrived within minutes and located a suspect at 3:40 a.m. When the deputy confronted the man...
Rain hammers Central Coast
Pounding rain, mixed with lightning and a few blasts of thunder, drifted over the Central Coast Thursday.
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Local church raises over 1 million meals for Second Harvest
APTOS—A local church kickstarted an initiative recently which has raised enough money to fund more than a million meals for Santa Cruz County residents.
Citing “rising anger in our society,” Twin Lakes Church in Aptos decided to launch its “Acts of Kindness” initiative. The project...
Supervisor Felipe Hernandez to host BESS town hall
Santa Cruz County Supervisor Felipe Hernandez will host a town hall meeting tonight, Oct. 27, to discuss potential rules for battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Hernandez will be discussing a potential new ordinance that he says would govern safety, transparency and ensure local control for...
Election update: Nuñez maintains lead, close to clinching seat
Election results posted Tuesday show that Tony Nuñez has maintained his sizable lead in the race for the District 4 seat on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors.
Nuñez has received 3,930 votes, or 50.1% of the total, while incumbent Felipe Hernandez has received...
County releases draft plan to regulate BESS facilities
The County of Santa Cruz on Friday released a draft ordinance that would regulate the development of future Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
By crafting the ordinance, the county seeks to maintain local control over where BESS facilities are located, and how they are operated.
The...
County closes all parks, beaches
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel has issued a new order closing parks and beaches in Santa Cruz County beginning 11:59 p.m. on April 8, through 11:59 p.m. on April 15, a period that includes Easter weekend and much of...
City Council approves no-encampment zones
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday gave final approval to a new camping ordinance creating designated “no-encampment zones,” allowing the city to immediately remove...
