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WATSONVILLE—The special education program at Ohlone Elementary School is facing major changes next year after Pajaro Valley Unified School District shuffled teachers and services at the school. The school currently has three separate programs for its special ed students, the first of which is a...

It was after Jocelyn Madrigal attended an event at St. Francis High School (SFHS) that she decided: This was the school for her.  Madrigal had not had any family who attended the school, nor did she know much about it before visiting the campus for...

APTOS—Cabrillo College is in the midst of transforming four of its parking lots with new solar carports, part of what college officials say is a sustainability project aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Work is underway in parking lots A-D, which are just off Soquel...

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The County of Santa Cruz and its community partners are accepting applications for the second round of CARES Rental Assistance Program funding. The County has allocated a portion of its Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds to provide housing assistance...

The Capitola Planning Commission, City Council, and the public weighed in on a proposal for an 89-room hotel in the heart of the seaside village.

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council approved wholesale changes to the City’s rules on accessory dwelling units (ADU) in hopes that those modifications will produce additional and safer housing options. Spurred by more than a half-dozen state laws approved over the past three years, the changes limit...

SACRAMENTO—Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced that the state will provide temporary tax relief for eligible businesses that have been impacted by Covid-19 restrictions. Under the plan, taxpayers filing less than $1 million in sales tax receive an automatic three-month income tax extension. It also...

APTOS—Students at Aptos Junior High School walked into their newly renovated multipurpose room on Feb. 22, and couldn’t help but jump around on the new, shiny hardwood floors of the space that incorporates a gymnasium and auditorium. “They were just super pumped,” said Aptos Junior...

A weekly column that celebrates local businesses — especially eateries, watering holes, coffee shops and the like. Tony Nuñez Food: The Farm House: Dino’s Stuffed Burger The Farm House restaurant has been open for some time now, but because our offices are downtown I have not had...

California’s largest operator of recycling redemption centers has closed all 284 of its locations statewide, further throwing into disarray an already upended industry.