Approved County budget includes ‘climate resilience’ office
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved this fiscal year’s budget, a behemoth $932 million spending plan that represents an 8% reduction in spending from the previous year.
That decrease came as the county recovers from the CZU Lightning...
Driver arrested for allegedly striking CHP officer
The California Highway Patrol has arrested a Watsonville man for allegedly driving into a CHP motorcycle officer on Sept. 6.
Second Harvest kicks off holiday drive
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A parking lot at Cabrillo College’s lower Aptos campus was abuzz with activity Thursday as Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County kicked off its 2021 Holiday Food & Fund Drive.
Community and educational leaders, elected officials, business owners and more attended the...
Federal shutdown prompts early CalFresh disbursement
Santa Cruz County officials on Monday advised that anyone who receives CalFresh benefits will receive an early issuance of benefits for February, beginning the week of Jan. 16-20.
Man suffers major injuries in car vs. bicycle crash
A 45-year-old Watsonville man was seriously injured early Tuesday when a car struck him on his bicycle.
Date set for PV High athletic field work
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday put their final approval on the PV High athletic field, which will allow work to begin there on April 15.
Pajaro River levee project on track for summer start
On Jan. 22, as heavy overnight rains drenched the region, Pajaro Regional Flood Control Management Agency (PRFMA) Manager Mark Strudley got up in the middle of the night to make sure that the rivers and streams could handle the surge of water.
They did, and...
R-P sports editor earns honors from CNPA
Nunez, a Watsonville High, Cabrillo College and San Jose State alumnus, finished second in the best Sports Section category, and also placed third in Special Sports Section and Sports Action Photo.
Protesters demand rail-trail project move forward
Several dozen protesters descended on the Santa Cruz County Government Center on Wednesday to speak out against a decision by the Board of Supervisors a week earlier not to move forward on a key portion of the Coastal Rail Trail project.
While the supervisors on...
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...
