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A San Francisco company that helps teachers purchase homes got a boost recently with a $500,000 investment by Community Foundation Santa Cruz County.

Former Watsonville City Manager Carlos Palacios was sworn in as the new County Administrative Officer for Santa Cruz County Tuesday at the County Board of Supervisors meeting.

A male pedestrian was seriously injured Friday morning in a freak crash where a trailer, loaded with gravel, broke free from a pickup and smashed into him on Harkins Slough Road where he was walking his dog.

Three suspected gang members were arrested last week after police reportedly found drugs and a loaded revolver at their residence.

Santa Cruz County is known for its surfing and its tourist-friendly boardwalk but the coastal county has also been a hot bed for ghosts and legends.

"House on Rodeo Gulch" made its debut on July 22 at the Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave. in Santa Cruz.

Three teen males suffered injuries, one of them seriously, in an alleged home invasion robbery Monday in a quiet neighborhood in the Aptos Hills known as Rolling Green Estates.

Joined by Supervisor John Leopold and the Santa Cruz Pickleball Club, the Santa Cruz County Department of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services on Friday debuted the county’s first dedicated pickleball courts at Brommer Street Park.

The 20th annual Homeless Memorial Ceremony was held Thursday morning at the Homeless Services Center in Santa Cruz. The event, open to the public, is about paying respect to those that died while experiencing homelessness.

On Monday, 13 firefighters from Watsonville Fire Department and Central Fire gathered in Watsonville to pay tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in their own way.