Coronavirus
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1.4KChurch Christmas Tree Farms Looks Ahead to Busy Season
Family-owned tree farm has become a local destination for the holidays
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2.1KWhy Employers Find It So Hard to Test for Covid-19
New state rules would require employers to provide testing to all workers exposed to an outbreak on the job
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1.7KFamily of Covid-19 Victim Sues Watsonville Nursing Home
Sixteen of the center's residents died of Covid-19
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1.7KAs Broad Shutdowns Return, Weary Californians Ask ‘Is This the Best We Can Do?’
Backward slide on reopening represents another financial setback in a bleak year
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1.6KOregon Posts Workplace Outbreaks; California Has No Such Plan
California shields businesses so as not to shame them about Covid-19 outbreaks
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1.5KO’Neill Sea Odyssey Offers Free Virtual Event for Students
Virtual event will explore science and beauty of bioluminescent waves
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2.3KCovid-19 Restrictions Increased Again for Santa Cruz County
Move means restaurants can only serve outdoors; retail must limit number of customers inside
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1.9KSanta Cruz County Fairgrounds Offers Holiday Lights Drive-Thru Event
Half-mile Holiday Lights Drive-Thru will feature 84 large lighted holiday icons
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1.3KSecond Harvest’s Annual Holiday Food Drive Goes Virtual
Food Drive to accept monetary donations amid Covid-19 pandemic
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1.8KState Increases Covid-19 Restrictions in Santa Cruz County as Cases Rise
County on Sunday reported 109 new cases of Covid-19
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1.4K1Covid-19, Fires Throw Renters and Landlords Into Deeper Bind
The sunset of eviction moratoriums could prove devastating
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1.4KLocal Toys for Tots Cancels Public Donation Sites Amid Pandemic
Toys for Tots sets up online gift registries and direct giving options
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2.1KSanta Cruz Beach Boardwalk to Reopen on Limited Basis
Reopening comes after state health officials loosened Covid-19 restrictions
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1.5KCounty Distributes More Than $600K in Health Equity Grants
Health equity grants aimed at addressing disparities of Covid-19
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2.1KRosie McCann’s Irish Pub Closes Downtown Santa Cruz Location
Mainstay is now closed “until further notice"
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1.2KSanta Cruz METRO Boosts Safety Measures Amid Pandemic
METRO installed hand sanitizer dispensers, sneeze barriers and more
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1.7KWhy Some Santa Cruz Candidates Aren’t Door-Knocking in 2020 Election
Pandemic creates a split in strategy among candidates
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1.7KHow the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Is Surviving Tough Times
Boardwalk offers drive-in movie nights and more
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1.1KSanta Cruz Warriors Donate Masks to Loaves and Fishes
More than 7,000 masks provided
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1.5K1City of Santa Cruz to Approve $5.3 Million in Budget Cuts
City’s budget crisis, worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic, could last eight years
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1.2KWatsonville Businesses Embrace Outdoor Operations
Free city permits allow businesses to move outdoors amid the pandemic
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1.8KInternet Company and Educators Work to Bridge Digital Divide
Estimated 15,745 students in Santa Cruz County don't have home internet
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1.4KLocal Nursery Sees Uptick in Business During Pandemic
More people turn to gardening amid pandemic and stay-at-home orders
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3.8K2Can a Shop-Local Strategy Save Santa Cruz Businesses?
Local businesses face even more challenges than when pandemic began
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1.7K1Massive Watsonville Mosaic Moves Into Second Phase
1,200-square-foot mosaic being situated on garage adjoining the Watsonville Civic Plaza
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1.7KLocal Companies Gift Second Harvest Food Bank a New Parking Lot
E&S Trucking and Granite Construction helped improve overflow parking lot
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2.6KStudents, Teachers and Parents Feel the Strain of Distance Learning
District officials weigh the options
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1.5KWatsonville Tries to Keep Clean As Masks, Gloves Add to Street Litter
Community asked to do its part by not littering
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1.6KLocal Arts Groups Look Ahead to Going Virtual for Fall Exhibits
There's no shortage of exhibits to look forward to
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1.8KPVUSD Trustees Advance Distance Learning Plan for Students
Trustees will consider the plan for final approval on Sept. 16
