Santa Cruz Weekly News
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1.6KDisease, Dirty Needles: Santa Cruz County’s Other Health Crisis
Amid the pandemic, changes to the county’s needle exchange programs are on hold
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1.7K2Community Food Distributions Offered at Boardwalk and Fairgrounds
Drive-thru food distributions offered every Friday
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1.5KPVUSD Set to Start Next School Year Online, Offer Parents Training
Distance learning will come with training and resources for teachers, students and parents
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1.5KWetlands Watch Marches Forward Through Covid-19 Restrictions
Watsonville Wetlands Watch put all of its programs and field trips online
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1.1KNew Eateries Navigate Settling Into Aptos Village Amid A Pandemic
Penny Ice Creamery, Betty Burgers, and others join Aptos Village
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2.9KHealth Officer: Covid-19 Cases Surging in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County’s Covid-19 case count surged this week, and the number of active cases now significantly exceeds the number of recoveries...
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1.3K4Coast Connect Project Aims to Build Support for Rail Trail
Critics still skeptical of rail option as RTC mulls options
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1.2KSanta Cruz in Photos: Requiem for the Capitola Begonia Festival
Plants to be hung around Capitola Village to remember longtime tradition
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2.8KSix Women Candidates Line Up for Santa Cruz City Council
Brown and Watkins both seek re-election this November
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2.9KBlack Lives Matter Movement Inspires New Generation of Black Activists
Meet the local organizers working to create change
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2.0K1Report: Santa Cruz County Unprepared for Alarming Fire Risk
Grand Jury cites organizational problems across multiple agencies
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1.7K3Are Governments Protecting Renters During the Pandemic?
Watsonville lets evictions resume, while Santa Cruz stands pat
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1.4K1Santa Cruz in Photos: Highway 1 Improvement Work Continues
Highway 1 project scheduled to be done by fall
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2.0K1Grand Jury Blasts Homelessness Leadership, Revisits Issues
Report calls out politicians and anti-homeless NIMBYs
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1.3K1Watsonville Police Oversight Committee in the Works
Upcoming community listening sessions will be open to the public
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1.3K1Santa Cruz in Photos: Census Art Offers Reminder That Everyone Counts
County's Census Chalk Party aims to draw attention to the 2020 Census
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1.6KPVUSD Delays Decision on School Reopening Plan
Trustees question distance-learning decision by Santa Cruz County Health Officer
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1.6KDrivers Say Santa Cruz METRO’s Plan to Increase Capacity Unsafe
Judge rejects union's cease-and-desist order
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1.2KSanta Cruz Bike Month Brings Calls for Diversity, Safety
Events continue through July around the county
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2.2KSanta Cruz County Companies Bring in Millions in Recovery Loans
Four local businesses brought in at least $5 million each
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1.0KSanta Cruz in Photos: Dining Returns to the Wharf
Outdoor dining and social distancing measures reshape local traditions
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1.1KSanta Cruz in Photos: Practicing Dance Moves in Step
Dance duo performs at a variety of venues
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2.8KFailed Messaging, False Sense of Security Drive Up Covid-19 Cases
How health experts advise staying safe during reopening
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2.5K2Coronavirus Pandemic Brings New Environmental Problems
Pandemic starts a new trash trend locally
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1.7KEquity Issues Complicate Santa Cruz County’s Pandemic Response
Covid-19 crisis has hit vulnerable communities and people of color hard
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4.7K12What Happened at Alderwood: Employees Speak, Restaurant Still Closed
Police investigate what some say was a hate crime
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1.9KSanta Cruz in Photos: Chardonnay Sailing Tours Return
Chardonnay Sailing Charters offers sailing adventures around the bay
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1.6KFaith, Community Leaders Praise Tax Break for Undocumented Workers
State budget expands California Earned Income Tax Credit to some undocumented workers with young children
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1.5KExtended Learning Program Provides Thousands of Bags to Students
Lessons, activities and supplies are aimed at keeping students focused on education
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1.6KCapitola Branch Library Upgrade Project Moves Ahead
The branch is one of the busiest libraries in the county
