County pledges 1,300 new housing units, 40 percent to be affordable
Longtime Santa Cruz housing advocate Michael Bethke moves on, looking to expand local efforts
Why aren’t more of Santa Cruz’s homeless using the winter shelter?
Police hope to increase trust by implementing new recommendations
Plan to reconfigure Beach Flats Community Garden rankles activists, but the future is uncertain
County takes innovative approach to cannabis cultivation as March deadline looms
Why a local scientist went back to school to understand climate deniers
Solitary confinement under fire
Used to thriving, Santa Cruz Warriors struggle
Kids learn lessons along the way in middle school Top Chef contest
Keith McHenry of Food Not Bombs faces charges after protest
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News briefs for the week of January 13, 2016
Mayor Cynthia Mathews talks about Santa Cruz’s challenges and future
Private-public partnership creates universal access to high-speed Internet in Santa Cruz
Forecasters say El Niño is finally here, and it looks big
Two UCSC students rescue heart attack victim during class with CPR
Endangered coho salmon rebound in Scott Creek
Leaf blower pollution goes beyond noise
Santa Cruz honored with gold award and new grants for biking, but improvement still needed on hazards
County Supervisor Zach Friend defends South County commuters
City leaders get excited about water, talk about possible ballot measure
Can the county’s new transportation measure win the hearts and minds of activists?
Bryan Stow finds calling as a speaker on bullying
Mayor Don Lane talks about his letter on homelessness
Grand jury calls for regional composting agency
One could assume Bill Monning—the California senator whose district stretches from Santa Cruz to San Luis Obispo—to be the heir apparent for...
Gavin Newsom’s Santa Cruz address shows he’s all in for the 2018 governor’s race
Why repeat championships are even harder in the D-League than the NBA
New report uncovers employer abuses in Santa Cruz County’s low-wage economy