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The County of Santa Cruz has announced an $850,000 state grant to help assure access to safe drinking water for the community served by Big Basin Water Company for the immediate future. The emergency one-time grant was sought by the Office of Response, Recovery and...

Another atmospheric river moved into San Jose and the Greater Bay Area from the coast this morning, and forecasters say things will get worse through Friday night. Heavy rain, strong wind, and thunderstorms are all expected. A spokesperson for the The National Weather Service said the...

On Sept. 20, Congress member Anna Eshoo took up the cause of local residents frustrated by frequent power outages, demanding answers about why PG&E’s grid has been so undependable. In a letter to the utility’s CEO Patricia Poppe, Eshoo said Santa Cruz Mountains residents are...

One woman lost her job and couldn’t pay rent, and then found herself in a battle with her landlord, who didn’t believe her story and threatened eviction.  A family financially affected by the Covid-19 pandemic found themselves battling a landlord who raised their rent, and...

Wreath making comes to Scotts Valley Farmers’ Market Foodie, Fruity Wreath Making is coming to the Scotts Valley Farmers’ Market on Saturday, Sept. 23. Find baskets full of foraged foliage, dried market flowers and dried fruit. Sit down at the mini wreath-making station and get started...

Damians Ladder, a Scotts Valley-based nonprofit organization, has released its 2026 Annual Report, highlighting the impact of its home repair and property maintenance services for low-income seniors and residents with disabilities in Santa Cruz County. The report covers the organization’s work from its founding in...

On April 12, Scotts Valley Unified School District Superintendent Tanya Krause shared, in a message to the community, her “surprise” that President Joe Biden had terminated the Covid-19 emergency a month early. That meant the District would now discontinue free in-school coronavirus testing, she announced,...

San Lorenzo Way Bridge closes for preparation work San Lorenzo Way Bridge will be closed to all traffic from Sept. 15 through Oct. 9 while crews remove trees and prepare for the bridge’s eventual replacement. The bridge, located at the intersection of Highway 9 and San...

Have your apple pie announced as the “Best in Santa Cruz County and the Pajaro Valley” on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the 47th annual Apple Pie Baking Contest held on the opening day of the Santa Cruz County Fair. The Annual Apple Pie Baking Contest...

A Texas man was killed Friday afternoon when his car shot off of Highway 1 near Davenport and careened over a steep cliff into the sea. The California Highway Patrol said the  29-year-old man, from Dallas, was driving a black 2017 Subaru Outback north of...