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September 19, 2025

County encourages ‘granny units’

With the Santa Cruz County in the grips of a continuing housing crisis, the county supervisors are interested in expanding access to affordable housing for residents by using a new state law with regard to Accessory Dwelling Units – often called, “granny units,” or “in-law units” behind individual residences.

Opinion, January 31st 2020

A VOTE FOR JACK GORDON IS A VOTE FOR OUR BEST GOOD!

Boys and Girls Clubs’ Essential Worker Childcare

If the idiom, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder,” is correct, our hearts are experiencing extraordinary heights of fondness.  Especially towards teachers and childcare workers, since schools and daycares were closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  While it appears that our community will continue to grow that appreciation in the months to come, the Boys and Girls Club has recently begun to alleviate the overwhelming need for childcare in Santa Cruz County. Across the county, clubhouses have begun to accept the children of essential workers for a full day program (8 a.m.-6 p.m.) from Monday through Friday.  

Off Hours: The week of living dangerously

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series.

SLV wrestler seeks national title, shot at the Olympics

San Lorenzo Valley High wrestler Cody Rodebaugh has a goal for his senior season: Win a national championship.

Let’s Go Fishin’: Storms bring perch inshore

Recent winter storms brought rain, high winds and heavy surf to the coastal waters. The large winter swells have churned the local beaches and formed new sandbars.

Off Hours: Concerts keep music alive

Most veteran music fans will admit that neither the sound quality nor the artists’ technical performance at a live concert can match what studio albums deliver. Live shows are all about the vibe, the event itself, and the chance to actually watch the artists at work.

Your Health: Options abound for those suffering hearing loss

Are you having difficulty understanding words in a conversation, or turning up the volume on your TV, or asking people to repeat themselves when speaking to you, or even avoiding conversations and social gatherings?

Obituary: Keith Wayne Gratton

Keith Wayne Gratton

Resolve to visit a spa in 2016

Each January gives us a wealth of opportunities to improve ourselves. It’s a chance to resolve to become a better person, to treat others kinder, to take care of ourselves, to lose weight, stop smoking, to get our finances in order, to learn a new hobby, to read “Gone With the Wind,” or “War and Peace,” if you are inclined.

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Community encouraged to take Santa Cruz County Strategic Plan survey

The County of Santa Cruz is asking residents to help shape the future by filling out a short survey that will guide the County’s...