The City of Santa Cruz is seeking proposals for the creation of a public Wi-Fi network at the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf. As part of a project to fix storm damage and renovate the wharf, the city is planning to offer wireless Internet access to the public.
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325 homes face power shutoff amid red flag warning for Santa Cruz County
With high winds and low humidity in the forecast, the National Weather Service has issued a flag warning indicating critical fire weather conditions from Tuesday morning to Thursday morning for an area including Santa Cruz County.
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Santa Cruz County replaces ballots that left off fire district bond
Santa Cruz County has sent out new ballots to 284 registered voters in the Central Fire District after inadvertently leaving off Measure R, which would authorize $221 million in bonds for modernizing and replacing fire stations.
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Green lights at Santa Cruz County building honor veterans
Ahead of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday next Monday, Santa Cruz County’s governmental building at 701 Ocean St. in Santa Cruz will be illuminated in green light. As part of “Operation Green Light,” which is being marked across the country, the building will be illuminated in green through Monday, Nov. 11, to honor veterans.
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Sick of campaign signs yet? Santa Cruz offers recycling
If you’re eager to take down campaign yard signs first thing Wednesday morning, the City of Santa Cruz is reminding residents that they do not belong in blue recycling bins. The city is offering a recycling service specifically for yard signs, which are typically made of mixed materials incompatible with the normal recycling process.
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Santa Cruz reports Halloween crowd of 15,000, fewer arrests
The Santa Cruz Police Department on Friday estimated this year’s downtown Halloween crowd size to be 15,000 at its peak on Thursday night. There were no “significant incidents of violence” this year, the department said in a release, and arrests were down compared to last year.
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Donations sought for Santa Cruz County recreation scholarships
County Park Friends is seeking donations from the public for an effort to raise $30,000 for access scholarships for local youth to participate in Santa Cruz County parks and recreation programs.
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Santa Cruz County live music roundup, Oct. 31 – Nov. 4
A roundup of live music coming to venues around Santa Cruz County between Thursday, Oct. 31, and Monday, Nov. 4.
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Tree removal will close northbound lane on Highway 17
Tree removal work will result in daytime closures of one lane of northbound Highway 17 in Santa Cruz next week. Starting Monday, Nov. 4, and continuing through Thursday, Nov. 7, travelers will encounter a closure of the right lane from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Pasatiempo Drive and La Madrona Drive.
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Public input sought on Santa Cruz County transportation spending
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) is inviting the community to provide input on how it will invest voter-approved revenue from Measure D, a transportation improvement tax that was approved by voters in 2016 to provide funds for highway, trail, rail, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and transit programs in Santa Cruz County.