El Club de Mujeres Demócratas del Condado de Santa Cruz respaldó a Ryan Coonerty para alcalde de Santa Cruz y a Scott Newsome y Renee Golder para el concejo municipal de los Distritos 4 y 6, respectivamente, durante el fin de semana tras un foro de candidatos en Capitola.
Tania Ortiz
Tania Ortiz joins Lookout Santa Cruz as the California Local News Fellow to cover South County. Tania earned her master’s degree in journalism in December 2023 from Syracuse University, where she was a Newhouse Diversity News Fellow. In Syracuse, she covered life and culture for Syracuse.com, writing features on local artists and organizations making an impact on the community.
While studying for her master’s, Tania also reported on feminist collectives in Mexico and their efforts to support families of femicide victims as a Pulitzer Center grantee. She’s also written for other publications such as the Charleston City Paper, The South Side Stand and the Los Angeles Journal.
Originally from Oceanside, Tania is excited to be reporting in her home state after living on the East Coast for two years. She looks forward to learning more about Santa Cruz County and connecting with the community through her reporting.
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Laird pushing new bill to speed up Pajaro River levee construction project
State Sen. John Laird is backing new legislation that could help speed construction to repair the Pajaro River levee. Work to fix the river’s flood walls started earlier this year.
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Laird impulsa una nueva legislación para acelerar la construcción del dique del río Pájaro
El senador estatal John Laird respalda una nueva legislación que podría ayudar a acelerar la construcción para reparar el dique del río Pájaro. Los trabajos para arreglar los muros de contención del río comenzaron a principios de este año.
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El desarrollador de almacenamiento de baterías explora oficialmente una vía para la aprobación estatal de una instalación en Watsonville, una medida que podría eludir leyes locales
El desarrollador detrás de una propuesta de instalación de almacenamiento de baterías cerca de Watsonville ahora explora una vía para la aprobación de la comisión estatal de energía.
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Battery storage developer officially exploring path to state approval for Watsonville facility, a move that could bypass local laws
New Leaf Energy, the developer behind a proposed battery storage facility near Watsonville, confirmed to Lookout that it is officially exploring a path to approval from the California Energy Commission as opposed to seeking approval from Santa Cruz County.
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El condado de Santa Cruz enfrenta demandas por dos polémicos desarrollos de vivienda en Live Oak
El condado de Santa Cruz ha sido golpeado con demandas relacionadas con dos polémicos desarrollos de vivienda en Live Oak liderados por la firma local de arquitectura Workbench.
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Santa Cruz County facing lawsuits over two contentious housing developments in Live Oak
A group of residents has filed a lawsuit against Santa Cruz County over a proposed development at 841 Capitola Rd., while local architecture firm Workbench is going to court over another of its projects, at 3500 Paul Sweet Rd.
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La protesta “No Kings” de Watsonville sigue a la de Santa Cruz, ya que más de 15,000 personas se manifestaron en el condado en oposición a la administración de Trump
Unos 3,000 llenaron la plaza del centro de Watsonville el sábado por la tarde mientras las terceras manifestaciones “No Kings” contra la administración de Trump continuaban en el condado de Santa Cruz y en todo el país. El evento en Watsonville siguió a una marcha por Santa Cruz de aproximadamente 12,000 personas, según estimaciones de los organizadores.
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Watsonville ‘No Kings’ protest follows Santa Cruz’s as 15,000-plus rally in county opposing Trump administration
About 3,000 protestors filled the environs of Watsonville’s downtown plaza Saturday afternoon, following a march through the streets of Santa Cruz that brought out about 12,000 Trump opponents in the third round of “No Kings” rallies.
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‘No Kings’ 3.0 rallies set for Santa Cruz and Watsonville this weekend; organizers expecting larger crowds
Political organizers in Santa Cruz and Watsonville are expecting large crowds this weekend for a follow-up to October’s nationwide “No Kings” protests against the Trump administration.