Two big Santa Cruz County projects installing and improving bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure are still on track for a late spring completion time, but one of them is slightly delayed due to weather-related setbacks following the atmospheric river earlier in February.
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Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of Feb. 18
Find a roundup of recent public filings, keeping you informed about the latest business launches across the county.
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Carmageddon: City of Santa Cruz begins pre-construction work on Murray Street Bridge project
After years of planning, the Murray Street Bridge project is finally in its pre-construction stage as crews take the first steps toward fully breaking ground. The city is aiming for an early to mid-March start date, and hopes to finish up between fall 2027 and January 2028.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Feb. 14-20
Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County in the coming week, plus more listings from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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Flood warnings turn to evacuation orders in Felton, Watsonville; Santa Cruz closes wharf Friday with high surf forecast
Residents of the Felton Grove neighborhood along the San Lorenzo River and of areas of Watsonville along Corralitos and Salsipuedes creeks were ordered to evacuate Thursday morning after heavy rains. In Santa Cruz, the city will close the municipal wharf Friday with big swells forecast.
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PVUSD board rejects layoff proposals by majority votes
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District governing board voted by majority Wednesday night to reject the superintendent’s proposal for layoffs totaling 100.55 full-time-equivalent positions for certificated and classified staff. Superintendent Heather Contreras said she’s concerned about the district’s finances and will begin working on the next steps.
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Wednesday evening traffic: Lane closures on Hwy 1, Green Valley, Little Basin
Wednesday morning traffic around Santa Cruz County.
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Pajaro Valley Unified School District board to vote Wednesday on layoffs totaling 100.55 full-time-equivalent positions
Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s governing board has challenging decisions to make at its Wednesday evening board meeting. Trustees will vote on making about 100 full-time-equivalent layoffs to staff as a result of the district’s loss of one-time pandemic funds from the federal government and from declining enrollment.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Watsonville grower settles over labor complaints; local wineries waiting for export updates
Bonnie Plants, an Alabama-based greenhouse growing company, will pay workers who say they were unfairly fired from its Watsonville facility more than $114,000. In her weekly look at Santa Cruz County business, Jessica M. Pasko also covers area wineries in the tariff crossfire, honors for Driscoll’s and Annieglass and numbers and events to know.
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Lily Belli on Food: Val/Galentine’s adventures, wineries’ tariff trepidation, crab doldrums
Santa Cruz County food & drink news, notes, recommendations and more from Lookout correspondent Lily Belli.
