Tuesday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
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‘Moral failure’: Parents, mental health workers urge PVUSD trustees to reject sweeping layoffs
Teachers, mental health clinicians and parents packed Watsonville’s City Council chambers Wednesday night to plead with Pajaro Valley Unified School District officials to scrap a plan to cut 160 full-time positions next month.
Monday evening traffic: Tree blocks Vine Hill Rd; Hwy 1/17/9/152 lane closures; crashes
Monday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
Friday evening traffic: Hit and run on Hwy 1; Hwy 9 one-way closure ongoing
Friday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
Thursday evening traffic: Vehicle stuck on tracks, Hwy 9 closure, PG&E roadwork
Thursday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
Wednesday evening traffic: SR152/Highway 1 closures; Hwy 9 one-way traffic
Wednesday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of Nov. 11
Businesses operating in Santa Cruz County must register with the county clerk. Lookout Santa Cruz reviews the public filings from local businesses to report on new businesses starting in the area.
Pajaro Valley Unified school board to discuss plan to cut more than 160 positions at Wednesday meeting
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board will discuss a proposal Wednesday to eliminate more than 160 positions — including counselors, teachers, mental health clinicians and special education staff — in an effort to address a $15.3 million budget shortfall tied to declining enrollment and the loss of pandemic-era funding.
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office investigating second wave of burglaries in Aptos area
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a second wave of auto and residential burglaries in the Aptos and Day Valley areas.
Watsonville City Council wants more say in county’s battery storage ordinance
As Santa Cruz County officials work on battery storage facility regulations, members of the Watsonville City Council say they want their concerns to be heard.

