Monday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
Eastside Santa Cruz, Live Oak and Pleasure Point neighborhoods
Carmageddon: RTC plans pop-ups, ‘office hours’ to answer questions on $4.3B rail project
Facing sticker shock over the $4.3 billion price tag for its rail project, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission is ditching town halls for pop-up events at farmers markets and one-on-one office hours because community members prefer more direct discussions, transit officials say.
Faris Sabbah: Mi familia huyó de la dictadura iraquí; me preocupa lo que la América de Trump está enseñando a nuestra juventud
Faris Sabbah, superintendente de escuelas del condado de Santa Cruz, huyó de Irak a los 9 años y le preocupa el creciente uso de tácticas autoritarias que observa en Estados Unidos. Encuentra paralelismos escalofriantes entre su vida bajo Saddam Hussein y las actuales redadas migratorias del gobierno. Los niños, escribe, viven con miedo, no pueden concentrarse en aprender y cargarán con este trauma en su vida adulta. Por temor a la deportación, las familias no asisten a ceremonias de graduación importantes y evitan servicios como distribuciones de alimentos. Nos insta a proteger los valores democráticos y ofrece una lista de servicios para ayudar a quienes se ven afectados o preocupados.
Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, June 12-19
With the weekend nearly here, check out Wallace Baine’s Best 9 recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County via Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
Thursday evening traffic: Highway 9 RV crash, Hwy 1 closures in Aptos
Thursday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
Fifteen local students earn $5,000 scholarships from California historical organization
Fifteen Santa Cruz County students have been awarded $5,000 scholarships by Native Daughters of the Golden West.
Wednesday evening traffic: Highway 1 incidents and closures in Watsonville
Wednesday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
Santa Cruz County education leaders ‘fearful’ that Medicaid cuts may hurt mental health, special education
Santa Cruz County education leaders warn that proposed federal Medicaid cuts could disrupt critical school-based services for low-income and special education students. With schools relying on Medi-Cal reimbursements for counseling, health screenings and therapy, superintendents fear the funding rollback will force service reductions.
Tuesday evening traffic: Highway 1 closures in Capitola/Soquel until Aug 29
Tuesday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
Santa Cruz County seeks community input on voting and election services
Santa Cruz County is inviting residents to attend a series of upcoming community meetings to share feedback on local voting preferences and help improve election services.

