The SMART way: What Sonoma/Marin’s experience with passenger rail means for Santa Cruz County
Wallace Baine took a trip to the North Bay, to experience the train ride, to get a sense of its possibilities and problems, and to anticipate what lessons the SMART train system can provide for potential rail passengers in Santa Cruz County. Read more here.
10 hot jobs in Santa Cruz County: Week of Aug. 8
Looking for a new job in Santa Cruz County? Explore the top 10 exciting job opportunities across industries like education, health care and more. Your next career move starts here!

OPINION: Construction hasn’t started on Santa Cruz’s downtown library – why isn’t the city answering our questions?
Transparency activist Marv Lewis believes the City of Santa Cruz might have missed a key deadline for the downtown library project, jeopardizing $53 million in tax credits. He raises concerns about transparency and public accountability. Read his Community Voices op-ed.
OPINION: CPUC: Don’t saddle Monterey Peninsula ratepayers with unnecessary, expensive desalination project
This week, the California Public Utilities Commission will make a key decision about a desalination project proposed for the Monterey Peninsula. Marina Mayor Bruce Carlos Delgado urges the CPUC to reject the proposal, citing old data, high costs to ratepayers and severe environmental risks. Read his Community Voices op-ed.

















