COVID Today
COVID TODAY: As we move back into orange Wednesday, county cautions that safety is still essential
COVID Dashboard: Is another bivalent booster coming?
COVID Dashboard: Santa Cruz County drops to ‘moderate’ transmission tier
COVID Dashboard: Future exposure at younger ages could lead to weakened virus
COVID Dashboard: County health pivoting to wastewater data rather than case counts
COVID Dashboard: California passes 100,000 deaths
COVID Dashboard: California’s COVID state of emergency to end next week
COVID Dashboard: Cases climb slightly as California hits 12 million total cases
Civic Life
Latest News
Justin Cummings appointed to California Coastal Commission
Resource Center for Nonviolence event puts spotlight on men’s role
City’s vision for expanded unhoused hub on Coral Street sparks concern among local businesses
As fentanyl deaths surge in California, lawmakers kill bills that would punish dealers
Health
Recreation & Sports
New San Francisco Giant Mitch Haniger has a team in Santa Cruz County, too
Health & Wellness
End of the rainbow? California bill would ban sales of Skittles, other ‘toxic’ snacks
Watsonville
Watsonville hospital board appoints interim CEO; search for new leader could take nine months
K-12 Education
California bill would require all public high schools to hand out free condoms
Environment
Opinion from Community Voices
I will no longer help bankroll climate destruction; seniors, join me and pull money from big banks
More rain, wind heading for Santa Cruz County — but less destructive than previous system
On Jack O’Neill’s 100th birthday, let’s celebrate ocean protection and education
Newsom rolls back California drought restrictions after remarkably wet winter
City Life
Coast Life
‘High Flyin’ news for Neil Young fans
Script-in-hand theater on the way
The story of Mak Nova: How a small-town girl transformed into a fearless free-spirit performer
Storms 2023: Road to Recovery
Pajaro Valley Pride, Fruition Brewing host fundraiser for Pajaro farmworkers