Wednesday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
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Todd Snider tribute concert set for Saturday at Kuumbwa
More than 20 local musicians will take the stage Saturday at downtown Santa Cruz’s Kuumbwa Jazz Center for a fundraising tribute to Todd Snider, who died in November at 59.
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Executive director of Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County to retire after 40 years
Karen Delaney, who has grown the Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County into an organization supporting 19 robust programs with 15,000 volunteers and more than 300 nonprofit and agency partners annually, is retiring after a 40-year career.
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County supervisors prepare for possible immigration enforcement actions with subcommittee
Santa Cruz County elected officials are creating a subcommittee, led by Supervisors Monica Martinez and Felipe Hernandez, to prepare for the possible impacts of immigration enforcement on county residents.
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Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of Jan. 27
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.
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Tuesday evening traffic: One-way closure on Hwy 9; fire on Holohan Rd; crash on Soquel Dr
Tuesday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
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UCSC police charge man with indecent exposure on campus
UC Santa Cruz police recently arrested and charged a man with indecent exposure after a staff member reported a young man committing a lewd act in a building on campus. He was previously accused of the same crime in October.
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Monday evening traffic: Highway 9 one-way closure; hit-and-run in Scotts Valley
Monday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
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CHP reports 32% decrease in e-bike crashes in Santa Cruz County in 2025
Following a year of outreach and education efforts, the California Highway Patrol counted a 32% decrease in e-bike-related crashes within the agency’s jurisdiction in Santa Cruz County. Crashes dropped to 36 in 2025 after 53, including one fatal crash, in 2024.
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Coral Street encampment cleared a week before PIT count
The City of Santa Cruz cleared an encampment near homelessness nonprofit Housing Matters on Coral Street on Wednesday, just over a week before the county’s annual 2026 point-in-time count of unhoused people.