The Santa Cruz Police Department is warning residents and visitors about fraudulent parking citations being distributed in the beach area.
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Why Santa Cruz builds rentals, not condos — and what it means for first-time homebuyers
Santa Cruz is building more housing than ever — but almost none of it is for sale. Sky-high home prices and a state law meant to protect buyers are discouraging developers from building condos, closing off a key path to ownership.
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Watsonville businesses struggle as ICE raids and protests intensify across the country
Watsonville businesses, flea markets and food drives say they have seen sharp decline as immigration raids intensify nationwide, forcing immigrant community members to avoid busy public places.
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At ‘No Kings’ protests in Santa Cruz and Watsonville, flags and slogans take on new dimension
As many as 8,000 people attended the Santa Cruz event and about 1,500 turned out in Watsonville on Saturday. Organized by local chapters of activist organization Indivisible, the rallies were among hundreds across the U.S. to protest a military parade in Washington on President Trump’s birthday, along with a federal immigration crackdown and the decision to send National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles.
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Deportation fears grow in Santa Cruz County as immigration raids, protests escalate across U.S.
As immigration raids and protests continue to escalate in Los Angeles and spread across the country, Santa Cruz County leaders say they are doing their best to keep residents’ fears at bay. Meanwhile, an ICE spokesperson tells Lookout: “There’s no secret that we’ll be out in the field.”
Posted inCapitola & Soquel
Capitola Rod & Custom Classic Car Show brings road closures this weekend
The Capitola Rod & Custom Classic Car Show returns to Capitola Village for its 18th annual event, with road closures in the area on Saturday, June 14.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
‘These people don’t know my life’: County health workers watch as supervisors vote on whether to cut their jobs
For some Santa Cruz County health care workers facing layoffs, the long wait for a final budget decision felt like a slow unraveling, leaving dedicated government employees in a state of helplessness and anxious anticipation.
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Most health agency layoffs delayed after county lawmakers eke out budget compromise
Santa Cruz County lawmakers put off impending layoffs for at least three more months after they reached an agreement to extend some health care services that were proposed for closure.
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Vote clears way for Clocktower Center construction – but balcony disagreement could spell trouble
The Santa Cruz Planning Commission unanimously approved the downtown Clocktower Center project Thursday, but its rejection of developer Workbench’s request for more balcony space on lower floors opened the door to litigation.
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Encompass closes one mental health site, another at risk as budget cuts loom
Encompass Community Services, Santa Cruz County’s largest nonprofit provider of behavioral mental health residential programs, says its Casa Pacific facility in Watsonville is at risk of closure as a result of funding cuts from the county. The nonprofit has already closed its Live Oak crisis mental health facility for the same reasons.