Two people are dead after a head-on collision this past weekend between a Tesla and a Harley Davidson motorcycle on Highway 9. California Highway Patrol said an 18-year-old San Jose woman was driving a Tesla Model 3 northbound on Highway 9 near the Summit around 4:47 p.m. on Saturday when the car collided with a […]
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On Ocean Street, an abandoned phone booth found new life as a poetry project. Then it vanished.
Armed with poetry and disguised as workers, three Santa Cruz artists secretly converted a forgotten phone booth into a shrine for grief. No one noticed, until authorities quietly removed the unauthorized installation. The project raised questions about modern disconnection and the boundaries between public art and private infrastructure.
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Historic route change marks 53rd Wharf to Wharf race as 16,000 runners navigate altered course
A historic route change forced by Murray Street Bridge construction couldn’t dampen spirits as Santa Cruz County’s’s popular annual Wharf to Wharf race adapted, drawing 16,000 runners to the six-mile oceanside route on Sunday and maintaining its community charm.
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Three Monterey men ID’d as occupants of small plane that crashed off coast of Pacific Grove
Three Monterey County men perished after a twin-engine Beechcraft aircraft crashed into the waters off Pacific Grove near Point Pinos Saturday night.
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A deadly bacteria is threatening marine animals along Santa Cruz County’s coast
A bacterial infection, leptospirosis, is increasingly infecting marine mammals along California’s Central Coast, challenging researchers and rescue centers.
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Scotts Valley secures $1 million in promised federal funding for Town Center
The City of Scotts Valley has secured $1 million funding promised by the federal government last year to help develop the Town Center property, marking a milestone in the 30 years of attempts to develop the former Skypark Airport.
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When momentum meets politics: How Pajaro River levee funding is struggling for priority in Trump’s Washington
Despite bipartisan support and urgency following the 2023 breach of the Pajaro River levee, phase-two funding for its $600 million replacement project was omitted from federal budgets, raising concerns over delays and political interference.
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EPA, Vistra reach agreement for urgent battery cleanup at Moss Landing fire site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached an agreement with Vistra Corp. to remove lithium-ion batteries damaged by a massive fire at its Moss Landing facility in January.
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A promise of shelter, but not soon enough: Pajaro River levee residents face uncertain future even as ‘tiny village’ breaks ground
As construction finally begins this week on the 34-unit “tiny village” shelter intended to house people living along the Pajaro River levee, time is running out for residents to figure out their next move as an encampment cleanup could happen sooner than the anticipated opening of the shelter.
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County’s ancient Indigenous sites face new threat as California eases environmental rules to spur housing development
Amid statewide changes, local tribal leaders are worried Indigenous artifacts and remains could be threatened by a pro-development wave that is erasing environmental review processes. Still, Santa Cruz County has local regulations.