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Coyotes spotted in Santa Cruz neighborhoods
FREEDOM, Calif. — A post on social media about frequent coyote sightings worries some people living in a Santa Cruz neighborhood. The post says coyotes are becoming more aggressive with pets and humans on Berkeley Way. The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter says it is mating season, and coyotes...
Multi-use trail between Santa Cruz and Watsonville to last until 2025
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The County of Santa Cruz Department of Community Development & Infrastructure announced Tuesday that they have started a trail improvement project. The Green Valley Road Multi-Use Trail Improvement Project looks to provide a safe accessible way between Watsonville and unincorporated Santa Cruz. The project will...
CHP looking to be named "America's Best-Looking Cruiser"
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — California Highway Patrol Santa Cruz is making the public aware of a competition to name "America's Best-Looking Cruiser." The American Association of State Troopers is holding its 11th annual "Best Looking Cruiser" calendar contest. CHP Santa Cruz is asking for votes to help CHP win.
South Bay child therapist to be sentenced for insurance fraud
(KRON) — In two separate workers' compensation insurance fraud cases, a Santa Clara County child therapist, as well as two San Jose businessmen, are slated to be sentenced for committing felony fraud. Mark Anthony Ramos, 50, of Escondido, owner of Stars Bay Area Therapy Group, will be sentenced in August to three years in prison, […]
Saratoga works to revitalize downtown amid budget constraints
Saratoga restaurant owner Nick Miller has fond memories of growing up in the city, spending time with family in its downtown area, trying out restaurants and attending community events. Miller eventually left Saratoga for college, but it was those memories that brought him back to the South Bay city to...
Report: Heat wave takes toll on Santa Clara County unhoused
Roughly 50 unhoused people have died countywide since 2019 with weather-related causes listed as factors, such as hyperthermia and hypothermia, a San Jose Spotlight review of county medical examiner data revealed. That number is likely an undercount, with more than 20 cases still pending a cause of death this year.
Exclusive: Santa Clara Co. Office of Education under investigation over misuse of Head Start funds
At 8:50 a.m. on Monday, a half dozen Office of Head Start (OHS) officials arrived at the Santa Clara County Office of Education on Ridder Park Drive in San Jose, Calif. to continue their review of the county office. OHS is an office of the Administration for Children and Families....
Carmageddon: As West Cliff Drive repairs continue, some could be delayed until spring
As some West Cliff Drive repairs move closer to completion, others could require a work stoppage during the winter if delays arise. The atmospheric rivers during winter 2023 severely damaged a number of locations along Santa Cruz’s iconic coastal road, causing the full or partial closure of several sections of West Cliff Drive. Since then, the city has worked to find ways to restore as much access as possible as quickly as possible. And the city has had many discussions and hearings on both the short- and long-term fixes.
Turf war over Bay Area synthetic fields heats up again
The debate over natural grass versus artificial turf continues in communities in the Bay Area.Carrie Levin is a Sunnyvale resident and passionate advocate against synthetic turf."I care because this stuff works its way in the storm drains and these storm drains go to the bay and the water in the bay end up in our drinking water and marine life and habitat so it's affecting it," Levin said.The Fremont Union High School District has five high schools that already have synthetic fields.On Tuesday, the District's Board of Trustees unanimously approved upgrading three of those fields with newer synthetic turf instead...
Capitol Idea: Saving an Important Historical Replica
As the Santa Clara County Fair prepares to celebrate 80 years of history, the ghost of Clyde Arbuckle lingers in a boarded-up building near the eastern fringe of the fairgrounds. Some residents might not know that San Jose was the first capital of California, following statehood, when a group of...
Storm image, local coverage highlight Lookout honors at California journalism awards
We’re glad to share that Lookout won several top awards, announced on Saturday evening, at the California Newspaper Publishers Association gala in Burbank. Kevin Painchaud won the major photojournalism award in the state for his now-iconic image of the 2023 winter storms, the same image that led much of the coverage of Lookout’s Pulitzer Prize for breaking news in May.
San José Spotlight wins 4 first place state journalism awards
San José Spotlight brought home seven California Journalism Awards in the annual contest sponsored by the California News Publishers Association, including four first-place wins. The yearly competition showcases the best print and digital reporting and photography statewide. News organizations compete in divisions based on size and circulation and, for the first time, the awards combined... The post San José Spotlight wins 4 first place state journalism awards appeared first on San José Spotlight.
Capitola / Soquel Neighborhood Brief for Wednesday, July 17
Good morning! It’s July 17 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…. Today will be mostly sunny. The high will be 72 with a low of 53. Wear your sunblock — the UV Index is extreme (11/11). Mostly cloudy now, changing to mostly sunny at 8 am.
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