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Carmageddon: A well-traveled — but historically unsafe — Watsonville road joins multimodal push
It might not have quite the grand vision of the Coastal Rail Trail, but Green Valley Road in Watsonville will get its own bike and pedestrian path between Holohan Road and Casserly Road — and it could be completed as early as late February 2025. The approximately $8.4 million...
Homelessness dips in Santa Cruz, rises in Watsonville
Tents are set up under the Pajaro River bridge in Watsonville in 2022. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file) SANTA CRUZ >> Homelessness dropped 36% in the City of Santa Cruz and jumped 60% in Watsonville from 2023 to 2024, according to a recent report from the Santa Cruz County Housing for Health Partnership. The number of homeless people living in Capitola and Scotts Valley also increased.
Cannabis industry’s sad state prompts changes across Santa Cruz County
Ask anyone involved in the local industry and you’re likely to hear the same thing. After six years of legal recreational cannabis in California, reality has not lived up to the rosy promises that surrounded the statewide legalization effort. The plant’s pandemic peak that brought new highs in pot...
Santa Cruz County government offices, Dominican Hospital experience impacts of global IT outage
Several organizations in Santa Cruz County, including Dominican Hospital, Bay Federal Credit Union and the County of Santa Cruz, reported impacts from the global information technology outage Thursday night into Friday. While mostly minimal, the organizations said it was taking time to get back to 100% operations. Others, like the...
Caltrans Highway 1 updates and closures between Soquel and 41st Ave.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Caltrans announced Friday that drivers can expect full overnight lane closures from July 21 to July 23 in both directions of Soquel Ave. between 17th and Chanticleer avenues from 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Detours will direct travelers to 17th Ave., Rodriguez St. and Chanticleer Ave. before returning to Soquel Ave., according to The post Caltrans Highway 1 updates and closures between Soquel and 41st Ave. appeared first on KION546.
Harmful plankton bloom hits Capitola, impacting local health and economy
CAPITOLA, Calif. — A harmful plankton bloom, commonly referred to as a red tide, is washing up in Capitola, impacting the local community's health and economy. "Sometimes you'll see the county posting signs, quarantining mussels and other shellfish if they detected some kind of a toxin in that shellfish, they don't want humans to eat it," said Santa Cruz Harbor Master Blake Anderson. "It can definitely slow the fishing down. Fishing isn't that great in a red tide, but we are still seeing some people do it."
Something happenin’ here: The state of democracy on one Friday evening in Santa Cruz
The title of the event on Friday night was “It Can’t Happen Here — Again.” And, if “Here” means Santa Cruz and “It” is an orderly and noble exercise of American-style democracy, then, I’d say that title got it about right.
From a swamp to a worldwide ag hub, the City of Salinas is celebrating 150 years.
Erik Chalhoub here with a random personal fact: I’ve been involved in sesquicentennials in some capacity more than the average person. In 2018 I experienced a trifecta as a staffer of the Pajaronian newspaper. I was part of the City of Watsonville’s 150th anniversary planning committee, where I worked on a commemorative magazine. S. Martinelli & Co., the internationally renowned apple cider company based in Watsonville, also turned 150 that year, and I was able to dive into its history for a feature article. Oh, and the newspaper was also marking 150 years.
Two Flyers at the Recent Protest Against the Gaza Genocide and the S.C. Anti-Homeless Raid
Beginning two Mondays ago, Food Not Bombs, HUFF and anti-war activists gathered from 4-6 PM along Water St. at Market next to the boarded-up Ginza restaurant and next to Mayor Fred ("Fast Lane") Keeley demanding an end to the war on the poor here and in Gaza. The protests there...
Aptos Inventor, Age 13, Thinks Big
Abigail Said, 13, keeps her family in mind while creating. This year, the Aptos Junior High student was awarded the Big Thinker Award at the California State Invention Convention, for her creation, “Deaf Alert.”. This is the 9th year of bringing young minds together through applied problem-solving. The invention...
A cultural exchange in Marina ‘binds us together across the oceans.’
Celia Jiménez here, thinking about cultural exchange and diversity. On Tuesday, the City of Marina held a special meeting to welcome a delegation from Izunokuni, Japan, which included Mayor Masayuki Yamashita. The group spent three days exploring the Monterey Peninsula and learning about Marina’s diversity. They visited different places,...
Local Scene: Aquatics Center open through Aug. 18
Chidera M. Nwenyi, of Gilroy, was awarded a degree in pre-health and chemistry at St. Lawrence University’s commencement ceremony on May 19. Two earthquakes were recorded early in the morning July 16 near Gilroy, according to the US Geological Survey. At 1:41am, a magnitude 3.2 quake occurred about 6...
San Juan Bautista City Council to revisit memorandum on growth
Lea este artículo en español aquí. A joint session of the San Juan Bautista City Council and the Urban Growth Committee (UGB) preceded the regular July 16 city council meeting. Under consideration were final changes to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding the development of properties directly outside the city limits.
Capitola council to discuss dog rules, community center, new police chief
Santa Cruz Local newsletter briefs for the week of July 22:. Ozzi Dog Park is the only Capitola city park that allows dogs off leash. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local) 6 p.m. Thursday, July 25 / Online and at 420 Capitola Ave., Capitola. The Capitola City Council plans...
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