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Neighbors worry over village for homeless people
Residents of a Watsonville neighborhood are pushing back against a proposed housing project meant to help homeless people staying along the Pajaro River levee. They say that local officials have ignored their concerns over crime and safety and are moving ahead without addressing complaints connected to the encampment. City and...
Santa Cruz awarded $8 million for coastal resilience projects
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The city of Santa Cruz has been awarded $8 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through the Climate Resilience Regional Challenge. The money will go toward strengthening the resilience of coastal communities in Santa Cruz, as part of the larger $71 million award...
Capitola / Soquel Neighborhood Brief for Thursday, July 25
Good morning! It’s July 25 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…. Areas of low clouds, then sun in Capitola / Soquel. Today will be areas of low clouds early; otherwise, mostly sunny and beautiful. The high will be 72 with a low of 54. Mostly cloudy now, changing to cloudy at 8 am.
FireSafe Council Santa Cruz adds 25 new volunteer HIZ assessors
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- FireSafe Santa Cruz County announced Friday that it has completed its latest Home Ignition Zone (HIZ) home assessor training. HIZ Assessors are training to visit sites, conduct a guided walk-through with the resident and provide real-time feedback about information related to home hardening and defensible space to the resident, The post FireSafe Council Santa Cruz adds 25 new volunteer HIZ assessors appeared first on KION546.
UC Santa Cruz graduate crowned 2024 Miss New York USA
NEW YORK — UC Santa Cruz graduate Marizza Delgado has been crowned Miss New York USA and will compete for Miss USA next month. Delgado graduated in 2021 with a bachelor's in technology and information management. During her time studying in Santa Cruz, she would commute to San Francisco for modeling shoots; having modeled for international brands including H&M, Lululemon, Adidas, American Eagle, NorthFace, Target and Macy's to name a few.
Junior Lifeguards dive into fun and safety at Manresa Beach competition
WATSONVILLE, Calif. — The Santa Cruz County Junior Lifeguard program held its traditional competition at Manresa State Beach. Children from across different programs, Manresa, Rio Del Mar, and Twin Lakes, came together to compete. The Junior Lifeguards is a summer lifeguard coaching program for ages 6 to 15. The...
Watsonville clearing homeless camps along Pajaro River Levee
Watsonville city officials on Monday began clearing a sprawling unsanctioned homeless encampment along the Pajaro River that runs from Sakata Lane to Loughead Avenue. The work, which includes mowing tall grasses and removing some trees, is expected to last through Aug. 2, Watsonville City spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said. Clearing the...
Pajaro levee encampment clearing pushes ahead as crews prep for levee repairs
The clearing of the Pajaro River levee homeless encampment, which began on Monday, moved forward Thursday in Watsonville as heavy machinery like bulldozers and large trucks began hauling away encampment remnants. The City of Watsonville is working to clear the encampment and clean the area by the end of next...
Aptos Neighborhood Brief for Thursday, July 25
Good morning! It’s July 25 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…. Today will be nice with areas of low clouds early; otherwise, mostly sunny. The high will be 74 with a low of 53. Cloudy now, changing to mostly cloudy at 9 am.
Community, care, and healing: The story of Essentia Body Therapy in Santa Cruz
The Essentia story begins in 2020, just as the newly-unfolding pandemic was beginning to create dramatic uncertainties for families, and businesses began to either shut down or completely overhaul their operations. As the General Manager of the clinic then-known as Vital Body Therapy, Kayla Savage would lead her team through the early months of lockdown – navigating through the ups, the downs and ever-changing landscape of new rules and regulations being imposed by what seemed to be a completely different world.
Trina Coffman-Gomez running for Watsonville City Council District 6
Four years after she left the Watsonville City Council, having served the maximum two terms, Trina Coffman-Gomez is again running for the District 6 seat. Coffman-Gomez was a council member from 2012-2020, terming out just before she would have been mayor. A Watsonville native, she attended Mintie White Elementary School—where...
Los Gatos Meadows Developer Agrees to $1.1M Asbestos Settlement
After the Los Gatos Meadows senior living project was slammed, in 2022, by Town of Gatos officials over height concerns and not taking heed of requests to rejig the hill-perched site to allow in more lower-income residents, Covia Communities—the developer—disappeared. That April, it merged with Glendale-based Front Porch...
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