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Shark encounter during junior lifeguard event closes Rio Del Mar beach

Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz County

Shark encounter during junior lifeguard event closes Rio Del Mar beach

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

A shark encounter at Rio Del Mar State Beach in Aptos led to the closure of the beach as junior lifeguards were about to enter the water.Read Article

Santa Cruz has a fantastic little food scene — if you know where to look

Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz has a fantastic little food scene — if you know where to look

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The hippie town’s culinary world actually has some pretty sophisticated players.Read Article

Mobile syringe program reinstated in Santa Cruz County, renewing public safety concerns

Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz County

Mobile syringe program reinstated in Santa Cruz County, renewing public safety concerns

A clean needle distribution program in Santa Cruz County previously halted by the courts amid resident and police opposition has been reinstated by California health officials under tightened restrictions.Read Article

Santa Cruz County drivers beware: So much as touching your cellphone in the car could now get you fined

Santa Cruz County drivers face stricter fines thanks to a recent court ruling against handheld cellphone use. Local law enforcement and cycling advocates say the tighter rules are welcome in a county where distracted driving is "a very big deal."Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz County Read Article

6-story housing approved at 530 Ocean St. in Santa Cruz

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RTC Receives $128.7 Million from State for Multimodal Projects Connecting Watsonville and Santa Cruz

The Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) was awarded $128.7 million in grant funds from the California Transportation Commission (CTC) for its Watsonville to Santa Cruz Multimodal Corridor Program for the implementation of several multimodal projects throughout the county. Funded projects include Highway 1 auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder facilities between State Park Drive and Freedom […]Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz Read Article

Wealthy Bay Area town residents raised 6 figures to try and block new housing

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

A battle over affordable housing on downtown parking lots divides Menlo Park as petitions pit residents against city plans to address the Bay Area crisis.Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz County Read Article

‘Prepare to be blown away’: New national monument near Santa Cruz about to open

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

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Are market-rate apartments sitting empty in Downtown Santa Cruz?

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Mike Rotkin, former mayor and an essential figure in Santa Cruz progressive activism, dies at 79

Mike Rotkin arrived in Santa Cruz in 1969, not long after the University of California, and soon not only became a pillar of UCSC’s Community Studies program but launched into the progressive politics that reshaped the city. He served a record five terms as mayor and in a variety of other positions. He passed away at his home Wednesday.Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz Read Article

The Many Lives of 88-Year-Old Trans Legend Sandy Stone

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

From working with Jimi Hendrix to her induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame, she reflects on a lifetime of pushing boundaries.Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz County See the Story