A literacy coach consultant hired by PVUSD is paid $4,000 per day, but some teachers have said the coaching wasn't helpful, ...

As proposals for build large-scale housing comes to Santa Cruz, leaders want suggestions to make them less ugly via a survey ...

City council races are underway in Watsonville, Scotts Valley and Capitola. Of dozens of school board races, just a handful ...

A proposal for 281 apartments at Seabright and Soquel avenues was recently submitted to Santa Cruz city staff from local ...

SANTA CRUZ >> As cost estimates for highway widening and the Coastal Rail Trail rise, Santa Cruz County transportation ...

Watsonville and the Pajaro Valley can submit comments on the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan to help reduce impacts from future ...

Property owners in Felton Fire Protection District approved an assessment to provide stable funding to the financially ...

River Stewards for shelter residents returns to San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, Coastal Watershed Council and People First as partners ...

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Erandi García reports on the Latino community, covering issues and decisions that shape life in the Pajaro Valley and across Santa Cruz County. “My goal is to provide accurate, accessible journalism ...

An anonymous source finishes up paperwork after a day of working at their dental office on June 23. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) APTOS >> A toxic work environment. Excluded from ...