After 11 months, Pajaro Valley Unified School District and the teachers union reached a tentative agreement on a new ...

CEO of Watsonville-based Driscoll’s Inc., the largest berry company in the world, has stepped down after less than three ...

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

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The City of Capitola will be home to a future female surfer statue originally planned for Pleasure Point. (Alexandria Bordas — Santa Cruz Local file) CAPITOLA >> After months of navigating pushback ...

Update: The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission Thursday voted to authorize the proposed bonds. SANTA CRUZ >> As cost estimates for highway widening and the Coastal Rail Trail rise, ...

Cal Fire maps outline areas with high fire hazards. Find your home in the interactive map below. (Map by Jesse Kathan, data from Cal Fire) In 2024, Cal Fire adopted new wildfire hazard maps for the ...

Capitola Police lease 10 cameras from security company Flock Safety that capture license plates of passing vehicles. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local) CAPITOLA>> Throughout 2024 and ...