Jan 10, 2025 · The incoming Trump Administration has announced its intention to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. As religious leaders in Santa Cruz County from across the faith traditions, we cannot remain silent in the face of these policies that will cause untold damage to our community and our nation.

Dec 25, 2024 · Many of us—perhaps close to 50% of those who were invested in the election a month or so ago—have gone into withdrawal, hibernation, or are simply doing whatever we can to escape difficult political conversations.

Jan 10, 2025 · Huge crowds converged for the opening of Hecker Pass in 1928. (Photo courtesy Pajaro Valley Historical Association) And, improved roads would entice many more visitors to the coast, as described in a 1921 Register Pajaronian editorial: “As everyone knows, any road from the hot San Joaquin valley to the sea looks good to the people of the interior, and they do not care where it leads so long ...

Jan 17, 2025 · The fire at Moss Landing reflects off the waters of Moss Landing Harbor. (photo by Liza Azil) Monterey County officials say that the fire that erupted at the Moss Landing Power Plant Thursday night was difficult to fight because it was centered on a bank of batteries. “It is …

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Dec 26, 2024 · The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) on Dec. 19 announced a new rule that will provide notice to the public in advance of applications of certain hazardous and drift-prone agricultural pesticides.. The move was broadly welcomed in the farmworker communities of the San Joaquin Valley and Central Coast—where use is concentrated—but advocates noted that the rule will provide only the ...

Dec 27, 2024 · In a brief special meeting Friday, three Santa Cruz County Supervisors declared a local emergency, which will allow officials to request state and federal assistance for the damages from the heavy surf, winds and storm surge on Dec. 23 and 24.

Dec 31, 2024 · A Watsonville native who has a passion for local sports and loves his community. A Watsonville High, Cabrillo College, San Jose State University and UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism alumnus, he primarily covers high school athletics, Cabrillo College athletics, various youth sports in the Pajaro Valley and the Santa Cruz Warriors.

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously declared a state of emergency after the Jan. 16 fire at the Vistra battery storage facility in Moss Landing, a move that allows county officials to better respond to the disaster, and to request state...

Dec 26, 2024 · A scam via mobile phones is sweeping the Central Coast and elsewhere, where people are being told they owe money for using Bay Area toll roads.