County Releases Measure Q Grant Recommendations: Funding for Parks, Cultural Programs, Environmental Cleanup and More Up for Grabs, By Jon Chown • South County Programs Stand to Benefit from Measure Q: Watsonville Plaza Could See Major Funds for Renovation, By Jon Chown Habitat for Humanity Celebrates Start of New Project • Applications for GO BIKE! Open Again Temporarily • South County Dominates Educator of the Year Awards: Cabrillo College and PVUSD Teachers Earn Top Honors • Hexavalent Chromium Found in Soquel Creek Water District Wells: Local Drinking Water Met State Standards Anyway, By Jon Chown • PVWMA Releases Pajaro River Watershed Resilience Plan: New Taxes Needed to Fund Projects to Prepare for Climate Change, By Jon Chown • Officials Hail Emergency Sidewalk Repair In Watsonville • Proposed County Budget Freezes Hiring, Cuts Vacant Positions: New CEO Nicole Coburn Releases First Spending Plan, By Jon Chown • She Threw A Huge Party on her Birthday, but Few Knew: UnSCruz Producer Celebrates Another Successful Event, By Jon Chown • Mar Vista Celebrates 60 Years of Education • New Leaf Energy Bypasses County to Apply for BESS Plant: Developer Sends Letter to County Regarding Change of Plan, By Jon Chown • PVUSD Establishes Committee to Review Surplus Properties: Parts of Aptos High Campus and Amesti School Might Be Sold, By Jon Chown • Interim Trail Discussed, but Public Left Wondering: RTC’s Report to Community Doesn’t Satisfy Many, By Claudia Iseman • Three Candidates Vie for District 4 Supervisor Seat: Nuñez Has Raised More Money Than Incumbent Hernandez, By Jon Chown • PVUSD Reviews Student Mental Health Services Approach, By Jon Chown • PVUSD Board Trustee Creates Chaos: Board Chair Forced to Recess Meeting, By Jon Chown • PVUSD Clears Way to Hire Interns, Teachers with Emergency Permits, By Jon Chown • Santa Cruz County Tourism Industry Grew 1.6% In 2025 • Hexavalent Chromium Found in Soquel Creek Water District Wells: Local Drinking Water Met State Standards Anyway, By Jon Chown • Water District Approves $19.5 Million Contract to Chromium-6, By Jon Chown • Warriors Announce Donation from ‘Swishes for Dishes’ Initiative • Don’t Bother to Rename Cesar Chavez School • Westmont of Santa Cruz: A Place Where Seniors Really Can Thrive … and much more!
