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Monday morning traffic: Highway work in Capitola, Eastside, Watsonville
A lane on northbound Highway 1 at Buena Vista Drive in Watsonville is closed for shoulder work. The closure is expected to ...
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After 28 years hidden on the beach, Soquel High class ring returns to owner, etched with memories and the ocean’s imprint
While searching for sea glass, Santa Cruz nurse Lisa Crouch discovered a long-lost class ring belonging to Jeremy Kennedy, a ...
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RTC’s rail trail deadline arrives, but mobile home parks haven’t moved, likely spurring at least one lawsuit
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission's June 30 deadline for removing encroachments on future trail land ...
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County dramatically increases illegal dumping fines
Fines for illegal dumping will go from $100 to $2,500 for first-time offenders. Second-time offenders will see a bump from ...
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Controversial climate rule, which could raise gas prices, about to go into effect
No immediate hike in California gas prices will occur, but Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature fear the effects of the clean-fuel program. This story was originally published by CalMatters.
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Carmageddon: West Cliff reopens to two-way traffic; RTC receives $128m state grant
West Cliff Drive is finally back open to two-way traffic after over two years of at least single-lane closures along multiple stretches of road. Now, the city is preparing for some more projects on ...
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Watsonville police lack manpower for proactive community policing, report says
A new report finds Watsonville Police Department is understaffed and recommends civilian employees handle minor issues, freeing officers for more proactive community engagement and patrol duties. The ...
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The $4 billion rail project: Glory train? Or trip to nowhere?
Santa Cruz County's hotly debated proposed rail service, ZEPRT, could cost billions of dollars and take a couple of decades to complete. Is it up to the task of transforming the county's transit ...
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A crash, a camera and our community: How I became a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist
Lookout photographer Kevin Painchaud details the car accident that almost killed him when he was 15 and how his accident shaped how he now sees the world and photographs it. Painchaud was part of the ...
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, June 27-July 3
Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County this weekend and into ...
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Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Friday, June 27
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Eastside / Live Oak Neighborhood Newsletter for Friday, June 27
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