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No on Proposition 44: It Would Put Santa Cruz County’s Health Care Safety Net at Risk

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Commentary by Anita Aguirre, CEO at Santa Cruz Community Health Every day, community health centers make sure people can see a doctor, manage a chronic illness, receive behavioral health support, and get preventive care before a health problem becomes a crisis. In Santa Cruz County, that care is not an abstraction. It is a lifeline for nearly 14,000 patients served… Read More
Halloween San Lorenzo Valley Halloween History 

Halloween: A Look at How the San Lorenzo Valley Built Its Month-long Traditions

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By Mary Andersen Sometime in the late 1890s, the boys of Boulder Creek got a cow onto the roof of Firemen’s Hall. Old Firemen’s Hall in 2001 (Santa Cruz Public Libraries) We know this because in May 1968, the Boulder Creek Historical Society sat down in the Recreation Annex with three longtime residents — Tom Hunt, Karm West and Vince Locatelli… Read More
Weekend Roundup Entertainment Events 

What’s Happening This Weekend: Friday October 9 – Sunday October 11

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Here’s the Santa Cruz County/Santa Cruz Mountains Events Roundup, Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11! 🎃🎸🍂 Live Music • Halloween Fun • Open Studios Art Exhibits • Theater • Markets & Festivals. Enjoy! ~ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 ~ 🎃 Pumpkin Patch & Winter Veggies 📍 Love Apple FarmsFriday, October 9 | 12:00 – 6:00 pm5311 Scotts Valley Dr., Scotts… Read More
santa cruz county youth commission Government Local News 

Santa Cruz County swears in first Youth Commission

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Eleven high school students now hold seats on Santa Cruz County’s newest advisory body. The County has sworn in the inaugural members of its Youth Commission, creating a permanent way for young people to weigh in on local government. Commissioners will advise the Board of Supervisors on policies, and programs that affect youth. They will also identify emerging concerns and… Read More
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Brookdale Post Office Update: USPS Signals Closure as Rep. Panetta Presses for Alternatives

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The latest At a Sept. 11 Zoom meeting, U.S. Postal Service officials all but confirmed that the Brookdale Post Office will be permanently closed once the agency’s discontinuance feasibility study is complete. That outcome would leave Brookdale without a post office, without home delivery, and, so far, without any alternative plan for getting mail to residents in their own community… Read More
Peter Catizone Steel Bonnett brewery Business Main Street 

Steel Bonnet Brewing Marks 11 Years

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Celebration Highlights Craft Beer, Music & Community By Julie Horner Steel Bonnet Brewing Company turns 11 this fall and welcomes everyone to a community party on Saturday, October 3, 2026, with a full day of live music, food, fresh beer releases, local vendors, and family-friendly activities at its Scotts Valley taproom. Scottish bagpipers officially open the festivities at noon, followed… Read More