By basing funding on enrollment, not attendance numbers, California schools would lose the incentive to get students to show up every day, a new report finds.

Santa Cruz's Public Works Department is currently accepting applications for its 2026 Master Recycler Volunteer Training Program, in which participants will gain hands-on experience in waste reduction ...

Weekly roundup 1/7/26 Welcome into 2026! Rain is making the first week back in school a bit damp, but we should start seeing ...

California will lose an additional $160 million for delaying the revocations of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for ...

Santa Cruz County officials published an updated version of proposed regulations for battery storage facilities ahead of a ...

After a mountain lion was spotted in the area behind 1075 Main St. on Wednesday morning, the Watsonville Police Department is ...

State efforts to create special aerial pathways among the airports in Watsonville, Salinas, Marina and Hollister could get ...

Two tornado warnings over the past two weeks likely surprised many Santa Cruz County residents. No tornadoes touched down in ...

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