Santa Cruz County transportation leaders give nod to e-bike voucher program – Santa Cruz Sentinel
Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission staff seeks funding for a new Electric Bike Incentive Program that provides point-of-sale vouchers for low-income residents. The program could launch later this year or he in early 2024. (Brian Huang — Herald Correspondent) SANTA CRUZ — Local transportation leaders are leaning toward promoting e-bike use throughout the county […]
Santa Cruz County native explores female experience in sophomore novel – Santa Cruz Sentinel
Molly Prentice. (Photo contributed — Elizabeth Reitzel) SANTA CRUZ — Writer Molly Prentice explores many topics in her new novel, Old Flame, through the perspective of protagonist Emily. Prentice’s first book since her 2017 debut, Tuesday Night in 1980, explores new motherhood, female friendships, capitalism, support systems for women, nostalgia, migration, I am considering traveling […]
Santa Cruz County 2023-24 budget discussions underway – Santa Cruz Sentinel
A visual overview of Santa Cruz County’s proposed 2023-24 budget compared to the last two years of data. (Courtesy – Santa Cruz County) SANTA CRUS — Santa Cruz County officials shared an outline of the proposed 2023-24 budget this week at the first of four scheduled hearings on the subject over five weeks. A lengthy […]
Santa Cruz County officials to host series of housing element meetings – Santa Cruz Sentinel
SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County officials have been working on a massive effort to update their housing elements for over four months and are planning a series of community meetings to share progress with the public and gather further input. are doing. As part of the Master Plan Housing Element Update, which state law […]
Santa Cruz County civil grand jury deems CORE process unbiased, high integrity – Santa Cruz Sentinel
SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz County Civil Affairs Grand Jury, which serves as an investigative overseer for local government agencies, said last year that the much-discussed local process for investing in community-based nonprofits was conducted without prejudice and “all potential.” provide equal benefits to the organizations of play field. “ Jurors scrutinized the “collection […]
Aptos’ Gabe Gaeckle pulls name out of MLB Draft pool, still gets selected – Santa Cruz Sentinel
Aptos High School alumnus Gabe Geekle was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday despite announcing he would keep his promise to play at the University of Arkansas. (Lucjan Szewczyk – Santa Cruz Sentinel) APTOS — Hotly scouted Aptos High ace Gabe Gekle withdrew from the list of MLB first-year draft picks before the three-day […]
Improved alert and warning system launched in Santa Cruz County – Santa Cruz Sentinel
Santa Cruz County has partnered with Santa Cruz Regional 911 to launch CruzAware, a new community alert system used in both emergency and non-emergency situations. (Courtesy – Santa Cruz County) Santa Cruz — Santa Cruz County has partnered with Santa Cruz Regional 911 to launch a new communications platform to keep locals informed and safe. […]
Trash Talkers speak for a clean Santa Cruz County – Santa Cruz Sentinel
Youth volunteers from the Watsonville Church of Latter-day Saints are helping remove sandbags, tarps and debris left over from flooding in the Interlaken area. (Contribution – Sally Christine Rogers) SANTA CRUZ — Trash talk, commonly confined to athletes trying to sabotage their opponents, is now redefined in Santa Cruz County as a way to bring […]
Ex-Aptos baseball talent Luke Keaschall drafted in second round of MLB Draft – Santa Cruz Sentinel
Aptos High School alumnus Luke Keithshall will become an impact player for the University of San Francisco baseball team in 2021 as a freshman. He transferred to Arizona State University last year and was selected to the All-American second team. (Chris M. Leon – USF Athletics) WATSONVILLE — Arizona State second baseman Luke Keeshall knew […]
Are voters finally ready for a third party? – Santa Cruz Sentinel
Is it time for a third party? If voters can expect Biden-Trump II in 2024, the answer is yes. With notable exceptions, even the Democrats, who have nothing against President Joe Biden, who has been the necessary antidote to his predecessor’s incompetence and criminality, are running again next year at age 81. I have serious […]
