Officials detail plans for student wellness centers in Santa Cruz County – Santa Cruz Sentinel
Rep. Jimmy Panetta convened a group of panelists at the Santa Cruz County Department of Education on Thursday to discuss youth mental health struggles at the local and national levels. highlighted the $1 million grant secured for From left to right: Jasmine Najera, Catalina Lopez, Jimmy Panetta, Faris Saba and Hayley Numan. (PK Hattis – […]
White House approves major disaster declaration for Santa Cruz County as end of rain nears – Santa Cruz Sentinel
Hazel Nguyen played in the puddles on Escalona Drive in Santa Cruz during a walk with her sister Sanya Ciervo on Sunday afternoon in the rain. (Shmuel Sailor – Santa Cruz Sentinel) President Joe Biden declared storm damage in Santa Cruz County a catastrophe late Saturday, paving the way for federal aid, after a respite […]
Larger picture revealed for Santa Cruz County homelessness – Santa Cruz Sentinel
On Tuesday, a man cleared his possessions as the northern end of the San Lorenzo Park Benchland homeless encampment was closed and its residents were evicted from the area. (Shmuel Thaler — Santa Cruz Sentinel File) SANTA CRUZ — As the city of Santa Cruz continues to disperse the largest homeless encampments from urban parks […]
Santa Cruz County experiencing ‘surge’ of respiratory illness – Santa Cruz Sentinel
SANTA CRUZ – Health officials say respiratory illness cases are surging in Santa Cruz County and are urging the public not to visit their local emergency department if they are experiencing a relatively mild infection. says. Colder months are known to sniffle, but experts say this winter, flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and COVID-19 are […]
Santa Cruz County DA’s Office investigating police shooting, alleged gun brandishing – Santa Cruz Sentinel
SANTA CRUS — A 35-year-old man shot by Santa Cruz police over the weekend remained in jail Monday on suspicion of brandishing a fake gun. George Janes was booked Saturday under the same case number listed for the shooting and was being held in the Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail. In […]
These 16 Tesla crashes are part of a federal investigation into Autopilot – Santa Cruz Sentinel
The 16 Tesla crashes are the focus of a federal investigation into incidents in which cars using Autopilot collided with stationary emergency vehicles on highways. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began a preliminary evaluation in August 2021 and upgraded to engineering analysis in June 2022. All Teslas in the cases under investigation were confirmed […]
Aedes aegypti mosquitos found in Watsonville – Santa Cruz Sentinel
A female Aedes aegypti is in the process of acquiring blood meal from a human host.James Gathany Center for Disease Control File Photo Watsonville – An invasive species of Aedes aegypti has been detected in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County officials announced Monday. Tiny mosquitoes that display black and white spots can carry dengue, chikungunya, Zika […]
California keeps sending toxic soil to out-of-state landfills — Newsom and legislators are slow to change course – Santa Cruz Sentinel
South Yuma County landfill in Yuma, Arizona, November 29, 2022 (Photo: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters) State lawmakers plan oversight hearings to investigate how California handles toxic soil from old industrial, military and other cleanup sites. These wastes are contaminated with lead, petroleum hydrocarbons, the infamous DDT pesticide, and more. a CalMatters Survey Last month, companies and […]
Volunteers come together to clean up storm damage in Felton – Santa Cruz Sentinel
FELTON — 50+ Volunteers Santa Cruz County Volunteer Center People from across California flocked to Felton Covered Bridge County Park on Friday to see the Felton Grove neighborhood return to some sort of normalcy after recent storms devastated multiple floods in the area. helped the Amber Gibson, program manager at AmeriCorps, said: “The community is […]
Big Sur sanctuary for California condors on the cusp of rebirth – Santa Cruz Sentinel
Big Sur — Deep in this breathtaking wilderness, a California condor leaps from the sunlit skeleton of scorched ponderosa pines. Large wings cut through the mountain air, creating a low, rolling hum. Soon, he also leaps from a tree crowded with nearly ten majestic birds. In a howling chorus of wind and wings, they soar […]
