Teen Kitchen Project looks to expand its recipe for community care
When Angela Farley founded Teen Kitchen Project more than a decade ago, the idea was born from one of the most difficult chapters of her life.
As her 5-year-old son underwent chemotherapy, Farley found herself facing an everyday challenge familiar to countless caregivers: after spending...
Wharf to Wharf returns Sunday; includes road closures
The 54th annual Wharf to Wharf Race returns Sunday, bringing thousands of runners and spectators to Santa Cruz County's coastline—and with them, significant traffic delays and road closures.
The popular 6-mile race begins at 8am Sunday, July 26. For the second consecutive year, the start...
PVUSD Trustees renew school resource officer contracts
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board voted Wednesday night to renew contracts that will keep school resource officers in three high schools across the district. The two items passed 4-2 with trustees Jessica Carrasco and Gabe Medina voting no. Trustee Joy Flynn was...
Community invited to plant fairground flowers
The Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Foundation is looking for volunteers to plant flowers for this year’s fair. Every year volunteers help plant more than 2,300 flower starters that will be in full bloom at fair time.Â
“We will be planting red, white and blue petunias...
County celebrates 250th
Thousands of people lines the mainstreets of Aptos and Watsonville for their annual Fourth of July parades, some staking out their roadside seats the night before. Below is a collection of images from the events.
SPIRIT OF WATSONVILLE
All Watsonville photos by Tarmo Hannula
APTOS WORLD'S SHORTEST...
Santa Cruz County robotics team captures world championship
Nine months of late nights, countless repairs and more than 100 hours spent testing an underwater robot in a swimming pool paid off in a big way for a team of Santa Cruz County high school students.
Hephaestus Robotics, a 21-member team representing eight county...
Supervisors restore most arts funding in budget
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a revised $20.9 million budget for the Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services Department, restoring several services that had been slated for cuts while preserving most county funding for local arts organizations.
The spending...
Supervisors delay vote on arts funding cuts
Santa Cruz County supervisors on Tuesday postponed until June 30 a decision on proposed cuts to local arts funding after hearing from dozens of residents who urged them to preserve grants for arts organizations.
Under the proposal, funding for the Santa Cruz Museum of Art...
 First responders train for an active shooter
More than 150 law officials—from police and deputies to state park rangers and the Highway Patrol—were joined by 80 firefighters and paramedics over a five-day span in an annual training for active shooter scenarios.
Put on by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office at Soquel...
County budget includes cuts to Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
Santa Cruz County supervisors are set to make final decisions Wednesday on a proposed $1.3 billion county budget that would restore more than $1 million to the Public Defender's Office while cutting funding for local arts organizations, including a 50% reduction in county support...
