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The city council is set to consider a strategy to temper new Downtown Santa Cruz building heights and support ...

Soda companies have spent about $1,235,000 on the No on Measure Z campaign. Santa Cruz Local fact checks claims from both ...

En Watsonville y el Valle de Pajaro hay algunos recursos y se puede solicitar ayuda para la renta y para buscar vivienda.

In 2019, a related organization filed a lawsuit against Encompass Community Services alleging financial mismanagement. They ...