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Aptos Parking Lot Lawsuit Lands in Favor of Businesses

Aptos property owner Laurie Negro says her court victory over the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission should be the end of the legal fight over her parking lot and open the door to a trail plan that helps local businesses, rather than threaten their livelihood. The RTC sued Negro...

Aptos, CA · 5d
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New tool shows where flood waters might go in Santa Cruz

The UC Santa Cruz Center for Coastal Climate Resilience is rolling out a tool that lets planners and property owners see what areas may be flooded by the end of the century. “For the first time we're able to pull these risk metrics and risk reduction metrics at the building-block level, so an individual homeowner will be able to scroll in and see their individual property and what is at risk there,” said Borja Gonzalez Reguero, leader of the CoSMoS Adapts project.

Santa Cruz, CA · 5d
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Superior Court of San Benito County celebrates Adoption Month

Information provided by Superior Court of San Benito County. Lea este artículo en español aquí. Adoption Month is a nationwide initiative that raises awareness of the importance of adoption. Each year, thousands of children across the country join permanent families, gaining the stability and sense of belonging they need to thrive. California superior courts play an essential role in completing the adoption process because only a court can legally establish a parent-child relationship. Adoption agencies and social workers coordinate placements and home studies, and a judge must sign an adoption decree before an adoption becomes official, permanent, and legally binding.

San Benito County, CA · 5d
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Medicare Advantage members in Oregon, Maine and North Carolina lose hospitals or doctors Jan. 1, while Florida, California and Wisconsin systems may also leave

Medicare Advantage members who use Oregon Health & Science University, Maine’s InterMed practices or a North Carolina hospital face network changes at the start of 2027, and members in Florida, California and Wisconsin could be next. Some of the changes are settled and some are still being negotiated. Open enrollment ends Dec. 7, and that […]

Wisconsin · 8d

Yahoo!

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DOJ civil rights chief Harmeet Dhillon resigns | What it means

UC Santa Cruz political science professor Nolan Higdon discusses the resignation of Harmeet Dhillon. He said that typically, when you have an administration that loses in a big way, you lose a lot of people because the administration becomes "politically toxic."

Santa Cruz, CA · 5d

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Downtown Hollister brings community together for Halloween

Hollister Parks and Recreation hosted its Trick-or-Treat celebration on Oct. 30, with 32 organizations and businesses participating and handing out candy to kids on San Benito Street. Hollister Downtown Association’s Kayla Ketchum said the event was held on a Friday so people could still visit homes in their neighborhood on...

Hollister, CA · 5d

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‘The community’s living room’: Bookshop Santa Cruz celebrates 60 years of endurance

When you visit Bookshop Santa Cruz on Pacific Avenue, you might glance over a wooden rocking horse in the children’s section. Against the backdrop of thousands of new titles and colorful covers, it’s a little unassuming, the wood pockmarked and worn. What you might not know is that...

Santa Cruz, CA · 4d

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Best of Santa Cruz County entertainment, arts & food events this weekend, Nov. 5-8

The Capitola Plein Air Festival runs through the weekend, with artists celebrating the unique beauty of the tiny coastal city with open-air painting. On Saturday morning, watch more than 40 accomplished artists paint outdoor scenes in a timed challenge, then vote for your favorite at the Capitola Plein Air Quick Paint. It starts at 9:45 a.m. – Lily Belli.

Santa Cruz County, CA · 5d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Bellarmine, at least temporarily, included in CCS football playoffs

After the Central Coast Section ruled that Bellarmine must forfeit six wins for using an ineligible football player, a judge took a step that could allow the Bells to participate in the playoffs.

San Jose, CA · 4d

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School bond measures across Monterey County are too close to call.

Early results show a majority of voters are supporting school bond measures, but it is still a coin toss whether they will garner enough votes to pass. On Nov. 3, voters in North Monterey County, Carmel and Pacific Grove showed up at the polls to support bond measures to either upgrade facilities or keep student programming.

Monterey County, CA · 5d

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‘Blue Tsunami’ Impresses Bay Area Voters. There’s More Work to Do, They Say

The 2026 midterm elections were historic for Democrats, but those who kept the Golden State blue are adamant that now is not the time for party leaders to get complacent. Bay Area voters rallied in San Francisco and San José on Saturday to celebrate a “tsunami” of firsts and accomplishments for the Democratic Party – multiple flipped red-to-blue seats, the first-ever Black female governor in the country and the first Muslim member of the Senate, to name a few – in what many say is a repudiation of President Donald Trump and the issues that took priority in his Make America Great Again movement.

San Francisco, CA · 3d

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Four Central Coast arts councils collaborate on regional exhibition

CENTRAL COAST — Four regional arts councils are collaborating on a four-county exhibition that will bring together artists from Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Santa Clara counties to explore the connections between land, culture, history and community. Titled “The Ground Beneath Us / La Tierra Bajo Nosotros,” the...

Monterey County, CA · 4d

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Bay Area voters appear to pass new sales tax to help fund public transit

Voters in five counties appear to have passed a new 14-year sales tax to help pay for transit in the Bay Area. Regional sales tax Measure RTM, the Connect Bay Area Transit Initiative, aims to increase funds for public transit. The measure will establish an extra 1% sales tax in...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 6d

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San Jose Spotlight: Gilroy Hotel Tax Increase Will Generate Thousands Of Dollars

A ballot measure in Gilroy is on a path to victory that will allow the City Council to raise its hotel tax significantly. As of Friday, Measure B shows voter approval at 65%, which gives the city the ability to raise the transient occupancy tax (TOT) from its current 9% to as much as 13%. The measure only requires a simple majority to pass. Contingent on how the council votes, the city could see an additional $300,000 in annual general fund revenue at 11% or $700,000 at 13%.

Gilroy, CA · 3d

CBS News

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DOJ subpoenas California counties over alleged noncitizen voting

Several counties in Northern California were hit with fresh grand jury subpoenas over alleged noncitizen voting just days before the midterm elections, local officials told CBS News.

California · 6d

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Spicy ‘Dragon Balls’ lawsuit by San Jose doctor against Los Gatos Thai restaurant nears end

A San Jose doctor and a Los Gatos restaurant have settled a long-running lawsuit by the doctor, who claimed a chicken-meatball dish called Dragon Balls was so spicy it burned her insides. Harjasleen Walia in 2023 sued Coup de Thai — a fixture on the main strip of wealthy Los...

Los Gatos, CA · 6d

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Palo Corona restores historic flood plain below Rancho Cañada Golf Club

Since June 2025, the Rancho Cañada Floodplain Restoration Project has excavated 15 feet of sediment built up from the old Rancho Cañada Golf Club to connect the historic flood plain that once covered Carmel Valley to the Carmel River, replanting trees and local plants, reintroducing native species and expanding Palo Corona Regional Park.

Carmel Valley, CA · 6d

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Salinas voters reject bid to repeal rent stabilization

A ballot measure to repeal rent stabilization in Salinas was defeated Tuesday after the final batch of election night results came in. Measure H, if passed, would have repealed four tenant-related ordinances, including a requirement that all rental units be part of a citywide registry. After the final election night report from the County of Monterey Elections Department, “no” votes led by 59.1% to 40.9%, with 11,590 votes opposed and 8,013 in favor. Protect Salinas Renters, the community group behind the No on H campaign, said in a statement that “the results of Measure H are clear: Salinas voters turned out in force to stand with renters and working families.” “This wasn’t just an election, it was a movement,” the statement continued. “It began when community groups and residents first started organizing for protections after intense rent hikes during the pandemic hit the community hard. The movement picked up pace when a newly elected city council majority voted to strip away critical renter protections in 2025. Since then, tenants, labor unions, community organizations, and concerned residents united under a shared understanding: families deserve stability, dignity, and protection from displacement. “Our gratitude runs deep for every volunteer who knocked on doors,

Salinas, CA · 6d

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Santa Cruz County’s AI plan needs a real off switch

Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. Santa Cruz County has crossed an important, non-election-related threshold. On Oct. 20, supervisors approved an update to the county’s 2026 artificial intelligence work plan. The plan includes access to Anthropic’s Claude, a public-facing...

Santa Cruz County, CA · 5d

EdSource

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Lawsuit over principal’s interference in Mountain View student newspaper to go to trial

A Santa Clara County Superior Judge has ruled that a lawsuit alleging violations of free press rights of former student journalists and their former adviser at Mountain View High School can go to trial, court records show. The case, filed in 2024, centers on a high school principal who allegedly interfered with a story about sexual harassment between students at the school. California’s 1977... read more

Santa Clara County, CA · 4d