IN THE NEWS

June 7, 2024

On June 4, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve a pilot project to help fund the removal of invasive eucalyptus trees within defensible space of structure

May 22, 2024

Legislators have authorized an audit of the California office responsible for addressing the state's HIV prevention efforts and care for people living with HIV and AIDS.

April 13, 2024

This year marks a somber milestone for California's biodiversity—the 100th anniversary of the last known sighting of a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the wild in the state.

January 22, 2024

The city of Marina is to receive a $1 million funding allocation from the state of California’s Department of Aging, with the help of Sen.

October 23, 2023

MOSS LANDING, Calif. — A celebration for $1 million of state funding for the Elkhorn Slough climate resiliency project was held Monday.

October 14, 2023

It was October of 1989, and Santa Cruz City Councilmember John Laird was sitting at his desk in the Loma Prieta earthquake-battered downtown, somewhere amid a four-day power outage.

September 13, 2023

Cabrillo College and UC Santa Cruz students could be moving into a 

July 6, 2023

State Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) recently announced over $20 million has been secured in the 2023-2024 state budget in the 17th District.

June 30, 2023

Chances are, you've been on the California Coastal Trail without even realizing it.

March 16, 2023

With just under two years still left in his first Senate term, state Sen. John Laird announced last week that he plans to seek reelection in 2024.