IN THE NEWS

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.

November 3, 2022

About 1,200 acres of nearly pristine San Luis Obispo County land is now protected from development permanently.

October 20, 2022

Watsonville Community Hospital has been up and running under its new leadership—the Pajaro Valley Healthcare District (PVHD)—since Sept. 1.

It has been business as usual since then.

October 4, 2022

A financial gap in the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project will likely soon get filled after Gov.

September 17, 2022

As Tuesday’s Regional Water Forum before the Monterey County Board of Supervisors nears and in the third year of the current California drought, the challenge of sustainable, permanent water for Mo

August 31, 2022

Faviola Del Real’s eyes could not hide the pain as she spoke.