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Santa Cruz Local

We're a news organization in Santa Cruz, CA. We watch our public institutions and hold power to account.

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Ep. 48 Santa Cruz eviction law passes 10.30.19

Ep. 48 Santa Cruz eviction law passes 10.30.19

Tenants in Santa Cruz will see new protection from arbitrary evictions. The Santa Cruz City Council passed an emergency ... Read more

30 Oct 2019

22mins

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Ep 62 Santa Cruz County medical capacity to face coronavirus test 3.19.20

Ep 62 Santa Cruz County medical capacity to face coronavirus test 3.19.20

The time for coronavirus testing for the general public was in February, says Santa Cruz County epidemiologist Will Fore... Read more

19 Mar 2020

24mins

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Ep 49 "Are we going to be able to make it here?" 11.15.19

Ep 49 "Are we going to be able to make it here?" 11.15.19

There's a flip side to Santa Cruz's housing shortage. Wages here are relatively low. That's a big reason why many can't ... Read more

15 Nov 2019

17mins

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Ep. 21 What we learned from looking at Santa Cruz County's needle exchange

Ep. 21 What we learned from looking at Santa Cruz County's needle exchange

Santa Cruz County has an injection drug use problem and a needle litter problem. We look at Santa Cruz County's needle e... Read more

24 May 2019

21mins

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Ep. 58 Santa Cruz City Council recall, Chris Krohn's seat

Ep. 58 Santa Cruz City Council recall, Chris Krohn's seat

There are two recall votes happening in the City of SantaCruz right now. This episode focuses on one of the races, for C... Read more

11 Feb 2020

59mins

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Ep. 11 No Backup Plan

Ep. 11 No Backup Plan

On Tuesday, in an open letter to the community, Santa Cruz City Manager Martin Bernal writes that the city is no longer ... Read more

3 Apr 2019

7mins

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Ep. 37 The future of downtown Santa Cruz

Ep. 37 The future of downtown Santa Cruz

There are six major development projects in early stages of planning in downtown Santa Cruz. If they're built, it would ... Read more

31 Aug 2019

23mins

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Ep. 57 Vote March 3: Santa Cruz City Council recall, Drew Glover's seat 2.9.20

Ep. 57 Vote March 3: Santa Cruz City Council recall, Drew Glover's seat 2.9.20

We press the candidates for Santa Cruz City Council on what we heard are your concerns: homelessness, housing, the envir... Read more

9 Feb 2020

1hr 6mins

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Ep. 60 Coronavirus spreads in Santa Cruz County 3.13.20

Ep. 60 Coronavirus spreads in Santa Cruz County 3.13.20

Santa Cruz County has seven confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Thursday night. County leaders now have evidence th... Read more

13 Mar 2020

21mins

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Ep. 47 Council approves W. Cliff condos, plus rural firefighter tax heads to mail ballot 10.23.19

Ep. 47 Council approves W. Cliff condos, plus rural firefighter tax heads to mail ballot 10.23.19

After much debate, the Santa Cruz City Council approves 190 W. Cliff, an 89-unit condominium project across the street f... Read more

23 Oct 2019

20mins

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Ep. 18 Judge delivers Ross Camp decision

Ep. 18 Judge delivers Ross Camp decision

A U.S. district court decision on Monday allows the City of Santa Cruz to permanently close the Ross Camp come Friday. W... Read more

30 Apr 2019

14mins

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Ep. 19 What you should know about Santa Cruz's deficit

Ep. 19 What you should know about Santa Cruz's deficit

The City of Santa Cruz has a $3.2 million deficit. That’s smaller than in years past, but it’s still not good news.What ... Read more

9 May 2019

10mins

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Ep. 10 Show Me The Data

Ep. 10 Show Me The Data

Since the start of the Measure M campaign in 2018, one thing has been missing from Santa Cruz's debate on rent control a... Read more

29 Mar 2019

6mins

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Three speeches, one theme- healing 12.11.19

Three speeches, one theme- healing 12.11.19

Tuesday's Santa Cruz City Council meeting was the last with Martine Watkins as mayor. In a ceremony, the city council sw... Read more

11 Dec 2019

20mins

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Ep 26 Rep. Anna Eshoo's town hall and why locals should pay attention

Ep 26 Rep. Anna Eshoo's town hall and why locals should pay attention

Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, whose district includes Davenport, the North Coast and the San Lorenzo Valley, held a town hal... Read more

2 Jul 2019

11mins

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Ep. 50 Why you should care about inclusionary rates 11.24.19

Ep. 50 Why you should care about inclusionary rates 11.24.19

Much of Santa Cruz’s affordable housing development is dependent on market-rate developers. In December, the Santa Cruz ... Read more

25 Nov 2019

17mins

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Ep. 9 City to use eminent domain, business owner objects

Ep. 9 City to use eminent domain, business owner objects

A property buyout was approved at Highway 1 and River Street on Tuesday at the Santa Cruz City Council meeting. The city... Read more

27 Mar 2019

4mins

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Ep. 35 Council members respond to conduct report

Ep. 35 Council members respond to conduct report

We explain the results of an unprecedented workplace misconduct investigation involving four Santa Cruz City Council mem... Read more

23 Aug 2019

13mins

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Ep. 64 Santa Cruz County COVID-19 hospital demand projected to exceed capacity 4.2.20

Ep. 64 Santa Cruz County COVID-19 hospital demand projected to exceed capacity 4.2.20

Santa Cruz County health officials said Thursday that hospitals remain relatively quiet, but they anticipate COVID-19 pa... Read more

3 Apr 2020

42mins

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Ep. 20 Council sidelines Santa Cruz's library garage plan

Ep. 20 Council sidelines Santa Cruz's library garage plan

The City of Santa Cruz’s plan to build a new library and parking garage downtown has gone astray since the new city coun... Read more

15 May 2019

13mins

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