Dec. 20, 2012—A stunning 1,200-acre piece of grassland, oak woodland and redwood forest in the Pajaro Hills will remain forever undeveloped, anchoring a greenbelt in eastern Santa Cruz County and filling in a crucial wildlife corridor—and it's all thanks to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County.
Dec. 14, 2012—The Capitola City Council put Cuteness-by-the-Sea on track last night to become the third city in Santa Cruz County to ban single-use plastic bags. The last holdout is Scotts Valley.