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Pk Hattis

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  1. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · PK Hattis

    42 years behind the wheel: Santa Cruz Metro bus operator is most tenured employee in agency’s history (opens the original)

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    SANTA CRUZ — When Mario Espinoza took a job as a bus operator with Santa Cruz Metro, his mother was not pleased. While he had been consistently getting work as a professional driver, Espinoza had been bouncing around from gig to gig and his mother wanted him to find a job and stick with it for at least a few years. That was more than four decades ago. Now, she’s still unhappy with him, but for a very different reason. “Now she thinks I work too much, cause I don’t take a day off,” Espinoza said

  2. Article · Aug 17, 2026 · PK Hattis

    Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors reopen salary structure discussion (opens the original)

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    SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors decided to reopen a discussion about its compensation structure despite concern from some of its members that now was not the appropriate time to do so. At the urging of 3rd District Supervisor Justin Cummings, the board directed its Human Resources Department at its meeting Tuesday to return Aug. 25 with an updated salary recommendation that can be incorporated into the county code and considered for adoption at a future board meeting date

  3. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · PK Hattis

    Santa Cruz County supervisors OK updated plans for monarch protection, public safety at Moran Lake (opens the original)

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    SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County policymakers are moving forward with conservation plans that aim to balance habitat protections for a beloved local butterfly species with the safety of nearby residents and homeowners. At the close of a public hearing Tuesday, the county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an update to its Moran Lake Monarch Butterfly Habitat Management Plan, originally established in 2011. Moran Lake County Park at 22775 E. Cliff Drive stands as a key local overwintering si

  4. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · PK Hattis

    1 dead after car drives off bluff into water at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz (opens the original)

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    SANTA CRUZ — One person has died after the vehicle they were in drove off the bluff at West Cliff Drive in the predawn hours Thursday, landing in the waters of one of Santa Cruz’s most well-known surf breaks. Santa Cruz emergency responders received reports at approximately 12:50 a.m. Thursday of a car that sped through the bluff’s metal fencing, off the cliff and into the ocean near Steamer Lane. According to a press release, all five units from the Santa Cruz Fire Department, three units from

  5. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · Pk Hattis

    1 dead after car tumbles into water at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz (opens the original)

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    SANTA CRUZ — One person has died after the vehicle they were in drove off the bluff at West Cliff Drive in the predawn hours Thursday, landing in the waters of one of Santa Cruz’s most well-known surf breaks. Santa Cruz emergency responders received reports at approximately 12:50 a.m. Thursday of a car that sped off the cliff and into the ocean near Steamer Lane. According to a press release, all five units from the Santa Cruz Fire Department, three units from the Central Fire District, a Scotts

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