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University of California service and patient care workers staged a two-day strike this week after filing unfair labor practice charges with the state. The union alleges bad-faith bargaining during contract renegotiations.

The central coast is preparing for winter storms that could hit as early as this week, but Santa Cruz County is still working on road repairs from years past.

Measure N funds allowed the Pajaro Valley Health Care District to buy the hospital’s land and buildings.

The Aromas-San Juan school board changed the way its members were elected in 2022. That decision made it harder to find candidates for this election.

A $71 million federal grant will help the Monterey Bay area prepare for the effects of climate change.The California Marine Sanctuary Foundation won the grant, which was administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.

Sizing up the differences between the two candidates for Santa Cruz County District 2 Supervisor, Kristen Brown and Kim De Serpa

Salinas Mayor Kimbley Craig is not running for re-election. Three men are competing to take her place: a former mayor, the president of Salinas’ chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens, and a current Monterey County planning commissioner.

Half of the local measures on the November ballot in Monterey County are for school district bonds. Selling bonds allows the districts to borrow money to repair and expand buildings and add science labs or technology to schools.

Central Coast band Yeobo talks about music and making their debut video at the Flinstone House in Hillsborough.

Thousands of workers across the UC system are gearing up to possibly go on strike, and they include more than 200 at UCSC.