There will be two opportunities to get a flu shot: one in Capitola and one in Watsonville.
Eleven pieces of legislation include measures that require gun owners to keep their weapons safely locked away when sharing home with someone prohibited from owning gun due to criminal record or mental conditions.
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People are shopping for and enrolling in health insurance.
Assembly Bill 1081, dubbed the 'Trust Act,' will limit deportations of illegal immigrants across the state.
While we can't remember the last time we saw one of these (who uses cash anyway?) it's always fun to check out new bills.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday issued a public health alert after raw chicken products produced by three facilities of privately owned Foster Farms in California sickened hundreds of people.
A bill guaranteeing retroactive payment for 800,000 workers is finding bipartisan support in an otherwise fractious Congress.
Northern California's elected representatives took to Twitter to tell family, friends and constituents they were safe and to thank Capitol police.
Publishing nude photos with the "intent to cause serious emotional distress" violates a "revenge porn" law signed Tuesday by Governor Jerry Brown and may result in up to six months in jail and/or $1,000 fine.
The start of the Affordable Care Act was celebrated Tuesday at the Santa Cruz County Courthouse
NASA's website has been shuttered; most USGS sites down too.
Covered California is one of the state-run health care marketplaces being set up around the U.S. as mandated by the act, passed by Congress in 2010.
There were more than 1,000 federal employees in Santa Cruz County last year.
To find out about your eligibility and coverage options or enroll in Obamacare, visit www.coveredca.com or call 888-975-1142.
A new initiative effort needs 504,760 signatures to get on the ballot.
Almost 100 chefs asked Gov. Jerry Brown to put a stop to the practice.
Assembly Bill 1371 mandates that drivers maintain a three-foot buffer zone when passing bicyclists.
The event is Monday at Live Oak Elementary School in Santa Cruz.
Lois Henry has been honored for her leadership.
Gov. Jerry Brown may sign a bill aimed at preventing lead poisoning caused by buckshot.
In 2011, BART officials cut off cellphone service to underground stations to prevent a planned protest. A bill sitting on the governor’s desk would require government agencies to get a court order before doing the same.
The county's overall unemployment rate fell last month, but so did the number of people in the labor force.
The Custody Alternatives Program recently won an award from the California State Association of Counties.
Rep. Luis Alejo's (D-Watsovnille) bill to give immigrants a so-called "driver’s privilege card" may be signed by the governor.
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Legal alcohol delivery could make the U.S. Postal Service $50 million per year.
But no human cases have been reported in the county in 2013.
Use this chart to where the state directed the money.
Two proposed amendments to the state Constitutional would lower the voter threshold for funding measures.
A new bill would put strict rules on plastic producers.
Plastic bag ban at Scotts Valley area expands to restaurants just in time for Earth Day.
Mark Stone is on the forefront of making sure our water is safe.
Residents may now own up to four dogs per household in Scotts Valley.
Enforcement might be scarce, but there are laws as to how many dogs live in each household in Scotts Valley.
The new program will require a one-to-one exchange of needles at the health center at 1070 Emeline Ave. in Santa Cruz.
Dozens of people have been killed by firearms in the San Francisco Bay Area, including three in Watsonville and four in Santa Cruz since Newtown.
Find out how much Rep. Anna Eshoo's campaign cost compared to the average.