Santa Cruz Local

Santa Cruz Local is different from other local newsrooms. We respond to what you tell us you need. By answering your questions and digging into your story ideas, our work becomes more useful to you. We seek people who are most affected by decisions in local government. We strive to reflect the diversity of Santa Cruz County in our journalism. We look for solutions. We look for approaches to problems in other cities and counties and dissect them. We unravel how those solutions work, where they fall short and what it would take to bring those models to Santa Cruz County. We inform residents and get them involved in local government. We let you know about big upcoming decisions in local government and how to make your voice heard. We love to break down complex issues and make them digestible.