By Jondi Gumz What can be done to reduce fatal crashes (and severe injury crashes) on our highways? Specifically, Highway 1 north of Santa Cruz, Highway 9, Highway 236, and Highway 35 and Highways 129 and 152 outside the Watsonville city limits. tpgonlinedaily.com/?p=59220

By Tammi Brown Aptos High Girls Tennis had an amazing season, securing the 2024 SCCAL League Title with a perfect 10-0 League record! tpgonlinedaily.com/?p=59228

By Jondi Gumz Five years after Watsonville Community Hospital was sold for $40 million to publicly traded Medical Properties Trust, which is owned by investors such as Black Rock and State Street Corp, the 27-acre hospital property is back in local tpgonlinedaily.com/?p=59231

By Susan True & Hilary Bryant As the year draws to a close, you may feel like we do, grateful to be part of this community and wanting to give back. Here at Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, we can help make your year-end giving joyful and easy. tpgonlinedaily.com/?p=59234

By Jondi Gumz A team led by Greystar, a 31-year-old global rental housing company with nearly 1 million multifamily units and student beds (including four in Santa Cruz) will build the first student housing at Cabrillo College. On Nov. tpgonlinedaily.com/?p=59237

By Jondi Gumz One challenge hospitals in the tri-county area share: Not enough primary care doctors. On Nov. tpgonlinedaily.com/?p=59244

PG&E Press Release Ahead of the first significant storm of the season, PG&E has mobilized crews and resources in key regions to respond to potential storm-related damage and power outages and is opening its Emergency Operations Center in Vacaville to tpgonlinedaily.com/pge-readies-re…

Holiday Adventures for Families • Share Your Holidays at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds • Holiday Gift Ideas • The Little Mermaid Jr. tpgonlinedaily.com/?p=59263

On Nov. 15, at approximately 8:08 PM, a Santa Cruz Police Officer was in the area of the 2200 block of Mission Street dealing with an unrelated call, when gunshots were heard in the close vicinity. tpgonlinedaily.com/two-suspects-i…

The Santa Cruz Seaside Company, owner and operator of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, will pay $5.9 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging employees were cheated out of overtime pay and subjected to violations of California labor law, tpgonlinedaily.com/boardwalk-sett…

On Nov. 8, Cabrillo College announced a $150,000 grant to implement the Veterans Mental Health Demonstration Project, starting this month. The two-year grant is one of 10 awarded by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. tpgonlinedaily.com/cabrillo-colle…

Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association, known as ALBA, announces plans to open the Farmworker Opportunity Center, a project designed to equip Latino farmworkers with the tools and knowledge they need to succeed as independent organic farmers or tpgonlinedaily.com/campaign-for-f…

The County of Santa Cruz announces surveillance cameras are being installed at key locations in unincorporated areas to help prevent illegal dumping. tpgonlinedaily.com/county-uses-ca…

Each year, the California Environmental Education Foundation provides a monetary award to recognize one California student, educator, and administrator for their distinguished service and dedication in the form of projects, programs, or initiatives tpgonlinedaily.com/new-school-lau…

On a recent day, curious first graders from Mount Madonna School followed the “Monarch Trail,” an elevated, wooden path at Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz that leads to a small viewing deck. tpgonlinedaily.com/mesmerized-by-…

By Tricia Wiltshire County Park Friends is raising $30,000 in access scholarships to support active and healthy lifestyles for local youth. They need your help! tpgonlinedaily.com/youth-scholars…

Santa Cruz Gives, a countywide crowdfunding holiday campaign in its ninth season, will raise funds for 63 local nonprofits from Nov. 20 until midnight Dec. 31. tpgonlinedaily.com/?p=59302

Aptos Girls Water Polo Wins NorCal Championship, By Jondi Gumz • Bike Exchange: A Solution from Brazil • Volunteer Center Calls for Help: Need Surges after Toys for Tots Closes • Home Sweet Home At Risk: Regional Transportation Commission Rail Trail tpgonlinedaily.com/?p=59311

A Soquel Family’s Gift for Giving, By Jondi Gumz • Add Ease to Year-End Giving, By Susan True & Hilary Bryant • Jacob’s Heart Needs Your Help • Capitola Plein Air 2024 Winners, By Laurie Hill • Insurance Commissioner’s Strategy, By Jondi Gumz • Home tpgonlinedaily.com/?p=59314

A Year With Frog & Toad • Holiday Lights Returns for 2024 • Holiday Calendar • A Soquel Family’s Gift for Giving, By Jondi Gumz • Little Hoover: Home Insurance Needs Urgent Reform • SCCAL Girls Volleyball All League • Scotts Valley City Council: tpgonlinedaily.com/?p=59317