The sentence comes months after former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr pleaded guilty to embezzling $38.7 million from 2014 to 2024.

Elizabeth Gutfahr is sentenced to serve 10 years in federal prison followed by three years probation. She pleaded guilty to crimes related stealing about $38 million from Santa Cruz County taxpayers.

The auditor general is also suing Santa Cruz County for a lack of oversight. Sarah Lapidus covers southern Arizona politics and issues for The Arizona Republic.

Santa Cruz County residents are reminded that the Special Primary Election for Congressional District 7 is taking place on ...

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors will interview three candidates for the school superintendent position.

A recently published Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury report found that human trafficking in the county goes largely ...

The Jury finds that each program provides critical services to (high-cost beneficiaries) and, although they have overlapping ...

Efforts by the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission to soften the edges of one of the county’s most chronically congested areas just got a little easier.

The former Santa Cruz County treasurer was recently sentenced to 10 years in prison for embezzling over $38 million, authorities said.

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors announced on June 19 that County Executive Officer Carlos J. Palacios will retire in December 2025, after nearly 10 years of service.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — For the second year in a row, a robotics team from Santa Cruz County high school students earned third place at the prestigious MATE ROV Competition World Championship.