A grand jury report highlights the lack of training and enforcement in Santa Cruz County to combat human trafficking, urging better collaboration and public awareness.

Santa Cruz County’s 2025 to 2026 budget hearings, where the Board of Supervisors will weigh funding options for its various agencies and departments in the coming fiscal year, will kick off n… ...

Morales previously served as director of the Health Services Agency for Santa Cruz County. She received a master of public administration in public policy and administration from Columbia University ...

A Santa Cruz County resident was detained at SFO and sent to an ICE detention center in Washington state before being released after a weekslong legal battle to halt her deportation.

Yolo County is excited to announce the appointment of Mónica Morales as the new director of Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), effective June 4.

Santa Cruz County has already been gaining national attention for groundbreaking unionization efforts led by young workers, including at local Starbucks and REI locations. Now, new survey data show ...

A Mobile Crisis Response Team now offers 24-hour, non-police response to mental health crises in Santa Cruz County by calling 1-800-952-2335.

Santa Cruz County is expanding its homeless services with two new programs launched by the Association of Faith Communities in Watsonville.

Read about the candidates running for Santa Cruz County Supervisor District 2 in the Nov. 5 election and learn what we heard from voters.