PK Hattis

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | PK Hattis

SANTA CRUZ - The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors announced Thursday that County Executive Officer Carlos Palacios will retire at the end of this year after almost a decade in the role and nearly 40 years of service in local government. The first Latino leader to hold the position in the county's history, Palacios was appointed in 2017 after having spend the previous 20 years serving as city manager for the city of Watsonville.

1 week ago | santacruzsentinel.com | PK Hattis

SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors announced Thursday that County Executive Officer Carlos Palacios will retire at the end of this year after almost a decade in the role and more than 30 years of service in local government. The first Latino leader to hold the position in the county’s history, Palacios was appointed in 2017 after having spend the previous 20 years serving as city manager for the city of Watsonville. He plans to step down in December.

1 week ago | santacruzsentinel.com | PK Hattis

SANTA CRUZ — Local environmental leaders have planned a series of workshops that aim to give Santa Cruz County residents more information about what has become a hot-button energy technology issue amid a wave of public interest and concern. The county’s Commission on the Environment will convene three public information sessions in the coming weeks focused on the benefits and risks of battery energy storage systems and the role they are poised to play in modernizing the energy grid.

1 week ago | santacruzsentinel.com | PK Hattis

SANTA CRUZ — Authorities have identified the local man that was killed in a crash on Highway 17 last weekend. A spokesperson for the Santa Cruz County Sheriff Coroner’s Office told the Sentinel the decedent was 78-year-old Daniel Landry, a resident of Santa Cruz County. As of Tuesday, Landry was the only individual killed in the collision, which injured four others and involved at least three vehicles.

1 week ago | mercurynews.com | PK Hattis

SANTA CRUZ — Those issued a recent parking ticket by the Santa Cruz Police Department should take a second look at the fine print. Santa Cruz police investigators said they have received reports that fraudulent citations were issued to parked vehicles near the city’s beach areas Sunday. Everyone that has received a parking ticket in recent days should scrutinize it thoroughly before paying, agency officials advised in a public release.