Santa Cruz City Government

Shout out to Bonnie Lipscomb and the City of Santa Cruz Economic Development team! Their responsiveness and creativity have helped local businesses weather the pandemic. We're so thankful for Bonnie's steadfast leadership! #womenwholead #santacruzstrong https://loom.ly/48Tn5A8

To preserve critical ICU capacity and protect the health and safety of residents, Santa Cruz County will implement the Regional Stay-at-Home Order since ICU capacity has fallen below the threshold for implementation. The Order will begin on Thursday, December 17 at 11:59 p.m. The Regional Stay-at-Home Order includes a prohibition on leisure travel. Grocery stores may remain open at 35 percent of normal capacity, and all other retail operations should limit the number of custo...mers to 20 percent of normal capacity. All bars, wineries, breweries and distilleries must close. Restaurants may offer delivery and take-out only, and must close outdoor dining. Personal services such as hair salons and barbers, nail salons, esthetician services, waxing and tattoo parlors must close. More information on COVID-19 in the County: https://loom.ly/g6BYANI

Fatality fire last night at the 265 Water St. One additional injury and one firefighter injury.

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has arrived in Santa Cruz County. Vaccine administration to front-line health care workers could begin as early as tomorrow. Thank you all for the sacrifices you’ve made to protect this community. Help is on the way. #Science

Watch the unveiling of today's Rail Trail Segment 7/Phase I! Our virtual ribbon-cutting includes community members out on the trail hosted by Mayor Donna Meyers, Councilmember Justin Cummings and RTC Executive Director Guy Preston. Hear from Supervisor Ryan Coonerty and community partners who helped to bring this exciting project to completion -- Enjoy!