Metro’s Paratransit Vehicle Replacement Project will benefit from $1.1 million provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, passed in 2021.

Reps. Jimmy Panetta and Zoe Lofgren have secured $1,152,000 in grant funding to replace six aging paratransit vehicles and purchase two more to expand Santa Cruz Metro’s fleet.

The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District’s annual Stuff the Bus Food Drive will return for another year to support local families facing food insecurity during the holidays.

A recently released study that authors touted as a “blueprint for aging well” in Santa Cruz County sheds a light on the areas ...