Community News · Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County Briefs: Hospital Board Meets Oct. 28; Deadlines Through Nov. 1
Watsonville Community Hospital leaders meet Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 5 p.m. to consider closing the hospital's maternity services and neonatal intensive care unit. Starting Sunday, Nov. 1, staff and visitors must mask in patient-facing indoor areas of skilled nursing facilities and infusion centers in Santa Cruz County. Vote centers open countywide Saturday, Oct. 31, with Soquel High's location adding Sunday, Nov. 1, offering in-person voting, ballot replacements, and same-day registration. Owners of developed properties outside city limits must arrange waste collection or register as self-haulers by Sunday, Nov. 1, to avoid potential fines. Santa Cruz will impose triple fines for specified violations and enforce downtown road closures and parking restrictions Saturday, Oct. 31 through Sunday, Nov. 1.