Author: Jim Peterson

Digital News Report – The California Transportation Commission has approved the purchase of the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line by the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission from the Union Pacific Railroad….

Digital News Report – The State of California may need to issue IOUs again. According to a recent report, State Treasury Bill Lockyer says that the state could be facing another fiscal…

Digital News Report – California State Senator Mark Wyland believes education is the key to the state’s success. He says that it is unfortunate that our schools are suffering from “many ailments”,…

Digital News Report – Special elections are costly and some lawmakers are calling for the state to reimburse the counties. The recent governor’s budget proposal calls for a special election to extend…

Digital News Report – Governor Jerry Brown is preparing a budget proposal with some spending cuts. The goal is t balance the budget, according to Brown, and the proposal is to cut…

Digital News Report – Sacramento — Senate Republican Leader Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) issued the following statement in response to the Next 10 report on green jobs growth which was issued late…

Digital News Report – The University of California of Santa Cruz administration issue a warning to students via email of potential violence on January 18th. Graffiti threatening violence was written on the…

Digital News Report – The government says that some municipalities can and should lower the levels of fluoride in their water. This may be good news for residents in Santa Cruz County…