Here’s information on the May 27 6 p.m. meeting, including the complete agenda.
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Former County Attorney’s Office employee indicted for $190k theft
Victor Huerta, Jr., was arraigned on pending charges in Santa Cruz County Superior Court on May 18. Here is the press release from the County.
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Update: SR82 open at MM 13.5 following shutdown due to serious two-car collision
4:20 p.m.: The highway is now open.
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Agendas, notices for upcoming Town of Patagonia meetings and hearings
Here is information for a May 13 public hearing, a May 13 Town Council meeting, a May 14 study committee meeting and a May 20 community workshop open house.
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UPDATE – SR82 re-opened at Mile Post 15
The highway had been closed in both directions for much of the afternoon due to a crash.
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Patagonia house a total loss in midnight fire, owner and pets escape unharmed
Firefighters from Patagonia Volunteer Fire & Rescue and three neighboring fire departments were able to prevent the blaze from spreading to adjacent properties. Here’s PVFR’s official statement on the incident.
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Town Council Notes (May, 2026)
Notes and news from the April 8 and April 22 regular meetings of the Patagonia Town Council.
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Sheriff’s Blotter (May, 2026)
A log of calls to the Sheriff’s office from eastern Santa Cruz County in April.
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Town Council schedules April 22 CPBA hearing to precede regular meeting
The half-hour public hearing will allow citizens to voice concerns regarding soil protections that should be included in the Community Protection and Benefit Agreement for the Hermosa Project.
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With Patagonia Montessori School set to close, principal writes letter to community
PMES’s board of directors voted on March 19 to close the school at the end of the fiscal year. Here is a letter with background on the situation from Jessie Beebe, the school’s principal and superintendent.