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This month’s brewery day trip pulled me south to Santa Cruz and its neighbors, Soquel and Scotts Valley, where I sampled super-strong dark beers at a brand-new taproom, Scottish-inspired beers like ...

SANTA CRUZ — Planners at Santa Cruz County’s most powerful transportation agency have unveiled a vision for a passenger rail service capable of shuttling commuters from Watsonville to Santa Cruz in ...