While the board and its staff celebrated some of its achievements this past year, the specter of a major statewide budget deficit and the millions the county is still owed in disaster response reimbursements pointed to a future chock full of tough decisions.
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors will convene Tuesday to tackle a packed agenda including items related to cannabis regulations and boardmember salary compensation. It will also consider approving the proposed $1.1 billion fiscal year 2024-2025 budget.
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Some two years into the launch of Santa Cruz County's first in-house public defender's office, Public Defender Heather Rogers has watched as proposed state-level budget cuts trickle down locally, even while she and her professional peers continue to face an "ocean of need" paired with limited resources.