The cities of Watsonville and Santa Cruz have expressed opposition over a proposal to release a man twice convicted of rape ...

The City of Santa Cruz is opposing a plan to release rapist Michael Cheek from state custody and place him in a hotel on Ocean Street, if a first option in Watsonville is “not viable.” ...

The two proposals to place convicted rapist Michael Cheek in hotels in Watsonville and Santa Cruz have been dropped following backlash from residents in both cities, according to the Santa Cruz County ...

Watsonville officials on Friday said the owner of a Main Street motel has withdrawn from a proposed agreement to house ...

The City of Santa Cruz says it strongly opposes the California Department of State Hospitals' proposal to place a ...

Officials in Santa Cruz and Watsonville are pushing back against a proposal to relocate Michael Cheek, a sexually violent ...