Santa Cruz Mountains residents given years-long timeline for road repairs

Local officials are working to assess the status of a landslide on Mountain Charlie Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains as residents continue to contend with limited access to main roads to get to work and school.

Santa Cruz County’s Department of Public Works on April 12 secured $30,000 to conduct a geotechnical study and install equipment that will help them determine the rate of movement and characteristics of the slide from the inside. They said this effort will help county officials make...