SANTA CRUZ –The city of Santa Cruz is considering prohibiting the use of gas-powered leaf blowers within city limits and is seeking the public’s feedback about its draft ordinance through an online ...

Q: As I understand it leaf blowers are illegal in Santa Monica? They kick up dust and make a horrible noise. I always see the police drive right by them, why aren’t they stopping those things? Are the ...

CITYWIDE — For years, marijuana dispensaries in the city of Los Angeles spread like wildfire; without a workable city ordinance in place regulation became impossible and enforcement was nonexistent.

JUDGE LAST OCTOBER WHO SAID THE LAW VIOLATES GUN SELLER'S RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH. TONIGHT IN A UNANIMOUS DECISION THE SANTA CRUZ CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO BAN GAS POWERED LEAF BLOWERS IN THE CITY... THE ...

SANTA CRUZ — When it comes to clearing fallen leaves from sidewalks and driveways in Santa Cruz County, the time appears ripe to trade in that gas tank for a battery pack. Or two. In a move that ...

SANTA CRUZ — From approving a gas-powered leaf blower ban in the city of Santa Cruz to re-approving the Cruz Hotel project and placing a soda tax on the November ballot, the Santa Cruz City Council ...

Ask anyone if they dislike leaf blowers and you’re certain to get an affirmative answer (excluding landscapers, of course). We came from a town denser than Santa Fe and were subjected to the drone of ...

This Christmas, ask Santa for an electric leaf blower, mower, or chainsaw. Come summer, we’ll all thank you. The little engines in gas-powered landscaping equipment generate a disproportionate amount ...

Thanksgiving provided my household with a welcome break—less from work than from noise. In our suburb, it was a respite from the infernal din of leaf blowers. The recent climate conference in Egypt ...