Q. I read in the paper a few weeks ago that the law and the enforcement of the anti-leaf blower ordinance will be changing. What are the changes? A. Recently City Hall updated the anti-leaf blower ...

SANTA CRUZ — To reduce air and noise pollution, the use of gas-powered leaf blowers may be a thing of the past in the city of Santa Cruz after the City Council approved the first reading of an ...

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 ...

So the city of Santa Cruz has banned gas powered leaf blowers as of January 2025, but specifically exempted its own park maintenance workers from the ban. This is just a blatant case of “do as I say, ...