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Pk Hattis

PK reports on health, transportation and the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors for the Sentinel. He was born and raised in Santa Cruz and considers it a great privilege to cover the town in which he grew up. When he's away from his desk, he enjoys playing beach volleyball and watching his beloved Golden State Warriors.

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The California Department of Motor Vehicles has given autonomous vehicle company Waymo the OK to expand its operations in Southern California and the Bay Area. The approved zones include a region in the Lexington Hills near Los Gatos that overlaps Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties. Waymo has indicated it will not begin commercial operations in expanded areas before May of 2026. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group file)