Proponents of the Youth Cinema Project say the school program that taught students to make their own films and show them in Hollywood offered inspiration and a creative outlet for underprivileged kids in the district. It might not be returning to Pajaro Valley Unified School District classrooms next school year due to funding issues.
Chimera Mohammadi
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Man arrested after Aptos fisherman killed in Moss Landing harbor fight
Monterey County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested Joshua Timothy Holtzclaw for voluntary manslaughter after his fight with a local fisherman left the other man, Aptos resident Trenten Paul Black, dead.
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Highway 17 Sims Road off-ramp to close for two weeks
Starting Monday at 8 p.m., the Sims Road off-ramp from southbound Highway 17 between Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley will be closed for two weeks for emergency repairs.
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Santa Cruz moves to ban filtered tobacco products
The Santa Cruz City Council moved this week to become the latest local jurisdiction to ban the sale of filtered tobacco products within city limits.
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California warns against eating Santa Cruz County sport-harvested shellfish
The California Department of Public Health is warning consumers not to eat sport-harvested bivalve shellfish caught in Santa Cruz County. This includes mussels, clams, scallops and oysters.
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Farmers market, cannabis farm and agricultural land open for summer behind-the-scenes tours
Friends of Santa Cruz Farms will offer tours of farm-related events across the county into September, starting Saturday.
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City to retrieve equipment, debris submerged since December wharf collapse this weekend
This weekend, the City of Santa Cruz will clean up heavy equipment and debris that’s been underwater in Monterey Bay since December’s partial collapse of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf.
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July hike showcases habitat/wildfire resilience project in Zayante
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District and the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County are partnering on a free, 1.5-mile hike through the Olympia Watershed property in Felton on July 12 to showcase recent restoration efforts there.
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Seymour Center now open daily for summer visitors
To accommodate summer visitors, the Seymour Marine Discovery Center is now open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Aug. 4.
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Aptos house fire leaves one man dead
A fire on Seascape Boulevard late Tuesday night claimed the life of one man, who was pronounced dead at the scene.