If a person acting on behalf of another government entity drops a homeless person off in Santa Cruz without any coordination with the city, they will now be charged with a misdemeanor crime, following a unanimous city council vote on Tuesday.
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Health care workers name Pellerin ‘Assemblymember of the Year’
Santa Cruz Democrat Gail Pellerin has been named “Assemblymember of the Year” by the National Union of Healthcare Workers for her work fighting for parity in how mental health is treated compared to other health conditions. She will be honored Friday evening in San Francisco along with San Francisco Democrat Scott Wiener, who was named as the group’s “State Senator of the Year.”
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New $250,000 gift funds scholarships honoring late Santa Cruz County government leader
Watsonville resident Rachelann T. Daniel has donated $250,000 to a Pennsylvania-based foundation to provide $10,000 scholarships to high school seniors across America’s Western states who are pursuing careers in government service. She made the donation in honor of late daughter Laura Daniel Brown.
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Members sought for senior, disabled transportation advisory board
The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation is seeking new members to serve on its Elderly and Disabled Transportation Advisory Committee. Any Santa Cruz County resident who is age 60-plus, a paratransit rider, lives with a disability or represents services for seniors and people with disabilities is eligible.
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Bonny Doon homeowners to hear from state on insurance crisis
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has accepted an invitation from the Rural Bonny Doon Association to speak at an online forum at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, on the home insurance crisis facing residents of Santa Cruz County who live in wildfire-prone areas.
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Free wood chipping offered for fire-prone Santa Cruz County areas
The Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County is offering to reimburse the cost of wood chipping for residents who want to clear land in areas at risk for wildfires. The Neighborhood Chipping Program is accepting applications through Oct. 31 and aims to “incentivize the creation of defensible space around homes in high wildfire risk areas.”
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Sunday Reads: Profiling District 2 candidates; a different view of the levee bike path; claiming free college money
SUNDAY READS Sept. 22, 2024 Kristen Brown’s work ethic propelled her young political ascent. Can it carry her to the board of supervisors? Lacking in years and the longtime local name recognition of her opponent for District 2 Santa Cruz County supervisor, Capitola Mayor Kristen Brown has leaned on what she calls “the depth of […]
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Input sought on future of Seacliff and New Brighton beaches
California State Parks and Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks will host a community workshop on Thursday, Sept. 26, to share information about the future of Seacliff and New Brighton state beaches, which were badly damaged by storms in early 2023.
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Santa Cruz County libraries tackle bystander intervention, banned books
Santa Cruz Public Libraries will observe the overlapping United Against Hate Week from Sept. 21-27 and Banned Books Week from Sept. 22-28 with bystander intervention training and a panel discussion.
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Two-month full closure ahead for Bay Avenue on-ramp to Highway 1 in Capitola
As part of the auxiliary and bus-on-shoulder lane project that in April saw the demolition of the nearby Capitola Avenue overpass, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission said in a news release Thursday that the on-ramp to southbound Highway 1 from Bay Avenue would close Sept. 29 for two months.