With two more vaccination clinics set for this weekend, Santa Cruz school officials believe the path is being paved for a return to some in-person learning by mid-March.
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Follow Nick Ibarra on: Twitter. Ibarra has a track record of reporting that has shone light into almost every corner of Santa Cruz County. Raised in the Santa Cruz Mountains, he came to journalism from an early background in the tech industry — working in systems administration and developing software. Before returning to his roots to report for the Santa Cruz Sentinel, he held an editorial role with Bay Area News Group and contributed reporting to publications such as Scientific American, Sierra Magazine and KQED Radio. His work has earned several statewide awards and appeared in newspapers across California, including the Mercury News, East Bay Times and Orange County Register.He is proficient in Spanish.“Bringing Santa Cruz County the depth and quality of coverage it deserves is personal to me,” he said. “Lookout has the talent, the resources and the vision to do exactly that — and I couldn’t be happier to join this team.”
Posted inCOVID 2022
UCSC gears up to to begin search for COVID-19 variants in Santa Cruz County
Genetic sequencing of virus samples sourced from the campus and partner clinics is set to begin by the end of February, providing a new surveillance tool that has the potential to detect variants and chart the pandemic’s progression here.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Key step toward a campus return: Kindergarten teacher vaccinations set table for more formal school plan
LOOKOUT EXCLUSIVE: Moves to get the educators and staff that oversee Santa Cruz County’s youngest students vaccinated may set in motion a game plan for the return of in-person learning.
Posted inPandemic Life
Yale student learning from Watsonville home reflects on inequities as parents work in fields
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inBusiness & Technology
UCSC economist warns Congress of ‘alarming’ reversal in small business recovery
UC Santa Cruz professor of economics Rob Fairlie gave congressional testimony Thursday on the effects COVID-19 is having on small business owners across the country. He says minority owners have been disproportionately affected.
Posted inK-12 Education
Two PVUSD trustees cited ‘death threats’ amid Michelle Rodriguez saga. Days later, police say none reported
Trustees Georgia Acosta and Oscar Soto have yet to respond to repeated requests from Lookout about the threats — or any other aspect of the events that led to Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez being fired, then re-hired.
Posted inK-12 Education
Reinstated PVUSD superintendent Michelle Rodriguez back to work after ‘hardest 36 hours of my life’
‘I am willing, and believe it’s my responsibility, to try to meet them in the middle,’ Rodriguez says of trustees who initially voted to remove her. ‘And I will do that, because that is what’s best for children.’
Posted inK-12 Education
PVUSD trustees unanimously reinstate fired Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez, change board leadership
Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustees cap off week of infighting, outcry with dramatic reversal — rescinding dismissal of district chief and reshuffling leadership on the board.
Posted inK-12 Education
Why did actor Edward James Olmos turn up at a Pajaro Valley Unified school board meeting?
It turns out the actor has a youth cinema program that works with PVUSD students — and, like others, he was none too pleased about the sudden ouster of schools chief Michelle Rodriguez.
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PVUSD trustees reverse course, vote to consider reinstating fired Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez
An outpouring of support for the ousted district chief prompted trustees to reconsider the decision, with a meeting to review rescinding her dismissal set for 3 p.m. Sunday.