Six schools across Pajaro Valley Unified School District are welcoming new staff members to the roles of principal and assistant principal.
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PVUSD announces Measure M citizens oversight committee
Pajaro Valley Unified School District has formed a citizens committee to oversee expenditure of funds from Measure M, the $315 million facilities bond district voters approved in November.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of June 17
The latest Santa Cruz County business filings of anyone conducting business for profit under a fictitious business name.
Posted inWatsonville / Pajaro
Watsonville businesses struggle as ICE raids and protests intensify across the country
Watsonville businesses, flea markets and food drives say they have seen sharp decline as immigration raids intensify nationwide, forcing immigrant community members to avoid busy public places.
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As school budgets come under pressure, popular PVUSD student film program faces cuts
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.
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Negocios de Watsonville enfrentan dificultades mientras redadas de ICE y protestas se intensifican en todo el país
Negocios, mercados de pulgas y distribuciones de alimentos en Watsonville dicen que han visto una fuerte disminución mientras las redadas migratorias se intensifican a nivel nacional, obligando a miembros de la comunidad inmigrante a evitar lugares públicos concurridos.
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Faris Sabbah: Mi familia huyó de la dictadura iraquí; me preocupa lo que la América de Trump está enseñando a nuestra juventud
Faris Sabbah, superintendente de escuelas del condado de Santa Cruz, huyó de Irak a los 9 años y le preocupa el creciente uso de tácticas autoritarias que observa en Estados Unidos. Encuentra paralelismos escalofriantes entre su vida bajo Saddam Hussein y las actuales redadas migratorias del gobierno. Los niños, escribe, viven con miedo, no pueden concentrarse en aprender y cargarán con este trauma en su vida adulta. Por temor a la deportación, las familias no asisten a ceremonias de graduación importantes y evitan servicios como distribuciones de alimentos. Nos insta a proteger los valores democráticos y ofrece una lista de servicios para ayudar a quienes se ven afectados o preocupados.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Santa Cruz County live music roundup, June 5-11
Scope out what’s happening at Santa Cruz County music venues with the help of Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Pharmacy closures, funding for ex-Tesla exec’s Scotts Valley-based company, soda tax hurdles
In her weekly look at local business, Jessica M. Pasko reports on three more Rite Aid locations shutting down and a $38 million funding round for Scotts Valley’s Heron Power Electronics Company, plus numbers, names and dates to know.
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Three local Rite Aid stores to shutter as corporate chain goes bankrupt
Three more Santa Cruz County Rite Aid locations – Aptos and Freedom on June 25, Felton at a later date to be determined – will close amid the second bankruptcy filing for Pennsylvania-based pharmacy chain Rite Aid.