The Santa Cruz City Council voted this week to reaffirm its sanctuary city policy, a largely symbolic show of support to the local immigrant community, as reports swirl of U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents conducting deportation operations within city borders.
Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
Eastside Santa Cruz, Live Oak and Pleasure Point neighborhoods
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Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Feb. 13-20
With the long weekend nearly here, check out Wallace Baine’s Best 9 recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County via Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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No warning, no goodbye: ICE quietly deports Santa Cruz resident after 22 years
In what appears to be the first known case of a deportation in Santa Cruz County since Donald Trump returned as president, ICE agents last month arrested Adolfo Gonzalez of Santa Cruz, a handyman who had lived locally for 22 years.
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Primer inmigrante indocumentado deportado en el condado de Santa Cruz
Un inmigrante indocumentado en Santa Cruz reflexiona sobre su inminente deportación tras ser arrestado por conducir ebrio. Aunque reconoce que California es un estado santuario, admite que sus acciones tienen consecuencias. “Si no hubiera cometido el error de conducir ebrio, habría podido seguir viviendo mi vida”, lamenta.
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Wednesday evening traffic: Lane closures on Hwy 1, Green Valley, Little Basin
Wednesday morning traffic around Santa Cruz County.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Watsonville grower settles over labor complaints; local wineries waiting for export updates
Bonnie Plants, an Alabama-based greenhouse growing company, will pay workers who say they were unfairly fired from its Watsonville facility more than $114,000. In her weekly look at Santa Cruz County business, Jessica M. Pasko also covers area wineries in the tariff crossfire, honors for Driscoll’s and Annieglass and numbers and events to know.
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Tuesday evening traffic: Tesla hazard in Aptos; Mazda in ditch, San Lorenzo
This post is updated throughout the day to reflect the latest incidents. It was last updated at 8:31 p.m.. Here’s what’s happening on the roads this evening… ▼︎ new incidents ▼︎ long-term incidents Road incidents as of 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 11 Long-term projects These have been going on for a while, but are still worth […]
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Monday evening traffic: Highway 1 accident; lane closures for projects
Possible traffic and transit trouble spots around Santa Cruz County for the morning of Monday, Feb. 10.
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Galentine’s or date night? The best Valentine’s events in Santa Cruz County this week
With Valentine’s Day nearly here, check out our recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County for this love holiday via Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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Family, friends and firefighting fraternity gather for Steve Ramirez’s memorial
Family, friends and firefighting colleagues gathered at Twin Lakes Church in Aptos on Friday for a memorial service for Steve Ramirez, a captain with the Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County who died Jan. 12 at 54.