With her late husband, Rowland Rebele, who died in late 2023, Pat Rebele donated tens of millions of dollars to local charities, nonprofits, arts groups and scholarship funds in Santa Cruz County and beyond.
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When leniency fails: The cost of ignoring repeat violence in Santa Cruz County courts
One year after she was attacked near her home close to Wilder Ranch, Amanda Timoney has lost faith in the justice system. Repeated judicial leniency toward her attacker has left her frustrated and afraid. It has also, she argues, allowed preventable harm to continue. She says the courts repeatedly released the same person despite a pattern of violent crimes. She emphasizes that homelessness is not a crime, but contends that public safety must take priority when someone repeatedly commits violence. Here, she calls for more judicial accountability.
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Lookout PM: SC City Council takes first step on Coral Street rezoning, Pescavore founder’s trial moved to April, Pogonip Pizza’s debut
Welcome to Wednesday night’s Lookout PM. I WANT TO … Become a Lookout Member | Download the Lookout App | Browse Latest News | Get other Lookout Newsletters | Solve a Puzzle | Find Local Events | Advertise Santa Cruz City Council takes first step to rezone Coral Street for expanded temporary housing, homeless services By Hillary Ojeda The Santa […]
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Pescavore founder’s trial moved to April; hearing to dismiss 14 charges set for next week
A Santa Cruz judge moved Clarice Owens’ jury trial to April 6 so her attorneys can review newly subpoenaed documents. Hearings later this month will address a motion to drop several charges against the seafood entrepreneur and lower her bail.
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Santa Cruz City Council takes first step to rezone Coral Street for expanded temporary housing, homeless services
The Santa Cruz City Council voted to rezone the Coral Street area to allow expanded homeless services and temporary housing, taking the first step toward creating a Coral Street Overlay District envisioned in a 2023 plan for a centralized services campus. A final vote is set for March 24.
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San Lorenzo Valley residents rebuilding toy box memorial to victims of fatal 1982 landslide
San Lorenzo Valley residents are restoring a toy box memorial for two young brothers who died in the 1982 Love Creek landslide.
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Westside / Downtown Neighborhood Newsletter for Wednesday, March 11
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Eastside / Live Oak Neighborhood Newsletter for Wednesday, March 11
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Aptos Neighborhood Newsletter for Wednesday, March 11
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Watsonville / Pajaro Neighborhood Newsletter for Wednesday, March 11
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