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.
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Scotts Valley nurse sentenced to 40 years in prison for child molestation
A 40-year-old Scotts Valley nurse was sentenced to more than 40 years in prison on child molestation charges in Monterey County. Travis Harris was convicted of more 23 charges, including 14 counts of lewd acts on children.
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Thursday evening traffic: Highway 9 RV crash, Hwy 1 closures in Aptos
Thursday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
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Highway 17 Sims Road off-ramp to close for two weeks
Starting Monday at 8 p.m., the Sims Road off-ramp from southbound Highway 17 between Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley will be closed for two weeks for emergency repairs.
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Wednesday evening traffic: Highway 1 incidents and closures in Watsonville
Wednesday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Navigating downtown challenges, free resource for business owners and a vision for passenger rail service
In her weekly look at local business, Jessica M. Pasko reports on the challenges facing businesses in downtown Santa Cruz, help for entrepreneurs and a roadmap for county passenger rail.
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Tuesday evening traffic: Highway 1 closures in Capitola/Soquel until Aug 29
Tuesday traffic trouble spots around Santa Cruz County.
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Santa Cruz County seeks community input on voting and election services
Santa Cruz County is inviting residents to attend a series of upcoming community meetings to share feedback on local voting preferences and help improve election services.
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Carmageddon: RTC’s $4.3B passenger rail plans to face scrutiny in pair of public meetings this week
After the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission holds an information session on Monday focused on both ridership projections and project costs associated with its ambitious passenger rail project, it will give a presentation on the draft concept report for the project as it aims for the final report’s completion this fall.
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Cal Fire contains Mount Hermon-area blaze; roads to remain closed into rush hour
Agencies including Cal Fire moved quickly Friday to contain a blaze off Mount Hermon Road between Felton and Scotts Valley, pronouncing the Hermon fire 100% contained just after 1:30 p.m.