UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Cynthia Larive defended her decision to call in police to clear a pro-Palestine encampment, saying it was necessary to maintain campus safety even as she faces a backlash from some of the school’s faculty and students.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: La Bahia progress, new hotel for Pleasure Point, Bay Fed adds assistant VP
In this week’s roundup, Jessica M. Pasko has updates on leadership and construction of the beachfront luxury La Bahia Hotel & Spa and on accommodations proposed for 41st Avenue, plus comings and goings and numbers and dates to know in Santa Cruz County business.
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Letter to the editor: Hooray for two-way road on West Cliff
Have something to say? Lookout welcomes letters to the editor, within our policies, from readers. Guidelines here. Finally! Common sense enters the discussion about what to do over West Cliff Drive and shoreline erosion. I am referring to Glenn Seiler’s op-ed about keeping the street for two-way traffic and natural feature restoration. Hooray! I am one […]
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Where graduating Santa Cruz County student-athletes will play sports in college
In his final roundup of the 2023-24 academic year, Thomas Frey looks at where Santa Cruz County stars across the high school sports landscape will be continuing their careers at the next level.
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One-way traffic on West Cliff won’t help anything
Changing the traffic pattern on West Cliff Drive doesn’t make sense, writes Glenn Seiler, who is a member of a newly formed coalition determined to preserve the iconic, scenic Santa Cruz road as a two-way street. He insists there are better options than managed retreat.
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UC Santa Cruz resumes in-person teaching for final week of instruction after police-protesters standoff
UC Santa Cruz was back to in-person classes Monday for the final week of instruction in the spring quarter, days after police arrested dozens of protesters and cleared a pro-Palestine encampment at the base of campus.
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Carmageddon: As Bethany Curve repairs begin, West Cliff draws closer to reopening
The City of Santa Cruz is aiming for one-way traffic to return to the section of West Cliff Drive between Columbia Street and Woodrow Avenue by midsummer, as longer-term repairs finally get underway. Additionally, the city has begun exploring the idea of managed retreat with another section of the coastal road.
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UC Santa Cruz main entrance open following 16-hour standoff as school issues penalties
A UC Santa Cruz spokesperson said that there will continue to be more law enforcement officers on campus following the standoff between pro-Palestine protesters and more than 100 police officers overnight Thursday into Friday.
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‘This is not the end’: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators retake UC Santa Cruz entrance after 16-hour police standoff
After a tense, 16-hour standoff with police and 80 arrests, pro-Palestinian demonstrators retook the entrance to UC Santa Cruz’s campus, vowing to continue their fight for UCSC’s divestment from Israel, and Palestinian freedom.
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Dozens arrested as police descend on pro-Palestine encampment at UCSC
By Friday morning, roughly 100 police officers from as far away as Modesto, Sacramento and San Francisco, along with officers from the Santa Cruz Police Department and California Highway Patrol, remained on campus Friday morning as about 200 protesters continued to block access to the school’s main entrance. UCSC said about 80 protesters had been arrested.