The City of Santa Cruz has handed out more than 200 citations as part of its controversial overnight parking ban, which took effect Dec. 4. City staff say everyone seeking overnight safe parking has been able to access the program, but homeless service providers and ordinance opponents remained concerned about the law’s wider implications.
Westside / Downtown
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Santa Cruz group brings a keen eye to the highest aspirations of fine-art photography
Pixel Printers of Santa Cruz represent eight fine-art local photographers all focused on emphasizing the power of the image as printed on paper. The Pixels’ new group show opens Friday at the R. Blitzer Gallery.
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Former Olympian, acclaimed swim coach Richard Thornton died of accidental drowning
Legendary Bay Area coach Richard Thornton’s Jan. 4 death at The Hook in Pleasure Point has been ruled an accidental drowning, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office. He was 65.
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‘He was always really giving’: Family, coworkers remember UCSC bus driver Dan Stevenson as smart and caring
More than a month after the Dec. 12 bus crash on the UC Santa Cruz campus, family members and coworkers of Dan Stevenson, who died Dec. 29 from injuries sustained in the crash, remembered him as a caring person who loved a good laugh and said they are still reeling from the accident.
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Santa Cruz mayor receives verbal apology from teen who made anonymous death threat following cease-fire vote
Fallout from the Santa Cruz City Council’s decision Jan. 10 to reject a cease-fire resolution escalated to an anonymous death threat made against Mayor Fred Keeley, one police said they found credible. This week, the maker of the threat was identified.
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Court dismisses professor’s free speech lawsuit against UCSC over DEI statement
A federal court judge dismissed a lawsuit against UC Santa Cruz senior officials on Friday over the school’s requirement that candidates for academic positions submit a diversity statement with their applications. The judge ruled that John D. Haltigan hadn’t proved that he had standing. Haltigan alleged the school’s policy violated his free speech rights.
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Dolphin Restaurant, damaged in December storm surge, awaits its fate on Santa Cruz Wharf
A storm surge at the end of December damaged several pilings on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf directly under the Dolphin, a 63-year-old diner. The City of Santa Cruz, which owns the building and the wharf, hasn’t yet determined whether the Dolphin will need to be demolished and rebuilt in order to make repairs.
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In aftermath of Santa Cruz’s failed cease-fire vote: Criticism, death threats and a community divided
Unnecessary division was a reason local governments wanted to avoid resolutions calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. Yet, division is precisely where Santa Cruz has landed following a a tense city council vote last week.
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A month after UCSC bus crash, officials still investigating the cause
UC Santa Cruz officials say they’re still investigating the cause of a Dec. 12 bus crash that led to the death of the driver on campus.
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Sunday Reads: UCSC prof examines pre-boomer psychedelics; Santa Cruz’s MAGA rally impression
Specially curated selections from Lookout Santa Cruz correspondents and contributors.
