Cotoni-Coast Dairies, which opened to the public on Aug.15, is a beacon of hope, writes Sara Barth, executive director of Sempervirens Fund. It’s proof of what communities can achieve when they work together.
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Let’s remember what we gain with a train
Soquel resident Peter Gibson is tired of hearing about all the problems of building a zero-emissions passenger train in Santa Cruz County and wonders why we aren’t focusing on the benefits.
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What Watsonville can teach Washington: Civic power comes from people, not the National Guard
Jacob Sandobal, a Watsonville native and University of San Francisco politics major, is interning for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer this summer and has watched as National Guard troops fill the capital.
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The rail trail can’t advance transit at the expense of equity in Watsonville
The vision of better transit is worth pursuing, but not if it deepens inequities in South County, writes Tony Nuñez, a longtime Watsonville activist, journalist and board president of the Pajaro Valley Health Care District. True progress means tapping into Watsonville’s potential so our city can finally shape its own future, he writes. He supports the rail trail, but says the tax should be lower for those with fewer means.
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UC Santa Cruz needs to admit more local students
Santa Cruz High School students face one of the lowest acceptance rates to UC Santa Cruz in the state — even as wealthier schools hundreds of miles away fare far better. Former supervisor and UCSC professor Ryan Coonerty argues it’s time for the university to give local students priority.
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Why Soquel Drive is worth the investment for bikers – and why it matters to all of us
Matt Machado, Santa Cruz County’s director of community development and infrastructure and an avid cyclist, knows Soquel Drive; here, he explains improvements the county is making to ensure a 5.6-mile stretch of the road is safer for bikers, pedestrians and drivers.
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I turned 21 without the shots: Why I’m choosing sober over hungover
UC Santa Cruz student Carly Pavlin shares why she gave up alcohol just months before her 21st birthday. From avoiding “hangxiety” to discovering sober-friendly hangouts in Santa Cruz, she finds that skipping booze has opened up richer routines, deeper connections and a clearer sense of presence.
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Letter to the editor: Lookout’s poor headline mars library coverage
In a letter to the editor, a Felton resident criticizes the headline Lookout put on coverage of the groundbreaking for the downtown Santa Cruz library/affordable housing project.
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Our children deserve safety plans if ICE comes to separate families: Let’s be ready as a community
MariaElena De La Garza, CEO of the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, takes the threat of immigration agents coming to our community seriously. A Watsonville native from a family with mixed immigration status, she writes that the threat is “deeply personal.” Here, she issues a challenge to the community – get 1,000 Santa Cruz County families registered for a child safety plan. Having a plan would give kids and families a roadmap for what to do if a parent or family member gets deported. We have to do this, she says: “Let our legacy be one of courage, compassion and collective action.”
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Nuestros hijos merecen planes de seguridad si ICE viene a separar familias: Estemos listos como comunidad
Esta traducción fue generada utilizando inteligencia artificial y ha sido revisada por un hablante nativo de español; si bien nos esforzamos por lograr precisión, pueden ocurrir algunos errores de traducción. Para leer el artículo en inglés, haga clic aquí. “Cuando ves algo que no está bien, no es justo, no es correcto, tienes la obligación moral de […]