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Santa Cruz City Council shelves one-way West Cliff project
The Santa Cruz City Council voted against a one-way West Cliff Drive pilot project Tuesday, saying that the community and the council need more time before making a major decision on the matter. Councilmember Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson introduced a motion with alternative next steps, which passed unanimously. Continue reading…
Keeley’s cannabis pause falls flat with Santa Cruz City Council, business community
With an eye on the upcoming Hook Outlet hearing, Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley wanted to pause all cannabis permitting decisions for 45 days so officials could reassess city policies. Santa Cruz cannabis operators and city councilmembers said the move was the wrong approach. Continue reading…
This week in Santa Cruz County business: REI employees’ union push, salmon decision day and East Cliff Village plans
REI is the latest among Santa Cruz County stores to move toward unionization, following recent efforts at local Starbucks, Jessica M. Pasko reports in her latest business roundup. Also included: when the local salmon fleet will hear about the upcoming season, development plans for the Live Oak farmers market’s current site, comings and goings and dates to save. Continue reading…
California fails to track its homelessness spending or results, a new audit says
There’s so little data available, it’s impossible to even tell if several of California’s largest homelessness programs are working, according to a statewide audit released Tuesday. Continue reading…
I went to Israel and the West Bank and came back with a message: Let’s build together and stop screaming at each other
Rabbi Paula Marcus, who leads Aptos’ Temple Beth El, just returned from Israel and the West Bank on a listening tour. She says she knows some have criticized her for not speaking out about the war in Gaza, but she wanted first to better understand how people experiencing the war on both sides are coping. She calls for a bilateral cease-fire and urges us to do what activists she met are doing: working together for peace. Continue reading…
