Grey Bears warms both hearts and plates at Valentine’s Day senior dating mixer
Grey Bears transformed its Live Oak warehouse into a lively senior dating mixer Friday, drawing nearly 100 older adults. The event reflects the nonprofit’s broader mission to combat food insecurity and loneliness among Santa Cruz County’s growing senior population. Cecilia Schutz was on hand.
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OPINION: I grew up in an education desert but made it to UCSC – rural California needs funding so students can thrive
Ava Thornock grew up in Amador County, an education desert three hours from Santa Cruz that has no local college and limited internet access. She saw firsthand how rural students are cut off from opportunity. She is now a second-year student studying biochemistry at UC Santa Cruz, where academic access reshaped her future and career goals. In a Community Voices op-ed, Thornock details how distance, poverty, staffing shortages and transportation barriers keep many rural students from higher education. With looming state and federal cuts, she argues that California must invest more in rural schools and community colleges so more students can succeed. Read her opinion piece here.
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