When the Boulder Creek native lost her own house to the CZU Lightning fire, she sprung into action to assist others who were perplexed about, and left vulnerable amid, the recovery process.
21 for ’21
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21 for ’21: Housing Matters’ Phil Kramer is looking to end family homelessness (and quickly)
Phil Kramer, executive director of Housing Matters, wants to take the compassion and love Santa Cruz County used to get through 2020 and keep it flowing to help the homeless next year. A $2.5 million grant from an organization overseen by Jeff Bezos is sure to help.
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21 for ’21: Rabbi Paula Marcus on the art of staying hopeful — and connected
As senior rabbi at Temple Beth El and one of Santa Cruz County’s most high-profile religious leaders, Paula Marcus has had to learn a few lessons in adaptability and vulnerability amid the pandemic.
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WATCH: 21 for ’21 event delves into where we’re headed as new year approaches
“We’ve got more crises to come, and we need to build our communities in ways that absorb the shocks — and maybe even benefit from those disruptions,” said County Supervisor Ryan Coonerty, one of the panelists.
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21 for ’21: Meet the heroic banker who moonlighted as a search-and-rescue warrior
Santa Cruz County Bank’s Creedence Shaw helped lead a team to keep the local economy from cratering. Then he donned search-and-rescue gear to help hundreds out of harm’s way during last summer’s fires.
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21 for ’21: Bonnie Lipscomb helping city’s economy adapt and change amid pandemic
Bonnie Lipscomb and her team at the City of Santa Cruz’s Economic Development office had to set aside business-as-usual and create new models to help businesses survive 2020.
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Free 21 for ’21 virtual event: What now? What Next?
Our Wallace Baine will interview four community leaders about what lies ahead in the new year: activist Esabella Bonner, city economic director Bonnie Lipscomb, Ruby Vasquez of the Campesino Appreciation caravan, and county Supervisor Ryan Coonerty. Here’s how to sign up.
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21 for ’21: MariaElena De La Garza isn’t interested in going backward
Her mother used to tell her, Cada quien pone su granito de arena — “Everyone puts in their grain of sand.” As MariaElena De La Garza remembers it, that was her mother’s way to evoke collective action, to illustrate the individual’s responsibility to her community. After nearly 30 years in the non-profit sector helping others […]