The Cabrillo College Board of Trustees placed Paul De La Cerda, the school’s vice president of instruction, on administrative leave through Jan. 31. The board did not explain its actions, though De La Cerda is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 7 related to two felonies he is accused of committing while employed by East Los Angeles College.
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Posted inPolitics & Policy
Greenway submits signatures for proposed initiative on use of rail line
The proposal, which still must have its signatures verified before qualifying for the June 2022 ballot, would potentially force county leaders to use the Santa Cruz Branch Line for a parklike bicycle and pedestrian path. This is in opposition to those who want a commuter rail line and trail combo.
Posted inCOVID 2022
Vaccine update: Rates, where to find a COVID shot or test; wait, cost and turnaround times
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Cabrillo vice president is charged with embezzlement, misappropriation of funds from former job
Paul De La Cerda, 47, was charged with one felony count each of misappropriation of government funds and embezzlement of government funds. De La Cerda is accused of forging documents he submitted for reimbursement, according to the district attorney’s office.
Posted inCOVID 2022
Vaccine update: Rates, where to find a COVID shot or test; wait, cost and turnaround times
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inCOVID 2022
Santa Cruz County COVID-19 update: Infections, hospitalizations, deaths and demographic data
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inK-12 Education
New-look school safety programs off and running: Aptos, Watsonville piloting SRO-mental clinician pairing
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District is moving forward with the implementation of its school policing pilot program, which pairs a mental health clinician with a school resource officer at Watsonville and Aptos high schools. At its regular meeting on Wednesday, the district’s board of trustees is slated to discuss what metrics should be recorded and used to measure the program’s success.
Posted inCity Life
In ‘Dear Goldie Hawn, Dear Leonard Cohen,’ Claudia Sternbach reveals herself through faux correspondence
The Aptos writer and former Sentinel columnist tells absorbing, often painfully honest stories about the pains and joys of her life, set in the form of never-postmarked letters to famous people.
Posted inFood & Drink
EATERS DIGEST: Tramonti’s Italian Christmas market returns, chocolate for your brain & hoshigaki magic
A walk through the holiday offerings around the county, from lovely persimmons everywhere you look to a cookie hunt in Capitola Village to a wine pop-up in Aptos and a craft pop-up at Beer Thirty in Soquel.
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BOLO Best Bets: Warming up to Christmas music, First Friday, Coltrane and holiday lights
Your place to go for things to do in Santa Cruz County.