In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz resident questions the viability of the proposed passenger rail project and expresses skepticism about its supporters’ unwavering enthusiasm.
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Letter to the editor: Lookout can do better on Gaza by avoiding partisan tropes
In a letter to the editor, a Santa Cruz resident admonishes Lookout for playing to partisan tropes in coverage of a Gaza war protest.
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Letter to the editor: Christopher Bradford is the only person in politics I trust
In a letter to the editor, a Boulder Creek resident outlines her support for District 5 Santa Cruz County supervisor candidate Christopher Bradford.
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Letter to the editor: Christopher Bradford is a person of integrity
In a letter to the editor, Ben Lomond resident and former county supervisor candidate Tom Decker outlines his support for District 5 hopeful Christopher Bradford.
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Letter to the editor: Kim De Serpa will fight for agricultural land
In a letter to the editor, an Aptos resident outlines her support for District 2 Santa Cruz County supervisor candidate Kim De Serpa.
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We lost one baby to abuse and neglect in Santa Cruz County – how many more will it take before we change our policies?
Four children – including a Santa Cruz toddler who died of a possible fentanyl overdose – have suffered tragic, violent and unnecessary deaths in the Bay Area in the past two years, writes retired Santa Cruz family physician Jeoffry B. Gordon. He believes our child welfare system failed these kids and that we need to rethink policies, particularly reforms prioritizing family preservation. He is also appalled at the lack of accountability and transparency in Santa Cruz County’s Child Protective Services and calls on the board of supervisors to take action.
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Letter to the editor: Restrict cannabis — let’s not become the ‘Napa of pot’
In a letter to the editor, a Corralitos resident objects to possible moves by local legislators to turn Santa Cruz County’s cannabis industry into a Napa-llike tourist attraction.
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UCSC lost my trust when it forced me out of Camper Park – I wish my university cared more about me
Rising third-year UC Santa Cruz student Natalie Twilegar lost her home when school administrators closed Camper Park, which housed 41 students in on-campus trailers until July 10. She is angry, disappointed and disillusioned by the process and has lost her trust in the UCSC administration. Several of her friends, she says, are considering transferring or dropping out. Others now have to live in their cars.
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Diversions and deceptions – in the rail-trail debate, Santa Cruz County is getting more rail and less trail
Transportation activist Jack Brown remains skeptical about the rail trail’s development after looking at the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission’s June design plan. “There simply is not room for a rail and a trail as has been promised by rail groups for over a decade,” he writes.
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One-way West Cliff plan won’t hold off Mother Nature, but would harm neighborhoods, limit equitable access
Santa Cruz’s iconic West Cliff Drive should remain a two-way street, writes Bob Goldbeck, who lives in the surrounding neighborhood. He believes diverting traffic into neighborhoods – including his – will create safety and quality of life issues for residents and limit access for everyone else. He thinks the city’s 50-year vision plan, currently on hold, is shortsighted and as costly as maintaining the road.