The end of a year and beginning of a new year are natural opportunities for reflecting and expressing gratitude. If you embrace this beneficial ritual (and we hope you do) we’d like to offer a few appreciations to consider. Gratitude for every day you cruised safely by bike to work, school, or play. Gratitude for […]
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10 Hot Jobs in Santa Cruz County
Get a list of the top 10 job opportunities recently posted to our job board, spanning various industries and roles.
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Cabrillo College and UC Santa Cruz lead $18.1 Million regional grant initiative for transformative education in Central Coast
The Central Coast K-16 Regional Collaborative, encompassing agencies from six counties across the state including Santa Cruz, has secured $18.1 million from the state’s Regional K-16 Education Facilities Grant Program that will bridge educational inequities and dismantle structural barriers along the education-to-employment continuum, according to a Cabrillo College release. This collaborative effort aims to create and […]
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California budget rollercoaster: Analyst predicts $68 billion deficit
California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office projects a 2024-25 budget deficit twice as large as 2023-24. It says the state could dip into reserves and cut some one-time spending.
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Santa Cruz plans high-rise living as a fix for sky-high housing costs — and meets opposition
The high-rise push has spawned a backlash, exposing sharp divisions over growth and underscoring the complexities, even in a city known for its progressive politics, of trying to keep desirable communities affordable for the teachers, waiters, firefighters and store clerks who provide the bulk of services.
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McCarthy resignation sets off mad scramble
Rep. Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield announces he will leave Congress at the end of the year after fellow Republicans booted him as House speaker. Who might run for his seat? Could one candidate be former Rep. Devin Nunes?
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‘Tis the season of service: Top ten holiday volunteer opportunities in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County is a community where compassion meets action, a place where giving back and supporting our most vulnerable neighbors is woven into our community culture. When you volunteer your time and heart, whether you give a little or a lot, you give a gift that benefits everyone—uplifting neighbors who need a hand, enhancing […]
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UC Santa Cruz veteran students excel with Bruce Lane Memorial Scholarship
After serving the U.S. in a variety of branches of the country’s military division, many veterans decide to go back to school and further themselves in the classroom. According to data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from 2018, nearly 700,000 veterans use VA education benefits, namely the GI Bill, to pay for college, […]
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COVID, flu, RSV on the rise in California. Is another ‘tripledemic’ coming?
While conditions so far are nowhere near as daunting as last autumn — when hospitals labored under the strain of a “tripledemic” spawned by wide simultaneous circulation of COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus — the transmittable trio is on the rise.
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California threw a $50 million lifeline to a bankrupt hospital. It’s scrambling to reopen
Earlier this year, the state created a loan program meant to help struggling hospitals stay afloat and to help reopen Madera County’s only hospital. Almost a year after its closure, Madera continues its search for a buyer or partner.