Santa Cruz County has to lead when it comes to dealing with homelessness, including building new housing and developing new work programs, said Manu Koenig, the county’s newest supervisor. But he said little about his trail-only vision.
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COVID fatalities in U.S. top 350,000. Refuting Trump, Fauci says deaths are ‘not fake’
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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21 for ’21: How Loma Prieta recovery memories helped guide Ryan Coonerty’s 2020 leadership approach
Third District County Supervisor Ryan Coonerty was already having a difficult year before the August fires tested his skills at communications, logistics, and emergency management. A key question for 2021: ‘How are we going to help each other?’
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21 for ’21: Jennifer Buesing, director of school safety, tries to ‘create order out of chaos’ during pandemic
In a turbulent year for schools everywhere, Jennifer Buesing, a Santa Cruz native and the director of school safety for the County Office of Education, has tried to “create order out of chaos” and helped guide schools through the pandemic.
Posted inVaccine Watch
Vaccinations begin for firefighters and skilled nursing facilities, continue at hospitals
There are a lot of unanswered questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and how it will be distributed in Santa Cruz County….
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Remote learning to continue at least until March, county schools chief expects
The latest news on government and politics, with a focus on how Santa Cruzans can take action.
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Meet Mrs. Mayor: Yvette Brooks hopes to lead Capitola into a more diversity-minded future
Yvette Brooks, 37, is Capitola’s new mayor. And she brings with her a perspective that may help expand the thinking around diversity and inclusiveness in a city that is 60% white.
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‘We’ll get that paid’: Newsom and Padilla vow to fix controversial election contract
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inCoast Life
We asked, you answered: Surfers offer safety solutions in response to Lookout stories
A Lookout survey asked surfers their thoughts about problems that are making paddling into Santa Cruz waters increasingly dangerous — and what solutions they think might be viable to explore in 2021.
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As mail woes mount, Rep. Anna Eshoo asks USPS to address ‘fundamental problems’
Following reports from Scotts Valley residents — and residents countywide — about mail delivery issues, Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, is asking United States Postal Service officials to address the litany of problems and is encouraging residents to contact her office.
