When New York Times economics correspondent Conor Dougherty first moved back to San Francisco from the East Coast in 2014, he saw one major issue that related to everything: housing availability and affordability. Now, eight years later and covering housing on top of economics, Dougherty comes to Santa Cruz to discuss the continued concerns surrounding housing both locally and nationally.
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Sacramento grieves for mass shooting victims as police arrest second suspect
The man arrested early Tuesday is the brother of the first suspect arrested in connection with the shooting early Sunday that killed six and wounded 12 more.
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Santa Cruz Starbucks stores among first in California to get OK for union vote
The Starbucks stores on Ocean Street and Mission Street are two of the first three of the coffee giant’s California locations to go to a union election after getting the go-ahead from the National Labor Relations Board.
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Manu the senior supervisor? First-time politico battles ‘tangle of wires,’ resistance to inevitable change
One year and three months into his first political foray, First District County Supervisor Manu Koenig has run into some walls, prodded himself into patience and picked up some things the hard way. But he says he’s learning and doesn’t seem deterred by the challenges he’s come up against thus far.
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Calls grow for more sanctions on Russia after mass graves found around Kyiv
Rescue efforts continued Monday outside Kyiv as European leaders called for swift action against Russia for civilian deaths.
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Mass shooting blocks from state Capitol leaves Sacramento reeling and brokenhearted
An explosion of gunfire killed six people and wounded 12 others in the nation’s worst mass shooting of the year. Police were still searching for suspects late Sunday.
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‘A marathon at sprint pace’: Matt Huffaker is off to the races as Santa Cruz’s new boss, but can his feet move fast enough?
In the city of Santa Cruz, it’s been a rough, tumultuous stretch for all elected officials and staff trying to triage issues — largely centered around homelessness. New Santa Cruz City Manager Matt Huffaker calls this a “medium-size city with big-city problems,” and he’s trying to be the type of leader to facilitate solutions.
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California task force: Reparations for direct descendants of enslaved people only
California’s first-in-the-nation task force to identify reparations for African Americans voted Tuesday to limit eligibility to those who can trace their lineage.
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Talks open in Turkey as Russia says it will reduce attacks on northern Ukraine
Negotiators on both sides are tempering expectations ahead of a new round of talks amid seesawing gains and losses on the battlefield.
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Trump likely committed felony obstruction, federal judge rules in ordering emails handed to Jan. 6 committee
California lawyer John Eastman, who advised former President Donald Trump on efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, is a central figure in the House committee’s probe.