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Q&A: Director of county office of response, recovery and resilience talks about the CZU rebuilding process
Dave Reid is in charge of making the process of rebuilding as easy as possible for those who lost their homes in the wake of the CZU fire. The director of the Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience said he understands families’ frustrations and is looking for ways to help.
California school COVID vaccine mandate: What to know
The mandate would take effect for grades 7 through 12 the semester after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of the vaccine for children 12 and older, which would be January at the earliest.
After a pandemic pause, Open Studios poised for a creative reset: ‘People are hungry for art’
The next three weekends bring a longed-for chance for artists across Santa Cruz County to reconnect with the community and fellow artists — or, for many of the younger, first-time participants, to make real-life connections with folks they’ve seen only virtually during the past year and a half.
With cannabis edibles everywhere, dogs are getting stoned on neighborhood walks
Reports are increasing of dogs getting stoned on walks through their neighborhoods, possibly by ingesting discarded or dropped cannabis edibles. “Avoidance is the only prevention,” one UC Davis veterinary professor said. “Dogs get into many things outside and inside the house.”
Morning Lookout: Eviction moratorium ends; how you could get free broadband courtesy the feds
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) offers a variety of services to include HR advising. Their HR Advisor,…
A secret USC payout had a catch: Images of ex-dean using drugs had to be given up
USC entered into a secret legal settlement with the family of a young woman who had a drug-fueled relationship with the university’s medical dean, Carmen Puliafito, The Times has learned.
Free broadband service is available to many Californians. Here’s how to apply
The federal government will cover much or all of the cost of broadband internet service for low-income households. But only a fraction of eligible people are signing up.
As UC makes room for more Californians, can it afford to lose out-of-state students?
Out-of-state UC students are having a bad year. The Legislature made plans to have the UC enroll fewer of them to make way for more in-state students. Meanwhile, tuition is going up $8,000 for future out-of-state students.
