In the 48-hour period spanning the weekend of Dec. 21 and 22, there will be no fewer than nine live performances of a 130-year-old classical ballet piece known as “The Nutcracker” taking place in Santa Cruz County. Curiously, all nine will begin with the sun still in the sky on what are literally the shortest […]
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UCSC faculty mourn loss of feminist studies department
Members of UC Santa Cruz’s feminist studies faculty say they are disappointed to see the pioneering department closing after 50 years, but say they had little choice amid dwindling faculty numbers and heavy workloads.
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Federal plan would protect 289 acres of Santa Cruz coast for monarch butterflies
Federal fish and wildlife officials have proposed protecting nearly 300 acres of Santa Cruz coastline as critical habitat for monarch butterflies as part of a push to have the butterfly’s Western population designated as a threatened species.
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Why Trump won (and what the media missed along the way)
Boulder Creek businessman Tom Decker does the math on Donald Trump’s election win and has a ready answer for the Republican sweep – the mainstream media failed to grasp or adequately cover Trump’s appeal. They didn’t, he says, even report on the substance of his rallies.
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Justin Cummings picked to lead powerful California Coastal Commission as chair
Justin Cummings, a scientist, former Santa Cruz mayor and current county supervisor, has been named chair of the California Coastal Commission, the powerful state agency that oversees land use and development along the 1,100 miles of California’s coastline.
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The Neighbor’s pub vandalized only days after opening
The Neighbor’s pub was vandalized early Tuesday morning, only days after its soft opening last Thursday evening on Pacific Avenue near Laurel Street in downtown Santa Cruz. Seven years in the making, the opening of the pub marked the culmination of owner Frankie Farr’s tireless effort to bring an LGBTQ+-oriented bar to Santa Cruz and […]
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Morning Lookout: Supes OK CZU rebuild changes, workforce housing in PVUSD spotlight, local biz roundup
Santa Cruz County headlines from Lookout for the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 11.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Capstan raises funds for heart valve treatment, Animal Shelter Benefit Shop seeks new storefront
Westside-based Capstan Medical heads for human trials for its heart valve treatment technology, the Live Oak thrift store supporting the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is looking for a new home, plus new ownership for a landmark Seabright dining spot and plenty more from local business in Jessica M. Pasko’s weekly roundup.
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Santa Cruz medtech firm Capstan raises $110 million for its efforts to treat heart disease
Capstan Medical, headquartered in the Wrigley Building on Santa Cruz’s Westside, is heading to its first human trials with its minimally invasive treatment for heart valve disease.
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Pajaro Valley Unified School District eyes workforce housing, arts complex after $315 million bond win
Pajaro Valley Unified School District is set to review plans on Wednesday to build teacher housing and a new performing arts center after voters approved a $315 million bond measure in November. The district will discuss two feasibility studies for an apartment complex that could be built at one of seven school sites, with costs ranging from $52 million to $87 million, alongside plans for a new performing arts center that could cost $24 million.