Jerry Boylan was convicted by a federal jury in connection with the 2019 fire that killed 34 people on the Conception dive boat off the Santa Barbara coast. Six of the victims were from Santa Cruz County.
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Cabrillo College governing board censures trustee Steve Trujillo after offensive social media posts
In a 6-1 vote Monday, with Steve Trujillo as the lone dissent, Cabrillo College trustees registered their disapproval of Trujillo’s Facebook posts and found that the posts violated policy; Trujillo reiterated his defense that the account had been hacked. The formal censure also prohibits Trujillo from serving as an officer of the board for three years.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Can we please check our slogans and ‘insist on complete respect toward both Palestinians and Jewish Israelis’?
Local teacher and self-declared lefty Michael Levy is troubled by responses he is seeing across the world and in Santa Cruz in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. On Halloween, in downtown Santa Cruz, he felt a “gut punch” when he saw one of his lefty friends joining in with a controversial Palestinian slogan. As a Jew, he felt offended and angry and wanted to “smack him.” He decided to unpack his anger with research. Here, he makes a plea for others to do the same.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Sheriff Jim Hart makes decision on District 5 county supervisor race
What Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart might do was a big unknown in the race to replace the retiring Bruce McPherson in District 5, which stretches from north of the city of Santa Cruz to the Santa Clara County line. Nonprofit CEO Monica Martinez announced Oct. 30 that Hart had endorsed her candidacy, giving her a boost in a three-person field that also includes Christopher Bradford and Theresa Bond.
Posted inRecreation & Sports
High school sports roundup: Scotts Valley, Soquel to CCS football playoffs; Harbor wins volleyball title
Soquel High will be the No. 2 seed in Division II of the Central Coast Section football playoffs, while Scotts Valley High is the No. 6 seed in Division III; both play Friday. Elsewhere, the Harbor High volleyball team is on to the NorCal playoffs after capturing its first CCS crown since 1994.
Posted inLatest News
Morning Lookout: Watsonville Community Hospital’s future, Zoom bombers’ disruption & heated local debate
After Wallace Baine went looking for whether the part of Santa Cruz east of downtown should be called “Midtown” or…
Posted inLookout PM Archive
Lookout PM: High school sports roundup, the future of Watsonville Community Hospital, and ‘Zoom bombing’ public meetings
Soquel High will be the No. 2 seed in Division II of the Central Coast Section football playoffs, while Scotts Valley…
Posted inWatsonville / Pajaro
Against the odds, Watsonville Community Hospital survived bankruptcy. Will it survive the next few years?
While Watsonville Community Hospital recently celebrated a year since its rescue from bankruptcy, it continues to face enormous challenges. Hailed as a success story in how to save a distressed California hospital from closure, the hospital’s leaders point to the changes they are making to keep the doors open. But the hospital’s financial woes still loom large.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
‘Zoom bombing’ tests the boundaries of free speech and access in local government meetings
Recent city council meetings in Capitola and Watsonville have been disrupted by remote participants using vulgar, often racist or antisemitic language. The issue has thrust local officials onto a wobbly tightrope where they will need to balance First Amendment rights with a desire to shield public meetings from hate speech.
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Sunday Reads: Readers on Midtown/Eastside, Adam Spickler’s coming-out story & wine wisdom
New pop-up Pizza Bones wants its customers to eat the whole pie. Chef Desmond Schneider and owner Jacob Wilkens have…