Two-way traffic on West Cliff Drive could be back as soon as the beginning of 2024, with Santa Cruz’s public works…
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Weekender: Watsonville’s star turn, Nina Simon catches a wave and getting bookish at Discretion
Hi friends, Memo to Burning Man: There’s this concept you guys should look into. Let’s call it a “natural lifespan.” Things do end, you know, and that’s not always bad. There comes a time to take a bow and make a dignified exit, though “dignified” is probably too late in your case. There is a […]
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More than just the fair: Cultural events take center stage in Watsonville’s big upcoming weekend
Beginning with next Friday’s Fiesta Mexicana at the downtown plaza, continuing Saturday with a celebration of music and culture at the Mello Center and winding up Sunday with a Mexican Independence Day festival, next weekend is shaping up to be an excellent time to visit Watsonville. And the Santa Cruz County Fair is happening, too.
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Lookout PM: Weekender, Cabrillo subcommittee recommends name change delay, and chronic absenteeism in local schools
In a recommendation published Thursday afternoon to the college’s governing board agenda, the board’s Name Exploration…
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Morning Lookout: Schools’ absenteeism problem, county fair CEO’s challenges & prison visits
Jeri Ross lost her father to incarceration when she was 10 and then, as an adult, spent decades wishing she could visit…
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Schiff and Porter increasingly dominate race for Senate, poll shows
The possibility of former Dodger Steve Garvey entering the Senate race hasn’t changed the top-two dynamic, a new UC Berkeley/Los Angeles Times poll shows.
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Cabrillo College subcommittee recommends delaying name change until at least 2028
In a recommendation published Thursday afternoon to Cabrillo College’s governing board agenda, the board’s Name Exploration Subcommittee, made up of trustees Christina Cuevas and Adam Spickler, called for not changing “the name of the college at this time, deferring any discussion of a name change to no sooner than 2028.” The board is set to vote on the recommendation during its regular meeting Monday evening.
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CARE Courts open in a month, promising hope for families; not everyone is so sure
CARE Courts are set to open in several California counties Oct. 2. Some families and others question the voluntary-compliance aspect of the mental illness law. Santa Cruz County is not required to roll out its CARE Court program until December 2024.
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Too many students are missing class: Santa Cruz County schools struggle with steep rise in chronic absenteeism
Local school leaders are working to address chronic absenteeism rates that have remained stubbornly high since the pandemic. In addition to sending letters to families, Santa Cruz County districts are knocking on more doors and making more phone calls home. The strategy is a shift from the past three years of messaging that erred on the side of encouraging students to stay home from school for health and safety reasons.