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.
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Prison visits matter: I know because I spent decades making them to see my dad
Jeri Ross lost her father to incarceration when she was 10 and then, as an adult, spent decades wishing she could visit him. But he was housed in a prison 3,000 miles away from her Santa Cruz home. In July, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to change that pattern for the 195,000 kids who currently have a parent or guardian in state prison. The “Keep Families Close” bill orders the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to place a parent, legal guardian or caregiver of a minor child in the correctional facility closest to the family’s home. Ross celebrates the bill and what it means for kids.
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After a stormy offseason, Zeke Fraser is hustling to get the Santa Cruz County Fair up and running
Less than three months into his tenure as Santa Cruz County Fair CEO, the pressure is on for Zeke Fraser to pull off this year’s version, which runs Sept. 13-17. The longtime local talks about getting up to speed, what’s on tap for this year’s fair and bridging the North County-South County divide.
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Lookout Update: We’re doing more in ‘24. Will you?
Some Californians received a test of the earthquake early-warning system seven hours before the appointed time, waking…