The family of 35-year-old Danielle Staley, missing in Santa Cruz County for nearly two weeks, is pleading for public help as they continue their own search alongside an investigation that has yet to yield significant updates. Staley’s relatives expressed growing distress over statements made by her longtime partner, who reported her missing.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Midtown business improvement district on pause; Santa Cruz city workers OK deal
A business improvement district for Santa Cruz’s Midtown area is on hold to allow for more discussion, Jessica M. Pasko reports in her weekly look at local business. She’s also got an update on a new contract for some unionized city workers, a deal for the Santa Cruz startup that appeared on “Shark Tank” and plenty more.
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Letter to the editor: The Pajaro Valley school board is dysfunctional
In a letter to the editor, an Aptos resident describes what she saw at a recent meeting of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board of trustees and voices concerns.
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Santa Cruz City Council tosses plan to build temporary path along rail line next to Murray Street Bridge
The Santa Cruz City Council voted Tuesday to scrap plans for a temporary bicycle and pedestrian path over the rail line next to Murray Street Bridge, with councilmembers pointing to too many legal and engineering obstacles, along with a lack of available funding.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Santa Cruz County supervisors delay new battery storage law for up to three months, citing safety concerns
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted to put off passing new rules governing battery storage facilities for as long as three months, after several supervisors raised concerns with a proposed ordinance drafted by the county.
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City of Santa Cruz pauses statewide license plate data-sharing, citing Flock Safety’s violation of California law
Santa Cruz will temporarily limit access to its license plate reader data from outside agencies and review its agreement with Flock Safety after the company acknowledged it had violated California law by allowing out-of-state law enforcement agencies to access local data.
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Lily Belli on Food: Families feel the squeeze as Thanksgiving nears; Birichino wine gets NYT nod; Kianti’s hit ‘Jack Is Back’ performances
In her Tuesday newsletter, Lily Belli reports on the effects of high food prices and insecurity as the holiday season approaches, notes a national critic’s praise for a local wine and recommends a “Nightmare Before Christmas”-themed happening in downtown Santa Cruz.
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Morning Lookout: Food struggles ripple across county; supervisors consider battery storage; Housing Matters’ day services and the working poor
Santa Cruz County news and opinion headlines from Lookout for the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 18.
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‘It feels impossible right now’: Ahead of Thanksgiving, families turn to food pantries in record numbers
Grocery prices and recent disruptions to federal food aid are pushing more Santa Cruz County residents to local food banks for the first time. Demand at some sites has doubled since early November.
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Closing Housing Matters’ day services won’t hurt just the unhoused — it will push the working poor closer to crisis
The planned closure of Housing Matters’ day services – including public showers, bathrooms and mail access — is being framed as affecting only people experiencing homelessness, but it will also hit Santa Cruz’s working poor who rely on these essentials, writes housing scholar Erin Gaede.