Santa Cruz County news and opinion headlines from Lookout for the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 11.
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Pajaro Valley Unified school board to discuss plan to cut more than 160 positions at Wednesday meeting
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board will discuss a proposal Wednesday to eliminate more than 160 positions — including counselors, teachers, mental health clinicians and special education staff — in an effort to address a $15.3 million budget shortfall tied to declining enrollment and the loss of pandemic-era funding.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Capitola police chief says immigration officials’ access to its license plate reader database was a mistake
Federal and out-of-state law enforcement agencies accessed databases with information collected by Capitola’s automated license plate readers on behalf of immigration officials between 2024 and early this year. Capitola’s police chief says it was a mistake.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Why are Housing Matters’ vital day services for unhoused people being closed?
OPINION: Housing Matters — Santa Cruz County’s largest homelessness nonprofit — plans in March to shut down its Coral Street day services, including public showers, bathrooms and a mailroom. The closure comes with no clear transition plan, writes Marsa Greenspan, a former Housing Matters employee.
Posted inLatest News
Lookout PM: Foul play suspected in woman’s disappearance; Aptos burglaries; Measure C aftermath; Manresa Bread to expand
Santa Cruz County headlines from Lookout for the evening of Monday, Nov. 10.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
In the Public Interest: After narrow approval of Santa Cruz’s Measure C, Keeley sets sights on addressing concerns of the 46% who voted against it
A weekly look at what’s happening around Santa Cruz County politics & policy from Lookout.
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Morning Lookout: Watsonville wants voice in battery storage regulations; Keeley on Measure C success; Manresa Bread’s Westside expansion
Santa Cruz County news and opinion headlines from Lookout for the morning of Monday, Nov. 10.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Watsonville City Council wants more say in county’s battery storage ordinance
As Santa Cruz County officials work on battery storage facility regulations, members of the Watsonville City Council say they want their concerns to be heard.
Posted inFood & Drink
Fresh-baked dreams: Avery Ruzicka to open Manresa Bread and bistro in former Izakaya West End
Manresa Bread is expanding its Santa Cruz footprint with a new flagship bakery on the Westside, just blocks from co-founder Avery Ruzicka’s home.
Posted inHousing & Development
Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley on Measure C’s long road to success and next steps
Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley celebrated the narrow passage of Measure C, the city’s Workforce Housing Affordability Act, which will generate about $4.5 million annually through new property and real estate transfer taxes to fund affordable housing and homelessness initiatives.