UC Santa Cruz student Faith Brown is looking to combat “missing white woman syndrome” with a march Saturday at Lighthouse Point. The event starts at 2 p.m.
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BOLO Best Bets: Theater, comedy, music, arts, crafts and foodie fun have our heads spinning
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Whose line is it anyway? A closer look at redistricting proposals and their impacts on Santa Cruz County
Redrawing, or redistricting, of electoral maps is happening at several levels that affect Santa Cruz County residents: the Board of Supervisors, U.S. Congress, State Senate and State Assembly. Two groups are responsible for deciding how to draw the lines for these district maps: the California Citizens Redistricting Commission and the county’s Advisory Redistricting Commission.
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State putting pressure on Santa Cruz to push forward on 831 Water Street project
The city’s first SB-35 project proposal has spurred much contentious debate over community input for mixed-use developments. Yet, as the law states, the community feedback doesn’t necessarily matter — the city needs to provide its approval or disapproval of the project within a certain time frame.
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Just in time for Veterans Day: Village for homeless vets becomes a reality with site in Ben Lomond
The former Jaye’s Timberlane Resort will house as many as 40 in its dwellings. “This project is led by veterans for veterans,” said Vets Hall executive director Chris Cottingham. “And the village atmosphere will support community as well as self-sufficiency.”
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‘It saved my life’: Ex-Marine David Pedley gives back, helping homeless vets as he was once helped
David Pedley, who served in the Marines for 13 years, came to Santa Cruz in 2018 with nowhere to go and not much to live on. He was homeless for four months, but is now a building manager for Vets Hall, working to get other veterans the housing he once desperately needed.
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Yay or nay: How some Santa Cruz business owners view the mixed-use library project
A mixed-use project under development review by the Santa Cruz City Council has become increasingly controversial. Lookout spoke to business owners in the downtown area to gauge their thoughts on the proposal for a new library building and affordable housing complex.
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Change in scenery gives Jewel Theatre ‘new vision’ for long-awaited revival of ‘Pump Boys and Dinettes’
It’s been eight years since the Jewel Theatre staged “Pump Boys and Dinettes,” and with the company’s move from cozy downtown digs to the Colligan Theater, the holiday dessert of a musical that opens next Wednesday “feels like a totally different show, even though it’s the same.”
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Now that a split city council has passed a controversial RV ban in Santa Cruz, what happens next?
The oversized vehicle ordinance had its second reading at city council Tuesday, ultimately passing on a 5-2 vote. In advance of the implementation of the ordinance, city officials and advocates are working to assess next steps, including informing vehicle dwellers, setting up a permitting system, and establishing services.
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BLM mural case update: Preliminary hearing finally set; prosecution will pursue felony hate crime charges
Tuesday’s move comes after the defense and prosecution were unable to reach a deal on cleaning the downtown Santa Cruz mural, and the prosecution’s plan to pursue felony hate crime charges would effectively prevent a path to a potential restorative justice solution that some activists have hoped for.