The Santa Cruz City Council will vote Nov. 9 to appoint Watsonville City Manager Matt Huffaker to become the next Santa Cruz city manager. If appointed, Huffaker will be tasked with hiring for several vacant leadership positions, preparing the city budget amid the pandemic’s economic fallout and running special projects like the Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women.
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BOLO Best Bets: Halloween is all around us, with vertical concerts as soundtrack
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Posted inFood & Drink
LILY BELLI: Eaters Digest dives in on FLASHbird’s fungi, some cool events & a secret holiday crush
Yes, Lily is fond of pumpkin spice lattes — from some locations, anyways — and she’s not too proud to admit it. The Crispy Fried Hen-Mushroom Sandwich at FLASHbird in Abbott Square is also becoming an interesting, unexpected favorite.
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Santa Cruz City Council set to hire Watsonville’s city manager, Matt Huffaker
Following the departure of former Santa Cruz City Manager Martín Bernal earlier this year, the city council began its search for a replacement. On Thursday, the council announced it will vote on Nov. 9 to appoint Watsonville City Manager Matt Huffaker.
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Santa Cruz City Council bans overnight parking for RVs, aims to create alternatives
An ordinance banning oversized vehicles from parking on Santa Cruz streets from midnight through 5 a.m. passed 5-2 on Tuesday night after a contentious back-and-forth among councilmembers and vocal opposition from community members; if passed following a second reading, the city will create at least 30 parking spots and safe parking programs within four months.
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UCSC College Ten to be named in honor of civil rights icon John R. Lewis
UCSC announced Wednesday that its youngest college will be renamed after the late congressman and civil rights icon. The formal renaming will occur in spring 2022.
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UC Santa Cruz grad students demand increased housing stipend, recognition of UC student researchers union
In a rally on the UCSC campus Tuesday, graduate students had two main purposes: demand both that UC Santa Cruz administration triple their housing stipend and that the UC system recognize the unionizing of student researchers.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
The supply chain blues: How local grocers are dealing — and why you should get those holiday orders in early
With the holiday season approaching, local grocers like Staff of Life and New Leaf are doing what they can to procure favorite items. However, they anticipate customers are going to have to be flexible about the availability of some of those.
Posted inHousing & Development
As Project Roomkey comes to an end, work continues to find permanent housing for the most vulnerable
Project Roomkey helped house hundreds of people in Santa Cruz County who were experiencing homelessness during the pandemic, but federal funding is due to run out by year’s end. Those involved say they are working as hard as they can to find stable housing for as many people as possible.
Posted inCOVID Today
Questions about the vaccine for your 5- to 11-year-olds? Tune in to these town halls this week
The Santa Cruz County Office of Education will be hosting two webinars this week to answer questions about COVID-19 vaccination ahead of the expected emergency use authorization of the Pfizer vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11. The town hall offered in Spanish is scheduled for Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and in English for Thursday at 6:30 p.m., via Zoom.
