New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Posted inHousing & Development
What makes the Westside the Westside?
It’s the San Lorenzo River geographically, but it’s as much a well-developed state of mind. Liza Monroy picks that identity apart — and provides a great guide for all to eat, visit and explore.
Posted inCity Life
UCSC grad Reyna Grande retells tale of ‘invasion of Mexico,’ talks our ‘collective amnesia’
Celebrated writer Reyna Grande triumphantly returns to her alma mater with a new novel set during the Mexican-American War. She talks about its roots, her teachers along the way and how Santa Cruz changed her life.
Posted inK-12 Education
Welcome to the TK challenge: Transitional kindergarten comes with benefits to families, difficulties for administrators
California’s transitional kindergarten program is expanding to include all 4-year-olds by 2025-26. Santa Cruz County school officials say this is going to be a challenge, but that it will have an overall positive impact on families and schools.
Posted inEducation
At UCSC, what’s the impact of hiring 300 new faculty over the next decade?
Over the next decade, UC Santa Cruz will replace more than 200 faculty due to retirement or resignation — and hire for 100 additional positions. That’s the biggest change in its 57-year history.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Breaking down the county’s ‘siloed’ homelessness response: New task force brings together varied stakeholders
How will Santa Cruz County better strategize around homelessness solutions? The new “H4HP” policy board, made up of key leaders and experts from around the area, is intended to up the ante of what a policymaking board can achieve on the one of the most pressing issues of our time.
Posted inGuides
Summer preview: Santa Cruz snaps back into a normal-ish season of fun
Summer returns, and we’ve got a preview of the don’t-miss events. But there are questions, as the landscape is changing. Is there an artistic renaissance just around the corner? Or are we losing our edge? Whatever happens, the summer of ’22 could be the first step toward a different future.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
‘It’s really unknown territory’: Longtime Planned Parenthood leaders look back — and forward
With the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion seemingly under threat and states across the country passing laws that greatly restrict a woman’s right to choose, local activists see “a grim, grim future” ahead but say they’re committed to keeping Planned Parenthood’s health care role in Santa Cruz a central one.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
As California becomes an abortion sanctuary, Planned Parenthood readies itself for an influx of patients
Local clinics are beginning to plan to build out the capacity to serve women who can’t be served elsewhere as states including Texas pass new restrictions on abortion.
Posted inFood & Drink
EATERS DIGEST: Achilles by the Sea has heart; Humble Sea partners with East End Gastropub
The look and atmosphere of the new Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant at Morrissey and Soquel is a major upgrade on what used to be a Taco Bell, Lily Belli writes. Meanwhile, fans of Humble Sea are getting a mid-county outpost in Capitola.
