Federal agents arrested hundreds of workers after immigration sweeps at a California cannabis company, stoking fears that President Trump might target the marijuana industry.
The Trump presidency and Santa Cruz County
News and opinion coverage of reaction in Santa Cruz County to the election of Donald Trump to a second term as president, plus news from around California via Lookout’s content partners.
Posted inCommentary
‘We are going to survive this’: After cuts to public broadcasting, radio station KAZU fights to keep local news alive
For local fans of NPR, the major cuts to public broadcasting are a blow, though not necessarily a knockout. But taken together with the CBS decision to cancel Stephen Colbert, these two developments mean a serious corrosion of public confidence in the media.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
A Santa Cruz therapy session with anxious Blue America
Santa Cruz therapist Lisa Herendeen sees a lot of anxious clients these days. Here, she offers an impromptu therapy session for “Blue America,” touching on the anger and frustration many feel as they watch big changes the Trump administration is making in national policies. She also makes suggestions for what we in Santa Cruz County can do to channel our rage.
Posted inLatest News
‘It’s looking like a test run’: False ICE alarm at illegal cannabis operation readies community for potential immigration raids
When law enforcement raided a Royal Oaks cannabis warehouse Wednesday in connection with an illegal cannabis investigation, local activists mistook it for an immigration operation, demonstrating how the community’s rapid-response network springs into action when potential ICE threats emerge.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Congress: Please defend Monterey Bay and other national marine sanctuaries from a nearly 40% budget cut
Environmental activist Dan Haifley says that Congress should defend national marine sanctuaries, including ours in Monterey Bay, from a proposed budget cut of nearly 40%, which would eliminate jobs in the 18 sanctuaries in U.S. ocean and Great Lakes waters.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Thousands of Californians lost work after L.A. immigration raids. Citizens did, too
A new report from UC Merced shows Latino and white people especially lost work after the Trump administration escalated immigration enforcement in Los Angeles.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
California’s wind and solar projects face new federal hurdles
Clean-energy projects have new deadlines for federal tax credits and limits on foreign parts, taking aim at California’s climate agenda. Eleven major solar projects and one onshore wind project now face potential delays or cancellation.
Posted inLatest News
ICE agents have visited Watsonville at least eight times since Trump returned to office, ‘courtesy calls’ to local police show
The Watsonville Police Department has on eight occasions this year received courtesy notifications from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers that they are operating within city limits, according to records provided by the department.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Santa Cruz, Capitola and Watsonville pledged not to cooperate with ICE. A controversial license plate reader may be undermining that promise.
Police in Santa Cruz, Capitola and Watsonville scan thousands of license plates daily thanks to a surveillance network that is used by hundreds of law enforcement agencies across the state, including at least one that has been found to be searching on behalf of federal authorities.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Higher premiums and lost coverage: How Trump’s budget will change health care in California
Lower-income people will be the hardest hit by the new federal budget signed into law by President Donald Trump. Over the next 10 years, 3.4 million Californians could lose health coverage.