As federal officials continue to ramp up efforts to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants across the U.S., local immigration advocates share steps families can take to locate a loved one if they are detained.
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 inPolitics & Policy
County health care leaders decry ‘backward’ Medicaid cuts
The bill President Donald Trump signed on July 4 is expected to cut more than $1 trillion in Medicare and food assistance spending over the next decade and leave more than 11 million people uninsured nationwide, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Worksite immigration raids are supposed to free up jobs for citizens. Here’s what really happens
Research shows worksite immigration raids can depress local economies as people stay home and stop spending money. So far, they aren’t known to free up jobs for citizens.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Cleaning up smog is suddenly much harder. Reined in by Trump, what will California do next?
With seven of the state’s most ambitious rules for cars, trucks and trains repealed, California officials now must find new ways to clean up the nation’s worst air pollution. But officials face growing pushback about affordability and costs.
Posted inEducation
Trump withholds about $10 million from Santa Cruz County schools
The Trump administration is withholding about $10 million in federal funding from Santa Cruz County schools as part of a broader freeze affecting over $6.2 billion nationwide. The cuts threaten key programs including migrant education, afterschool activities and support for English language learners.
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
We must resist courthouse arrests and create sanctuary spaces
Sociologist Paul Johnston calls for local action against the courthouse arrest of asylum-seekers and other refugees, and explains how to create constitutionally protected places of sanctuary.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
These 4 million acres of California forests could lose protection. Here’s what Trump’s ‘roadless rule’ repeal could do
The land at stake ranges from dense, remote coastal forests in the far north, to alpine conifer forests in the Sierra Nevada, to Southern California’s great expanses of brush. Experts dispute whether revoking the two-decade-old rule would help prevent wildfires.
Posted inCommentary
America is facing a moment of reckoning on political violence
In the aftermath of political killings in Minnesota and tense Los Angeles protests, Wallace Baine talks to Santa Cruz activist Nane Alejandrez of Barrios Unidos about why we need to embrace MLK’s philosophy of nonviolence.
Posted inLatest News
Trump can keep troops in L.A. for now, appeals court rules
President Donald Trump had a legitimate interest in protecting federal employees when he deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles, an appeals court ruled Thursday evening.
Posted inFood & Drink
Ella’s at the Airport grounded for good after rocky final chapter
Known for its scenic patio overlooking the Watsonville airport runway, Ella’s at the Airport closed suddenly this week after 10 years in business. The restaurant was the site of romantic dinners, community fundraisers – and, more recently, a public protest against a pro-Trump viewing party.
