Quick Take:
About 5,000 undergraduates at UC Santa Cruz are still missing at least one letter grade for fall quarter assignments...
Saving West Cliff: ‘If we decide not to do anything, then you will have nothing’
Santa Cruz citizens and neighbors are summoning new energy and vision to “Save West Cliff.” The iconic 2.7-mile promenade that presents stunning, unimpeded views of the ocean has meant so much to so many for so long. With climate change now accelerating its challenges, citizens and the city now also step up their work and advocacy. Next up: a Feb. 13 “community conversation” about West Cliff Drive. Read Wallace Baine’s Sunday column.
➤ AFTER THE DELUGE: Storms 2023: Road to Recovery
Highway 1 futility: Why you might soon be spending more time in traffic
Activist Rick Longinotti warns Highway 1 commuters about two county projects he believes will make traffic around Santa Cruz worse: the exit-only lane from Soquel Drive to 41st Avenue and a proposal for a Kaiser Permanente medical complex in Live Oak. The first will cause congestion and won’t bring improvement, he writes, while the second is misplaced and would “call for a 730-space parking structure, 50% larger than the current largest garage in the county.” Kaiser, he argues, should build so employees and patients have access to public transit. Read his Community Voices op-ed here.
➤ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Make your voice heard and read what Santa Cruzans are saying about local issues
Paseos to the future? New Santa Cruz Riverwalk could open up 10 new restaurant spaces — four on the river
It might take 10 years, but the changing face of downtown Santa Cruz could offer the kind of vibrant community spaces for recreation, tourism and nightlife that have marked successful riverwalk projects in cities such as San Antonio, Austin, Chicago and Detroit. Lily Belli maps it out.
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