Posts By Jacob Pierce
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NewsSanta Cruz County Fires: Meet the Climate Refugees
CZU Lightning Complex could have lasting impacts on housing and homelessness
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NewsSean Arlt Police Shooting: Father Says Santa Cruz Should Keep Its Word
Santa Cruz police officer shot and killed Sean Arlt, who suffered from mental illness, in 2016
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NewsDo Santa Cruz County’s Fire Districts Need Big Changes?
Planning agency will evaluate regional fire services after Grand Jury report and CZU blaze
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NewsFires: Live Updates from Across Santa Cruz County
Continuing coverage of the CZU August Lightning Complex fires
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NewsWater Quality: San Lorenzo Valley District Explains Do-Not-Drink Order
How safe is San Lorenzo Valley's water right now?
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NewsFire Inspections: Santa Cruz Fire Chief’s Problem With Grand Jury Report
Santa Cruz Fire Chief Jason Hajduk says report's numbers are wrong
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NewsRevisiting the Report That Warned About the County’s Wildfire Risk
A Grand Jury report called out several factors in wildfire risk
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Cover StoriesDebate Brews Over Residents Who Won’t Evacuate During Fire
Some residents stay to defend their homes amid the CZU Lightning Complex fire
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NewsEvacuees Reflect on Loss and Uncertainty as CZU Fires Burn
Santa Cruz County has eight evacuation sites set up so far
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NewsAn Overdose, New Services and Uncertainty on Homelessness
A look inside an expanded syringe program and a new camp
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NewsFires, Wind, Lightning, Blackouts Strike Santa Cruz
Fires pop up around the San Francisco Bay and Monterey Bay areas
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CoronavirusActivists: Don’t Blow Another Opportunity on Homelessness
A pandemic, a shift in homeless services and two new reports
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CoronavirusSanta Cruz County Loan Recipients See Errors in Federal Data
Michael’s on Main did not receive a $5 million to $10 million loan
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NewsNine Women Candidates Now Running for Santa Cruz City Council
An activist, a consultant and a YIMBY jump in the race
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NewsSanta Cruz Harm Reduction Group Awarded $400,000
Coalition awaits final approval from state public health department
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NewsWhy the 30th Anniversary of the Disabilities Act Matters
Pandemic poses new challenges, as activists reflect on ADA
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CoronavirusCovid-19 Surge: Santa Cruz County Business Closures Coming
Santa Cruz County sees fourth death related to Covid-19
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NewsDisease, Dirty Needles: Santa Cruz County’s Other Health Crisis
Amid the pandemic, changes to the county’s needle exchange programs are on hold
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CoronavirusHealth Officer: Covid-19 Cases Surging in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County’s Covid-19 case count surged this week, and the number of active cases now significantly exceeds the number of recoveries...
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NewsSix Women Candidates Line Up for Santa Cruz City Council
Brown and Watkins both seek re-election this November
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NewsReport: Santa Cruz County Unprepared for Alarming Fire Risk
Grand Jury cites organizational problems across multiple agencies
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CoronavirusSanta Cruz County Companies Bring in Millions in Recovery Loans
Four local businesses brought in at least $5 million each
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CoronavirusEquity Issues Complicate Santa Cruz County’s Pandemic Response
Covid-19 crisis has hit vulnerable communities and people of color hard
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NewsWhat Happened at Alderwood: Employees Speak, Restaurant Still Closed
Police investigate what some say was a hate crime
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NewsAlderwood Dragged on Social Media for Allegedly Bigoted Firing
Restaurant owners say they "do not condone violence or racism”
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Cover StoriesWas It Racist? Santa Cruz Bans Predictive Policing
Mayor Justin Cummings leads charge on law enforcement reform
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NewsFormer Santa Cruz Police Chief’s Weird Comment on Black Colleges
Kevin Vogel cancels Netflix in response to Santa Cruz-based CEO’s philanthropy
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CoronavirusMayor Justin Cummings on Pandemic, Budget Cuts and Black Lives Matter
Santa Cruz mayor hopes the pandemic has changed homeless services forever
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NewsSanta Cruz County Remembers Allison Endert
Longtime political leader killed by drunk driver
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NewsSanta Cruz Moves Toward Mixed-Use Library/Garage Downtown
Mayor Justin Cummings says budget vote will wait until July
