Santa Cruz Weekly News
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1.5KNUZ: Fire Hydrant Crashes and PG&E Blackouts
The lights may be going out for thousands in Santa Cruz County
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4.7K8Women’s Rights Group: Reconsider City Council Censure
CPVAW defends female city staffers, as council moves forward with mediation
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3.5K3Santa Cruz 8th Grader Takes on Inequality at Science Fairs
Kirby student Rinoa Oliver in national spotlight for showing the boost that wealthy kids get in science and math
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NUZ: Recallers Pull Out the Stops; Voting Rights Threat on Hold
What do kids’ soccer games, a bougie Westside winery and a Whole Foods parking lot have in common? They’re all contested ground...
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3.0KFilm Captures Fight to Save Beach Flats Garden
Now, a Seaside rep says company is “open and willing” to extend lease
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3.0KYoung People Lead Santa Cruz’s Climate Strike
New generation of environmentalists emerges, with goal of halving emissions by 2030
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NUZ: Santa Cruz Leaders Don’t Care About Your Silly Housing Crisis
Council may leave Santa Cruz in violation of the Housing Crisis Act of 2019
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4.6KDiapers: The Latest Casualty of the Housing Crisis?
Earth Diaper offers free compostable diapers to struggling local families
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Nuz Recalls Hearing Something Dumb
Plus, a discussion on homeless solutions
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2.7KIs Santa Cruz Ready For Fire Season?
An event on Thursday, Sept. 19, explores the past and future of California fires
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3.4KSanta Cruz Dub’n Plans Second Annual Environmental Fundraiser
Four Volkswagen-loving dads share their hobby with the masses
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6.1K5A Struggle For MAH’s Soul After Nina Simon
A new letter, with support from donors, claims the Museum of Art and History has lost its way
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4.2KSanta Cruz Mourns Victims of Channel Islands Boat Fire
Soquel Creek Water District employee, Pacific Collegiate students among 34 victims
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7.5KHow Did Santa Cruz Hire an Alleged Abuser?
Former co-worker speaks out about disgraced ex-parks director Mauro Garcia
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3.1K3Why Conservation Isn’t Cutting Santa Cruz Water Rates
Local water ratepayers express frustration at paying more for less
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7.4K2City Counseling: Can Santa Cruz Detoxify City Hall?
Calls for a change in work culture after a report confirms misconduct by two city councilmembers
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5.0K2Santa Cruz County’s New Wave of Climate Controversy
Who will benefit from plans to armor the coast, adapt West Cliff and more?
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6.7KSanta Cruz Music Fest Founders on Artist Pay Scandal
Why free live music isn’t really free
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NUZ: Disturbing News for Central Coast Single Moms
The Santa Cruz-Watsonville metro area tops a list of the toughest cities for single mothers
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4.7KRace for Santa Cruz County Judge Heats Up
Defense attorney Annrae Angel to challenge embattled Judge Ariadne Symons in 2020 race
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3.9KCan Startup Sandbox Make Santa Cruz a Biotech Hub?
UCSC-bred businesses are already growing—and hiring—in town
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NUZ: The Great Housing Data Gag, and the Sentinel’s Missing Piece
Who needs solutions when you have the “bureaucracy of nothingness?”
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2.4KLong Road For County Street Repairs
Lingering storm damage and a jigsaw puzzle of funding delay road fixes
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NUZ: Local Ties to Border Brutality
Daughter of Santa Cruz resident killed by Mexican police en route to U.S. border
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5.1K5Santa Cruz Challenged Over Voting Inequality
Alleging racially polarized elections, Santa Barbara law firm eyes possible settlement
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3.0KLocal Survivors of Gilroy Shooting Speak Out
Santa Cruz area residents caught in the gunfire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival face long recovery
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3.2KMartine Watkins’ Plan For a Healthier Santa Cruz
The mayor is all-in on a program she calls "Health in All Policies"
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Nuz: Roger Grigsby’s Probably an idiot
Whatever happened to that David Duke-supporting restaurateur?
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4.9K1SCPD Chief Andy Mills on Fireworks, Sexual Assault and Crime
Crime is down in Santa Cruz, but what about police oversight?
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3.8K1Gilroy Shooting Hits Close to Home
Santa Cruz resident reportedly among garlic festival shooting victims
