Three Santa Cruz Hotels Contracted for Houseless Isolation
On April 3, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Project Roomkey, a statewide initiative aimed at securing up to 15,000 hotel rooms for houseless individuals. The state acquired 12,603 rooms and 1,200 trailers as of April 29. “This is something that’s going on all over the place,…
County Unemployment Rate at Six-Year Low
Unemployment in Santa Cruz County dropped to 6.2 percent in September, the lowest rate since June 2008. California’s overall unemployment rate hit 7.3 percent, another low point since the recession, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Seeking to End Chronic Houselessness
Over 300 houseless people and 200 volunteers filled the Watsonville Veterans Memorial Building last Wednesday for Project Homeless Connect (PHC). The annual one-day event brings a variety of services for houseless people into a single space.
Dean of Students Arrested on DUI charges
UC Santa Cruz dean of students and associate vice chancellor Alma Sifuentes Moreno was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) on Jan. 25 at 3:01 a.m.
Winners of Fellowship Exhibit Eclectic Work
Every day for the next month and a half, Rocky Lewycky is systematically destroying one of the ceramic animals of his installation art on display at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH).