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San Juan Bautista Calls for Proposals for Fire Protection Services
At a Sept. 10 special meeting the San Juan Bautista City Council approved a resolution calling for proposals for fire protection services and forming a special district to address unbalanced fire protection cost sharing.
BL Special Report: Restorative Justice Circles Help Incarcerated and at-Risk Youth
When Marisol Palomares sets up a room for a restorative justice circle, she begins by making space for conversation. She moves the tables and arranges the chairs in a circle around the room. She opens a box and carefully places a blanket, a potted cactus plant, a Lego minifigure, a bracelet, and a few other items of sentimental value to her on the floor in the middle of the circle. Then she lets the students in.
From University of California...
Audit of Military Equipment Used By UC Police
In compliance of state law, the University of California Regents will be considering the attached audit of inventory and use of military equipment by UC police and a budget request for additional items.
From CalMatters...
Which Growing California Communities Will Get the Hottest?
California’s inland regions are experiencing dangerous heat waves, exacerbated by rapid population growth. As more people move away from the expensive coastal areas to more affordable inland communities, these regions are seeing significant demographic changes and spiking electricity bills.
2024 General Election Candidates Q&A: 17th District State Senate
In a Senate district that does not have an incumbent because of redistricting that followed the 2020 Census, veteran lawmaker John Laird is facing newcomer Tony Virrueta.
Rotary Club of Gilroy to Give Away $75k-Plus
The Rotary Club of Gilroy on Oct. 7 will kick off its 2024-25 funding cycle, inviting schools, nonprofits, youth organizations and others to apply for grants.
CA Cities Jump on Homeless Encampment Bans
For five years, California officials responding to the homelessness crisis had to work around one big restriction imposed by the federal courts: Because they didn’t have enough shelter beds, cities generally couldn’t make homeless camps illegal.
No Sleeping Bags, Keep Moving: California Cities Increase Crackdown on Homeless Encampments
More than two-dozen California cities passed, strengthened or are considering ordinances that penalize people for sleeping outside, after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed cities to crack down.
California Public Utilities Commission Approves Infrastructure Funding for San Benito County
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved the fifth round of recommended awardees for 10 last-mile broadband projects, awarding a cumulative $91 million worth of grants to projects serving predominantly disadvantaged and low-income communities.Nearly $15 million of those funds is slated for broadband infrastructure projects designed to connect and empower underserved and unserved rural communities in Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.
Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. Recalls Wiener Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Dawn Addis CA Assembly 30: Tour of the Ohana Center & Celebration of Assembly District 30 Woman of the Year - Dr. Susan Swick
Hickory Hollow Jerky Recalls Ready-To-Eat Jerky Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
As some municipalities struggle to find people to run for elected offices and advisory boards, we look at the civic engagement pipeline.
In which we salute the hard workers who make California the fifth largest economy on the planet.
For one thing, "citizen," like "garden," can be used as a verb.
In the midst of charges that California, and its favorite daughter Kamala Harris, are soft on crime, lawmakers step up in the name of public safety.
Californians are fed up with flash mob shoplifting, smash and grab theft and an alarming uptick in Fentanyl deaths.
Joe Biden visited the Santa Cruz County beach towns of Aptos and Capitola following bad storms a couple winters ago. Last week, his administration delivered a big pile of money to help these communities and their neighbors build resilience.
The Santa Cruz-based California Marine Sanctuary Foundation receives a historic $71 million climate resilience grant from Biden Administration.
The writer and Internet dynamo shares his experience and reveals what happens in the board room.
What does it mean when firefighters call a fire "contained?" Here's a brief guide to commonly used fire prevention terminology.
As July goes down in the history books as the hottest ever recorded, the 2024 California fire season has already burned more than 30 times as much acreage as in 2023.
Learn what's getting into Californians’ lungs and why it matters.
The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation develops partnerships to prepare and respond to emergencies with its COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster).
This week: Two examples of ways people in and around government and politics worked behind the scenes, and in the state house, to make things better.
Heather Cox Richardson provides historical context for everyday civic events.
Following the June 28 SCOTUS ruling on homeless encampment removal, Newsom brings the hammer down—but only after years of the state’s efforts to cushion the blow. Will it be enough?
If you've ever wondered how your governments raise and spend your tax money, here's a primer.
The total combined revenues and expenditures of California's 58 counties are astronomical. And getting astronomicaler every year.
Where does all that money come from, and where does it go? It's easy to find out.
The public process that determines who stays cool and who does not—and many more urgent issues. Plus a virtual escape to the high country.
Local democracy is a complex, expensive process. We explain.
Time to get CREATIVE! Launching our 2024-2025 Artists in the Schools Program
Apply for Arts Funding! Arts Express Grant Program opens August 30th
Show your Art in our FALL EXHIBITION
The Many Roads to Gilroy A Historical Journey through Gilroy’s Past
With beautiful rolling hills and verdant valleys, redwoods and oak trees, streams and hot springs, and proximity to both mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Gilroy has been an essential crossroads [...]
Hidden Fortress Opens Cafe at Cruzioworks
Hidden Fortress Coffee, known by many as the coffee vendor at Santa Cruz Community Farmers Markets since 2013, has just opened their first downtown Santa Cruz location. The new spot is inside the ...
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