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Pajaro Middle School Reopens After Devastating Flood

A day before the new school year started, with more than 16,000 students returning to class throughout Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Pajaro Middle School celebrated the reopening of the campus following major flood repairs.

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School Board Races Participation Drops in Santa Cruz County

The Live Oak School District Board of Trustees will not have an election this November. Its three open board seats will be appointed due to a lack of candidates. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local file) 
SANTA CRUZ >> Just …

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Five Santa Cruz School Districts Get Kids to Eat Their Vegetables

Santa Cruz schools are on a mission to change the way your kids think about vegetables.

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Union Sues UC Over Student Housing Construction Contract

Workers prepare the site of future student housing on Hagar Drive at UC Santa Cruz for construction.  (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ >> A carpenters union has sued the University of California for what union leaders called …

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How California Works: Building Democracy in the Golden State

“How California Works: Building Democracy in the Golden State” 
“Be Bold America!” Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT)
Wishing that things worked one way or another is not the same as knowing how things work. It’s when we all …

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Pajaro Valley School District Realigns Upper-Level Jobs

When thousands of Pajaro Valley Unified School District students return to school on Aug. 14, they will likely meet their teachers, pick up armloads of books and greet friends they haven’t seen in weeks.

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Growing Roots at Pajaro Middle School

On Aug. 14, about 400 students will return to Pajaro Middle School, more than a year after flood waters forced the campus to close. This includes seventh-graders who spent their first middle school year at a different school.

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How (And Why) to Run for School Board in Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz City Schools has three school board seats on the Nov. 5 ballot. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local)
SANTA CRUZ >> School board trustees play key roles in local government, helping ensure that school districts adhere to the …

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Better Jobs, Affordable Housing on the Minds of Aptos Voters

Aptos residents gather at a Santa Cruz Local listening session at Aptos Branch Library in June to discuss local problems and potential solutions. (Kara Meyberg Guzman — Santa Cruz Local)
APTOS >> Affordable housing, better job opportunities for young people …

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Salvation Army Gives Away 450 School Backpacks

As summer wanes and the school year approaches, hundreds of families gathered in Watsonville Plaza Saturday to receive free new backpacks filled with school supplies.

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Explainer: Nov. 5 Bond Measure for Pajaro Valley Unified School District

A bond measure on the Nov. 5 ballot would help improve Watsonville High School and other schools in Pajaro Valley Unified School District. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file)
APTOS >> Voters in Pajaro Valley Unified School District will …

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Omega Nu Santa Cruz Awards Nearly $100K in Scholarships

Omega Nu Santa Cruz awarded college and vocational scholarships to 31 students from Santa Cruz County high schools during a Scholarship Reception for the students and their families at the Harvey West Park Clubhouse on May 28.

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The Scoop on Ethnic Studies, in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District and Beyond

On this episode of Talk of the Bay with Meilin Obinata, we will learn about the evolution of Ethnic Studies, statewide and locally. Our guests are Omar Dieguez, of Barrios Unidos and Aptos High School graduate, Maximiliano Barrazas, a current …

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Judge Orders End to UCSC Strike

An Orange County Superior Court judge ruled in favor of the University of California and ordered a temporary stop to all striking activities by the United Auto Workers (UAW) through June 27.

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Police Dismantle UCSC Encampment, Arrest Dozens

UC Santa Cruz Police called upon law enforcement agencies from several jurisdictions from as far away as Ventura early Friday morning to help dismantle an encampment and provide security at the entrance of campus, where roughly 100 students are protesting …

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PVUSD Trustees Approve $315M Bond to Fund Repairs, Upgrades

If Pajaro Valley Unified School District performed all the upgrades, repairs and construction projects that are needed at its 33 schools, it would cost more than $1.2 billion.

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Student Protestor Voices on Israel-Gaza-Palestine

In this field-produced, bonus episode, the Moment of Truth team interviews pro-Palestinian, student protestors and campers at encampments at UCSC‘s Quarry Plaza, and at Stanford University, in the courtyard in front of the Stanford campus bookstore—one of the longest-lived encampments …

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Group Calls on Driscoll’s, Reiter, Others to Cease Pesticide Use Near Schools

Several community leaders and community members gathered at MacQuiddy Elementary School Tuesday evening to call on Driscoll’s, Reiter and other companies to stop using toxic pesticides around schools.

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PVUSD Trustees Approve $315M Bond for November Election

If Pajaro Valley Unified School District performed all the upgrades, repairs and construction projects that are needed at its 33 schools, it would cost more than $1.2 billion.

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Dispensary Approved With Conditions

The contentious debate over whether city leaders should approve a dispensary operating near Santa Cruz High School has come to a close. The Santa Cruz City Council voted 6-1 on May 13 to greenlight The Hook Outlet, a dispensary at …

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