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UC policing plan fails to keep UCLA student protesters safeATMIKA IYERBefore dawn today, police demolished a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA.They used flash bangs, firing projectiles at protesters and arresting those who refused to leave.
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UCSC sees record applications and admission offers but expects enrollment to remain flatApr 30Hillary OjedaBy Hillary Ojedamore_vert
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UC Santa Cruz students partner with community groups for a service-learning spring breakApr 29more_vert
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Pajaro Valley Health Care District appoints new board memberApr 26Hillary OjedaBy Hillary Ojedamore_vert
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Steve Garvey criticizes campus protesters as ‘terrorists’Apr 25Yue Stella YuBy Yue Stella Yumore_vert
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Comic Shane Mauss seeks to bring the fun back to psychedelicsApr 25Wallace BaineBy Wallace Bainemore_vert
Santa Cruz acquires Toadal Fitness site for downtown library project after lengthy negotiationsApr 25Christopher NeelyBy Christopher Neelymore_vert
Much of California's homeless population is stuck in cycles of substance use. These strategies can helpApr 25more_vert
Aptos' Doon to Earth tasting room, a Bonny Doon Vineyard-Ser Winery collaboration, will close after this weekendApr 24Lily BelliBy Lily Bellimore_vert
Santa Cruz County school districts ramp up plans to build teacher, staff housingApr 24Hillary OjedaBy Hillary Ojedamore_vert
As $28M in opioid settlement funds begin to flow in, county, city of Santa Cruz working on how to spend itApr 24Max ChunBy Max Chunmore_vert
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Housing Santa Cruz County invites residents to 'Be Part of the Solution' during May Affordable Housing MonthApr 23more_vert
The Cal Grant expansion for California college students is in jeopardy as the state deficit growsApr 23Mikhail ZinshteynBy Mikhail Zinshteynmore_vert
Aptos restaurant Cafe Sparrow to close after 38 years, citing rising costsApr 23Lily BelliBy Lily Bellimore_vert
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Carmageddon: Highway 1 expansion hits one of the busiest sections in the countyApr 22Max ChunBy Max Chunmore_vert
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Man fatally stabbed in DeLaveaga Park area in Santa Cruz's second homicide of the yearApr 19Max ChunBy Max Chunmore_vert