From firefighters' bushy mustaches to bell-ringing, the Santa Cruz Fire Department embraces the profession's rituals as a reflection of its commitment to duty and honor, Fire Chief Rob Oatey said Friday.
"Restorative practices builds the container of strong community with connection and a sense of belonging so that when harm and wrongdoing occurs, we can respond in meaningful and healthy ways," Conflict Resolution Center's Alaya Vautier said.
An attempt to impose a temporary emergency moratorium on the establishment of new cannabis businesses in the city of Santa Cruz by Mayor Fred Keeley and Santa Cruz Councilmember Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson was withdrawn at the Santa Cruz City Council meeting Tuesday before a vote on the motion could be made.
After a month of periodic updates about the March 5 election, the Santa Cruz county clerk officially certified the voting results Tuesday with Measure M failing to gain the majority vote and the citywide sales tax increase, or Measure L passing into law.
The proposed six-story hotel project known as the Cruz Hotel on Front Street in downtown Santa Cruz will move forward after the Santa Cruz City Council approved the project at its meeting Tuesday.