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businesses in the city of Santa Cruz by Mayor Fred Keeley and Santa Cruz Councilmember Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson was withdrawn at the Santa Cruz City Council meeting Tuesday before a vote on the motion could be made.
Marc Yellin stood proudly at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Dominican Hospital's new emergency department more than 30 years ago, his equally shiny and new 3-day-old daughter Rachelle swaddled under his suit jacket.