Bernie Escalante Archives - Santa Cruz Local

Report calls for new jail or mental health facility in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-04-10T17:35:25-07:00April 9, 2025|Tags: addiction, Applied Survey Research, Bernie Escalante, Chris Clark, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, health, Jorge Zamora, mental health, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Main Jail, Santa Cruz police, Watsonville police|

More treatment options wanted to reduce criminality

‘A game changer’: More Santa Cruz County residents call 24-hour mobile crisis team

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-02-07T12:16:21-08:00February 7, 2025|Tags: 988, AB988, Bernie Escalante, Featured, health, Jeffrey Arlt, mental health, mental health crisis response, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Police Department, Watsonville Police Department|

Law enforcement shootings spur years of activism

New training facility proposed for Santa Cruz Police and Fire

By Jesse Kathan|2024-08-13T16:59:13-07:00May 2, 2024|Tags: Bernie Escalante, Featured, Government, Jesse Kathan, Law enforcement, Rob Oatey, Santa Cruz Fire, Santa Cruz police, Teran Whitley, Thairie Ritchie|

Activists fear militarization, outsize spending