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Podcast: Reshaping mental health crisis response in Santa Cruz County

By Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:44:33-07:00June 11, 2021|Tags: downtown Santa Cruz, homeless, Mark Stone, mental health, police, Santa Cruz police, Sean Arlt, Stephen Baxter|

Part of Santa Cruz Local's Police Reform Series

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Watsonville residents push back on police money

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-03T14:12:23-07:00June 9, 2021|Tags: City of Watsonville, Stephen Baxter, Watsonville Ad-Hoc Committee on Policing and Social Equity, Watsonville City Council, Watsonville police, Watsonville Police Department|

City budget revives parks funding, Ramsay Park upgrades

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Supervisors approve new South County Service Center, Dominican Hospital expansion

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-03T14:12:28-07:00June 9, 2021|Tags: Dominican Hospital, needle exchange, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, South County Service Center, Stephen Baxter|

Plus: Syringe waste, opioid harm data programs to be considered

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How Alameda County addresses mental-health crisis response

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-03T14:12:33-07:00May 20, 2021|Tags: mental health, mental health crises, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, Santa Cruz Local Police Reform Series, Santa Cruz Police Department, Stephen Baxter, Watsonville Police Department|

Police reform series: 911 alternatives in Santa Cruz County, East Bay

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State bill sets stage for new mental health crisis hotline

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-03T14:12:39-07:00May 13, 2021|Tags: 911, AB988, Mark Stone, mental health, mental health crises, police, police funding, police reform, Santa Cruz Local Police Reform Series, Santa Cruz Police Department, Scotts Valley Police Department, Stephen Baxter, Watsonville police, Watsonville Police Department|

Police reform series: Non-police responses targeted by Santa Cruz County group

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Map: COVID-19 test sites in Santa Cruz County

By Kara Meyberg Guzman, Stephen Baxter, Patrick Riley and Allison Gasparini|2022-12-16T17:37:18-08:00April 1, 2021|Tags: City of Watsonville, Coronavirus, health, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency, Stephen Baxter|

Symptoms or potential exposure? Get tested, health officials say

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Meet Santa Cruz Local, part 5

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:34:46-07:00December 24, 2019|Tags: Kara Meyberg Guzman, Meet Santa Cruz Local, Stephen Baxter|

Looking ahead to 2020

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Meet Santa Cruz Local, part 4

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2021-03-11T12:53:07-08:00September 19, 2019|Tags: Kara Meyberg Guzman, Meet Santa Cruz Local, Santa Cruz Local, Stephen Baxter|

Our launch party, our membership drive and our future

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Meet Santa Cruz Local, part 3

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2022-05-03T09:34:57-07:00August 18, 2019|Tags: 190 West Cliff Drive, housing, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Meet Santa Cruz Local, Stephen Baxter|

On the eve of our drive, we answer your questions on membership.

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Meet Santa Cruz Local, part 2

By Kara Meyberg Guzman and Stephen Baxter|2019-08-22T15:44:04-07:00August 4, 2019|Tags: Chris Krohn, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Meet Santa Cruz Local, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Local, Stephen Baxter|

Kara and Stephen talk about transparency and decision making.