12 Mental Health Heroes to be Honored at Assemblymember Pellerin’s Care Fair
Santa Cruz, CA – To commemorate Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Assemblymember Gail Pellerin will recognize 12 upstanders in the mental health field as Assembly District 28’s 2025 Mental Health Heroes at her annual public health resource fair on Saturday, September 20, 2025, from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM on the lawn at 701 Ocean St, Santa Cruz.
AT&T, ordered to keep providing land-line service, takes fight to California legislature
Utility finds better reception among lawmakers
Ethan Baron, The Mercury News
Texas to begin redistricting hearings as Gov. Newsom decides if California should do the same
Gov. Newsom is giving an update Friday about congressional redistricting options he's considering.
Ashley Zavala, KCRA
UC Santa Cruz partners with UC Davis to launch new Central Coast medical program
UC Santa Cruz and UC Davis are partnering to launch a new program that will train future physicians deeply committed to the health and well-being of Central Coast communities and increase access to care.
Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) was responsible for including $1.5 million in the state budget for the two campuses to establish the UC Programs in Medical Education Central Coast (PRIME Central Coast). The new program, which will...