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The Diversity Center hosts a variety of workshops and community events to empower, support and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. On Tuesdays, seniors gather at the center for Wisdom Workshops, a space for sensitive yet critical topics that affect many. Social isolation is one of the driving factors of increased su***de risk in LGBTQ+ older adults and these gatherings focus on strengthening mental health and su***de prevention.
Kenneth Martinez has become a regular at the Diversity Center since losing his husband of 40 years. Many of his friends and family have passed away.
“I always say the Diversity Center, in many ways, saved my life,” Martinez said. “It’s given me so much that my life would not be as good or as rich without it.”
The Diversity Center offers volunteer and civic engagement opportunities, visit The Diversity Center to learn more.
06/22/2026
Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustees approved a $200,000 contract for bond facilities consulting in June 2025. One of the two consultants hired had a prior violation for bidding fraud while consulting for school districts in 2016.
Superintendent Heather Contreras knew about the prior violation, a district spokesperson said in an email to Santa Cruz Local. The district is paying about $15,000 a month in bond money for around 1-2 days of consulting work per week. The contract does not make clear the exact work being done.
This is a developing story and reporter Nik Altenberg wants to speak with you. Are you a current or former employee of PVUSD in the business, facilities or superintendent offices? Or do you have information to share?
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Read part one and part two at the link in bio or at santacruzlocal.org
06/12/2026
⚽️ 4 DATOS QUE DEBES SABER SOBRE EL MUNDIAL ESTE AÑO
El torneo de este año viene con grandes cambios, incluyendo 16 selecciones más, tres países sede y precios nunca antes vistos.
👉 Cuéntanos, ¿cómo vas a celebrar el Mundial? Y síguenos para ver más noticias locales.
06/10/2026
Renaissance High School in La Selva Beach is a continuation school for students who need to make up credits to graduate or were expelled from other schools. Due to budget problems in Pajaro Valley Unified School District, the school faces the threat of potential closure. Amid all the news coverage, we wanted to give students the opportunity to visually express and speak about how they feel about their school and the people and places that make it special.
Santa Cruz Local teamed up with biology teacher Ariel Stonebloom during two classes on May 21 on a photojournalism project. About two dozen students took 162 photos on six disposable film cameras. Then on June 2, students reviewed the photos and wrote reflections.
To see the whole photo essay, find the link in bio or go to santacruzlocal.org
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