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82 PEOPLE (WHO HAD RECEIVED PINK SLIPS FROM THE SANTA CRUZ CITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT) WILL BE REINSTATED. THAT’S WHAT THE BOARD DECIDED LAST NIGHT, BECAUSE 41 TEACHERS HAVE ACCEPTED EARLY RETIREMENT, AND OTHER TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS HAVE AGREED TO FURLOUGH DAYS (AND CHANGES IN THEIR MEDICAL BENEFITS). DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAID THEY HAD TO PLAN FOR THE WORST, BUT THEY ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO REINSTATE THOSE 82 EMPLOYEES.
A SANTA CRUZ PLAYGROUND, THAT WAS BEING RE-SURFACED, WON’T RE-OPEN AGAIN UNTIL NEXT WEEK….BECAUSE SOME VANDALS DAMAGED THE NEWLY LAID MATERIAL (BEFORE IT HAD TIME TO CURE). THE VANDALISM OCCURRED IN THE LOWER PORTION OF OCEAN VIEW PARK. THE UPPER PORTION OF THE PARK IS STILL OPEN.
A WATSONVILLE CLINIC HAS A NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. DOCTOR ZETTIE D PAGE III WAS CHOSEN TO REPLACE SISTER JULIE HYER AT SALUD PARA LA GENTE AFTER HYER STEPPED DOWN LAST MONTH. PAGE IS SLATED TO BEGIN HIS NEW JOB AUGUST 2ND. DOCTOR JOSE CHIBRAS, WHO HAS BEEN SERVING AS THE INTERIM C.E.O. AT SALUD, WILL THEN RESUME HIS ROLE AS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER THERE.
IN A STATEMENT PAGE SAID, "I care deeply about the health and well-being of migrant farm-workers and will continue Salud's commitment to proactively serving this community's health needs," . HE ALSO SAID "The organization has done tremendous work in this community for three decades, and I am excited to be a part of it going forward."
LAST YEAR THE CLINIC provided medical and dental services to 23 THOUSAND patients.
A CARMEL SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN SETTLED. A HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER FOR THE CITY FILED THE SUIT ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE 600 THOUSAND DOLLAR SETTLEMENT WAS SIGNED BY CARMEL’S MAYOR, AS WELL AS THE WOMAN WHO FILED THE SUIT.
ALTHOUGH THE STATE IS STILL INVESTIGATING A CENTRAL CALIFORNIA LANDFILL (THAT IS BEING BLAMED FOR BIRTH DEFECTS) THE COMPANY THAT RUNS IT CAN CONTINUE ACCEPTING HAZARDOUS WASTE THERE. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SAYS THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED CAN CONTINUE TO ACCEPT THE WASTE, BECAUSE NO EVIDENCE HAS LINKED THE LANDFILL WITH DEFORMITIES, (AND BECAUSE WORKERS CLEANED UP THE CANCER-CAUSING P.C.B.’S THAT WERE FOUND AT THE SITE NEAR KETTLEMAN CITY).