A Santa Cruz charter school was listed this week among the top 20 schools in the country by Newsweek magazine. Pacific Collegiate School was named by the magazine as the 19th best high school in the United States and 3rd best in California. The magazine bases it’s rankings on the number of students tested after taking college-level courses, however, the listing does not take into account the actual test scores. The majority of schools listed are Charter Schools, with the exception of those that serve lower-income students.
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A 2nd suspect sought in the fatal stabbing of a Santa Cruz High School student last year, was arrested today. 21-year old Pasqual Reyes was arrested at 1 p.m. this afternoon in connection with the October 19th homicide of Tyler Tenorio, who was fatally attacked by 8 gang members and stabbed 16 times near a 7-Eleven on Laurel Street. Reyes, a Live Oak resident, has a history of drug and weapons arrests, and was already in jail when he was charged with Tenorio’s death. He is expected to face charges after forensic evidence is released. 20-year old Daniel Onesto, was previously arrested in the Tenorio case. ICE officials are working with Mexican authorities to track down a 3rd suspect, 23-year old Paulo Luna who is being sought in connection with Tenorio’s death.
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2 Watsonville men accused of a 2009 murder were appointed public defenders today, as the pair made their 1st court appearance. 18-year-old Jose Meza and 30-year-old Joel Sanchez did not enter pleas at today’s hearing, and are expected to return to court on June 30th to do so. Each of the men are being held on $775,000 bail, and are facing murder charges with gang enhancements, relating to the murder of 21-year-old Richard Campos last September.
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The Cabrillo College Governing Board approved a preliminary budget yesterday, which calls for no increase in student tuition and fees. The proposed budget could be revised, depending on state funding. State officials have been recommending that community colleges raise tuition and fees for state residents to 40-dollars-a-unit, however the proposed budget freezes them at $26 per-unit. The board approved a 71-million dollar budget using reserves to fill a gap of 2.3 million dollars. Despite the declining revenue, and calls to increase in-state tuition, state regulations could force Cabrillo leaders to lower out-of-state tuition from $199 per unit to $183. Board members also agreed to cut this winter’s inter-session, and decided not to pursue a parcel tax on this november’s ballot, saying they don’t have enough time to poll residents and put the measure together.
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