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Rachel Carson College is a residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Named in honor of conservationist Rachel Carson, it is on the west side of campus, north of Oakes College and southeast of Porter College. The current provost of the college is Professor Sue Carter, also a faculty member of UCSC's Physics Department.
John Laird (born March 29, 1950) is an American politician who is the California State Senator for District 17, since December 7, 2020, [ 4][ 5][ 6] and was Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency [ 7] from 2011 to 2019 and a former legislator who represented the 27th district in the California State Assembly until 2008.
Boulder Creek (/ ˈ b ə ʊ l. d ə r ˈ k r iː k /) is a small rural mountain community in the coastal Santa Cruz Mountains. It is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, with a population of 5,429 as of the 2020 census. Throughout its history, Boulder Creek has been home to a logging town and a resort community, as ...
The Feminist Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz constitutes one of the oldest departments of gender and sexuality studies in the world. [1] It was founded as a women's studies department in 1974. It is considered among the most influential departments in feminist studies, post-structuralism, and feminist political ...
In 2002, the National Association of Realtors reported that Santa Cruz was the most unaffordable place to live in the United States. [45] This statement remains true with 2017 data that shows that Santa Cruz is the least affordable county for renters. [63] In Santa Cruz County, 60% of residents rent and a median monthly rent is $3000.
Santa Cruz is on the northern edge of Monterey Bay. The area is losing several feet of beach a year. [44] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city covers an area of 15.8 square miles (41 km2), of which 12.7 square miles (33 km2) is land, and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2) (19.51%s) is water.
Fred Keeley (born May 9, 1950) is a politician in California, U.S. and serves as the current Mayor of Santa Cruz, CA.Due to recent amendments to the cities' charter he is the first directly elected mayor with a four year term, as the mayoral role was traditionally a one year term selected by other council members.
English: This is a locator map showing Santa Cruz County in California. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: