COMMUNITY BRIEFS Chris Van Zanen Promoted anta Cruz County Bank has promoted Chris Van Zanen from assistant vice president, relationship manager to vice president, relationship manager. Van Zanen joined the bank in February 2014 as a credit analyst and was promoted in 2018 to relationship manager, developing new business. Most Chris Van Zanen recently, he played a crucial role in delivery of Payroll Protection Program forgivable loans to local businesses. He has a bachelor’s degree in business management of economics from UC Santa Cruz, and studied business administration at San Francisco University. He is a graduate of the Focus Agriculture program and volunteers as a loan committee member with American Nonprofits. He lives in Santa Cruz with his wife and two young children. ••• April 28 Public Meeting on Hwy 9 anta Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission and Supervisor Bruce McPherson’s office, in partnership with Caltrans, will host a virtual public meeting at 6-7:30 p.m. April 28 to provide an update on two Highway 9 projects. One is the “Project Initiation Document” for a Caltrans “capital preventive maintenance” pavement project pursuing “complete streets” improvements in Felton, and the Measure D-funded “Project Initiation Document” examining other elements of the SLV Plan within the towns of Ben Lomond, Brookdale, and Boulder Creek. Capital preventive maintenance aims to extend pavement with minor distress by five-years, while roadway rehabilitation restores poor pavement for 20 years. A presentation by RTC and Caltrans staff will be followed by a question and answer session. For details see the RTC Highway 9/ SLV Complete Streets Corridor Plan Implementation webpage at sccrtc.org/slv. Join via Zoom: https://us02web. zoom.us/j/85090745206?pwd=Rk1qd3IvQ 1dqd2UwV2dDR29DbkR5Zz09 Dial-in Number (US): +1 669 900 9128 Meeting Passcode: 634811 Meeting ID: 850 9074 52 ••• Friends is hiring in Santa Cruz County ork with Friends! Become a visitor service aide and greet park visitors at entrance kiosks. Friends of Santa Cruz County State Parks is hiring for state parks and beaches throughout Santa Cruz County and coastal San Mateo County.
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This position is a visitor service/kiosk staff role. The pay is $17.81 per hour. Friends is a nonprofit organization that works in concert with California State Parks to maintain and enhance the state parks in the Santa Cruz District. To apply, see https://thatsmypark.org/jobs/ ••• Santa Cruz Seeks City Manager nationwide search has begun to find the next Santa Cruz city manager to succeed Martín Bernal, who is retiring. A survey has been posted online in English and Spanish to seek community input to define the most important issues and key attributes the new manager will need. Responses will be accepted through May 1. See www.cityofsantacruz.com/cmsearch Teri Black & Co., LLC will conduct the search with a City Council subcommittee, including Mayor Donna Meyers, Vice Mayor Sonja Brunner and Councilmember Renee Golder. Recruitment is planned over the next four months, with a new city manager to be named in August. For information, visit cityofsantacruz.com/cmsearch. ••• Employer Deadline for CalSavers: June 30 mployers with more than 50 employees are reminded of the June 30 registration deadline for the CalSavers Retirement Savings Program, the state’s new program for workers in the private sector that lack access to a workplace retirement plan. The pioneering program has already signed up 10,000 employers since the July 2019 launch and participants have saved $57 million. CalSavers has no fees for employers. The registration deadline for employers with at least five employees is June 30, 2022, but eligible employers can register at any time. Noncompliant employers will face penalties of $250 per employee. Information: wwwcalsavers.com ••• Santa Cruz Summer Rec Signups Start May 1 fter a year of COVID-19 cutbacks, the City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation has an exciting summer line-up following all state and local safety guidance – including the return of Junior Guards and Little Guards. Little and Junior Guards programs will offer morning and afternoon sessions at Cowell Beach. Prior participants, who are City of Santa Cruz residents, will have priority registration. Summer Camps at Harvey West are back. Beach Baseball Camp, Skateboard Camp and SUP/Kayak Camp are back this summer, along with art, science and LEGO camps. Online registration begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 1, for City residents and 10
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a.m. for non-residents. To create an account, visit www.CityOfSantaCruz.com/Register. Phone registration will open at 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 3. Parks and Recreation staff are available by phone Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – noon and 1– 4 p.m. at (831) 420-5270. The Summer Activity Guide is online at santacruzparksandrec.com. Create your Parks and Recreation account at www. santacruzparksandrec.com or call 420-5270. ••• Deadline For Aptos Chamber Award Nominations Is May 21 he Aptos Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the Man, Woman, Business, Organization and Outstanding Achievement of 2020-21. All nominations must be submitted by Friday, May 21, at 11:59 p.m. The awards dinner date will be announced later. To nominate, see the form at: https:// tinyurl.com/aptos-chamber-award-2021 ••• Student Debt Canceled n March 18, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued a statement following U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Education will cancel student
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loan debt for approximately 72,000 student borrowers who were defrauded by predatory for-profit colleges, including the predatory, now-defunct Corinthian Colleges and ITT Technical Institute. “We applaud the Biden Administration’s Department of Education for providing an additional $1 billion in student loan debt relief to borrowers who were defrauded by Corinthian Colleges and other predatory for-profit colleges across the nation,” said Becerra. “This is an important first step that builds on the work our office conducted with the Obama Administration and the legal challenges that we brought to oppose the Trump administration’s callous denial of debt relief… many students still await relief after falling prey to these same crooked tactics by dishonest for-profit colleges.” The March 18 announcement is a first step in making good on the promises that U.S. Department of Education made to defrauded borrowers nearly five years ago. The announcement applies to the cohort of student borrowers with approved relief claims, which includes tens of thousands of students who attended Corinthian and ITT. According to Becerra, many more borrowers should still be eligible for loan forgiveness because they have pending claims with the department or were rejected under the Trump administration. n
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