Though a grand opening celebration for the 121,000-square-foot facility has been scheduled for next month, the Monday move will make the Human Service Department the largest local agency to occupy the new building so far. Additional departments will move in this summer.
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“The application to cease landline service in certain rural communities of the 19th Congressional District threatens public safety, especially in those areas vulnerable to natural disasters,” said Rep. Jimmy Panetta in a release. “We wanted to make sure that the CPUC fully understands the lack of connectivity in certain rural areas in good times and in bad, and the need for land lines for the people who live in those types of communities.”
The California Public Utilities Commission is reviewing an application from AT&T California that would allow the telecommunications giant to be relieved of its decades-old obligation to provide landline service in many regions across the state, including large swaths of Santa Cruz County.
Santa Cruz County 2nd District Supervisor Zach Friend has been reappointed by the California State Association of Counties to serve another year-long stint as chair of its Health and Human Services Committee.
"The second phase of the Aptos Village will complete a long-promised project for local residents," wrote 2nd District Supervisor Zach Friend, who represents the Aptos region. "It’s an opportunity for new additional local businesses, needed affordable housing and options for shopping and dining for the Aptos community that help provide an additional sense of place in our area."
"I've got family that has worked in community service-oriented professions for a long time," said Brown, "so it was kind of instilled in me, even at a young age."
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