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November Newsletter

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  • Nov 1, 2024
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Find out about upcoming events on and off campus to look forward to in November

Read about Cabrillo’s status as a Hispanic Serving Institution

Read about Cabrillo’s status as the #1 Community College in the State

Learn about this month’s election with easy to use resources


UPCOMING EVENTS

Recurring On Campus Events

  • Monday @ 1 pm

    • Self-Care + Mindfulness

    • Monthly: 9/16, 10/14, 11/4 & 12/2

    • Meets in room 913 on 11/4 & 12/2

    • “Join us to build community and practice grounding and mindfulness strategies you can use when homework, exams, and the emotions of day-to-day life get heavy. We will learn different meditation practices, breathing techniques to calm us, stretches and movements to get our blood flowing, and journaling prompts for reflection. Tea will be provided”

  • Tuesday @ 1 pm

    • Ask a Nurse

    • Weekly Starting: 9/17, Ending: 11/19

    • Meets On Zoom (Meeting ID:91547931792)

    • “Questions about Nutrition? COVID- 19? Vaccines? Wondering about a weird rash, or how to take care of a sprained ankle? How to get birth control or STI testing? No question is too dumb, trivial, or silly. No questions off limits.”

  • Wednesday @ 1 pm

    • Wellness Walk

    • Weekly Starting: 9/18, Ending: 11/20

    • Meets in Room 912 (map/directions)

    • “Let’s get fresh air, log some steps and chat about anything related to health, wellness, life, hobbies, joys or stresses. Why walk? Walking offers the physical benefits of exercise while also boosting your emotional well-being.”

  • Thursday @ 1 pm

    • Stairs Challenge

    • Weekly Starting: 9/19, Ending: 10/31

    • Meets in front of Welcome Center/SAC East (map/directions)

    • “One lap is going from street level up to the library plaza and back. You set the number of laps you want to take. The next week you can challenge yourself to do more or go further by climbing up to the library doors and back. Weekly participation earns you prizes!”

Quiet Rooms

The following spaces will be available to anyone who wants to sit and practice mindfulness without any chatter

SAC East 225: November 5th

5001: November 5th

350C: November 6th

Stress Reduction Room

Come to de-compress and de-stress. We will have mindfulness activities, puzzles, journals, art supplies and resources to reduce stress.

November 4th, 5th, 6th

Aptos Campus: Room 913 (9am-4pm)

Watsonville: Room A150 (10am-2pm)


Talking Circle

An opportunity to gather and share your feelings in a safe space. All are welcome.

November 6th

Aptos Campus: Guardian Scholars Office (under the library) 12pm-2pm


Holiday Food & Fund Drive Kickoff Rally

November 7th, 11:30 am - 12:45 pm

Cabrillo College Dr. Near Samper Hall

Volunteer

Santa Cruz Faith: 4:30pm Food Distribution

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American Red Cross Blood Drive

Wednesday, November 13th

  • 9am to 2pm

  • Aptos Cafeteria

  • If you'd like to donate blood on November 13th please schedule a donation appointment by going to redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code: Cabrillo or Call 1-800 RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)


    Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment. Identification Required.


    If you have questions regarding your eligibility to donate blood, please call 1-866-236-3276.


  • Interested in volunteering with the Red Cross Blood Drive


Harm Reduction Event & Flu Clinic

Aptos Cafeteria: Tuesday, October 22nd 11am - 1pm ; Watsonville Breezeway A/B 9am - 11 am

Click here for more information


VAPA Events

SpongeBob! The Musical

  • Crocker Theatre

  • November 8th - 24th

  • Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 pm

  • Sundays 2pm

  • Cabrillo Youth Chorus Fall Concert

    • Samper Recital Hall

    • Sunday November 7th 3pm

  • Cabrillo Chorale Concert with the Santa Cruz High Concert Choir

    • Samper Recital Hall

    • Wednesday November 20th 7pm

  • Voice Class Recital

    • Samper Recital Hall

    • Friday November 22nd 7pm

  • Santa Cruz Symphoony Musician Series: Nancy Zhou

    • Samper Recital Hall

    • Sunday November 24th 2pm


Community Feast

Hosted by Student Senate (free food for all students, in cafeteria, buffet style with pies, vegetarian options)

  • November 20th in Aptos 3:30 Pm

  • November 21st in Watsonville 3:30 pm   


OFF CAMPUS

Recurring Events

Sundays: Grateful Sundays with Mike Harle @ Felton Music Hall

Mondays: Comedy Night @ Rosie McCann’s

Tuesdays: $5 Movie Night @  Santa Cruz Cinema

Wednesdays: Hump Day Special (Half Priced) @ Boardwalk Bowl

Thursdays: Trivia Night @ 11th Hour

Fridays: Club 2000 Night @ The Blue Lagoon

Saturday: Karaoke Night @ The Catalyst


Sea Glass & Ocean Art Festival

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“The Santa Cruz Sea Glass & Ocean Art Festival features genuine sea glass and artist-made creations while benefiting our local marine environment. This year the festival celebrates its 16th anniversary. Over 50 talented artists are bringing their boutique works to the Bay View room & Sunroom in the Historic Cocoanut Grove at the Santa Cruz Beach boardwalk. You’ll find one-of-a-kind pieces, from ceramics, soaps, sea salts, photography, fabric arts and stunning sea glass jewelry. There is plenty of parking, yummy food, views of the Monterey bay, a full bar and a community of ocean-enthusiasts excited to meet you!”


November 9th 10am - November 10th 5:00pm at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s Cocoanut Grove


Thanksgiving/Indigenous People’s Day

Ways to celebrate

  • Santa Cruz Zen Center plant-based potluck

    • Thursday, November 28, 2024 3:00 PM 6:00 PM

  • Volunteer:

  • Santa Cruz Thanksgiving Eve Bar Crawl

    • “Join us on November 27th, 2024, from 5 PM to 11 PM for the Official Thanksgiving Eve Bar Crawl! This event is your perfect prelude to Thanksgiving, packed with cheer, gratitude, and fun as we take you through the heart of the city.”

  • Yala Lati Women’s Choir Autumn Concert

    • Saturday, November 23, 2024 3:00pm to 5:00pm, or 7:00pm to 9:00pm

    • Center for Spiritual Living

  • Santa Cruz County Turkey Trot

    • 5k/10k run/walk

    • 100% proceeds credited to the County’s Holiday Food Drive totals


STUDENT VOICES


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What does it mean to be a Hispanic Serving Institution?

Transforming Cabrillo College into an effective HSI through collaboration and action


Cabrillo College received the designation of an Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in 2007 and beginning in 2010 has received five Title V HSI grants and three Title III HSI grants, totaling $29 million. These US Department of Education grants are focused on increasing institutional capacity to serve Latinx and low-income students, and Cabrillo has benefited from a multitude of Title V and Title III grant funded projects. While HSI designation is based upon enrollment of 25% Latinx and low-income students and provides institutions with the eligibility to apply and receive these grants, there has been a growing call across the nation to transform HSIs from simply “Hispanic Enrolling” to “Hispanic Serving” institutions by centering Latinx students and their experiences, to intentionally design programs and services for their intersectional identities, and to direct resources to minoritized students. 

This national movement coincided with Cabrillo’s own growing Latinx student population (50% in 23/24) and momentum through the Guided Pathways initiative to redesign the college for more equitable outcomes and through the work of the Office of Student Equity to critically examine our practices and engage in action oriented research. The college launched an HSI Task Force in Spring 2021 that engaged in research, reviewed best practices, discussed Cabrillo’s historical and current practices, and in May 2022 provided recommendations for the college to enact "servingness" in practice. In Fall 2022 an HSI Leadership Team was created to ensure that HSI Task Force recommendations move to action. 

As a subcommittee of the College Planning Committee (CPC), the HSI Leadership Team utilizes a collaborative leadership model and is composed of faculty, staff, administrators, and students. The HSI Leadership Team provides strategic direction for initiatives that advance HSI servingness, grant applications, and institutional efforts to center students of color for equity and justice, including operational coordination for HSI Week activities, HSI related professional development for the college, and guidance for implementing HSI Task Force Report recommendations.


Where to access resources available through Title V and Title 3

Financial aid:


Resources that are available:


Financial Aid


Scholarship


Internships and Job Opportunities


How to access them:

Aptos Services: Sac East Building

By Appointment:

Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm

Fridays 8am-12pm

(Remote 1pm-5pm)

Watsonville Services: A110

Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm

(Closed for lunch 1pm-2pm)

Fridays 8am-12pm

(Remote 1pm-5pm)

Journal X


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The Xinachtli Jounral (Journal X) aims to give a voice to social justice issues.

They are accepting submissions (short fiction, short memoir, short plays/screenplays, short essays, poetry, art, and photography) here. Experimental submissions are encouraged. Submissions in English, Spanish or Spanglish are accepted.

VOTER’S CORNER

YOUR VOTE MATTERS!

Make sure you let your voice and needs be heard this election season, as community college students, it is our future that we're voting for! We have voices that pertain to many groups of people, as being in a community college allows for a wide variety of people with a wide variety of needs and interests, by taking the time to share your vote on this years polls, you are advocating for not only yourself, but your future and the future of those around you. A democracy works when you work it.

As a community college, we have a unique perspective on the world we live in, and that perspective deserves to be heard. When you submit your vote, you are bringing these unique voices to the forefront, allowing for change to be made in your favor. Voting is a critical matter for us as a community, and we don't want to let this opportunity pass by without taking advantage of it. Participation is the backbone of our democracy, and to have the chance to share your voice on matters keeps this country standing upright. You want the government to hear your needs, and the more people express those needs the more they must listen to them.

When you and your community choose not to engage with the voting system our government provides us, we risk losing our voices in matter that shape our specific future. From job opportunities to housing and educational opportunities, we all have something that is important to us, and we have the right to exercise that matter into the hands of the government. When the masses vote, their collective voice is forced to be heard, showing the electoral that we matter, and our needs matter too.

When voting, you are showing the government that you care about the world you live in, and you are shaping that world for future generations who one day may be in your exact place, this collective act helps binds us together as a community and restores the community we live in. By voting, you invigorate your community and bring people together. Voting is a civic duty that one must act on to create the world they deserve to live in.

In a world of increasingly polarized media and disinformation, voting remains a simple yet powerful act of faith in democracy. As community college students, our vote matters not only for us but for the communities we serve and for future generations who will benefit from our choices.


YOUR VOTE MATTERS!


Presidential Candidates

Republican Platform


Republicans tend to have a main focus on principles of individual freedom, limited government, and personal responsibility. They emphasize a cut on taxes, reducing government spending, and promotion of free-market. They have a more traditional value outlook, usually opposing abortion, and advocating for parental rights in education. They have a common theme of strengthening military capabilities and securing borders. They usually support reducing regulations on businesses, arguing that it encourages innovation and economic activity. They tend to seek to reform healthcare by promoting market driven solutions and reducing the role of the government. They usually have an energy independence, including support for fossil fuels and have a cautious approach to renewable energy innovations.  


Democratic Party Platform


Democratic stance typically revolved around promoting social welfare, protecting individual rights, and addressing systemic issues through government institutions. They often focus on policies reducing income inequality, increasing minimum wage, supporting unions, and implementing progressive taxation. They tend to place a significant focus on the climate, through policies that promote renewable energy, reduce carbon emissions and invest in green infrastructure. They are usually championing civil rights and social justice issues, promoting policies that address systemic racism, gender equality, and LGBTQ+ rights. Many democrats are for funding the public education system and making college more affordable. A common stance is increasing gun control to address the issue with gun violence. 

Important Dates

Oct. 7th- Nov. 5th Voter Service centers open Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

  • Nov. 2nd and 3rd 9am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday

  • Nov. 4th 8am to 5pm on Monday

  • Nov 5th Election Day- polls open at 7am and close at 8pm

  • Nov 7th Canvass/ audit of election begins

  • Oct. 7th First day to mail ballots.

  • Oct. 21st Last day to register to vote

  • Oct. 7th- Nov. 5th Voter Service centers open Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

  • Nov. 2nd and 3rd 9am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday

  • Nov. 4th 8am to 5pm on Monday

  • Nov 5th Election Day- polls open at 7am and close at 8pm

  • Nov 7th Canvass/ audit of election begins

  • Dec 1st Deadline to cure a missing or non-comparing signature

  • Dec 3rd Deadline to certify election

California State Ballot Propositions

Prop 2: Borrow $10 Billion to Build Schools, Colleges

Prop 2 would provide $8.5 Billion to schools K-12, and $1.5 Billion to community colleges to renovate, fix and construct facilities. The money would be distributed through grants, with the state paying the better half especially for economically worse off counties. According to research, 38% of California's State schools do not reach the basic safety standards implemented by the state. More research shows that when schools don’t have up to date facilities, the attendance, participation and morale are substantially lowered. California does not currently pay for school facilities, whereas other states do. This leads to lower economic counties having lower quality schools, and hence a lower turn out rate for students. Perpetuating the disadvantaged system in place today. Supporters say that this money is crucial for making basic safety implements in schools, especially in places where lower-income areas means having no other way to pay for these improvements.  Whereas opponents claim that the state should include repairs in their budget, rather than adding another tax to taxpayers, who are already struggling. 


Prop 3: Reaffirm the right of same sex marriage. 

Prop 3 would preserve the right to same sex marriage in California. In 2004, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom defied a federal ban and began issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples, the California Supreme Court quickly shut it down, and in 2008 voters banned same sex marriage. This language is still written in the legislature, although void due to the federal law passing in 2013 allowing same sex marriage nationwide. With California having the nation's largest LGBTQ+ population, this proposition is on the ballot as a preemptive protection, after the US Supreme Court revoked their abortion legality federally in 2022. This would not change who people can legally marry, just the wording of an old state law that is already legal federally now. Supporters say that this measure would simply remove antiquated language in a practice already held by the highest courts of the land. Supporters feel as though this is essential now because of the removal of some fundamental rights federally, alluding to the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Opponents claim that this is breeching too far and would “override” and remove protections from “child-marriages, incest, and polygamy.” An analysis of this measure reminds us that this would not change the marriage laws in California, only the wording of a pre existing law. 


Prop 4: Borrow $10 billion to respond to climate change. 

This proposition would authorize $10 billion in debt in response to climate change. The largest chunk of the money, $1.9 billion, would go towards clean and safe drinking water, with the priority being lower income communities, and would require annual audits. Supporters argue that with California's inclination towards wildfires, water pollution, and extreme heat, the need for more spending on these issues is “urgent.” On the flip side, opponents are arguing that bonds are the most expensive way to pay for these things and that the responsibility should fall into the hands of the California government without taking on more debt. 


Prop 5: Make it easier for local governments to fund affordable housing, infrastructure projects. 

This measure entails amending the California constitution by casting away the difficulty that California creates when local governments ask to borrow money, and lower the required voter threshold from 2/3rds to 55%. The bonds would be used for funding affordable housing construction, down payment assistance programs, and public infrastructure projects like water management, local hospitals, and public parks. If it passes, the new cut of only needing 55% voter support would apply not just to future bonds, but bonds on this current ballot. This proposition has been shot down before, and with new amendments such as a ban on local governments using the money to buy up existing single family homes to convert them to affordable units. This measure also only covers bonds, where before it would apply to certain tax hikes. Supporters say that allowing one third of voters to overrule the majority is undemocratic, and if the majority of voters want their government to fund housing, they should be able to receive that. Opponents argue that it’s always easy to support taking on more debt if you're not the one who has to pay it back, when the local government borrows money, the tab more often than not gets placed on property owners, who make up a minority of the voters. 


Prop 6: Limit forced labor in state prisons

This measure would inherently amend the California constitution to enforce labor on inmates, prohibiting the state from punishing criminals for work and disciplining those who refuse. In place of the current system, a system of volunteer working adhering to time off their sentence would be implemented. California was never a slave state, but there is a prominent history of forced labor, lawmakers created a reparations task force with the intent of addressing historical inequalities that harmed Black residents. This task force recommended the new law as a preventive measure for any form of enslavement. This has been brought up before, but supporters ending up tanking the idea because paying prisoners minimum wage would cost the state about $1.5 billion annually, and the volunteer program is a way around that problem. Supporters say prisoners are often retaliated against for turning down assignments that can be dangerous or life threatening, providing little to no life skill, for little to no pay. Opponents say that in large, this reflects their opposition to reparations at the state in a time when the budget deficit is a top priority. 


Prop 32: Raise Minimum wage to $18 an hour

Proposition 32 would raise the minimum wage to $17 an hour, effective immediately if passed, until the end of 2024, and then January 1st change to $18 an hour. For smaller businesses of 25 employees or less, they would not have to pay $18 an hour, and could stick to the $17 asn hour until 2026. If this passes, California will have the highest minimum wage in the nation. In 2027, the minimum wage would adjust to inflation, as it already does. This was advocated for a bit ago, but the legislature missed a key deadline, and so it got pushed to this ballot. Supporters of this measure are usually labor groups, claiming even though this is not as high of a minimum wage they would like, it would help families with attaining basic needs, would be spent at local businesses and would help reduce low-income Californians’ use of taxpayer-provided benefits. UC Berkeley did a study on the Californian raise to $15 an hour in 2022, finding no significant loss of jobs. Opponents, business groups, claim that employers already face increased supply and labor costs from inflation and have never fully recovered from COVID. As well as pointing out that when Hollywood raised their minimum wage to $19.08, 42% of businesses laid off or cut staff. 


Prop 33: Allow Local Governments to impose rent control.

Currently there in California landlords are allowed to increase rent each year, a policy known as rent control. While there are some limits on these laws, such as cities cannot set rent control on single family homes or apartments built after 1995, and for new tenants. If proposition 33 passes, that would all change. Cities would be allowed to control rent on any party, new buildings built after 1995 and for new tenants. This is on the ballot because nearly 30% of California residents pay half their income on rent, higher than any other state other than Florida and Louisiana. For years tenants have tried to change this, but with little luck.


Prop 33: Allow Local Governments to impose rent control.

Currently there in California landlords are allowed to increase rent each year, a policy known as rent control. While there are some limits on these laws, such as cities cannot set rent control on single family homes or apartments built after 1995, and for new tenants. If proposition 33 passes, that would all change. Cities would be allowed to control rent on any party, new buildings built after 1995 and for new tenants. This is on the ballot because nearly 30% of California residents pay half their income on rent, higher than any other state other than Florida and Louisiana. For years tenants have tried to change this, but with little luck. Landlords have deep pockets, and they can go far in convincing voters that rent control is not the answer to the current housing crisis. Supporters of this proposition say that rent is simply too high. Teachers, police officers, and firefighters can barely afford other things in life because they are spending half their salary on rent, and the rest of the population without a fixed income is one step away from homelessness just trying to maintain a play to stay. Opponents on the other hand make the claim that adopting strict rent control policies will only make the housing crisis worse. Claiming that property values will drop, and the incentive to build more will simply not be there, driving up prices in existing rental units. They also make the point to say this measure does not actually protect renters. 


Prop 34: Require certain providers to use prescription drug revenue for patients.

Proposition 34 is requiring some Californian providers to spend at least 98% of their net drug sale revenue on “direct patient care.” This proposition doesn’t apply to all providers, only those that spend $100 million on expenses that aren’t direct care, that own and operate apartment buildings that have racked up at least 500 severe violations of health and safety codes in the past decade. These terms realistically only apply to one provider; The AIDS Healthcare Organization. This measure would also put into law that requires all state agencies to negotiate for lower drug prices as a single entity. This is on the ballot mainly because a lot of politicians don’t like the main guy in the AIDS organization, Michael Weinstein. Under Weinsteins presidency, the organization has become a major moving part in state and local housing politics. It has poured millions of dollars into two unsuccessful rent control measures, including the third attempt on the ballot this year (Prop 33). As well as aggressively lobbying against legislation requiring local governments to permit denser housing, likening a bill that endorsed “negro removal” and backed a partial moratorium on development in Los Angeles, suing to halt construction on residential skylines. His foundation has an assembly on rental properties along Skid Row with many habitability and health complaints. The main foundation against Weinstein currently is The California Apartment Association, which lobbies against rent control, and has been the states premier landlord. Supporters of this measure claim that this is a case of accountability, when discounts are given by the federal government, taxpayers deserve to know what their money is being used for, the patients most in need. Their claim is that this measure would provide transparency and rein in abuse. Opponents say that this is less of a democratic vote and more of a political hit from landlord lobbies out of revenge. They think that measures should be for voters, and not to silence opponents. Their other claim is that this is illegal, as you can't single out a single organization in a ballot, and if this measure passes, it will most definitely end up back in court again. 


Prop 35: Make permanent a tax on managed care health insurance plans.

This proposition is requiring the state to spend the tax money from health care plans on Medi-Cal, the public health insurance for low income residents and people with disabilities. The revenue would go to primary and specialty care, emergency services, family planning, mental health and prescription drugs. Currently about 14 million Californians, (a third of the population) uses Medi-Cal, meanwhile payments to doctors or other Medi-Cal providers have hardly increased, if at all, resulting in providers not treating Medi-Cal patients. The petition to get this measure on the ballot has been signed by a host of doctors, hospitals and clinics that hope for this tax revenue to go towards increased payments for them. Supporters argue that the general fund spending of Medi-Cal has been offset for decades due to the taxation for healthcare. Health providers who serve Medi-Cal patients argue that the tax revenue should be used for new investments in Medi-Cal rather than supporting the state’s general fund. Opponents of this issue are mainly Governor Gavin Newsom, while there is no one opposing group, he holds strong. His argument is that restricting how the tax revenue is spent “hamstrings” future legislators and governors’ ability to balance the state budget.


Prop 36: Increase Penalties for Theft and Drug Trafficking. 

This proposition is to reclassify some misdemeanor drug and theft crimes as felonies. It also creates a new category of crime; a “treatment mandated felony” meaning that people who don’t contest these charges could receive drug treatment instead of going to prison, but if they don’t finish the treatment, they would go to prison for three years. This is coming to us on the ballot because about 10 years ago a measure called Prop 47 passed, detailing the lessening of imprisonment for drug and theft crimes to reduce overpopulation in prisons. During the pandemic, shoplifting and commercial burglaries skyrocketed, especially in LA, San Mateo, Alameda and Sacramento, statewide, it has been observed that shoplifting of over $950 went up 28% in the past 5 years, the highest level observed since 2000. Supporters make the claim that this measure is a way to combat homelessness, saying that increasing the penalty for drugs would keep people off the streets and keep theft crimes lower. They’re belief is that this would force people into treatment and ultimately better our society as a whole. Opponents though point to criminal justice studies which have never once shown that harsher punishment or the threat of, equates to rehabilitation nor preventing crime or the threat of crime. Their argument is that this proposition will cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars without measurably reducing crime or poverty. Meanwhile other institutions that could use the money, like schools and hospitals, will go without.

U.S. Senate

Californians will be voting on a U.S senator, who will be deliberating on presidential appointments and sometimes passing actual legislation. There are two options for our state's U.S senator, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey. Steve Garvey is 75 and was born in Tampa, Florida. He has promised to not restrict abortion rights, supports private investment in transitional housing for homeless people and pledges to fight the out of control inflation. He is a supporter of Donald Trump. Adam Schiff is 63 and was born in Massachusetts but settled in Alamo California with his father not too long after. He was briefly in law after graduating from Harvard, and got into politics in 1996. He has rebranded himself as progressive, and his goal is to  improve housing affordability, protect labor rights and provide undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. 

Read more about these candidates and their views on specific issues here. 

Resources

CalMatters


"CalMatters is a nonpartisan and nonprofit news organization bringing Californians stories that probe, explain and explore solutions to quality of life issues while holding our leaders accountable. We are the only journalism outlet dedicated to covering America’s biggest state, 39 million Californians and the world’s fifth largest economy."


Mission statement: CalMatters is a nonpartisan and nonprofit news organization bringing Californians stories that probe, explain and explore solutions to quality of life issues while holding our leaders accountable. We are the only journalism outlet dedicated to covering America’s biggest state, 39 million Californians and the world’s fifth largest economy.



BallotPedía


Ballotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics, and the nation’s premier resource for unbiased information on elections, politics, and policy.

We provide our readers curated content on all levels of U.S. politics that is relevant, reliable, and available for all. In addition, Ballotpedia’s policy content and assets are a gateway to learning about public policy and an unparalleled resource for clear, comprehensive, and factual information on key policy areas. We are firmly committed to neutrality in all our content.


Mission Statement: As a nonprofit, our mission is to educate. We're here for you when:

  • You need the latest political news and analysis from a reliable, nonpartisan source.

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  • You want to access all opinions—fairly, clearly, and completely presented—surrounding a policy area.

Ballot Box & Voting Center Locations

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Drop Box Locations:

Click HERE for more information


Get Paid on Election Day

Work as a poll worker this election year! It only takes 2-3 minutes to apply, get paid to work at your local election polls, and all you need is either a high school diploma, or if still in high school, a 2.5 GPA!

Click HERE for more information and to find the application.


Come Vote with Your Community!

On Monday Oct. 4th at 3:30 PM, Cabrillo College students are invited to join us in casting your vote in person at the closest voter center to campus! We will meet in front of the Drip Coffee on Aptos Campus, and walk over together to let our voices be heard!


Student Survey

Click HERE to complete our quick survey about student interests and representation on campus.


Cabrillo College Named Best Community College in California


“A Study by SmartAsset™ and Published in The Miami Herald Ranks Cabrillo First for Retention Rates, Student-to-Faculty Ratios, and Cost of Tuition and Fees

 

APTOS, CA— Cabrillo College today announces that it has been ranked the best community college in California, based upon a study released by SmartAsset that was published in the October 21 issue of The Miami Herald. The same study ranked Cabrillo College 37th overall in the United States.

 

For the study to determine the best community colleges in the U.S., SmartAsset compared 616 two-year colleges that offer associate degrees and have at least 500 full-time students. The awards were granted based upon the colleges’ retention rates, student-to-faculty ratios, and tuition and fees. The study was based upon publicly available data from 2022-23.

 

“This ranking provides a tangible reference for what I’ve heard anecdotally since arriving at Cabrillo seven years ago, that Cabrillo is the best community college in the state,” said Matt Wetstein, Superintendent and President at Cabrillo College. “I’ve had people tell me their best professors were at Cabrillo…even better than teachers they had at some of the highest rated universities in the world.”


Ranked first in California with a full-time student retention rate of 74% and a student-to-faculty ratio of 16 :1, Cabrillo College is also highly affordable, with full-time, in-state tuition and fees costing $1,262. A federally-designated Hispanic Serving Institution with locations in Aptos and Watsonville, approximately half of Cabrillo's students are Latinx. Cabrillo’s beautiful campus boasts a view of the Pacific Ocean, borders the redwoods of Nisene Marks State Park, and is situated amidst some of the nation’s leading agriculture and technology centers.

 

Collectively, California community colleges scored well in the study’s 'least expensive' ranking, taking the top 50 spots for least expensive schools, with tuition and fees costing less than $1,500 per year. 

 

About Cabrillo College

Cabrillo College is a leading California community college serving Santa Cruz County with locations in Aptos and Watsonville. It is ranked #1 in transfers to UC Santa Cruz. Founded in 1959, the college offers over 100 academic and career technical education programs that serve multiple educational goals such as A.A. and A.S. degrees, certificates of achievement, skills certificates, transfer to 4-year institutions or for lifelong learning and personal enrichment. With a commitment to quality and equity, we connect all learners to pathways that propel them from where they are to where they aspire to be, including: academic, personal, and career growth.”


 
 
 

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