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December 2024 • Vol 29 No. 12
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Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day By Scott J. Turnbull Who is Ruby Bridges? To answer that, I’ll first reference the landmark court decision, Brown v. Board of Education, which determined that having separate schools for white children that blocked black students from attending was unconstitutional. Full Story page 5
Insurance Commissioner’s Strategy Full Story page 10
A Soquel Family’s Gift for Giving By Jondi Gumz If you’re looking for inspiration this time of year, consider the story of the Camacho family. They live in Soquel, and they wrote a children’s book called Taco Dude. The family includes Anthony and Katie Camacho, Veronica, 16, who goes to Soquel High, and Ever, 12, who goes to New Brighton Middle School.
Antony and Katie became parents 9 years ago, thanks to the foster care system in Monterey County. “When we adopted them, they had little concept of what a book was let alone the ability to follow what they perceived as complex storylines aka pages with more than three sentences per page,” explained Katie. ... continues on page 4
Capitola Plein Air 2024 Winners
Artists stormed Capitola the week of Oct. 21-27 for the Capitola Arts and Cultural Commission’s 9th annual Capitola Plein Air event. They arrived with easels, canvas, paints, and pastels to compete in the outdoor painting competition. Full Story page 8
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