The low-cost strategies for street safety Hoboken has used could be a template for Santa Cruz to get closer to its safety goals.
Community Safety
Reporting has shown that African Americans and Latinos are killed at a disproportionately higher rate during such pursuits.
People walking and biking on Watsonville streets die at a rate 70% higher than the county average, according to a Santa Cruz Local analysis.
Plans include road diets, lower speed limits, rerouting highways, and adding engineers to improve safety.
Children in low-income Black communities face higher lead exposure risks from aging schools and homes, which can lead to worse health and learning outcomes.
The increasing number of Immigration raids have sown fear in the migrant community. Many like Alicia Romo are afraid to step out of their homes for fear of encountering enforcement agents.
“The academic in me is never going to say causality,” said Harvard's Jeremy Faust. “But the person with a functioning brain is going to say I’m worried about a causal relationship.”
Violence prevention programs, particularly community-based interventions, can significantly reduce homicides and shootings in the Black community.
Immigration status is not the only source of worry for farmworkers in California. Financial stress cause many in the Central Valley additional psychological distress.
A small town in the California foothills faces chronic water system failures, leaks, and contamination, with aging infrastructure, limited funds, and uncertain future threatening its community and fire safety.