Hillary OJeda is an Education Reporter at Lookout Santa Cruz. With a background in public safety reporting and a keen interest in the education beat, she explores themes such as public education, special needs advocacy, and the intersection of sports and education. Hillary's work has been featured in Wine Business Monthly, NewsBreak, and Lookout Local.
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Hillary's coverage predominantly includes local news, government & politics, education, and healthcare in the United States with a focus on California and Santa Cruz. Her articles cover evolving stories such as local board decisions, community activism, educational developments at UCSC, and healthcare-related agreements.
Given her focus on local news including governance announcements and legal policy regulations concerning health care and education within Santa Cruz County area in California; she would be interested in pitches related to these topics from knowledgeable sources within this geographic location. Sources who could provide insights into ongoing community issues or governance changes would likely catch her attention.
Pitches that touch upon significant events impacting the local region of Santa Cruz while involving aspects of government & politics or education are more likely to resonate with Hillary compared to broader national-level stories.
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By: Hillary Ojeda
A new civil grand jury report faults the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission for decades of flawed planning on the coastal rail corridor. It says officials advanced proposals without adequately accounting for engineering, legal and financial realities, and recommends that the commission adopt stronger project evaluation and strategic planning processes.
Dozens of staff members and supporters rallied outside Santa Cruz's Dominican Hospital on Tuesday to oppose proposed layoffs and reductions to part-time status affecting 22 nurse educators, monitor technicians and unit coordinators, arguing that the cuts would undermine patient safety and place additional burdens on front-line nurses.
By: Hillary Ojeda
A new report from the Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury says that had the county implemented a widely adopted traffic safety approach, it might have avoided some pedestrian injuries and fatalities. The grand jury recommends that the county adopt an action to implement the Vision Zero strategy to eliminate pedestrian injuries and fatalities.
By: Hillary Ojeda
UC Santa Cruz will begin offering two years of guaranteed housing to its new undergraduate students starting this fall.
By: Hillary Ojeda
UC Santa Cruz faculty, students and campus unions are fighting back against new parking rate increases, accusing the administration of implementing the hikes in bad faith and violating its own policies.
By: Hillary Ojeda
A new UC Santa Cruz study reveals that despite California’s strong access laws, historical discrimination, wealth disparities and systemic barriers still make the state's coastlines overwhelmingly white and affluent.
By: Hillary Ojeda
The Cabrillo College faculty union, which represents more than 450 members, declared impasse amid its negotiations with the school's administration this week. Faculty say they're asking for a higher cost-of-living increase.
By: Hillary Ojeda
Cabrillo College graduate Kristofer Evans wants people like him to know that it's never too late to make changes for the better. After spending his 20s "on the opposite side of the law," he's an award-winning graduate with a bright future.
By: Hillary Ojeda
Three years after California voters approved Proposition 28, many Santa Cruz County school districts say the arts funding has expanded programs and opportunities for students — but teachers in Pajaro Valley Unified are raising questions about how millions of dollars have been spent and why the district has lacked transparency.
By: Hillary Ojeda
Soquel Union Elementary School District students are first among the county's public school students to start the 2026-27 school year.
