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Santa Cruz 'Black Lives Matter' mural gets a fresh coat, workplace surveillance bill moves forward

KAZU | By Amy Mayer
Published June 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM PDT
One small child joins a group of adults working with long rollers to finish filling the letters T, E and R with fresh yellow paint.
Amy Mayer
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About 10 people using long-handled rollers cover the final three letters of "Black Lives Matter" with fresh yellow paint on Center Street between Santa Cruz City Hall and the public library on Saturday, June 7, 2025.

In today's newscast, volunteers repainted the "Black Lives Matter" mural in downtown Santa Cruz. And, a state bill to limit workplace surveillance is one step closer to becoming law.
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Amy Mayer
Amy Mayer is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience in public radio. Before KAZU, she worked as an editor for the California Newsroom and at St. Louis Public Radio. For eight years, she covered agriculture as the Harvest Public Media reporter based at Iowa Public Radio. She's also worked at stations in Massachusetts and Alaska and has written for many newspapers, magazines and online news outlets.
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