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Posted inRecreation & Sports
Murray Street Bridge project forces Wharf to Wharf detour
Traditionally taking runners from the foot of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf to the foot of the Capitola Wharf, this year’s Wharf to Wharf Race will instead start on Portola Drive in Live Oak then run west to reconnect with the usual course at the harbor, to avoid the Murray Street Bridge retrofit project.
Posted inLatest News
Activists host topless demonstration at Lighthouse Field on Saturday to promote body freedom
Lara Pierce said she organized Saturday’s “Topless Picnic” to normalize nude breasts in public and demonstrate against the shame that is often tied with female breasts displayed in public spaces.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Flat Out Love, breast cancer mastectomy support group, visits Santa Cruz County on Thursday and Friday
Flat Out Love, an initiative to connect breast cancer survivors who are opting not to undergo breast reconstruction after having a mastectomy, is stopping in Santa Cruz County on Thursday and Friday.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of June 17
The latest Santa Cruz County business filings of anyone conducting business for profit under a fictitious business name.
Posted inWatsonville / Pajaro
Watsonville police seek to strengthen community relationships with National Night Out
Watsonville’s Aug. 5 National Night Out event aims to improve police-community relationships in neighborhoods throughout the city.
Posted inLatest News
Saturday night Highway 17 collision leaves Santa Cruz man dead
A three-car crash on Highway 17 just north of Scotts Valley on Saturday night left a 78-year-old Santa Cruz man dead and four others seriously injured.
Posted inLatest News
18-year-old arrested in Watsonville double homicide
Detectives arrested a Watsonville teenager this week in connection with a double homicide that took place last October.
Posted inLatest News
Scotts Valley nurse sentenced to 40 years in prison for child molestation
A 40-year-old Scotts Valley nurse was sentenced to more than 40 years in prison on child molestation charges in Monterey County. Travis Harris was convicted of more 23 charges, including 14 counts of lewd acts on children.
Posted inListen
May 30, playlist: UCSC student’s visa revocation; SCPD audit report; Jim Denevan’s home cooking
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