Events in Santa Cruz and Watsonville this week will highlight bicycle and road safety as students return to school this fall.
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Sunday Reads: Thinking big on a signature Santa Cruz festival; Claudia Sternbach on finding her way
SUNDAY READS Aug. 18, 2024 The quintessential Santa Cruz festival: What would that look like? Santa Cruz arts and business leaders are dreaming up concepts for a major festival — think South by Southwest, Comic Con or Coachella — that might draw national attention to the county, possibly a monthlong event next April. Wallace Baine […]
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Santa Cruz County warns of uptick in supply of ‘tranq’ fentanyl mix
Santa Cruz County public health officials on Thursday issued a warning about an uptick of xylazine in the area’s illegal drug supply. When combined with fentanyl, the sedative typically used on animals as a pain reliever, is known as “tranq.”
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Visit Santa Cruz County eyes tourism opportunities in China, South Korea
Visit Santa Cruz County, the region’s nonprofit tourism marketing organization, says it is exploring opportunities to lure more visitors from “previously untapped markets,” and sees significant opportunity in China and South Korea.
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CZU Lightning Complex fire anniversary marked with poetry event
Santa Cruz Public Libraries will mark the four-year anniversary of the CZU Lightning Complex fire from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Felton Branch Library with the “Heavy Lift Listening Tour,” an interactive poetry and storytelling event featuring artist Felicia Rice and poet Theresa Whitehill.
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Santa Cruz firm that funds renewable energy projects raises $1.75 million
Climatize, a Santa Cruz-based crowdfunding platform that offers investors a way to fund renewable energy projects, has raised $1.75 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Myriad Venture Partners and also including investments from Climate Capital, Techstars, Responsibly Ventures, and Temerity Capital.
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Highway 9 traffic delays expected due to work starting Monday
A 2.7-mile paving project that starts Monday and won’t be complete until Oct. 30 is expected to cause traffic delays for periods of time during the day and overnight on Highway 9. Crews from Granite Construction, which was awarded the $2.4 million contract for the project, will be grinding off the top layer of asphalt […]
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Panther-Yellowbank Beach parking will close for North Coast Rail Trail construction
Construction of the North Coast Rail Trail will temporarily close a parking area at the Panther-Yellowbank Beach in Santa Cruz.
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Local business leaders join Visit Santa Cruz County board of directors
Tim McDonald, Keiki McKay, Herman Wuysang, Owen Lawlor and Jess Brown have been named to the Visit Santa Cruz County board of directors.
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New Santa Cruz assistant city manager brings climate action experience
Santa Cruz’s new assistant city manager is a city native who comes to the job with experience in implementing numerous climate action and environmental initiatives. Michelle Templeton was previously assistant city manager in Santa Clara, holds a degree in environmental studies, and “has managed collaboration across all city departments to achieve sustainability and climate action […]