The top federal traffic safety regulator says Tesla’s partially automated driving system, Autopilot, failed to spot parked police cars and fire trucks. It wants to know why.
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When this was ‘The Murder Capital of the World’: Local author explores Santa Cruz’s nightmarish moment
A new book by San Lorenzo Valley author Emerson Murray, ‘The Murder Capital of the World,’ is largely the story of three local but otherwise unrelated men — John Linley Frazier, Herbert Mullin, and Edmund Kemper — each lost in his own depraved psychological pathology. The book is a thorough, unflinching, and deeply frightening oral-history-style account of the times and its crimes.
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‘A clear testament to the caliber of the community’: Boulder Creek launches free tool library
How could residents rebuilding from the CZU fire share tools? The answer is the Community Tool Shed, which opens Saturday in Boulder Creek after an overwhelming response from local volunteers, businesses and organizations.
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Child COVID-19 hospitalization rates hit record in U.S. — but not in California and here’s why
A boom in COVID-19 hospitalizations for children has been driven by states like Florida, Texas and Georgia, but the numbers in California have been less dire.
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The Lambda COVID variant is in California: 5 things to know
Experts think Lambda is more infectious than the original coronavirus behind COVID-19 but less infectious than the Delta variant that’s raging across the state and country. There are also signs it could be more resistant to vaccines, though more study is needed.
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‘It’s just too big’: 831 Water Street development draws massive amount of public comment
The current proposal is for two buildings at four and five stories, with 149 units on 19,033 square feet. Some nearby neighbors say putting a 60-foot building so close to 20-foot homes is “not neighborly.” A city council meeting on Sept. 14 will allow more discourse about the main concerns: shade, density, traffic and water.
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Morning Lookout: Burgeoning COVID cases in Santa Cruz and statewide
Since May 21, the Midtown Fridays Block Party has brought fresh life into the parking lot located at 1111 Soquel Ave.,…
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Coronavirus case rate among unvaccinated Californians is six times that of the vaccinated
The chasm in coronavirus case rates between unvaccinated and vaccinated Californians is continuing to widen, state data show, as some officials move to require the shots for both work and play.
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How schools help students who’ve lost loved ones to COVID
At least 30% of California students surveyed by the ACLU said they’d lost a loved one during the pandemic. “Grief comes in all shapes and sizes, but for everyone, it means that life will forever be changed,” one educator said. “For students experiencing this, just noticing and caring can mean the world.”
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Here’s how Gail Newel deals with indoor masking: That and other takeaways from her chat with Zach Friend
Says Santa Cruz Public Health Officer Gail Newel: “I really think that a mask mandate is not going to increase mask-wearing in our county. I am open to hearing otherwise.” That was one topic of discussion when she sat down with Santa Cruz County Supervisor Zach Friend on Friday.