Santa Cruz’s famous sea otter, 841, has given birth to a wee pup — suggesting that erratic behavior including pilfering surfboards could have been hormonally driven.
Susanne Rust
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Who is Laphonza Butler? What to know about Newsom’s pick for Feinstein’s Senate seat
Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Laphonza Butler to fill the Senate seat that was held by Dianne Feinstein, who died Friday. Who is Butler?
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As heat waves warm the Pacific Ocean, effects on marine life remain murky
While satellites and offshore buoys can inform scientists about marine heat waves, the effects on ocean species are less understood.
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A marine heat wave off California helped fuel Hurricane Hilary. What’ll it do next?
Off the California coast sits a marine heat wave that has persisted since 2014. Scientists aren’t sure whether it’s now permanent, or a decadeslong blip on the map.
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Hilary’s jagged path: How the storm wound up over Compton and Dodger Stadium
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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As threat of El Niño winter looms, Newsom signs order to hasten levee repairs
Restoring levees is crucial to public safety, but critics say Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order also comes at the expense of rules designed to protect the environment. The move comes after disastrous flooding in the Pajaro Valley and elsewhere amid last winter’s storms.
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Central Valley flooding offers birds bountiful water; will it also poison them?
Central Valley flooding has raised a new potential threat to migrating birds: massive die-offs from bacteria-contaminated water.
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Risk of ‘catastrophic flooding’ has diminished in Tulare Lake Basin, officials say
Though fears of catastrophic flooding in the Tulare Lake Basin have largely diminished, state officials say we’re “not out of the woods” yet.
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Fears grow as floodwaters threaten to drown this California city and prison complex
The only thing preventing floodwaters from inundating the city of Corcoran is an aging, 14-mile-long wall of dirt. Can it hold?
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Worry and suspicion reign as once-dry Tulare Lake drowns California farmland
As historic storms fill once-dry Tulare Lake and submerge prime California farmland, tensions are building over how to handle the swiftly rising floodwaters.