In the Klamath basin, some farmers hope to head off potential violence by repopulating fish that are part of a decades-old water and wildlife conflict.
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For 3.5 million California families, jobs don’t cover high cost of living
California’s high cost of housing and child care are creating such a burden on working families that millions of households don’t make enough to meet their most basic necessities. The United Ways of California, which put out the study, advocates for expanding eligibility so assistance doesn’t fall off just as families attain economic stability.
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Greenway announces plans to gather signatures, put interim trail-only game plan to vote on next June’s ballot
To be considered in the June 2022 election, the committee will have to receive at minimum 12,000 signatures. But the group has been touting support in recent months from a diverse group of environment- and health-conscious community members.
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What happens when your new affordability reporter isn’t finding anything affordable? Grace’s story
Lookout’s new affordability and equity reporter, Grace Stetson, has lived in Seattle, Chicago, Brooklyn and the Bay Area. She had never seen the Santa Cruz housing market firsthand until she had to deal with it herself — somehow she survived to tell. Even if just barely.
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Dry lightning fire concerns upgraded in Santa Cruz Mountains to a Red Flag Warning
Red Flag Warning takes place of Fire Weather Watch as the National Weather Service warns of events that could treacherously combine with dry fuel levels in the Santa Cruz Mountains and other areas throughout the Bay Area. Concern here begins Sunday afternoon.
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They want to age wine in the ocean off Santa Barbara — environmentalists aren’t saying ‘cheers’
Santa Barbara company wants to age wine underwater, but the California Coastal Commission has concerns about the process.
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Peddling with purpose: Sex trafficking awareness at the core of young cyclists’ West Coast mission
The women’s course, which began June 11 in rainy Seattle, aims for an end 51 days later in San Diego.
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There’s a chlorine crisis? Shortage cancels swim lessons for California kids who need them most
Many of those most in need of swim lessons this summer can’t get them because a nationwide chlorine shortage has made it difficult for public pools to stay open.
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‘No Snapchat filter’ can do this: Our resident caricature artist walks you through life at the Boardwalk
Lookout’s Laurel Bushman wasn’t sure how her return to drawing random humans along Main Beach would go. Now she knows — and at least there are relationships and learning lessons that she will take with her on her journey into the writing world.