This week, a wildlife care center in Huntington Beach announced that 22 pelicans have been brought in since October with severe fractures to a bone in their wings.
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Time to chill: Sights from a beat-the-heat Thursday in Santa Cruz County
With temperatures in triple digits inland and seemingly headed that way even in more temperate parts of Santa Cruz County, thousands flocked to the beach Thursday in search of natural air conditioning.
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Another month, another all-time high: Home prices in Santa Cruz County hit $1.3 million in May
The median sale price for a single-family home rose to a record $1.3 million countywide in May, and the sale price of a single-family home in the city of Santa Cruz leaped to a record $1.5 million.
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Top 10 things to do in San Lorenzo Valley this summer by Heidi Robinson
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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‘Really cool to see all these people on boards’: Black Surf Club Santa Cruz brings diversity into the ocean
If this was a preview, next weekend’s Juneteenth events will be unmissable. As volunteer and ally, Tim Robbins says while manning a booth at Cowell’s, “Democracy is not a bystander sport. You have to participate. We have to get away from silo politics and come together as a whole.”
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Sunday’s Liberation Paddle-Out: ‘There are Black people in this town — and they’d like to be part of this’
Last year’s traditional Juneteenth celebrations had to be canceled or truncated due to COVID-19, and during this year’s planning, Esabella Bonner “wasn’t sure if there would be able to be a Juneteenth.” But the organizer of the Black Surf Club Santa Cruz persevered and the pandemic has waned. Sunday’s festivities at Cowell’s should attract a crowd.
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How much longer will the Santa Cruz real estate frenzy last?
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Ticks on a ‘quest’ for blood at California’s beaches. Is Lyme disease a rising risk?
Lyme disease-carrying ticks usually found in woodlands and fields are spreading along California’s beaches, carried by an unknown host.
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As wildfires decimate the giant sequoia, California faces unprecedented loss
Researchers now believe a wildfire last year killed 10% to 14% of the world’s natural sequoia population.
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MBEP Student Ambassadors: building up a robust regional workforce
Through internship projects that support Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) initiatives and members, MBEP’s Student Ambassadors help pave the way toward more affordable housing, a healthier environment, and a greener economy. These work-based learning opportunities ease the transition from school to the workplace while also developing a regional workforce aligned with employer needs.