Prius drivers whose catalytic converters have been swiped are experiencing a second indignity: Thousands of owners are ahead of them in line for the same part, and the delays could stretch on for months.
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Santa Cruz to provide update Thursday on West Cliff one-way pilot project, traffic plan
A stretch of West Cliff Drive between Woodrow Avenue and Columbia Street was converted to one-way in January. Since then, traffic on Oxford Way, just off of Woodrow, has increased noticeably. Residents have raised concerns with city staff, prompting discussions about turning Oxford Way into a cul-de-sac ahead of a plan to extend the one-way section of West Cliff to roughly a mile.
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Newsom asks Biden to declare a major disaster in Santa Cruz, Monterey counties and others
The failure of the Pajaro River levee on March 11, putting 33,000 people under evacuation orders or warnings and flooding a largely low-income farmworker community, offered yet another generational disaster for the Central Coast this winter.
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Pajaro Valley Pride, Fruition Brewing host fundraiser for Pajaro farmworkers
Watsonville’s Fruition Brewing will be the scene Sunday as Pajaro Valley Pride puts on a drag and burlesque show as part of relief efforts for farmworkers affected by the catastrophic flooding that followed the Pajaro River levee failure. The fundraiser also like a raffle for prizes including gift cards for Mentone, Lupulo and Pacific Cookie Company and a tasting experience at Big Basin Vineyards.
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Morning Lookout: Latest storm arrives, supporting SLV restaurants, Cabrillo renaming update
Another weather system is on its way to the Central Coast, and is expected to bring up to 3.5 inches of rain to the…
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Armed woman — a former student — kills 3 children, 3 staff at Nashville church school
Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake confirmed that authorities had identified the assailant, although they had not released her name. The 28-year-old was a former student at Covenant School, Drake said.
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Morning Lookout: A Giant’s Santa Cruz team, a model for Latinas in tech & Pajaro recovery
In this edition of In the Public Interest, Christopher Neely outlines some of the many challenges facing Pajaro after…
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In the Public Interest: Local officials turn up heat on Newsom, Biden over relief, recovery in Pajaro
In this edition of In the Public Interest, Christopher Neely outlines some of the many challenges facing Pajaro after the catastrophic flooding that followed the failure of the Pajaro River levee and what elected officials from Santa Cruz and Monterey counties are doing to get heard in Sacramento and Washington.
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More rain, wind heading for Santa Cruz County — but less destructive than previous system
Another weather system is on its way to the Central Coast, and is expected to bring up to 3.5 inches of rain to the Santa Cruz Mountains and around an inch to the city of Santa Cruz and other lower-elevation areas. Though the National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory, meteorologists do not expect extremely strong winds like those that battered the county last week.
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Sunday Reads: Local theater at a crossroads, celebrating Jack O’Neill’s 100th & take our news quiz
Laura Sutherland takes a culinary tour through Indian cuisine with the help of her friend Nandini Bhattacharya as the…