Outdated software, aging infrastructure and other weaknesses leave California’s critical water supply vulnerable to cyberattacks and other threats.
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Sunday Reads: A historic Santa Cruz image, 50 years on; raging against the latest mass shootings
Elizabeth Abrams, provost of UC Santa Cruz’s Merrill College, says she’s stunned by two recent antisemitic incidents,…
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Morning Lookout: Countering antisemitism at UCSC; seasonal cooking, this week’s news quiz & weekend plans
Federal wildlife officials have confirmed that an outbreak of avian influenza has killed 21 condors in Arizona and Utah…
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Student Lookout: Summer suggestions, a possible top-tier burrito, and Mental Health Awareness month
In this week’s edition of In the Public Interest, Christopher Neely examines how projects at UC Santa Cruz fit into the…
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The closure about 7 miles north of Boulder Creek is due to road settlement of temporary repairs made to Highway 236…
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Morning Lookout: Cabrillo going solar, Highway 236 closure looms and help for minority farmers
The closure about 7 miles north of Boulder Creek is due to road settlement of temporary repairs made to Highway 236…
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Morning Lookout: SLV’s big pipeline repair project and tasty food & drink news
Firefighters in California have already responded to more than 640 wildland fires this year alone, including 135 in the…
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Gun rights advocates renew legal fight over California’s 10-day wait for firearm buyers
Gun rights advocates are challenging California’s 10-day waiting period for gun buyers, saying it is not legally justifiable after the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision.
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Lookout Update: Christopher Neely’s new newsletter, scholarships, interns & River Health Day
Some Californians received a test of the earthquake early-warning system seven hours before the appointed time, waking…
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More road closures on the way as Caltrans prepares to shut Highway 236 on Monday
The closure about 7 miles north of Boulder Creek is due to road settlement of temporary repairs made to Highway 236 after this winter’s storms. It is scheduled to last until mid-June.