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Happy warm-to-pretty-dang-hot weekend time, everyone.
If you’re a mountain denizen, please stay as cool and hydrated as you can. Maybe even barge into the home of a friend down in the flatlands, where it will remain decently pleasant at least. (Bring cold beverages and something for the grill … it will all be good!)
So long as our fireworks-loving friends leave their ‘Bombs Bursting In Air’ antics in the rearview mirror, perhaps we have a chance of keeping our local fire crews rested up for more daunting days ahead.
Enough of the deep climate and social responsibility concern thoughts. To the headlines of the day we go…
Ready to be jazzed once again?
Iconic Kuumbwa poised to welcome audiences back in September: The longest pause — by far — in the Kuumbwa Jazz Center’s 45-year history is finally coming to an end. On Monday, Sept. 13, the non-profit jazz club will welcome celebrated saxophonist Joshua Redman, a long-time regular at Kuumbwa, to do two shows. Wallace Baine has the full story here.
Humble Sea’s Cremer House timetable
And why they’re purchasing another brewery: A week after opening their new Pacifica taproom up Highway 1, Humble Sea’s owners are inching closer to a Cremer House opening in their hometown and getting set to purchase the former site of Uncommon Brewers on River Street in Santa Cruz. Neil Strebig with more details here.
Despite CDC, California to require masks at schools
CDC says they’re not needed if vaccinated: California will continue to require masks in school settings, state health officials announced Friday. More from the LA Times here.
It’s not the San Andreas, but…
Fault system that produced 6.0 quake poses big dangers: The magnitude 6.0 earthquake that rattled parts of Northern California on Thursday caused no injuries and little damage. But it is a reminder that the Sierra Nevada area at the epicenter of the quake is capable of a destructive temblor and is seismically active. More from the LA Times here.
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Supreme Court decision could mean increase in labor trafficking of farmworkers
What it means: Experts say the Supreme Court decision to restrict union organizers from farms could have an unintended consequence: an increase in labor trafficking of farmworkers. More from CalMatters here.
ICYMI, a reminder of our surfing heritage
Historic surfboards to be inducted into Santa Cruz Surfing Museum: Three surfboards from three different eras in local surfing’s rich history — including one that once belonged to Fred Hunt, one of the founders of the Santa Cruz Surfing Club in 1936 — have their moment in a ceremony to be held Saturday. More from Wallace Baine here.
With some fun south swell still in the water, it’s a good time to tap into some wave energy — or at least some wave-riding history. Take your pick (both is always an epic choice, btw!) and have a great weekend.
Mark Conley
Deputy Managing Editor