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   <news:title>Watsonville revoca la aprobación de un proyecto de 21 viviendas tras una demanda por seguridad aeroportuaria</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-26T17:57:21Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Santa Cruz mayoral candidates need a ‘Mamdani moment’ on housing policies</news:title>
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   <news:title>What Meta’s $17B social media addiction settlement means for California teens</news:title>
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   <news:title>Letter to the editor: I applaud Santa Cruz for clearing Coral Street</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-26T17:14:34Z</lastmod>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-26T17:18:12Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction</news:title>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-27T04:31:16Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Wednesday evening traffic: Deer struck on Corralitos Rd; Hwy 1/129 closures overnight</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-26T13:06:07Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-26T01:50:36Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Santa Cruz fences off Coral Street sidewalks, initially citing wrong law</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-26T10:45:00Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-25T19:40:55Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>We fought over it. Now what will we make of our new library in downtown Santa Cruz?</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-26T10:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-25T17:45:17Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Federal wildfire crews are stretched thin. California is stepping in to help</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-26T09:00:00Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-25T23:27:34Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Amid fiscal crisis, Santa Cruz County supervisors table discussion of their own pay</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T23:25:26Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-25T20:51:29Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>New Driscoll’s CEO Brie Reiter Smith succeeds Soren Bjorn</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T20:46:37Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-25T19:17:37Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations, dies at 80</news:title>
   <news:publication_date>2026-08-25T19:17:35Z</news:publication_date>
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  <lastmod>2026-08-25T18:16:13Z</lastmod>
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   <news:title>Santa Cruz Shakespeare goes big: Eight shows take the stage in 2027</news:title>
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