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- Community hub of the future: New Capitola Library a stunning step forward in design and utility
- ‘We did what we came to do — we saved it’: Court of Mysteries owners at peace with moving on
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- Oil firms and others face unprecedented pressure to come clean on climate change
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- California set to extend eviction protections, pay 100% of back rent
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- The Delta variant's biggest danger: 'A pandemic of unvaccinated people'
- Legislature looks to halt child support debt collections — only for some
- Black and Hispanic Americans suffer most in biggest US decline in life expectancy since WWII
- UCSC digital artist channels fire, Chinese history in award-nominated VR project
- Symbolic power of nopales in Mexican culture at heart of Watsonville art show
- Lockdown-emboldened mountain lions ventured farther into urban areas, UCSC researchers say
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- Antivirus pioneer John McAfee found dead in prison after extradition ruling
- ‘It’s a Mission’: Volunteers treat refugees massing at the border
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- Adventures in 'sporticulture': They turn dirty old basketballs into the dopest planters ever
- Olympic wave of the future? Kelly Slater on whether his Surf Ranch or other wave pools could play host
- 'What does it mean to be an American?': Book To Action uses immigrant story 'Dear America' to spark discourse
- Santa Cruz City Council axes sales tax increase, shares few changes on homelessness
- First-time homebuyer? Bay Federal’s new Homebuyer Program helps locals move into homeownership
- Watsonville Brillante: A vision of mosaic art celebrating Watsonville’s migrants, comes to life
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- 'Way better than humans': Santa Cruz Gardens neighborhood turns to goats for fire safety
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- Graduate student researchers at University of California seek union representation
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- 'It's very concerning': COVID-19 might shrink parts of the brain, scientists say
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- Caltrans moves to clear 'Hell's Trail' encampment alongside Highway 1
- PHOTOS: Cleanup begins at 'Hell's Trail' encampment
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