With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Lily Belli has some ideas for you — both traditional and more alternative. She also has a rundown of the local SF Beer Week calendar, with events and specials happening around Santa Cruz County.
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Vaccine update: Rates, where to find a COVID shot or test; wait, cost and turnaround times
While Santa Cruz County public schools have taken on the burden of teaching students in person during a pandemic,…
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BOLO Best Bets: Show some love for Beethoven, iconic art and sweet treats
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Suds ahoy: The Santa Cruz County guide to SF Beer Week
Whether you’re a hophead, big on Belgians, serious about sours or a lover of lagers, let Lily Belli give you the local roadmap as a Bay Area institution kicks off 10 days of brewerific festivities Friday.
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Data confirms county’s Omicron impact: Quarter of all known cases occurred within last 21 days
A jump in COVID cases over the past two days or so to 10,143 was a result of the backlog. County public health officials were aware of the issue but said it did not impact their response. And the best news: The positivity rate continues to remain on the decline in Santa Cruz County.
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BOLO Best Bets: First Friday, a Prankster and tunes to disperse the Omicron mists
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Freight abandonment discussion on Felton line stirs passions at RTC; kibosh put on pro-rail ballot measure
The Regional Transportation Commission on Thursday heard hours of staff reports and public comments regarding the possible closure of the Felton line to freight in order to save up to $65 million in repair costs. No action was taken, but RTC staff said they would continue working with the line’s owner, Roaring Camp, on a solution to the issue.
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Vaccine update: Rates, where to find a COVID shot or test; wait, cost and turnaround times
While Santa Cruz County public schools have taken on the burden of teaching students in person during a pandemic,…
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Supervisors to study Greenway initiative before adopting it or placing it on the June ballot
The board of supervisors on Tuesday voted to study an initiative that, if passed, would change the county’s general plan away from using the Santa Cruz Branch Line for rail and toward a bike-and-pedestrian path. The measure, which county officials certified Monday, must either be placed on the June ballot or adopted without a countywide vote when the report is completed next month.
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How Santa Cruz’s rail-trail debate created a standoff with Roaring Camp
A Feb. 3 meeting of the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission is likely to be heated. Why? Commissioners are slated to discuss foreclosing the Felton line for freight trains — which the line hasn’t been used for in years — as a way of moving a rail-trail plan forward. But the owners of the line, Roaring Camp Railroads, are against this idea and are rallying supporters to stop it.