Under a deal with Reinvent Technology Partners announced Wednesday, Joby is set to receive $1.6 billion in capital — cash the company plans to use to launch its commercial air taxi service.
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New electric vehicle incentive offered to customers of 3CE in Santa Cruz County, elsewhere
Central Coast Community Energy is offering a new electric vehicle incentive program that will offer up to $5,000 for qualified customers.
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State backs away from assigning more patients to nurses following protests in Watsonville, beyond
SPECIAL REPORT: The company that bought Watsonville Community Hospital in 2019 abruptly stopped managing it last month….
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Watsonville Community Hospital under new management, but veil of secrecy surrounds who’s really in charge
SPECIAL REPORT: The company that bought Watsonville Community Hospital in 2019 abruptly stopped managing it last month. The new manager has a troubled history and is under congressional scrutiny. A third party owns the hospital’s building and land. So who’s really calling the shots?
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Home prices in county rise significantly amid pandemic, with Santa Cruz median price topping $1 million
The county recorded 255 sales of single-family homes and condos in December 2020. The median price came in at $797,000 — up from $725,000 from the year before. That’s a nearly 10% increase. Read how your community fared in this story.
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‘Four mayors’ event links up Brooks, Dutra, Meyers & Timm to talk with Lookout, chamber
The mayors of Capitola, Watsonville, Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley will join Lookout and the Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce for a 90-minute event this Friday, Feb. 5, at 1 p.m. Here’s how to sign up.
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Waiting for showtime: When, where and how will live music return to Santa Cruz?
SPECIAL REPORT: Santa Cruz’s famously diverse and buzzing live-music scene has been in deep hibernation. Club owners and music producers are confident it will emerge from the pandemic slump, but when, how, and what it will look like remain open questions.
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Watsonville nurses take to streets again, ask hospital to rescind staffing-ratio waiver
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Lack of planning deprived jobless Californians of needed benefits amid pandemic, audit finds
The state auditor’s report was ordered by lawmakers who criticized California’s unemployment agency for a backlog of claims and failing to prevent widespread fraud.
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$13.5 million in COVID-related aid en route to pandemic-ravaged Metro bus system
‘This additional funding will go a long way in heeding possible layoffs and service reductions,” transit agency leaders said in a statement.