New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Santa Cruz to close San Lorenzo Park, citing problems with homeless encampment
The city’s emergency executive order cites crime, trespassing, graffiti, social distancing issues and trash as reasons for the park’s temporary closure.
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‘I’m upset. I’m sad. I’m nervous.’: Service industry reels as another stay-at-home order kicks in
From hair salons to the outdoor dining, small business owners are struggling. Stranded Beauty Bar in Seabright and Venus Spirits on the Westside are two examples of businesses pushed to the brink.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
California population growth hits record lows, stifled by COVID-19 and continued exodus
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inCOVID 2022
Stay-home order triggered for Santa Cruz County, Bay Area region after ICU capacity drops to 12.9%
Residents now have about 36 hours to make preparations; the new restrictions will go into effect at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday. That puts Friday, Jan. 8, as the re-evaluation date for any reopening of closed services.
Posted inVaccine Watch
Thankful for ‘the PPE inside of me’: First COVID vaccines here evoke emotional responses
Toni Luckett, an RN at Dominican Hospital, was the first person in Santa Cruz County to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Posted inEnvironment
Monarch population continues to plummet, but feds still opt to delay endangered species protection
The number of monarchs observed on the West Coast has plummeted from millions in the 1980s to fewer than 10,000 this year. Only 500 butterflies were observed in Natural Bridges during this year’s Thanksgiving count.
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In COVID-19 times, Cabrillo’s Visual, Applied, and Performing Arts (VAPA) division gets creative
The show must go on: the performing arts have been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Cabrillo’s Dance, Theatre Arts, and Music faculty have rallied with an unparalleled commitment to their students.
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‘I was dead’: How a quick-rising swell at Pleasure Point nearly cost one experienced surfer his life
Wayne Kiba was lucky to end up floating on his back in the water, he was lucky to have quick help from first responders and he was lucky to have the fortune of good karma on his side.
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21 for ’21: Bonnie Lipscomb helping city’s economy adapt and change amid pandemic
Bonnie Lipscomb and her team at the City of Santa Cruz’s Economic Development office had to set aside business-as-usual and create new models to help businesses survive 2020.