Santa Cruz just missed the requirement for moving into the state’s least restrictive tier of COVID-19 regulations. A small increase in cases has set the county back at least two weeks from a move from the current orange tier to the yellow tier, state health officials said Tuesday.
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Dr. Fernando Lozano: a post-Covid path for the Monterey Bay Region
Dr. Fernando Lozano, Professor of Economics and Chair of the department at Pomona College, gives his take on how the tri-county area will emerge from the pandemic. He is a speaker at MBEP’s upcoming virtual Regional Economic Summit event on May 6, 2021.
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Not bid-ness as usual: Current climate for home-buying in Santa Cruz County ‘hard to wrap your head around’
Real estate prices have soared to record heights in 2021 as bidding wars with all-cash, no-contingency offers hundreds of thousands of dollars over asking have suddenly become the norm. Year-over-year prices are up between 30% and 40% in the county.
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Battered, burned but alive: Time will heal Big Basin’s wounds, but it needs big money, too
California’s early estimate of $200 million for basic wildfire repair across the state Parks and Recreation Department will be gobbled up to satisfy Big Basin’s needs alone, estimated at $186 million. And it’s only the beginning.
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A ‘refreshing return to music’: Jim Lewin back in the saddle with Edge of the West
Jim Lewin ready to pick up where he left off after a pandemic year off; Moe’s shakes off the cobwebs; a Bookshop summer; remember KLRB
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UCSC’s Student Housing West hit with second lawsuit as history repeats for long-delayed project
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Unwelcome and tough to evict: California’s costly, uphill battle against invasive species
Like house guests overstaying their welcome, foreign crabs have been nearly impossible to boot out of California. A new strategy, born of failure, may help combat armies of invasive plants and animals that are preying on vulnerable native creatures.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute retiring flagship vessel to make room for bigger, better boat
The institute has announced it will be retiring its flagship vessel, the R/V Western Flyer, in fall 2022. The ship’s replacement will feature state-of-the-art technology to accommodate “all the different types of science that we do today.”
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‘Work far from over’: Santa Cruz activists, leaders react to Derek Chauvin’s guilt in George Floyd’s murder
From all four mayors of Santa Cruz County’s cities to Congressman Jimmy Panetta to local community activist Bella Bonner and others, locals described Chauvin’s conviction as a time for reflection and a call to further action for social justice.
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Vans on demand: Santa Cruz Metro bus service launches UberPool-like ride share service
As of Monday, Santa Cruz Metro will offer an on-demand van service similar to UberPool. It’s called Cruz On-Demand, and will offer rides for no more than $3 within a three-mile radius.