New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Lessons from a Central California prison where Covid ‘spread like wildfire’
One California county is home to the two worst clusters of covid in prisons in the country. Ninety-four percent of Avenal State Prison’s inmates contracted the virus. Physical distancing has proved impossible in a facility housing 50% more people than it should.
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COVID PM: Not too late to join us for ‘People in the Pandemic’
Under the theme “Stories Matter,” the 9th annual Watsonville Film Festival will spotlight 20 award-winning indie and…
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COVID PM: Still not seeing red, but can’t wait to see you tomorrow at Lookout event
Under the theme “Stories Matter,” the 9th annual Watsonville Film Festival will spotlight 20 award-winning indie and…
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Burgeoning child care union secures COVID-19 relief funding approval
The state Senate budget committee approved disbursement of $144 million in federal funds to give child care providers some financial relief in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. If approved by the Legislature, it will be a major win for Child Care Providers United, which is still negotiating a master contract with California.
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After billions of dollars and dozens of wartime declarations, why are vaccines still in short supply?
The Trump and Biden administrations both imposed wartime production requirements. But industry experts say the vast quantities of raw materials and specialty equipment needed for billions of newfangled vaccines have required herculean logistical efforts.
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COVID PM | JUST IN: California stimulus package gets approved, county vaccine allotment widens
Hello, everyone, happy Monday, and some breaking news on both the local vaccine and state economic fronts: ➤ COUNTY WIDENS DISTRIBUTION: With news that 50% of the area’s 65- to 74-year-olds had received their first dose of vaccine came an announcement that the county would expand its vaccine reach to workers in the education, child […]
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Governor admits problems with vaccine rollout in Latino and Black communities
Even as the rate of new coronavirus cases falls, there are still troubling signs of the impact of COVID-19 on Black and Latino communities.
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Teachers, farmworkers now eligible for vaccines from county as 50% of older adults receive doses
After a rough start, vaccine distribution in Santa Cruz County has sped up, with more than 50% of all older adults in the county having received at least one dose. With this milestone reached, the county is now expanding vaccine eligibility to certain high-risk occupational groups.
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Anti-maskers’ swarming of Santa Cruz Trader Joe’s latest sign of more ‘aggressive’ tactics, police chief says
“My officers, we’re past the point of discussion, we’re at the point of enforcement,” Santa Cruz Police Chief Andy Mills says of anti-mask activities. His comments follow the trespassing arrest of one anti-mask activist by Capitola police in December.