There are a lot of unanswered questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and how it will be distributed in Santa Cruz County….
COVID 2022
Posted inEducation
Talking times of tumult and triumph with UCSC Chancellor Cynthia Larive
The UC Santa Cruz chancellor took time to talk COVID life, budgetary challenges, student safety, a potential shift to the semester system and her pandemic-acquired hobbies (nature watching and jigsaw puzzles).
Posted inCOVID Today
Kaiser SJ hospital worker dies after COVID-19 outbreak infects 44 people, possibly tied to costume
An employee working the Christmas shift at Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center has died after falling ill with COVID-19. The worker was one of at least 44 staff members who tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days, an outbreak possibly linked to staff member who wore an inflatable holiday costume to lift spirits.
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COVID fatalities in U.S. top 350,000. Refuting Trump, Fauci says deaths are ‘not fake’
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inBusiness & Technology
21 for ’21: For everything that 2020 dished out, the Community Foundation was ready to respond
Susan True and her team at Community Foundation Santa Cruz County were the crucial link between Santa Cruz County’s donors who wanted to help and the many who needed that help
Posted inBusiness & Technology
21 for ’21: How Loma Prieta recovery memories helped guide Ryan Coonerty’s 2020 leadership approach
Third District County Supervisor Ryan Coonerty was already having a difficult year before the August fires tested his skills at communications, logistics, and emergency management. A key question for 2021: ‘How are we going to help each other?’
Posted inVaccine Watch
Some healthcare workers refuse to take COVID-19 vaccine, even with priority access
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inCOVID 2022
How worried should California be about the new, potentially more contagious variant of coronavirus?
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inCity Life
21 for ’21: Kathleen Crocetti takes on the ambition of creating art that reflects everyone in Watsonville
Artist and teacher Kathleen Crocetti is using an imposing downtown parking structure in Watsonville to reflect the character and the heritage of the city
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Ambulance scarcity, long 911 response times: COVID pushes L.A. County to ‘brink of catastrophe’
The news you need to know today about COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County, including deaths, hospitalizations, positivity rate…