‘This additional funding will go a long way in heeding possible layoffs and service reductions,” transit agency leaders said in a statement.
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Educators, food workers join California’s priority list for vaccines
Beginning in mid-February, some essential workers will be eligible for vaccines under new standards announced today. Then, the next priority group will be based on age, likely people 50+, not health conditions.
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Biden acts to expand COVID-19 vaccine distribution, buy 200 million more doses
President Biden announces additional steps to boost the federal government’s role in addressing the troubled rollout of vaccines in the United States.
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To go or not to go? Despite officials’ pleas, evacuation views mixed in battle-scarred San Lorenzo Valley
Those who faced down the CZU Lightning Complex fire, and those who heeded warnings and fled, are having to look long and hard at their decision to evacuate or not this week with massive rain and wind projected.
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California’s coronavirus stay-at-home orders lifted for all regions
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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New coronavirus variants are an urgent threat. Here’s what you need to know
Scientists thought the U.K. variant was more transmissible, but evidence suggests those who have the virus are also more likely to die from it, Dr. Anthony Fauci says.
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Everything we’ve learned about COVID-19 variants that Santa Cruzans should know
As part of Lookout’s COVID 2021 initiative, we’re answering readers’ questions. These questions about variants of the virus are ones that UC Santa Cruz epidemiologist Marm Kilpatrick tackled at a Lookout community forum on Jan. 21.
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‘Need a lot of both’: Will California’s vaccine ramp-up squeeze out COVID-19 testing?
California’s ability to multitask is being tested as health officials scramble to find staff for vaccination sites while maintaining testing and contact tracing.
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Everything we’ve learned about how COVID is spreading in Santa Cruz County
As part of Lookout’s COVID 2021 initiative, we’re answering readers’ questions. These questions about the spread of the virus are ones that experts tackled at a community forum on Jan. 21.
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Could a homegrown coronavirus strain be partly to blame for California’s surge?
As part of Lookout’s COVID 2021 initiative, we’re answering readers’ questions. These questions about the spread of the…