The Monterey Bay Aquarium has reopened, and visits there are almost back to normal, with a few key differences. The Seymour Marine Discovery Center also is beginning to resume operations but in a more limited way.
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Planning a return to the office? Time to rethink your commute.
As offices re-open and traffic worsens, an innovative program called GO Santa Cruz offers a more sustainable way to manage your commute (and you even get rewarded). Beat the traffic and register for free today so you can earn cool prizes for logging your walking, biking, carpool or bus trips!
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‘This is a timeout’: Rail Trail stalls without $17 million needed for next steps
The train project is stuck in a bind: State and federal funding is unlikely to come down without local funding, and locals are unlikely to want to tax themselves without a clear plan or a financial commitment from the state or federal government.
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Santa Cruz explores new bike share program, with plans for countywide coverage
Last year, Santa Cruz’s popular electric JUMP bikes disappeared? But a new bike share program could be in Santa Cruz by early 2022 — and its reach could go well beyond the city limits.
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Santa Cruz drought intensifies from ‘severe’ to ‘extreme’
The drought in Santa Cruz has quickly advanced, moving from the least severe classification, D0, to D3 in just the last three months.
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Pajaro Valley water rates to increase to fund efforts to fight saltwater intrusion, increase water supply
Rural residents and farmers are expected to pay more for water in five yearly rate increases to pay for capital projects to supplement water supply.
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‘Tis the season for stranded seal pups. Here’s what to do if you see one
Seals and sea lions along the Santa Cruz coast are birthing and raising their pups this time of year. When pups get separated from mom, they often wash up on beaches where humans and their dogs play. Here’s what to do — and what not to do — if you find a marine mammal in distress.
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Surprising tsunami triggers may lurk off California’s coast, scientists say
Earthquakes along strike-slip faults can cause tsunamis in certain contexts, a new model shows — and such faults exist right off parts of California.
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Drones show California’s great white sharks are closer — and more common — than you think
This Malibu photographer captures images of great white sharks along the Southern California coast, many just feet from unknowing swimmers and surfers.
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Cal Fire suspends backyard burns in Santa Cruz County unless residents get permits
Since Jan. 1, Cal Fire and other fire agencies across the state have already responded to over 1,354 wildfires. Several wildfires ignited in Santa Cruz County during a hot, dry January.