New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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What to do when ‘The Blue Mind’ is turned to gray by 2020?
Writer, biologist, and philosopher Wallace J. Nichols was living a charmed life until the pandemic took away his livelihood and the fires his family’s home up the ‘Slow Coast’ north of Santa Cruz. Rather than run from the pain of it all, Nichols chose to feel it — and of course write it.
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Power outage hits more than 7,000 customers in Santa Cruz County
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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It will be a rainy Christmas, but mudslide risk low in Santa Cruz Mountains
Moving south over the Bay Area, rain should pick up later in the afternoon Christmas Day and persist early into Saturday. Then another, smaller system will move through.
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Billions of dollars are spent on fighting California wildfires, but where’s the money for prevention?
The state’s focus on fighting fires has some experts asking, “Does California need a new agency to focus on wildfire prevention?”
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You have another chance to support fire victims by watching stream of ‘Love You Madly’
‘Love You Madly,’ the ambitious musical fundraising effort on behalf of Santa Cruz County fire victims, returns with a re-broadcast of its Dec. 5 show, after having raised more than $100,000.
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No Crab for Christmas? Season to open, but fishermen holding ground on price
After a series of delays, commercial crab season finally opens Wednesday, but don’t expect crab for Dec. 25. Fishermen are keeping their crab pots docked as they try to negotiate better selling prices as a group.
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PG&E’s toppling of trees creates new hazards after wildfires make way for potential mudslides
Santa Cruz Mountain residents are bracing for more evacuations because of debris flows this winter, with potentially no…
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Will weather conditions be right to see rare ‘Christmas Star’ here tonight?
Don’t forget to look up at the sky Monday night for a rare treat — a “Christmas Star” that hasn’t been seen in hundreds of years. The phenomenon is actually the planetary conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn coming together, according to NASA. If you snap a good photo, share it with us below, too.
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21 for ’21: Losing her home to fire helped Hallie Greene learn how to help others
When the Boulder Creek native lost her own house to the CZU Lightning fire, she sprung into action to assist others who were perplexed about, and left vulnerable amid, the recovery process.
