UC Santa Cruz has expanded its annual Second Harvest Holiday Food and Fund Drive to help boost donations—needed now more…
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California considers $500 fines for water wasters as drought worsens, conservation lags
The proposal could usher in a wave of water regulations that harken back to previous droughts while underscoring the seriousness of the current one.
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Morning Lookout: County union’s strike plan; computer science call to action
It takes the whole community working together to help those experiencing homelessness find pathways to permanent…
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County workers could strike this week after 93.5% vote to approve walkout
Leaders of the union representing Santa Cruz County workers told the board of supervisors Tuesday that they’re ready to strike against the county government after an overwhelming majority of members voted in favor. Negotiations are set to resume Thursday, and a strike could come soon thereafter.
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California prepares for winter COVID-19 surge; if not from Omicron, then from Delta
It’s still far from clear what kind of COVID-19 increase California will see, and the state so far has been doing better than other parts of the country. But officials say they want to be ready.
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New-look school safety programs off and running: Aptos, Watsonville piloting SRO-mental clinician pairing
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District is moving forward with the implementation of its school policing pilot program, which pairs a mental health clinician with a school resource officer at Watsonville and Aptos high schools. At its regular meeting on Wednesday, the district’s board of trustees is slated to discuss what metrics should be recorded and used to measure the program’s success.
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Could Omicron cause less severe COVID infections? There’s optimism but also worry
“This is a picture that has not been seen in previous waves,” a new report from South Africa says; still, “more time is required to fully answer the questions about the severity of COVID-19 caused by the new Omicron variant.”
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Morning Lookout: Nat Young’s comeback; grading UCSC’s fall quarter
Supporting local Santa Cruz businesses continues to be more important than ever. When it comes to buying gifts this…
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A San Francisco restaurant refused to serve on-duty police officers. The backlash was swift
A San Francisco restaurant asked a group of on-duty police officers to leave the eatery last week because their guns made the staff feel “uncomfortable,” and the backlash was swift
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Should California have an $18 minimum wage? Voters may get to decide
Joe Sanberg and other anti-poverty activists say California’s current path to a $15 hourly minimum wage isn’t enough given rising living costs.