The collective bargaining agreement between MLB and the MLB Players Association expired without a new agreement in place, triggering a lockout.
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Did a collision of COVID-19 and HIV forge the Omicron variant?
The Omicron variant was probably incubated in a person with poorly controlled HIV who struggled to clear a coronavirus infection.
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Each side stands firm on first day of MLB lockout — looking like this might take awhile
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and players union chief Tony Clark staged separate news conferences Thursday, with each side blaming the other for the lockout.
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Watsonville City Council special election window closes Tuesday — here’s what you need to know
Following the unexpected departure of District 2 Councilmember Aurelio Gonzalez in September, two people are vying in a special election to replace him on the Watsonville City Council: Francisco “Frank” Barba and Vanessa Quiroz-Carter. Early voting started last month, but ends on Dec. 7.
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‘We need to be ready’ — Biden unveils COVID-19 plan as Omicron arrives ahead of winter
President Biden said Thursday that his plan for COVID-19 ‘pulls no punches.’
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Thousands of farmworkers will get pay raises thanks to a lawsuit
Guest farmworkers will see pay increases in 2022 thanks to a lawsuit to stop a Trump-era wage freeze. President Trump proposed the freeze in an attempt to help farmers who lost profit and fallowed land during the pandemic shutdown in 2020. But farmworker advocates sued the Department of Agriculture to stop the freeze from taking effect.
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City eyeballs the math for housing needs ahead: A staggering 3,400 more units required by 2031
The Santa Cruz City Council moved ahead on a regional housing needs allocation (RHNA) draft that spells out just how much housing — including 826 very-low-income units — must be built during the 2024-31 cycle. That represents a 457% increase over the current cycle.
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Nation’s first Omicron variant case confirmed in San Francisco
The coronavirus variant was found in an individual who returned to San Francisco from South Africa on Nov. 22; its presence was not unexpected. First detected in southern Africa, the strain has been found in nearly two dozen countries and is now in the Golden State.
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Morning Lookout: Watsonville Hospital shockwaves, local art gift guide and Omicron shrug
Tsim Schneider’s latest book “The Archaeology of Refuge and Recourse” explores the dual practices of refuge and recourse…
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What we know about the San Francisco patient with first U.S. Omicron variant case
The fully vaccinated individual returned home from South Africa on Nov. 22 and subsequently tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.