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Honoring 10 Santa Cruzans who have risen to the challenge for others in 2020
Santa Cruz Works hosts an online event to express gratitude to those who’ve gone above and beyond to help the community survive 2020
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Who is Manu? Winner of 2020’s most-watched local political race prepares to step in
For the record, it’s MAH-noo, not MAN-noo. However it’s pronounced, Manu Koenig’s name now has a new currency in Santa Cruz County politics, one shaped in part by a cyclist-architect grandfather, a Massachusetts boarding school and a background in tech.
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Newsom’s top 5 candidates for Kamala Harris’s Senate seat all have climate in their bios
The list includes California’s attorney general and secretary of state, two congresswomen and the mayor of Long Beach.
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How California reached historic voter turnout despite pandemic, distrust
Californians faced the naysayers and voted in historic numbers this election. CalMatters interviewed 45 of 58 county registrars and found the mail vote experiment saw few glitches, little drama and might provide a blueprint for future elections across the country.
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‘Why We’re Polarized’ author Ezra Klein headlines UCSC virtual lecture
Former Vox editor and writer Klein, now with the New York Times, joins British journalist Will Davies in an online talk called ‘Living in Frayed Democracy’
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Newsom family under quarantine after exposure to infected CHP officer
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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The fossil fuel industry wants you to believe it’s good for people of color
The goal is to bulwark oil and gas against ambitious climate change policies by claiming the moral high ground — even as those fuels kindle a global crisis that disproportionately harms people who aren’t white.
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What Prop. 15’s defeat means for California schools
The measure would have brought billions to California’s cash-strapped schools and community colleges, though not in time to help deal with immediate financial crises.
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California women smash ceilings in national politics — not so much in state politics
California is home to the first woman vice president-elect, Kamala Harris, and first female House speaker, Nancy Pelosi. So why does it lag on women holding power in the statehouse?