State officials are preparing to offer COVID-19 vaccine doses to California’s 3.5 million children ages 5 to 11 as soon as the end of next week.
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Morning Lookout: UCSC grad students protest again, Project Roomkey funding
The need for a supplemental water supply in Santa Cruz during dry years has only grown with the increased impacts of…
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UCSC College Ten to be named in honor of civil rights icon John R. Lewis
UCSC announced Wednesday that its youngest college will be renamed after the late congressman and civil rights icon. The formal renaming will occur in spring 2022.
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UC Santa Cruz grad students demand increased housing stipend, recognition of UC student researchers union
In a rally on the UCSC campus Tuesday, graduate students had two main purposes: demand both that UC Santa Cruz administration triple their housing stipend and that the UC system recognize the unionizing of student researchers.
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Tech workers are no longer afraid to go public. Here’s how they found their voices
Silicon Valley long had a keep-it-in-the-family ethos. But recent episodes at Facebook and Netflix suggest employees seeking change from the inside face daunting obstacles — unless they’re willing to go public.
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A second Northern California In-N-Out is forced to close for violating COVID-19 rules
An In-N-Out Burger in Pleasant Hill was ordered to close Tuesday by Contra Costa County public health officials after refusing to comply with rules requiring restaurants to check indoor dining patrons for proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test.
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The supply chain blues: How local grocers are dealing — and why you should get those holiday orders in early
With the holiday season approaching, local grocers like Staff of Life and New Leaf are doing what they can to procure favorite items. However, they anticipate customers are going to have to be flexible about the availability of some of those.
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Watsonville’s Día de los Muertos observance a poignant response to 2020’s trauma and turmoil
“It’s not just an art show. It’s not just a Mexican practice. There are real sadnesses out there, real in our community,” says the curator of Pajaro Valley Arts’ “Mi Casa es Tu Casa exhibit, a community-wide effort to bring the spirit of honoring the dead to bear in the face of COVID, wildfire and more events of the past year.
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As Project Roomkey comes to an end, work continues to find permanent housing for the most vulnerable
Project Roomkey helped house hundreds of people in Santa Cruz County who were experiencing homelessness during the pandemic, but federal funding is due to run out by year’s end. Those involved say they are working as hard as they can to find stable housing for as many people as possible.
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Which COVID-19 vaccine booster shot should I get? Here’s how to choose
Federal health officials aren’t giving any specific recommendations, but there are options for COVID-19 boosters, and it’s OK if you mix vaccines.
