Biden seeks to reassure allies that the U.S. will not turn its back on global commitments in his first speech at the U.N.
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The bold firefighting strategies that saved some of the world’s largest sequoias
Crews have used controlled burns, protective foil and other protective measures to guard Sequoia National Park.
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What we know so far about COVID-19 vaccinations for kids
On Monday, Pfizer announced it will seek emergency-use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. While there’s no official timetable, it took less than a month for that authorization to be granted for the adult version late last year.
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Say it ain’t so: Could they go and remake ‘The Lost Boys’ without Santa Cruz?
The 1987 movie “The Lost Boys” might be Santa Cruz’s finest moment in cinema, but there’s no indication Hollywood is aiming to return to shoot its reboot of the vampire classic. A remake shot in some other place called Santa Carla would forever de-couple the film from Santa Cruz. And that’s worth mourning.
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California has the lowest coronavirus rate in the nation. Here’s what we know
The state has been among the national leaders in lowest case rates for the past week, as the number of new coronavirus infections continues to drop. California’s new case rate per 100,000 people is less than half of neighboring states, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Morning Lookout: PVUSD chief talks campus resource officer program; mountain-dwellers’ rebuilding woes
On the heels of the 1-year anniversary of the CZU Lightning Complex Fires, “Big Basin Redwood Forest, California’s…
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‘The energy to adapt quickly’: Some had it, some didn’t as downtown Santa Cruz slowly comes back to life
Business closures related to the pandemic hit downtown Santa Cruz hard: Approximately 30 retail shops have closed their doors since March 2020. But 15 new businesses have opened, while several others have reopened, moved to the area or are coming soon.
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Is my cloth mask good enough to face the Delta variant?
Public health experts increasingly urge people to upgrade to surgical masks, but also maintain that cloth masks still offer protection against the virus that causes COVID-19. Kaiser Health News and Politifact break it down.
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The number of babies infected with syphilis was already surging. Then came the pandemic
More and more babies in L.A. County have been infected with syphilis in the womb, which can lead to stillbirth, neurological problems, blindness and other conditions.
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Heather Rogers sees natural fit as county’s first public defender: ‘I was immediately drawn to this work’
Heather Rogers, a Santa Cruz native who’s worked in public defense for over 17 years, has been selected as the county’s first official public defender. She comes from Biggam, Christensen & Minsloff, the law firm to which the county has outsourced its public defense work since 1975 and whose contract ends in June 2022.