From sneaking back to his Boulder Creek neighborhood and helping dig a fire line to racing through the woods on his dirt bike with a makeshift fire extinguisher to put out burning stumps, Gordon Rudy played a key role in saving his property and a number of others.
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Vaccines, unemployment, housing, drought: Where top recall candidates stand on the issues
The Los Angeles Times asked leading replacement candidates in the California recall election a series of questions in an effort to provide readers a better understanding of how they might lead if elected.
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A test of ‘Bonny Doon Strong’: Why a ‘sexually violent predator’ should not be this community’s next battle
As 30% of its population continues to either rebuild, mitigate damage or choose where else to go next, the state of California, via a private company called Liberty Healthcare, has dropped another bomb on the community of Bonny Doon. A Santa Cruz judge can bring sanity to the situation Tuesday, but the recommended placement illustrates that this is a system in need of overhaul.
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PHOTOS: Vigil held in Watsonville to honor Aptos High stabbing victim
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Who’s on your ballot? Here are the 46 people challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom in the recall election
The California recall election includes dozens of challengers as voters decide whether to retain Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Watsonville Film Fest celebrates Mexican music, honors farmworkers with free live show at the Plaza
The Watsonville Film Festival will hold a free concert in honor of local farmworkers later this month and the lineup includes North Bay headliners “Los Cenzontles,” who also have a special connection to a film being screened at the festival.
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Your fall COVID game plan: Are stadiums safe?
Fall and football go hand in hand. But with COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths soaring from the Delta variant, is it safe to go to the stadium? Kaiser Health News asks the experts.
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‘Cautious optimism’ as crews turn a corner on Caldor fire
“We’ve got this thing kind of lassoed, and we just need to keep holding on to it with what we’ve got,” one official said. The fire burning near Lake Tahoe was 29% contained as of Friday morning.
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‘I couldn’t not be there’: Aptos High parents, community bring the love as students return to school
Parents and others with close ties to the Aptos community turned out to support students and deal with their own grieving process Friday morning along Freedom Boulevard. Said one: “It hurt my heart. It’s tragic and unfathomable … and there’s gonna be trauma.”