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Families of 34 who died in Conception dive boat disaster sue Coast Guard
On the eve of the second anniversary of California’s worst maritime disaster, the wrongful-death lawsuit alleges the U.S. Coast Guard failed to enforce regulations in the fire whose victims included six Santa Cruz County residents.
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A fearful Friday looms: Aptos High parents grapple with emotions of sending children back to school
With Aptos High students set to return to school Friday in the wake of this week’s fatal stabbing, parents are dealing with the inevitable trauma of whether the school environment is safe. Counselors say those emotions are very normal.
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Morning Lookout: ‘Upsetting and startling that this type of incident would occur at one of our local high schools’
A number of Santa Cruz County nonprofits are teaching kids how to grow and cook food, and develop stronger connections…
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Newsom’s stimulus left out many retirees, veterans and disabled Californians. Will they vote to recall him?
Californians who get by on government benefits and don’t file taxes aren’t getting state stimulus checks. Republican recall candidates are trying to capitalize on their anger.
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Republican recall candidates want big California tax cuts. Who would benefit?
There is no modern precedent in California for income tax cuts of the size proposed by two recall contenders, Cox and Faulconer
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Where Santa Cruz’s final mission bell now tolls not the question — just its tragic history, what it stood for
Just 24 hours before its scheduled removal, the mission bell at Soquel and Dakota avenues was stolen. Chair Valentin Lopez of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band says it’s important to talk about the historical significance of the bell, and he is working with the MAH to best assess how to represent this tragic and unknown history.
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Newsom, Elder sharpen their attacks after poll shows support for recall effort waning
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Republican recall replacement candidate Larry Elder traded accusations on Thursday after a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California showed support for the recall effort decreasing. Elder is the front-runner among replacement candidates.
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Happy Masks became a COVID must-have. That sparked a back-to-school frenzy
Happy Masks’ face coverings for kids are a back-to-school sensation amid heightened COVID-19 anxiety — but good luck buying one. “It felt like I was trying to get tickets to the Rolling Stones,” said one mom after a recent failed attempt.
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BOLO Best Bets: Patti Smith, Padma Lakshmi, First Friday galore and Bacon & Bloody Mary Fest
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