Compared with some other large states, California is seeing some positive signs in fighting the latest coronavirus surge fueled by the Delta variant. As of Tuesday, California’s seven-day positivity rate was 4.6%, down from 5.8% two weeks ago. By contrast, Texas has a test positivity rate of 16%.
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Recall fact and fiction: What you need to know about the election fraud rumors you’re seeing
While rumors are rampant about stolen ballots and suspicious holes in voting envelopes, state and local officials across California say they have put measures in place to keep the vote on recalling Gov. Gavin Newsom and other elections secure.
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‘Unprecedented’ Caldor, Dixie fires are the first to burn from one side of the Sierra to the other
“Two times in our history and they’re both happening this month,” one fire official said. “So we need to be really cognizant that there is fire activity happening in California that we have never seen before.”
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It’s time to hang at The Hangar: Penny Ice Creamery first to open its doors at Skypark development
On Monday, the popular Penny Ice Creamery opened its fourth location, inside The Hangar at Skypark in Scotts Valley. Faultline Brewery and Zinnia’s boutique will be joining what Penny’s co-owners are calling “more of a scoop shop.”
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‘As cathartic as possible’: Santa Cruz Symphony set to return with robust new season
Starting out with Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” and getting ever larger in scale, Daniel Stewart and the Santa Cruz Symphony are planning a splashy return after the longest layoff in the organization’s history.
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Morning Lookout: UCSC initiative to help evacuees; Our awesome double giveback program
Set for September 24, the event is an opportunity for new and returning students and the community to connect with…
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Here’s how the recall candidates say they’d boost housing production in California
Of the four leading candidates who responded to The Times’ inquiries — Kevin Faulconer, John Cox, Kevin Kiley and Kevin Paffrath — all said they would use the bully pulpit of the governor’s office to either reform or repeal the California Environmental Quality Act.
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Are young voters the key to Gavin Newsom surviving the recall?
Gov. Newsom and Democrats are hoping young Californians turn out in similar numbers to the November 2020 presidential election.
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Democratic lawmakers drop idea for a California statewide vaccine mandate
Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) said she will not pursue the proposal this year after drafts of her bill language were leaked last week, saying she needed more time to craft “the strongest bill possible.”