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‘The sound of explosions’: One year after CZU, the echoes of loss reverberate for the many still recovering
Since the fires, Cyndy Haskey has seldomly visited this nearly three-acre lot where her home once stood in the Braemoor neighborhood of Bonny Doon. There is almost nothing here to visit. And even if there were, the memories and associations are just too strong.
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From mountain time to island time: Boulder Creek couple’s home spared but they started over elsewhere anyway
While Allen and Jill Clapp of the Bay Area indie band the Orange Peels had longterm plans to move to the U.S. Virgin Islands, it wasn’t until they were displaced from their Boulder Creek home/studio, assuming it was gone, that they mentally moved on. The event caused them to move up their plans. “I think we felt that in order to move forward with our lives, we were going to have to do something transformative,” Allen said.
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People helping people: local financial educator leads free counseling workshops, inspired by journey at UCSC
Recent UCSC graduate and Bay Federal Credit Union’s Certified Financial Educator, Tiffany Zachmeier, looks back at her educational journey and how it changed her outlook on how she views the world and her role as a financial educator. Tiffany credits the mission and values of Bay Federal Credit Union, the credit union philosophy of “people helping people.”
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Delta variant likely to bring a fall and winter of masks, vaccine mandates, anxiety
Many health experts believe mask mandates and tougher vaccine requirements will be needed in the coming months to avoid more serious coronavirus surges. “The vaccines themselves are not going to likely be sufficient,” one epidemiologist says. “And during times of increased transmission, we’ll need other tools available to protect all of us — and particularly those who, at this time, can’t be vaccinated, like our children.”
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Coming together ‘when tragedy strikes’: SLVers gather at Brookdale Lodge to measure the loss, face the future
THE HERE & NOW: Besides the latest in music and movies, columnist Wallace Baine catches up with the Santa Cruz Mountains…
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Are small business owners angry enough at Gavin Newsom to throw him out of office?
The COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns slammed business owners. But it’s not clear how many are actually planning to vote to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom in the Sept. 14 election.
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Biden administration OKs COVID booster shots; here’s what to know
The Biden administration says it will offer booster shots to many people who are already fully inoculated against COVID-19. Health officials believe the best time to get such a booster is eight months after the second dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and rollout is slated for September.
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A Big Basin rebirth: California’s oldest state park won’t be the same, but nature is assuring it will be back
A year after the CZU Lightning Complex Fire tore through 97% of the park, Big Basin is showing signs of new growth and enters into a new renovation phase. ”We’re going to be looking at how to make the park more resilient in the future,” says the local State Parks superintendent.