“We know they are struggling to pay rent and meet their monthly obligations, so this will provide an immediate lifeline of support to stay in school and refocus on their studies.”
Recovery & Reopening
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Biden proposes $1.9-trillion plan for pandemic and economic crisis
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inVaccine Watch
California counties ‘Flying the plane as we build it’ in a plodding vaccine rollout
In California, the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history is run largely by the same overworked and underfunded local health departments tasked with COVID-19 testing and contact tracing. It’s a daunting undertaking as the pandemic continues to surge.
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In Covid sign of the times, Disneyland scraps annual pass program, will return in ‘reservation-only’ fashion
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
Posted inEnvironment
2020 ties 2016 as hottest year on record, even without warming boost from El Niño
Global warming pushed temperatures into record territory in 2020, in effect tying 2016 as the hottest year on record, according to new data.
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How close is California to bending the coronavirus curve?
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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California allows residents 65 and older to get COVID-19 vaccine, but doses remain limited
The federal guidelines call for anyone 65 and older to qualify now for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines. In addition, the federal guidelines say anyone 16 to 64 years old with a documented medical condition should also qualify now.
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15 Kaiser San Jose patients test positive for COVID-19 after Christmas Day outbreak
Santa Clara County has issued a $43,000 fine for delays in reporting the outbreak, which has grown to 60 emergency…
Posted inPandemic Life
‘A closure I’m missing’: One man’s anger toward COVID-19 after it took his dad, keeps him from family
COVID-19 not only took the life of Gus Ceballos’s father, Jorge — who raised his family in Beach Flats while working the mushroom fields of Pescadero — it left him in an agonizing limbo, unable to grieve.
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Rocked by fire and COVID, county projects $4 million budget shortfall, continued furloughs
Santa Cruz County officials are painting a rough road ahead financially, with local sales and hotel taxes having taken a hit, costs increasing and the county needing to dip into its reserves.