For its third annual Biketober event, Ecology Action is encouraging novice and experienced cyclists to get out on the road, even if just for one ride, throughout the month of October.
Recovery & Reopening
Posted inCOVID 2022
Merck says its experimental pill cuts COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths by half
Drugmaker Merck says its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus.
Posted inHousing & Development
Q&A: Director of county office of response, recovery and resilience talks about the CZU rebuilding process
Dave Reid is in charge of making the process of rebuilding as easy as possible for those who lost their homes in the wake of the CZU fire. The director of the Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience said he understands families’ frustrations and is looking for ways to help.
Posted inCity Life
BOLO Best Bets: Open Studios and Jonathan Franzen are back, plus First Friday
Your place to go for things to do in Santa Cruz County.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
California vaccine mandate: Most health care workers are complying, hospitals say
As the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate kicks in Thursday, several large hospital systems say 90% or more of their employees are vaccinated. But they don’t have to provide data to the state unless asked.
Posted inCoast Life
COVID-19 took the joy out of social pot-smoking. Then I found a way to bring it back
Cannabis consumption is inherently social. Then came the pandemic. “Consuming cannabis in a social setting is not so very different than all the things we do in a social setting,” one professor said. “There is an inherent risk of everything.” That said, there are ways to make it safer.
Posted inCOVID 2022
Masks off: Santa Cruz health officials remove mandate
After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved Santa Cruz County to its second-lowest COVID-19 transmission tier, yellow, local officials rescinded the county’s indoor mask mandate Wednesday. They continue to recommend the use of masks, however.
Posted inLatest News
‘Your responsibility, your duty’: Board makes covenant tweaks; homeowners, realty experts still concerned
On Tuesday, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors evaluated the findings from the Atkins Debris Flow-Flood Hazard study, addressing how the findings could affect the CZU Rebuild Directive as presented on Sept. 14 and the options for CZU families in the rebuilding process.
Posted inCOVID 2022
More than 400,000 Americans have received COVID-19 booster shots, White House says
At least 400,000 Americans have received a COVID-19 booster shot and nearly 1 million have scheduled appointments since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the measure late last week, White House officials said Tuesday.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
Firefighters on front lines, no strangers to risk, push back against COVID vaccine mandates
Among the people still reluctant to get vaccinated — and pushing against mandates — are firefighters, many of whom also respond to medical calls as paramedics and EMTs and have witnessed the ravages of the pandemic firsthand.