The Warriors will be back in action, but fans will have to watch them on TV. The Golden State Warriors’ G League affiliate will be one of 18 teams taking part in what could be dubbed “The Bubble Experiment Part II” in Orlando next month.
Recreation & Sports
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We asked, you answered: Surfers offer safety solutions in response to Lookout stories
A Lookout survey asked surfers their thoughts about problems that are making paddling into Santa Cruz waters increasingly dangerous — and what solutions they think might be viable to explore in 2021.
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How to keep people safer when waves are pumping? Santa Cruz surfers call for flag system
Calls for a flag system to warn of dangerous conditions have swelled among Santa Cruz’s surf community. New Supervisor-Elect Manu Koenig plans to bring a proposal forward. Also, tell us your suggestions at the bottom of this story.
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‘I was dead’: How a quick-rising swell at Pleasure Point nearly cost one experienced surfer his life
Wayne Kiba was lucky to end up floating on his back in the water, he was lucky to have quick help from first responders and he was lucky to have the fortune of good karma on his side.
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‘We’re so close’: After decades, Cotoni-Coast Dairies land inches closer to public opening
By fall of 2021, the long-awaited public opening of the 5,800-acre Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument is expected to happen. Miles of new trails, picnic areas, and beautiful vistas will be available to the public for the first time.
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Rail Trail 101: Everything you need to know about the county’s most controversial transportation project
A quick primer to get you caught up on Santa Cruz County’s most controversial infrastructure project, which celebrates a big milestone Thursday as a segment formally opens for bike and pedestrian use.
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‘Big Tuesday’ Photos: When the ocean delivers, it’s (s)well worth seeing
A giant northwest swell lit up the coast throughout Monterey Bay on Tuesday, providing visual stimulus for surf watchers and an intense physical challenge for those surfers willing to put themselves out there in extreme conditions.
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Before he sheds title, Santa Cruz mayor to hand out keys to city to NFL rookie, county clerk, others
To whom will Justin Cummings hand a “key to the city”? It’s a group that includes NFL rookie Ashtyn Davis, pro skateboarder Raven Tershy, those who make up the molecular lab at UCSC and one of the area’s most well-known community activists.
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Sports return to Santa Cruz County … courtesy of Santa Clara County’s COVID-19 restrictions
The Santa Clara men’s basketball team played a “home-away-from-home” game at a crowd-less Kaiser Permanente Arena on Wednesday night. Meanwhile the San Jose State football team was practicing in Scotts Valley.
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High school sports further delayed, championships cancelled — but hope for truncated seasons still remains
At least one Santa Cruz County coach believes some form of a season remains possible for all sports — fall, winter and spring — but they will have to be truncated and played local so that teams aren’t crossing into other counties.