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04/21/2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsomā€™s new ad blasts GOP efforts to make it harder for people to leave states with abortion bans and seek treatment elsewhere.

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04/20/2024
California has released 500,000 salmon into the Klamath River. As dams are removed, the fish will be some of the first to return to a free-flowing river.

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04/20/2024
Following his recent vote against approval of two segments of the Rail Trail, Supervisor Manu Koenig explains his decision.

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04/20/2024
In its April 18 meeting, the City of Santa Cruz Planning Commission agreed to postpone a decision on rule changes to restaurant outdoor seating for 60 days.

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04/19/2024
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The agency responsible for the rebuild of the Pajaro River Levee has completed an environmental assessment for Reach 6 of the project, and is seeking public input before finalizing it.

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04/19/2024
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In a weed-strewn, vacant lot on Airport Boulevard Tuesday, Bryan Hilgeman was busy around his makeshift tarp dwelling where he lives, along with about 40 people in the unsanctioned homeless camp.

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04/19/2024
The Alameda County District Attorneyā€™s Office has charged three East Bay police officers with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez.

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04/18/2024
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The Low Impact Camping Ordinance drafted by the Santa Cruz County Planning Commission took some rural residents by surprise.

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04/18/2024
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The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission on Thursday reaffirmed its support for a paved path parallel to the train tracks through Capitola and Seacliff.

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04/18/2024
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The San Lorenzo Valley Water District is working on multiple water main joint failures in downtown Boulder Creek.

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04/18/2024
The Live Oak School District will consider hosting the farmers market at a school site, but the soonest that would happen is still months away.

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04/18/2024
Member Pal Garcia resigned from the Live Oak School District governing board.

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04/18/2024
The California Public Utilities Commission will consider on May 9 a new proposal that would change how Californians pay for electricity.

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04/17/2024
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More than 40 feet long and weighing up to 40 tons, adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are formidable giants. But their immensity doesnā€™t hinder their athleticism.

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04/17/2024
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Itā€™s dawn and Iā€™m the first to park in the Henry Cowell State Park parking lot up Felton-Empire Grade Road.

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04/17/2024
Water suppliers say the costs will be massive, with rates increasing for many consumers. Known as the ā€œErin Brockovichā€ chemical, hexavalent chromium is found statewide.

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04/17/2024
Alejandro N. Mayorkas, a Cuban immigrant who grew up in California, is the first U.S. Cabinet official impeached in nearly 150 years.

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04/17/2024
Heiress Paris Hilton is on a mission to shine a light on the "troubled teen industry," a largely unregulated multibillion-dollar industry that is gaining public scrutiny for alleged abuse of vulnerable youths.

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04/17/2024
The City of Santa Cruz is set to begin a pilot program of neighborhood street sweeping, including a provision to tow vehicles not complying with posted parking limits.

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04/17/2024
The Capitola City Council are considering a November ballot item to increase 2016's Measure F sales tax rate from %9 to %9.25.
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