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Image caption: London Nelson’s legacy persists more than 150 years after his passing.
California Local Member Newsletter for February 13, 2023

Thirty African Americans who made the world a better place.

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California Local Member Newsletter for February 6, 2023

Start spreading the news...and stop supporting disinformation.

Image caption: We can all make an impact in reducing our species’ carbon footprint.
California Local Member Newsletter for January 30, 2023

Though the climate crisis can seem overwhelming, there are steps individuals can take to make a difference.

Image caption: The San Lorenzo River has kept flowing through Santa Cruz County’s many disasters. Above, damage from liquefaction in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
California Local Member Newsletter for January 23, 2023

Santa Cruz County’s long history of disasters proves that recovery is not only possible but certain.

Image caption: Creeks in the Pajaro Valley swelled to flood stage during the January storms.
California Local Member Newsletter for January 16, 2023

Reading the past and predicting the future.

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California Local Member Newsletter for January 9, 2023

Here's how to be fully armed to defend yourself as the storm-train continues to deliver numerous threats of destruction.

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California Local Member Newsletter for January 2, 2023

A look back at the past year in Explainers and photos—and a look ahead.

Image caption: A sign along Segment 8 from California Local’s Rail Trail tracker.
California Local Member Newsletter for December 19, 2022

Santa Cruz County gets an early holiday gift.

Image caption: Does California portray America’s future?
California Local Member Newsletter for December 12, 2022

Call us early adaptors here in the Golden State.

Image caption: Use us as your digital Rolodex.
California Local Member Newsletter for December 5, 2022

In the wake of the election, we’re tidying up our government directories.

Image caption: The California Constitution, as it looked in 1849.
California Local Member Newsletter for November 28, 2022

The story behind how California became a state.

Image caption: It’s the thought that counts. And Santa Cruz Gives hopes we’ll think about 63 community organizations and their good work.
California Local Member Newsletter for November 21, 2022

As the holiday season kicks off, so does Santa Cruz Gives, a program that benefits 63 local groups.

Image caption: On  Nov. 11, we remember veterans—and celebrate those groups working to make their lives better.
California Local Member Newsletter for November 7, 2022

Veterans Day is Nov. 11, but for some, it's always the right time to serve those who served.

Image caption: The clock tower sits at one end of the Pacific Garden Mall, while the other end could see some big changes over the next four years.
California Local Member Newsletter for October 31, 2022

Big changes are coming to downtown Santa Cruz, no matter how the voting goes Nov. 8.

Image caption: Humans have been searching for the perfect energy source for millennia. But clean, unlimited power only exists in science fiction.
California Local Member Newsletter for October 10, 2022

Humanity’s promethean feat of harnessing fire happened about 1.5 million years ago. Now, we’re facing the downside of millennia spent burning fossil fuels.

Image caption: Some four-legged California residents were also covered by legislation passed in 2022.
California Local Member Newsletter for October 3, 2022

A look at some of California’s newest laws.

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