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Marco Poehner – Education
Marco Poehner says, "Education must unlock the door to kids' minds."
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The Food and Drug Administration broadens Pfizer’s authorization to cover the younger age group on an emergency basis.
Inflation is on the rise, with prices in some parts of California their highest in 13 years. Here’s what caused this round of inflation, and how can it be stopped.
SANTA CRUZ—Santa Cruz County Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel on Friday issued a health order requiring all people to wear a face-covering when indoors in public spaces and when visiting or hosting people from outside of their households, regardless of …
SANTA CRUZ—Several inmates at Santa Cruz County Main Jail tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday in what jail officials say is the most significant outbreak since the start of the pandemic. According to Sheriff’s Sgt. Daniel Robbins, about 12 inmates …
The 7th annual Monterey Bay Economic Partnership’s “State of the Region” conference covered a wide range of topics from child care, to the COVID pandemic, to folding houses.
Here’s why cargo ship traffic has been dangerously heavy at California’s ports in 2021, and how the backup may have caused a disaster.
Extended unemployment benefits, the state's eviction moratorium and other COVID relief measures have ended. But people are still out of work and hurting in California as the recovery remains slow.
Since long before the COVID-19 pandemic, states have possessed broad authority to protect public health, even to suspend laws and commandeer private property. Here’s why, and how it works.
The state of California, as well as some local governments, will soon require all public employees to be vaccinated against COVID. Here’s why they’re taking that step.
Mask requirements appear to be on the way back in California, including for fully vaccinated people. Here's why.
As the pandemic recedes, traffic is getting worse. But workers returning to offices appears not to be the main reason why.
The delta variant and often lagging vaccination rates are putting California in new danger from COVID-19.
A new report reveals that only 20 counties have complied with a law requiring release of workplace COVID outbreak data.
A Superior Court Judge has placed at least some limits on the governor's power to impose health-related restrictions. Here's what that means.
California’s plan to get schoolchildren back into classrooms after a year of distance learning is taking shape. Here’s the latest on the state’s school reopenings.
Information about the state and local response to the COVID-19 pandemic changes frequently.
Use these local information resources to stay updated.
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Here's how Santa Cruz County is affected by California’s 2020-21 budget deal.
On Nov. 16, Santa Cruz County moved further away from reopening in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy.
The Department of Public Health has updated guidelines for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos.
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