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• At least 11 confirmed cases of COVID-19 rooted in SLV outbreaks
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• 49ers training camp: Best sights and sounds, from Aiyuk as WR1 to another Shanahan ballboy
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• Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music opens Saturday
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• Kurtenbach: Kris Bryant is a perfect fit who makes the Giants’ World Series dreams more vivid
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• Kris Bryant looks happy to be joining SF Giants
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• SF Giants make another last-minute deal, bring back veteran relief pitcher
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• Letters: Inspiring stand | Fans disgusted | Prison vaccinations | Thirsty crops | In it for themselves | Media mistrust | Policies for the people
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• Florida coronavirus cases jump 50% as surge continues
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• Contra Costa jails see COVID-19 outbreak; 96 cases reported so far
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• Letters: Plastics pollution | Justice not served | Vaccine strategy | Zoning and water | H-1B visas | Building middle class
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• Florida governor blocks school mask mandates
  By Rich McKay | Reuters Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order…
• Sacramento’s annual Harvest Day goes virtual again
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• Disneyland requires non-union employees to get vaccinated, starts discussions with unions
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• Why did Kimberly Guilfoyle try to be seen as Alex Rodriguez’s Instagram friend?
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• Vaccine card: Which Bay Area music clubs, movie theaters, other venues are requiring it?
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• Farm Discovery & Cruzio: Bringing Internet Learning to a Farm Setting
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• Downtown Deals to Help You Restart
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• Emergency Broadband Benefit: Your Questions Answered
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• Cruzio Newsletter #207
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• Cats on Computers
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• Dogs in Blankets
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• Some Older DSL Services Will End in June
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• Equal Access Santa Cruz FAQ
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• Some Covid Vaccine Hesitant Now Express Regret
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• Trump Pressed Justice Dept. to Declare Election Results Corrupt, Notes Show
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• Chuck E. Weiss, Musician Who, in Love, Inspired a Hit Song, Dies at 76
  He and Tom Waits and Rickie Lee Jones were inseparable in the late ’70s, and whe…
• Remains of Esther Dingley, Missing British Hiker, Are Found
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• He Hired 2 Men to Kidnap His Wife. They Ended Up Drowning.
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• Gloria Vanderbilt’s Beekman Place Apartment Is for Sale
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• After a Tragic Beginning, a ‘Happily Ever After’
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• Ben & Jerry's Founders on the Company's Israel Policy
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• India reptile park struggles to survive amid Covid
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• Nigeria's kidnap crisis: 'I saw my two-year-old carried by a man with a gun'
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• Mitholz – the tranquil Swiss village facing a time bomb
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• The man who 'killed' Pluto
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• From Afghan interpreter to US homeless – until reaching the American dream
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• Israel accuses Iran over deadly oil tanker attack
  The country’s foreign minister blames “Iranian terrorism” for an attack that lef…
• Donald Trump ordered to hand over tax returns to Congress
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• Bob Odenkirk: Better Call Saul actor thanks supporters after heart attack
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• Amazon hit with $886m fine for alleged data law breach
  The tech giant rejects claims it has broken European Union data protection laws.
• Russia stops Cubans trying to enter EU on air beds
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• Cotoni-Coast Dairies trails, bike plans face appeals
  Miles of North Coast hills and grasslands are set to open with hiking and biking…
• Pilot food-waste program expected to expand in Santa Cruz
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• Wildfire preparation groups double in Santa Cruz County
  Tim Eagan, a member of the Bonny Doon Fire Safe Council, removes tree branches d…
• Capitola outdoor dining expected to pause in September
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• Santa Cruz council could tackle sales tax proposal, living wage
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• Santa Cruz jail inmates transition to private mental health care
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• Santa Cruz County rail funding search continues
  A consultant’s report on whether the Capitola Trestle could be used as a pedestr…
• Santa Cruz credit union board to discuss building sale for hotel
  The Santa Cruz Community Credit Union is in escrow to sell its branch at 324 Fro…
• Santa Cruz sobering center could reopen in January
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• County seeks landlords before pandemic housing expires
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• Time to tango: Sara Isenberg’s last dance with Santa Cruz Tech Beat
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• Invaluable Partners: Baskin School of Engineering and Santa Cruz Tech Beat
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• Astronomers track down fast radio bursts to galaxies’ spiral arms
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• Voices of the Valley: Candace Wilson, GreenVenus
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• Parallel Flight Technologies: $4M Raised & New Signed LOIs
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• Why Joby Aviation wants to focus on the simplicity of things by following the simplest principles and solutions to take an electric aircraft off the ground
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• Paystand and Sage Partner to Make B2B Payments Instant, Intuitive, and Cashless for Sage Intacct Users
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• G. Craig Vachon to Lead AI Redefined as CEO
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• Monterey Conference Center and Immersive Design Studios Debut State-of-the-Art Studio Space for Virtual and Hybrid Events
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• Western Growers Selects 13 Innovation Companies for First Harvest Automation Cohort
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• Where to find comedy in Santa Cruz
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• After The Fall: One Boomer’s Tale of Reckoning
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• A Sleep Doctor’s Advice for Quality Shut-Eye
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• Secrets of a Serial Santa Cruz Movie Extra
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• Report: Blizzard Once Slapped With 'Misogyny Tax'
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