UC Santa Cruz grad student strike continues into new term
Hundreds of graduate student instructors and teaching assistants at UC Santa Cruz are continuing to refuse to submit grades as a strike…
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Disneyland offering limited time $67 tickets for kids
Disneyland announced that it is offering a limited time discount for children between the ages of 3 and 9 visiting the…
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Fined for showering and doing laundry on same day? State agencies say that won’t happen
Two new laws that went into effect at the start of the new year had some questioning whether they could be fined for taking a shower and doing…
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Hollister fined nearly $200K for releasing tomato processing wastewater into river
The city of Hollister has agreed to pay $181,110 to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board for releasing about 38,500 gallons of…
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Popular Salinas tamale shop has a new buyer
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) Potential plans to close a local bakery famous for its masa for holiday tamales are on hold for now. The family that owns Leal…
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Six suspected unlicensed contractors busted in Carmel as part of statewide sting
Six suspected unlicensed contractors were busted in Carmel as part of a statewide operation, according to the Contractors State License…
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Public invited to meeting addressing financial health of city of Salinas
here is a special meeting Monday evening to address the financial health of the city of…
Continue ReadingAsian markets quiet as investors shrug off the US-China trade deal
Asian markets mostly fell slightly on Monday, pulling back a bit from last week’s gains. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index retreated 0.3%,…
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Woman helps Santa Cruz police buy new K9 for 90th birthday
While most people get presents instead of giving them, Joanne Parker decided to give this…
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King City soccer park gets $60,000 donation for renovation
Creek Bridge Soccer Park in King City has received a $60,000 donation for renovations from Aera…
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Kmart to close two more Central Coast locations
The Central Coast is losing two more Kmart…
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Sale of $18 million Pebble Beach estate benefits local organizations
An $18 million estate in Pebble Beach sold this month, and the proceeds from the sale will benefit local…
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Monterey Regional Airport receives $10 million grant for improvements
The Monterey Regional airport is one of four California airports to receive Airport Improvement Program…
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Better Ask Barry: Do eviction protections cover everyone?
AB 1482, the law that will protect renters from eviction in 2020, has opened a window for evictions in what remains of…
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Chamber of commerce conducts survey of power shutoff effects in Santa Cruz County
The Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce is working with the Business Council to survey businesses…
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Monterey declares “fiscal emergency” to add sales tax hike to March ballot
Monterey City Council is considering an increased sales tax. And, if the council thinks it’s in the city’s best interest, residents will be asked…
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Soledad and Greenfield schools get $150,000 pedestrian, bike safety program grant
The Monterey County Health Department is getting a $150,000 grant from the Office of Traffic Safety as part of a pedestrian and bicycle safety…
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HAP: Year-round homeless shelter capacity to increase by 30% in Santa Cruz County
The Homeless Action Partnership announced that year-round homeless shelters will see a nearly 30% increase in capacity because of new shelter…
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Grant to help youth leaving justice system awarded to Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County announced Wednesday that it got a $1 million grant that will go towards keeping youth from reentering the justice…
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25 cent charge for single-use disposable cups approved in Santa Cruz County
An ordinance requiring businesses to charge customers 25 cents for single-use disposable cups was approved by the Santa Cruz County Board of…
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Ahead of holidays, police issue warning about public charging stations
Ahead of the holiday season, Carmel police are warning members of the community about “juice…
Continue ReadingSearching for Google and YouTube in Big Tech’s political ad controversy
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the only tech platform that allows politicians to run false ads is Facebook. The company has faced an…
Continue ReadingFacebook denied financial services opportunities to women and older people, lawsuit alleges
Facebook is facing a proposed class action lawsuit for allegedly denying people financial services products based on age and gender. A complaint…
Continue ReadingFacebook agrees to pay fine over Cambridge Analytica
The fight between Facebook and the UK government’s data regulator over Cambridge Analytica has come to an end. Facebook has agreed to pay the…
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