California Fire Foundation grants fund local fire preparedness work, and the Murray Street Bridge in Santa Cruz is fully closed for construction.
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New Canon Theatre Company is staging their 1968 version of "Romeo and Juliet" at the outdoor Forest Theater in Carmel.
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- Japanese American women artists are at the heart of "Pictures of Belonging."
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