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Cal Fire is now operating its response to the Big Sur Timber Fire from Cal State Monterey Bay. And, President Donald Trump has recognized a Santa Cruz teen lifeguard at the White House.
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The historic Western Flyer that novelist John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts took to the Sea of Cortez in 1940 is docked at the Moss Landing waterfront for its next chapter, bringing art, science and community together. It's a feature of Seas the Summer from the Western Flyer Foundation.
- Santa Cruz author Nina Simon explores sibling relationships in "My Sister is Going to Kill Me"
- Comedian Maria Bamford brings uncomfortable comedy to Golden State Theatre
- “Reading by the Sea” celebrates family and nature on the Monterey Peninsula
- The Catalyst, facing an uncertain future, reopens its historic Atrium stage in Santa Cruz
- After federal cuts to SNAP, Santa Cruz food bank CEO says "we can't lose sight of hope"
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