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Big companies would have to disclose historical ties to slavery under a bill advancing in the legislature. And, some Democratic lawmakers want to consider reintroducing grizzly bears to California.
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After the biggest cut to SNAP in the program's history, Erica Padilla-Chavez, the CEO of Second Harvest, expects to see "pandemic level" demand at Santa Cruz County's food bank.
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- The Carmel Bach Festival's 89th season explores the nature of sound
- New Canon Theatre reimagines "Romeo and Juliet" in the turbulent 1960s
- Watsonville musician George Kahumoku, Jr. brings Hawaiian music and culture to Santa Cruz.
- I Cantori di Carmel brings "Carmina Burana" to the Great Outdoors of the Central Coast
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