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In this week's round-up: the 69th Monterey Jazz Festival and the Worldwide Day of Play, two different decisions on Flock cameras, a Santa Cruz Mountain town could lose its post office permanently, and more.
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H.R. 1 will reduce federal Medicaid spending by nearly $1 trillion over the next decade, leading millions of Californians to lose their health insurance coverage. In Santa Cruz County, roughly 1 in 3 residents rely on Medi-Cal, and many are patients at Salud Para La Gente in Watsonville, where Dr. Devon Francis is the chief medical officer.
- KAZU’s new leader is a familiar voice at the station
- "Big Sur Stories" chronicles the artists who live where "only the strong survive”
- Pianist and "From the Top" host Peter Dugan to perform at Carmel Music Society Gala in Sand City
- A new book looks at the Grateful Dead's "Touch of Grey" pop music moment in Monterey
- ‘No one should die of a drug overdose at 30 years old’: A sister’s search for answers becomes a new book
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