Jerimiah Oetting
News DirectorContact: joetting@kazu.org
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California’s stormy January comes with a pricey cleanup bill, estimated to cost around $1 billion. The central coast was among the hardest hit region in the state. -
A series of storms battered the state earlier this month, affecting 41 of the state's 58 counties. Estimates put damage at over $1 billion.
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With a brief break in the storms hitting the state, businesses along the Capitola esplanade are trying to clean up. Officials say true recovery can't begin until the last expected storm hits next week.
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Thousands of people were evacuated across Santa Cruz County on Monday as rivers and creeks began to flood.
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Heavy rain, a powerful storm surge and exceptionally high tides led to heavy damage in Capitola and other coastal areas.
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A conversation with Dave Reid, the director of Santa Cruz County's Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience, about the potential impacts of the storm and how residents should prepare
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The statewide strike includes 48,000 workers involved in teaching and instruction, who are demanding higher wages to keep up with the rising cost of living in California
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A new state law aims to keep food and other organic waste out of the landfill. But the food scrap collection program in Santa Cruz is making a mess for some residents.
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The union representing city workers reached a new tentative agreement with the city, ending the three-day strike.
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An endangered tropical plant known as the corpse flower made a stink this week, as its enormous smelly flower miraculously bloomed after it seemed to die just days earlier.
