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There are times Dakota Smith commutes all the way to his living room. He usually works from home one or two days a…
Continue ReadingThere are times Dakota Smith commutes all the way to his living room. He usually works from home one or two days a…
Continue ReadingWhether you’re flying, driving, or cooking the bird, you face a variety of Thanksgiving challenges. Let’s start at the airport.…
Continue ReadingA Central Coast veteran named John received a special Veterans Day gift Monday — a new set of teeth. The entire procedure was free, provided by…
Continue ReadingThe good news: No one was hurt. The bad news: The new North Fremont Street bike trail has already seen its first accident. It happened Tuesday…
Continue ReadingWatching two humpback whales breach simultaneously is a rare treat. Seeing five others whales do the same thing is even more special. When it happens…
Continue ReadingThere is nothing fast about building a fast food restaurant. A new Fosters Freeze in Salinas, first announced in 2018, is still about a year away…
Continue ReadingOn Thursday, Lockwood resident Terri Eadens got a call from a number she recognized as PG&E. “The phone number is what really through me…
Continue ReadingA Santa Cruz woman who calls herself ‘Recycling Mom’ wants to know where she can recycle aluminum cans and plastic bottles to get her CRV…
Continue ReadingCalifornians changed their clocks from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time on Sunday. It was the second such switch since voters overwhelmingly…
Continue ReadingNearly everyone agrees that power lines are unsightly, and stretching them through tree limbs can be dangerous. Burying them in the ground would seem…
Continue ReadingWith just over two weeks until a crucial vote by the California Coastal Commission, a newly-released staff report is recommending it rejects Cal…
Continue ReadingCameras to detect red light violations will be fully operational in about five weeks or so. A KION viewer thinks they’re a bad idea. He sent us…
Continue Reading“Is it already burn season?” The short answer is no, but there can be exceptions, starting with the kind of burn. “Backyard burning…
Continue ReadingEarthquakes can strike at any time, even when you’re on the phone talking about them. I was interviewing Monterey County’s Emergency…
Continue ReadingHere comes flu season. Will you be ready? The Centers for Disease Control and other health organizations recommend everyone six months and older be…
Continue ReadingAccording to PG&E, this week’s public safety power shutoff could affect nearly 800,000 customers in Northern California, the Bay Area, and…
Continue ReadingAfter you’ve done all you can to prepare for the power shutoff, you’ll need to be ready when it comes back on. The problem is a power…
Continue ReadingWith hot, dry, and windy conditions in the forecast, PG&E says it may proactively shut off power to as many as 30 counties in Northern and…
Continue ReadingJust when you think you’re wise to every phone and online scam there is, the bad guys figure out a new way to launch an attack. The latest…
Continue ReadingIt may be a cliche to say the wheels of progress turn slowly, but that’s been the case in two stories we previously reported in Better Ask…
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