King City soccer park gets $60,000 donation for renovation
Creek Bridge Soccer Park in King City has received a $60,000 donation for renovations from Aera…
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Kmart to close two more Central Coast locations
The Central Coast is losing two more Kmart…
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Sale of $18 million Pebble Beach estate benefits local organizations
An $18 million estate in Pebble Beach sold this month, and the proceeds from the sale will benefit local…
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Monterey Regional Airport receives $10 million grant for improvements
The Monterey Regional airport is one of four California airports to receive Airport Improvement Program…
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Better Ask Barry: Do eviction protections cover everyone?
AB 1482, the law that will protect renters from eviction in 2020, has opened a window for evictions in what remains of…
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Chamber of commerce conducts survey of power shutoff effects in Santa Cruz County
The Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce is working with the Business Council to survey businesses…
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Monterey declares “fiscal emergency” to add sales tax hike to March ballot
Monterey City Council is considering an increased sales tax. And, if the council thinks it’s in the city’s best interest, residents will be asked…
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Soledad and Greenfield schools get $150,000 pedestrian, bike safety program grant
The Monterey County Health Department is getting a $150,000 grant from the Office of Traffic Safety as part of a pedestrian and bicycle safety…
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HAP: Year-round homeless shelter capacity to increase by 30% in Santa Cruz County
The Homeless Action Partnership announced that year-round homeless shelters will see a nearly 30% increase in capacity because of new shelter…
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Grant to help youth leaving justice system awarded to Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County announced Wednesday that it got a $1 million grant that will go towards keeping youth from reentering the justice…
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25 cent charge for single-use disposable cups approved in Santa Cruz County
An ordinance requiring businesses to charge customers 25 cents for single-use disposable cups was approved by the Santa Cruz County Board of…
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Ahead of holidays, police issue warning about public charging stations
Ahead of the holiday season, Carmel police are warning members of the community about “juice…
Continue ReadingSearching for Google and YouTube in Big Tech’s political ad controversy
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the only tech platform that allows politicians to run false ads is Facebook. The company has faced an…
Continue ReadingFacebook denied financial services opportunities to women and older people, lawsuit alleges
Facebook is facing a proposed class action lawsuit for allegedly denying people financial services products based on age and gender. A complaint…
Continue ReadingFacebook agrees to pay fine over Cambridge Analytica
The fight between Facebook and the UK government’s data regulator over Cambridge Analytica has come to an end. Facebook has agreed to pay the…
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