A savory blend of mouth-watering smells permeated the air at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk on a sunny Saturday afternoon as about 50 teams of amateur chefs brewed massive batches of clam chowder, both Boston and Manhattan styles, in a battle for plaques, prizes and glory.
Prominent new-media guru Ken Doctor promised to help replace disappearing newspapers. His 2-year-old startup, Lookout, is fighting for a foothold in Santa Cruz.
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Welcome to KAZU s weekly news roundup for 2/5/21. Here you ll find the top local stories of the week and a few select national stories from NPR.
Tuesday was Groundhog Day and the little rascal predicts six more weeks of winter. Winter storms hammered our area last week and despite recent sunny skies the fallout from the storm persists. A southern section of Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast washed out and it’s unclear how long it will take to fix it. KAZU’s Erika Mahoney looked into the impact of closure on the Big Sur community.
Now that the rain has stopped and clean up is underway, KAZU’s Michelle Loxton looked into this question did last week’s storm cause the damage that was expected? She spoke with local natural disaster predictors, as she’s calling them, and their answers varied. For one expert what they thought might happen did happen. For another it was almost like his county was spared. Hear/read that story here: A Post Rainstorm Analysis: D