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San Jose Sharks’ offense dries up in loss to Colorado Avalanche
NHL: Philipp Grubauer shuts out Sharks as the Avalanche earn a 4-0 win at SAP Center
Steph Curry has 35 but not much help in Warriors’ loss to Trail Blazers
A national audience had to wait until the final four minutes for the duel between Stephen Curry and Damian Lillard.
Middle and high schools eyeing return to campus across Santa Cruz County
Transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students began the return to on-campus learning on Wednesday, and the return to campus for middle and high schools is on the horizon.
Warriors’ Kelly Oubre out vs. Trail Blazers with left wrist injury
Kelly Oubre and forward Andrew Wiggins are the only Warriors starters to play in each of the first 35 games.
Vaccine numbers continue to climb in Santa Cruz despite Sutter shot delay
On Tuesday, Sutter Health made headlines throughout the state due to the notice to 90,000 patients with second dose vaccination appointments through March 9 that their shots would be delayed.
Scotts Valley Unified welcomes students back to campus
Scotts Valley Unified School District welcomed its youngest students back to campus on Wednesday.
Court seeks out new cohort of Santa Cruz County civil grand jurors
Superior Court of Santa Cruz County staff is recruiting a new cohort of civil grand jurors, to investigate regional issues, local government agencies and examine community member complaints.
‘Women on Fire’ streaming online is worth exploring
Jewel Theatre Company’s latest creation, an 80-minute streaming production of “Women on Fire” by Irene O’Garden, is a series of 12 short vignettes.
Simone Manuel trained in a backyard pool to get ready for Tokyo Olympics
Olympic star Simone Manuel, who trains at Stanford, is returning to competition after almost a year after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down many swim meets.
We are all cyborgs: Chris Hables Gray and UCSC Crown College Social Fiction Conference
One of the highly anticipated events is a two-act play titled “An Evening of Pandemics, Plays and Resilience” at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour Virtual Festival screening now! Benefitting the Rio Theatre This year, bring the adventure home! Fluff up your couch cushions, grab a snack of choice, [...]
Santa Cruz Waves 2020 Holiday Gift Guide
Shop Local for the Holidays By Tyler Fox I’m not a big shopper. Big stores with a labyrinth of aisles packed to the gills give me anxiety. It’s like I’m trapped under a huge wave, unable to get [...]
Surfrider Foundation Celebrates New Law to Save Trestles Forever
Surfrider Foundation Celebrates New Law to Save Trestles Forever AB 1426 Permanently Protects San Onofre State Beach from Road Infrastructure Projects September 26, 2020 San Clemente, CA Today, after [...]
2020 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour
To learn more and buy tickets click HERE The post 2020 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour appeared first on Santa Cruz Waves.
2020 Santa Cruz Waves Swellies Winners
Unfortunately we were unable to put on our annual in-person Swellies party this year due to COVID but we still got to award some of our winners with some casual in-person announcements at three locat [...]
Chelsea Woody: The Textured Waves co-founder on why representation matters
By Linda Koffman I’ve felt invisible in the water,” says Chelsea Woody, when asked how being an African American woman has influenced her experience as a surfer. “I’ve definitely had folks te [...]
Climate Change & Our Ocean
Gary Griggs, PhD, Raphe Kudela, PhD, and Nate Mantua, PhD, will speak and answer your questions on how climate change affects sea level rise and coastal erosion, critical issues Santa Cruz will have [...]
A local company’s ambitious plans for cleaner air and water: Making Moonshine to Save the Planet
By Claudia Iseman Turning organic matter into alcohol is an age-old process, but here’s what’s new: farming kelp off the California coast to clean dirty ocean water, then using a process of bio-r [...]

Texas power grid CEO is fired following widespread outages during winter storms
Following widespread power outages that left many in the dark for days, the head of the organization overseeing the state's power grid has been fired.
Senate bill could narrow income eligibility for $1,400 stimulus checks
President Joe Biden urged Senate Democrats to rally behind a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill and stood by his proposed $1,400 payments to individuals.
Dogs sickened after ingesting opioids, marijuana at park in San Francisco
Fortunately, they’ve all recovered.
MPUSD to bring students back to the classroom in April
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District will bring kids back into the classroom starting in April.
First day of in-person classes a real learning experience in Scotts Valley
Two elementary campuses, Brook Knoll and Vine Hill reopened for pre-kindergarten and kindergarteners.
US civilian contractor died during rocket attack on air base in Iraq, Pentagon says
The Pentagon says a U.S. contractor died when at least 10 rockets slammed into an air base housing U.S. and other coalition troops in western Iraq.
Women in sports don't get the media coverage that men do. These 4 Olympians want to change that
U.S. Olympians Sue Bird, Alex Morgan, Simone Manuel and Chloe Kim have teamed up to launch a new company aimed at focusing attention on women in sports and the media.
House passes bill named in honor of George Floyd aimed at preventing police misconduct
House Democrats originally introduced and passed the bill last year in the wake of Floyd's death, but it never passed in the then-Republican controlled Senate.

San Jose Sharks’ offense dries up in loss to Colorado Avalanche
NHL: Philipp Grubauer shuts out Sharks as the Avalanche earn a 4-0 win at SAP Center
Steph Curry has 35 but not much help in Warriors’ loss to Trail Blazers
A national audience had to wait until the final four minutes for the duel between Stephen Curry and Damian Lillard.
Middle and high schools eyeing return to campus across Santa Cruz County
Transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students began the return to on-campus learning on Wednesday, and the return to campus for middle and high schools is on the horizon.
Warriors’ Kelly Oubre out vs. Trail Blazers with left wrist injury
Kelly Oubre and forward Andrew Wiggins are the only Warriors starters to play in each of the first 35 games.
Vaccine numbers continue to climb in Santa Cruz despite Sutter shot delay
On Tuesday, Sutter Health made headlines throughout the state due to the notice to 90,000 patients with second dose vaccination appointments through March 9 that their shots would be delayed.
Scotts Valley Unified welcomes students back to campus
Scotts Valley Unified School District welcomed its youngest students back to campus on Wednesday.

San Jose Sharks’ offense dries up in loss to Colorado Avalanche
NHL: Philipp Grubauer shuts out Sharks as the Avalanche earn a 4-0 win at SAP Center
Steph Curry has 35 but not much help in Warriors’ loss to Trail Blazers
A national audience had to wait until the final four minutes for the duel between Stephen Curry and Damian Lillard.
Middle and high schools eyeing return to campus across Santa Cruz County
Transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students began the return to on-campus learning on Wednesday, and the return to campus for middle and high schools is on the horizon.
Warriors’ Kelly Oubre out vs. Trail Blazers with left wrist injury
Kelly Oubre and forward Andrew Wiggins are the only Warriors starters to play in each of the first 35 games.
Vaccine numbers continue to climb in Santa Cruz despite Sutter shot delay
On Tuesday, Sutter Health made headlines throughout the state due to the notice to 90,000 patients with second dose vaccination appointments through March 9 that their shots would be delayed.
Scotts Valley Unified welcomes students back to campus
Scotts Valley Unified School District welcomed its youngest students back to campus on Wednesday.

Biden is cut off at the end of virtual meeting after he says he's 'happy to take questions'
Biden is yet to hold a formal press conference, six weeks in. On Wednesday at a virtual meeting of House Democrats, he offered to take questions but was cut off.
COVID-19 hospitalizations are dropping by 2% a day with 67,000 new cases reported
President Joe Biden has blasted the 'neanderthal' decision by the Republican governors of Texas and Mississippi to drop mask mandates and fully reopen their states.
NYPD wants public's help identifying graffiti as city launches bid to paint over the vandalism
NYPD bosses announced an initiative Wednesday, asking citizens to report and help clean graffiti after the department received more than 6,000 complaints last year.
SpaceX's Starship SN10 EXPLODES on the launch pad just minutes after making a soft landing
SpaceX's Starship SN10 exploded minutes after landing 'in one piece' on the launch pad following its first high altitude flight test that sent the massive rocket soar six miles into the [...]
Ex-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hints at 2024 run saying 'I care deeply about America'
Pompeo, 57, wouldn't rule out joining the next presidential race if Donald Trump doesn't run in 2024 in an interview on Fox News' Hannity Wednesday night.
CBS 'forced to pay millions to actress after its lawyers leaked her Les Moonves allegations'
CBS hired two law firms to probe Moonves, left, after he was accused of assaulting several women. After the report leaked Vanity Fair says CBS had to settle with accuser Bobbie Phillips, right.
Alec Baldwin DELETES his Twitter account after being skewered over Gillian Anderson remarks
Anderson on Sunday won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Series for her portrayal of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on The Crown.
Trump is 'considering a 2024 run without Pence - instead mulling a black person or woman'
The ex-president is telling allies he is strongly considering a comeback attempt and is being advised to pick a more diverse vice president, according to a report.

How James Harden Changed His Game In Brooklyn
When legendary Brooklyn-born rapper Notorious B.I.G. implored listeners of his debut album to “Spread love, it’s the Brooklyn way,” it’s likely that he had bigger things in mind than a Brookly [...]
This Year’s Big Ten Has Big Potential
The best men’s basketball team in the Big Ten Conference over the past quarter century is in the throes of its worst year since the first season of its esteemed coach, so you could be forgiven for a [...]
The Maple Leafs Are Making Their Most Persuasive Stanley Cup Case In Years
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The Toronto Maple Leafs are finally, finally starting to realize their full potential. After defeating the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 Monday night, the team has won [...]
How Marjorie Taylor Greene Won, And Why Someone Like Her Can Win Again
Before Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene set off a metal detector outside the House chamber, lost her committee assignments, or hung a transphobic sign in the halls of the Capitol complex, she was just a ca [...]

Colorado murder trial witness is shot, killed; police offer reward for info
A Colorado woman who was set to testify next week in the murder trial of a defendant accused of killing a pregnant woman in 2013 was herself found shot and killed at a Denver intersection last Thursd [...]
Los Angeles police officer dead days after mowed down by vehicle during traffic stop
An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department has died after a vehicle struck him on Friday.
Ferguson activists demand $20 million from Black Lives Matter
Mike Brown Sr. and Ferguson activist Tory Russell, the founder of the International Black Freedom Alliance, demanded $20 million from Black Lives Matter after it was recently revealed that the organ [...]
Arkansas student shot during first day of in-person school dies
An Arkansas junior high school student has died from injuries he sustained in a school shooting on Monday, the victim’s mother has confirmed.
NYC mother who abandoned four-year-old on the street released from jail
A Bronx mother was released from custody on Wednesday just four days after allegedly abandoning her 4-year-old daughter on a Bronx street while she went to a homeless shelter.
South Texas community seeing spike in car chases involving undocumented immigrants
As the U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports a spike in people crossing the southern border, communities in South Texas are seeing an increase in car chases involving undocumented immigrants.
Florida man described as a 'volatile white supremacist-accelerationist' arrested on weapons charges
A 32-year-old man who the Anti-Defamation League describes as a "volatile white supremacist-accelerationist" was arrested Tuesday morning in south Florida for allegedly being a convicted fe [...]
California coronavirus vaccination site gives thousands wrong vaccine dosage
An estimated 4,300 in California individuals received a smaller coronavirus vaccine than they should have due to an issue with syringes.

Goodnight, and good luck
A valedictory note from Al Jazeera America on what we tried to bring to the online news landscape
A long road to reintegration for Rwandan ex-combatants
Despite programs aimed at helping former fighters recover and rebuild, many struggle to find their place in society
The Cabula 12: Brazils police war against the black community
Brazil's anti-police movement continues to fight for the soul of Cabula, even as death threats intensify
Nevada governor says he doesn't want Supreme Court consideration
Republican Brian Sandoval, reportedly under consideration by Obama for the nation's top court, says he's not interested
Elegy for a website where Native voices mattered
AJAM reported on tribal communities and offered coverage on Indian Country that few could match
Poisonous lands: Pennsylvania prison built next to toxic dump
Prisoners and area residents are hit by toxic fumes that could cause fatal harm

Today in History for March 4th
Highlights of this day in history: Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in as president and vows to lead America out of the Great Depression; President Ronald Reagan takes responsibility for the Iran-Contra [...]
US lawmakers pass bill to overhaul policing
US lawmakers passed the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing nationwide on Wednesday. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act was voted on by the House late Wednesday. (March 3) � [...]
Human smuggling probe: SUV in California crash entered through hole in border fence, officials say
At least 13 people were dead in California after an SUV with 25 passengers and a semitruck collided about 10 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
'Not forgotten': 150 missing Tennessee children recovered in Operation Volunteer Strong, officials say
Tennessee officials teamed up with the U.S. Marshals Service to identify 240 missing children statewide. So far, they say 150 have been recovered.

Horrific video shows Bolivian university students falling to their death after metal rail collapses
At least seven college students in Bolivia fell to their death Tuesday after a metal railing broke on the fourth floor of a university building.
Migrants wear Biden T-shirts at US-Mexico border, demand clearer policies
Migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday were photographed wearing T-shirts in support of President Biden at the San Ysidro crossing port in Tijuana, Baja California state.
Pope Francis will still travel to Iraq despite rocket attack: 'We can't disappoint'
Pope Francis is pushing ahead with the first papal trip to Iraq despite rising coronavirus infections, hoping to encourage the country’s dwindling number of Christians who were violently perse [...]
Russian sanctions are a 'good start' but not enough: Alexei Navalny ally
A Russian activist who called on the Biden administration to sanction 35 individuals for actively participating "in the oppression and corruption of Putin’s regime," told Fox News the U [...]
Greece shaken by 6.2 magnitude earthquake
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook Greece just after noon on Wednesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
Burmese security forces kill at least 9 protesters in new clashes: report
At least 9 protesters were killed by Burmese security forces Wednesday as the military cracks down on demonstrations against the Feb. 1 coup, according to a report.