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Butte County families re-purpose trees burned in the Camp Fire to rebuild homes
"There’s just this satisfying feeling of taking wood from your own land and building something.”
Fill ‘er up: AAA says gas prices set to drop this fall
It looks like you'll be able to pay a little less to get a little more gas in your car's tank this fall.
Stanford preview: Make-or-break season for the Cardinal as a North division heavyweight
Numerous online gaming sites have released college football wins totals for 2019 and -- get ready for a shocker -- those figures crossed our radar here at the Hotline.
Raiders rookie punter shanks his introduction to the Great White North
Rookie punter tweets a good-humored apology for his directionally challenged hoodie that placed Winnipeg in the wrong Canadian province.
7 amazing Bay Area things to do this weekend, Aug. 23-25
So, what are you doing this weekend? We have some killer ideas, from musical legends to great festivals to swashbuckling theater.
Map: These Bay Area towns could face major traffic jams during an emergency, per new report
Of all the small towns in the country, the Bay Area has 24 that could face major traffic jams during an evacuation from a major emergency, according to a new report released Thursday.
Mayock and Gruden’s mirror images in football philosophy began with burgers and beer
Mike Mayock and Jon Gruden are no strangers, but their philosophical similarities will be put to the test.
Letter | Santa Cruz is lucky to have Symons on the bench
Several years ago I served on a jury in Santa Cruz County. At the time, Ari Symons was working for the DA’s office as a prosecutor. It was a case that involved a young man’s death that was [...]
Letter | Symons one of the most qualified judges we’ve had
I have personally known Judge Symons since she first came to Santa Cruz to work in the District Attorney’s Office. I have followed her career for all of that time and I personally believe that s [...]
Letter | Data is information, not pretext for control
Data is not “a pretext for control” as Mark Primack would have you believe, in his most recent column that nonsensically weaves silly metaphors with cynicism before driving itself off a cl [...]

The Big Eastside Block Party
We invite you to The Big Eastside Block Party (The Hawaiian Edition) at the new Pono Hawaiian Kitchen & Tap lot. Bring your kids, bring your uncle — there’s gonna be food, music, drink [...]
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
LETTER FROM THE FOUNDER By Tyler Fox Well, that was quick. Five years ago we celebrated the launch of our very first issue of Santa Cruz Waves magazine. On page one, Shawn Dollar was seen [...]
Santa Cruz County eyes sweeping plastic prohibitions
Water bottles, to-go ware, cigarette filters among items in the crosshairs After being sorted, material to be taken to a landfill is piled up at the Green Waste material recovery facility on Thursday, [...]
International Ocean Film Tour Presented by Patagonia Santa Cruz
September 7 at 7 pm Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz The ultimate film event for all who love the sea. The International OCEAN FILM TOUR brings the beauty and fascination of the oceans to [...]
Santa Cruz’s Freeline Surf Shop Celebrates 50 Years
The Mel Family cordially invites you to celebrate their 50th Anniversary on July 4th at an all-day event 9-7pm at Freeline Surf Shop, 821 41st Avenue, Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (Thursd [...]
HELP MONTEREY BAY: SAY NO TO SINGLE-USE PLASTIC THIS JULY
The Plastic Free July challenge that began in Australia nine years ago has grown into a global campaign attracting millions of participants around the world. Its vision is a world without plast [...]
IN DEPTH | Left Behind by Legalization
More than a year after the legalization of recreational cannabis, counties like Santa Cruz are still struggling to bring growers from the black market into the new regulated industry. By Joel Hersch W [...]
CAUSES | Neighborhood Watch
Can limiting parking time curb criminal activity at a West Cliff Drive parking lot? By Joel Hersch The view over Cowell’s Cove from West Cliff Drive is an iconic one. It’s a scene that inc [...]

Man celebrates 27th birthday by giving 27 meals to people in need
A man celebrated his birthday by paying it forward.
Reports: Man crushed to death when apartment elevator suddenly drops
This is horrifying.
Wild video: Pilot films his own plane crash into ocean, helicopter rescue
David Lesh used his water-resistant cellphone to record himself standing on the wing of the crashed plane and then in the water.
MoviePass confirms it may have exposed customer credit card numbers
The breach is believed to affect tens of thousands of customers, although MoviePass has not confirmed an exact number.
Trump says he's looking 'seriously' at birthright citizenship despite 14th Amendment
The ability of a president to end birthright citizenship has been extensively challenged by a range of lawmakers and legal scholars.
Police: 16-year-old Florida girl arrested for school shooting threat
Investigators said the threat had been made in a text messaging group.
2 US service members killed in Afghanistan
Two American service members were killed in action Wednesday in Afghanistan.
Police: 93-year-old woman dies of 'broken heart' after confronting thieves in her home
The men confronted her, initially claiming to be officers, and then stole her jewelry, including her late husband’s watch, her purse, bank cards, even a gold chain that was around her neck.

Butte County families re-purpose trees burned in the Camp Fire to rebuild homes
"There’s just this satisfying feeling of taking wood from your own land and building something.”
Fill ‘er up: AAA says gas prices set to drop this fall
It looks like you'll be able to pay a little less to get a little more gas in your car's tank this fall.
Stanford preview: Make-or-break season for the Cardinal as a North division heavyweight
Numerous online gaming sites have released college football wins totals for 2019 and -- get ready for a shocker -- those figures crossed our radar here at the Hotline.
Raiders rookie punter shanks his introduction to the Great White North
Rookie punter tweets a good-humored apology for his directionally challenged hoodie that placed Winnipeg in the wrong Canadian province.
7 amazing Bay Area things to do this weekend, Aug. 23-25
So, what are you doing this weekend? We have some killer ideas, from musical legends to great festivals to swashbuckling theater.
Map: These Bay Area towns could face major traffic jams during an emergency, per new report
Of all the small towns in the country, the Bay Area has 24 that could face major traffic jams during an evacuation from a major emergency, according to a new report released Thursday.

Butte County families re-purpose trees burned in the Camp Fire to rebuild homes
"There’s just this satisfying feeling of taking wood from your own land and building something.”
Fill ‘er up: AAA says gas prices set to drop this fall
It looks like you'll be able to pay a little less to get a little more gas in your car's tank this fall.
Stanford preview: Make-or-break season for the Cardinal as a North division heavyweight
Numerous online gaming sites have released college football wins totals for 2019 and -- get ready for a shocker -- those figures crossed our radar here at the Hotline.
Raiders rookie punter shanks his introduction to the Great White North
Rookie punter tweets a good-humored apology for his directionally challenged hoodie that placed Winnipeg in the wrong Canadian province.
7 amazing Bay Area things to do this weekend, Aug. 23-25
So, what are you doing this weekend? We have some killer ideas, from musical legends to great festivals to swashbuckling theater.
Map: These Bay Area towns could face major traffic jams during an emergency, per new report
Of all the small towns in the country, the Bay Area has 24 that could face major traffic jams during an evacuation from a major emergency, according to a new report released Thursday.

California hotel employee charged with threatening workplace attack
A California man who threatened to attack a Marriott hotel where he worked because he was upset over an employment-related issue has been arrested on weapons charges, Long Beach police said.
On the front lines: Trade war sinks North Dakota soybean farmers
North Dakota bet bigger on Chinese soybean demand than any other U.S. state.
Former Republican lawmaker leaning toward Trump challenge
Joe Walsh, a conservative former U.S. congressman turned talk show host, said on Thursday he was leaning toward a Republican primary challenge to President Donald Trump, calling him a liar and a bully [...]
Ex-presidential candidate Hickenlooper to run for Senate
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, who dropped out of the 2020 Democratic presidential race last week, said on Thursday he would run for a Senate seat in the state instead.
Fox News signs former White House press secretary as contributor
Fox News, owned by Fox Corp, has signed former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders as a contributor to its channels, it said on Thursday.
Explainer: What are the obstacles to Bayer settling Roundup lawsuits?
Bayer AG is in mediation to potentially settle thousands of U.S. lawsuits claiming that the company's Roundup weed killer causes cancer, but some legal experts said the cases raises novel questio [...]

Top House Democrat calls on Donald Trump's family to 'engineer a clinical intervention'
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the chair of the House Democratic caucus, is calling family members to stage an 'intervention' for Donald Trump, and for the cabinet to invoke the 25th Amen [...]
Donald Trump rages against the Federal Reserve over interest rates AGAIN
President Trump said Thursday the Fed puts the U.S. at a 'disadvantage,' as he continued his attacks on the central bank, pointing to Germany's sale of negative-interest bonds.
Man crushed to death after getting stuck between an elevator and a wall
The man was getting off the elevator in the lobby of the Manhattan apartment building when it fell and trapped him between the car and shaft wall. Three other people in the elevator were uninjured.
Connecticut banker, 44, appears in court in Anguilla on manslaughter charges
Scott Hapgood, 44, went to court on Thursday morning for a procedural hearing, the first in his case, for the death of Kenny Mitchel, a 27-year-old hotel worker who died after a fight in April.
Sister of ex-NHL player Mark Pavelich blames CTE for his recent arrest on assault charges
The sister of Mark Pavelich, the ex-New York Rangers player who was recently charged with assault, believes her brother may be suffering from CTE, which would explain his arrest.
Jeffrey Epstein forced two OTHER women in his entourage into a same sex marriage
The women's story echoes that of a third woman, who filed a lawsuit against Epstein's estate on Tuesday under the pseudonym Katlyn Doe alleging that she had been made to marry a recruiter.
Indian governor has peers stumped when he uses long word during economics speech
Policy makers in India had their peers stumped as they used rare language during a monetary policy committee hearing. Minutes of the hearing were published on Wednesday.
Bernie Sanders unveils $16.3 trillion 'Green New Deal' climate plan
Bernie Sanders unveiled an ambitious climate change plan Thursday with a $16 trillion price tag that promises to create 20 million new jobs and end unemployment in America.

Transfer Quarterbacks Are All The Rage, But Do They Deliver At Their New Schools?
You don’t have to look hard at college football these days to find somebody, somewhere, talking about transfers. More players are switching teams each year, and more are seeking waivers that gra [...]
Politics Podcast: Your Best 2020 Preview May Be The 2019 Elections
Even if you’ve been paying attention to political coverage lately, you’re forgiven for not knowing there are elections in just a couple months. But there’s more to pay attention to t [...]
Democratic Voters Care About Climate Change, But Not Enough To Support Jay Inslee
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee got into the presidential race because climate change is the “most urgent challenge of our time.” And although he announced on Wednesday that he was dropping out [...]
Significant Digits For Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019
You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the numbers tucked inside the news. 84 percent increase According to Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, the number of fire [...]

Potential mass shootings in California, Tennessee averted after tipsters' alerts, officials say
Potential mass shootings in California and Tennessee — at a Long Beach hotel threatened by a disgruntled employee and inside a Memphis church targeted by a truck driver who s [...]
Baltimore teen gets life in prison for running over cop in stolen Jeep while ordered to be on house arrest
A Baltimore teen who was supposed to be confined to house arrest last year at the time he ran over a police officer in a stolen Jeep was sentenced Wednesda [...]
Shark bite leads to 17 stitches for Canadian boy, 11, swimming at Florida beach
A Canadian boy had to get over a dozen stitches on his foot after he was bitten by a shark on Wednesday while vacationing with his family at a Florida beach, officials said.
Pennsylvania priest accused of stealing nearly $100G from parish for beach house, lovers
A Pennsylvania priest allegedly stole nearly $100,000 from his parish and spent the loot on a beach house and sexual relationships with adult men.
Man in NYC killed when elevator drops, crushes him between shaft and wall: report
A man reportedly died in New York City on Thursday when an apartment building's elevator suddenly dropped, crushing him inside.
‘I-95 killer’ who targeted gay men along busy corridor set to die Thursday
A mass murderer known as the “I-95 killer,” who spent the majority of 1994 targeting gay men -- including a Navy World War II veteran -- along the busy travel corridor, is s [...]
Ohio cop attempted kidnapping girl, 12, waiting for bus and filmed himself urinating on her: police
Prosecutors say it's their mission to make sure an Ohio cop "never wears the badge of a police officer again" after the 34-year-old was arrested Tuesday on accusations&nb [...]
Jeffrey Epstein's former ex-cop cellmate at NYC lockup must have better living conditions, judge rules
Descriptions of "decrepit," rat-infested cells at a Manhattan federal lockup that emerged this month amid the investigation into accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's suicide pr [...]

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

The day in pictures
A look at the day's best photographs from around the world.
Hundreds of thousands of Africans were enslaved in America. Wanda Tucker believes her relatives were the first
Wanda Tucker knew when she arrived in Angola, the void she felt was bigger than any one ancestor. It was of an entire people missing its past.
How an accidental encounter brought slavery to the United States
Slavery's arrival in the United States happened by accident, but its arrival created a thriving tobacco industry and fueled the Industrial Revolution. &nb [...]
Cop frees skunk with cup on head, ends up getting sprayed as thanks
A skunk caused such a stink for Massachusetts police. Buzz60’s Mercer Morrison has the story.

Lightning strike in Poland, heavy thunderstorm blamed for several deaths, injuries in Tatra Mountains
Several people are dead and a dozen reported injured after lightning struck during a thunderstorm in Poland's southern Tatra Mountains, officials said.
Iran unveils new long-range missile system in latest show of military force
Iran unveiled a new long-range surface-to-air missile system Thursday in its latest demonstration of military power, just two months after its forces shot a U.S. Navy drone out of the sky over the Str [...]
French zoo visitors carve their names on rhino's back
A French zoo blasted the “stupidity” of its visitors on Wednesday after some scratched their names on a rhino’s back.
British Hong Kong consulate employee solicited a prostitute, Chinese media claims
The British Consulate employee detained in China for 15 days after leaving Hong Kong on a business trip violated public law by soliciting a prostitute, state-backed media reported Thursday.
South Africa bans deliberate display of apartheid-era flag after court rules it amounts to hate speech
South Africa’s Equality Court severely restricted the display of the country’s old apartheid-era flag after ruling Wednesday that it constitutes hate speech and racial discrimination.
Russia nuclear missile explosion caused 2 workers to die of radiation sickness, report says
A mysterious and deadly explosion earlier this month at a naval weapons testing range in northwestern Russia resulted in the deaths of two workers due to radiation sickness, not traumatic injuries, as [...]