Quick action yesterday kept a small fire from spreading to nearby buildings. The brush fire broke out at on the McClellan Botanicals property along San Juan Road in Aromas. Workers there were able to keep the blaze from spreading until Cal-Fire crews could get there. The 2:30 p.m. fire was contained to half an acre.
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Officials with Santa Cruz county have decided to go ahead and purchase the West Marine Headquarters building in Watsonville, so that a variety of county resources can be housed there. Although the move-in won’t happen until 2023, the following are the departments (and agencies) expected to be housed there: the Santa Cruz County Human Services Department, the Department Of Child Support Services, the Agricultural Commissioner, the Adult And Juvenile Probation Department, and the Auditor-Controller and Planning Departments.
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The state has not been able to reach 2 of last week’s winners of the state’s Vax To Win Program, and so alternate’s have been chosen and one of those was in Monterey county. All vaccinated Californians are automatically entered into the drawing, although employees of certain n government agencies, those who got their vaccine outside of California, and incarcerated residents are not eligible.
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A Capitola book store, that opened during the pandemic, is celebrating it’s first half birthday. As part of that celebration, owners Gary Butler and Denise Silva, say all used books will be half-price today and tomorrow. They also have store-swag for sale and they’ll have some freebies on-hand. 2 Birds Books is located on 41st avenue, and it’s open from 10-6 daily, except Wednesdays (when the store is closed).
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