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UCSC to Expand Student Housing and Child Care Services 03-18-21 16:40 DC

UC Santa Cruz has approved a plan to increase student housing and expand childcare services. In a statement, the university said the Student West Housing will include housing space for more than 3,000 graduate and upper-division undergraduate students by building new housing units.

Childcare services will also be expanded under the plan.

The new housing will be built on land at the intersection of Hagar and Coolidge roads. A new early childhood education center for the children of faculty, staff, and students will also be completed.

University officials said they hope to get construction underway as soon as possible.

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Monterey Sports Center to Reopen Monday 03-18-21 15:40 DC

The Monterey Sports Center has announced plans to reopen at 10 percent capacity starting this coming Monday.

State guidelines allow gyms and fitness centers in counties in the red tier to open at 10% capacity which is what the Sports Center intends to do.

The center says masks will be required at all times and asks guests to follow physical distancing protocols. Pools, showers, saunas, and locker rooms will be closed.

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COVID “Variant of Concern” in Monterey County 03-18-21 15:20 DC

Officials in Monterey County are concerned about what they say is a significant amount of a new California virus strain in the county.

According to the CDC, the California strains that were recently found are some of the most concerning they’ve seen.

The CDC considers a variant a "Variant of Concern" if there is evidence that it is more transmissible, causes more severe disease, causes a "significant reduction in neutralization" by antibodies created during a previous infection or vaccination, is less affected by treatment or vaccines or causes failures in diagnostic findings

The CDC reports that two such COVID variants have been found in California, and both are about 20% more transmissible and are less impacted by some treatments.

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SCCO Shelter-in-Place Lifted 03-18-21 15:06 DC

The shelter in place order has been lifted in the area around Old Santa Cruz Highway and Lexington School Road. The Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Department was looking for a suspect accused of leading officers and deputies on a chase.

They had received a lead that the suspect may be in the area, but investigators now believe that the suspect may have left. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said there is currently no risk to the public.

 

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Chase Over 17 Last Night 03-18-21 11:46 S.S.

A  high  speed  chase took  place  last  night  from  Santa  Cruz  to  the  area  near  the  Lexington  Reservoir.   It  began  shortly  before  10  p.m,  after  a  bank  robbery  suspect  was  spotted  in  Santa  Cruz.

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