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Shark Breaches Behind Beachgoer at Marina State Beach, Video Shows
A shark breached from the surf directly behind a woman posing for photos at Marina State Beach on Saturday, and the moment was captured on video that has since spread across social media. California State Parks confirmed a shark breach near the beach around the same time, though officials say they cannot confirm it was the same animal caught on camera in the viral clip.
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After a Sardine Cannery Was Forced to Shut Down, a $57M Gift Helped Transform It Into a Beloved Aquarium
On opening day, the Monterey Bay Aquarium welcomed over 10,000 visitors
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USGS Tracks Beach Erosion and Shoreline Change Along California Coast
USGS oceanographer Dan Hoover uses a GPS-equipped backpack to measure sand elevations near the mouth of the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, California, January 12, 2017. Surveys like this make long-term studies of coastal change possible. (Image credit: USGS) For this monitoring, a team surveys bathymetry from personal watercraft...
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Gilroy Dispatch
Gilroy Gardens adds two new members to Board of Directors
Gilroy Gardens on Oct. 20 announced the addition of two new board members to volunteer for the park and nonprofit organization’s board of directors. The two new board members, Heather Crowley and Eric Wasinger, will help support the park’s ongoing educational mission, according to Gilroy Gardens staff. Crowley...
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Willow Glen's Black Sheep Brasserie Sheds French Menu for Wild Oak Grill
At 1202 Lincoln Ave., the dinner restaurant once known as Black Sheep Brasserie has been folded into Stacks’ Wild Oak Grill, bringing the address’s split day-and-evening arrangement to an end. The change replaces a French-leaning dinner identity with an all-day grill centered on American fare. The transformation was...
Morgan Hill Times
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Santa Cruz taxidermy lecture explores how preserving animals can inspire conservation
Master taxidermist Allis Markham says preparing an animal for taxidermy is a lot like peeling an orange. “It isn’t really gory. When an animal dies, all the blood rushes to the vital organs. There’s not a whole bunch of blood anywhere,” Markham said. “The juice isn’t everywhere when you peel an orange, is it?”
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San Jose's 27-Year-Old Race Street Garden Gets 20 Days to Clear Out
A community garden that has grown native plants, edible herbs and elderberries on Race Street in San Jose for 27 years is facing its final days there, after the property owner notified gardeners that the land was headed to a new buyer and gave them just 20 days to clear out. Plant & Soul California, the nonprofit that runs the garden, now has until Tuesday to vacate the half-acre site it has tended for nearly three decades.
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Acid Bath Brings the Doom to Santa Cruz
What happens when an absolutely stacked lineup consisting of Acid Bath, High on Fire, Melvins, and Windhand play a show in the middle of the Santa Cruz woods? You get an evening of doom, sludge, and proto-metal that features something for everyone. Kicking things off at promptly 6:30 pm on...
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5 Mom and Pop Restaurants in San Jose, California that Locals Swear By
San Jose, California — a city where glass towers rise beside sun-warmed bungalows, where the hum of tech innovation mingles with the laughter of families in neighborhood parks, where the scent of pho, birria, and garlic fries drifts through the evening air. Here, the streets are stitched together by generations of dreamers — Vietnamese grandmothers tending herb gardens, Mexican bakers rising before dawn, Filipino aunties, and homegrown visionaries, all weaving their stories into the city’s fabric.
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See it: California beachgoers capture video of monster great white shark leaping out of the water
A beachgoer in Marina, California, captured dramatic video of a large shark beaching the waves along Marina State Beach Saturday. The large shark leaped straight up, emerging almost completely out of the water.
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‘The Lost Boys’ fans gather in Santa Cruz ahead of a potential 40th-anniversary bash
Nearly 40 years after a gang of teenage vampires took over the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, apparently Santa Cruz still has a few creatures of the night wandering around. And plenty of fans looking for them. If you go. Who: The 418 Project & “One of Us”. What: “The...
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New Tomato Tomato Specialty Shop = Fun Finds
Thankfully, owner Lizi Barba isn’t picky about produce pronunciation and won’t turn you away however you say Tomato Tomato, her newly opened specialty foods store in downtown Santa Cruz. (For the record, she calls it, “To-may-toe To-may-toe.”) Vintage grocery store vibes abound as you walk in...
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Eat, Drink, Savor: BattleBorn BBQ returns from hiatus to Veterans Hall
Dave Wood has returned as pitmaster for BattleBorn BBQ, catering his wife Olivia’s Hollister Scares haunted house at the Hollister Veterans Building through Nov. 1, after a 16-month hiatus following a serious automobile accident. “My wife told me I was doing it,” he said, “and when she wants me...
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Shark breach caught on video near California coast as officials issue warning to beachgoers
MARINA, Calif. — A shark was seen breaching off Marina State Beach around 12:30 p.m. Saturday in a video captured by a beachgoer. California State Parks confirmed shark activity in the area through its cameras, which recorded a breach around 12:26 p.m. Officials said they could not confirm whether the shark in the video was the same one seen on camera.