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Commentary: There’s one big climate fight that California is losing

It has been demoralizing to witness in Santa Cruz, my hometown, the destructive power of waves and water on our beaches, piers, roads, homes, businesses, rivers and levees. But we knew this was coming, and we’re overdue to adapt to the new realities of our climate.

Los Angeles Times

From Mattresses To Golf Balls, California Beaches Are Littered With Debris Following Recent Storms

California city crews have been busy compiling mounds of trash left along the shoreline following the recent storms.

Zenger

‘Inside we are all struggling’: storm-bruised California begins recovery

The long road to rebuilding is just beginning in the rain-pummeled state as assessments reveal damage worth millions

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Biden arrives in California, surveys storm damage

SAN JOSE, Calif. — President Joe Biden flew to the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday to visit the wreckage from recent winter storms in Capitola Village and at Seacliff State Beach in Santa Cruz County.

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Emissions don't discriminate, people do

What real estate, oil wells, racism and yogurt containers reveal about the disparate damages caused by fossil fuels

Salon

Bolivia judge rules opposition governor must remain detained ahead of trial

A Bolivian judge ruled Thursday that Santa Cruz Governor Luis Camacho, a leader long in opposition to the left-leaning federal government, must remain detained while he awaits trial.

Reuters

Protesters lift blockades in Bolivia's Santa Cruz region

Protesters in Bolivia have lifted the blockades that had largely isolated the rich eastern region of Santa Cruz from the rest of the country for more than 15 days

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Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases Do Not Discriminate, But People Do

What real estate, oil wells, racism and yogurt containers reveal about the disparate damages caused by fossil fuels.

Capital & Main

Storm Chaos Continues In California

Yet another round of heavy rains hit some of California's most beleaguered spots, inducing more chaos in Santa Cruz County.

Zenger

The rain paused, but the work hasn't for road crews battling nature's wrath

FELTON, Calif. — The 11-man crew assembled at the Felton office of Santa Cruz County's Department of Public Works, waiting to hear what physical and mental toil they were going to be assigned.

Los Angeles Times

Bolivia: Opposition blockades push for leader's release

Trucks are snarled and people in the Santa Cruz region have to find ways to skirt blockades that opposition leaders set up across the area considered to be Bolivia's economic engine to protest the detention of Gov_ Luis Fernando Camacho late last year on “terrorism charges.”

The Independent UK

Bolivia's farm hub battles political capital over cattle and grains

Javier Monasterio, a rancher in Bolivia's lowland area of Santa Cruz, is feeling the economic hit of weeks-long protests and blockades since the dramatic arrest of the region's governor that has snarled domestic transport of grains and meat.

Reuters

Warriors assign rookie Patrick Baldwin Jr. to G League Santa Cruz

The Warriors rookie forward will join G League Santa Cruz.

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘Life-threatening’ flooding feared in Northern California as storms cause rivers to swell

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Another in a series of powerful winter storms unleashed heavy rain in Northern California on Monday, causing widespread flooding in Santa Cruz County and beyond as rivers began to swell across the region.

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Flood threat high in Northern California after storm kills toddler, forces evacuations

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A powerful winter storm that blasted Northern California with strong winds and heavy rain, knocking out power, toppling trees, including one that killed a toddler, and flooding homes and businesses along the coast in Santa Cruz, continued its march through the region Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Flood threat high in Northern California after storm kills toddler, forces evacuations

The Independent UK

Bolivia: Spanish, Chilean lawmakers meddled in local affairs

A Spanish lawmaker says he was formally kicked out of Bolivia as he was getting ready to leave the South American country after he visited to demand the release of opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho

Reuters

Bolivia governor arrest stokes fears of political revenge cycle

The arrest of a prominent Bolivian opposition figure has sparked criticism from human rights groups and thrown a spotlight on how both the country's right and left have used a weak judicial system to go after opponents.

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Reuters

Hundreds of trucks snarl Bolivia farm region as blockades hit business

Hundreds of trucks lined highways in Bolivia's farming region of Santa Cruz on Tuesday, as protesters blockaded routes out of the region following the arrest of the local governor, and hard-hit local businesses urged a return to order.

Reuters

Bolivia farm region blocks borders, grain transport as protests lead to clashes

Protesters in Bolivia's farming region of Santa Cruz are blocking highways out of the province, threatening to snarl the domestic transport of grains and food, as anger simmers following the arrest of local governor Luis Camacho.

Reuters

Bolivia protesters burn cars, clash with police after governor arrested

Protesters in Bolivia's Santa Cruz, a relatively wealthy farming region, attacked buildings, burned cars and blocked highways as part of a 24-hour strike on Friday following the arrest of the regional governor, a right-wing opposition leader.

The Independent UK

Bolivia judge orders pre-trial detention for opposition head

A judge in Bolivia has sentenced opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho to four months of pretrial detention on terrorism charges

Reuters

Accusations against detained Bolivian governor Camacho are "made up", says ex president Mesa

Bolivia's former President Carlos Mesa told Reuters in an interview on Thursday that the accusations against Luis Fernando Camacho, the governor of agricultural hub Santa Cruz who was detained on Wednesday, are made up, spurious and non-existent.

Reuters

Bolivia prosecutor requests 6 months pre-trial detention for governor

Bolivian prosecutors are requesting six months of pre-trial detention for the governor of the agricultural hub of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, prosecutor Omar Mejillones said Thursday.

Reuters

Explainer-Who is Luis Fernando Camacho, the opposition leader arrested in Bolivia?

Prominent Bolivian opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho was arrested on Wednesday, exacerbating tensions between the government in La Paz and opposition centered around the affluent farming hub of Santa Cruz.

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