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Get to know D.C. with our daily newsletter We dive deep on the day’s biggest story and share links to everything you need to know. Get the free newsletter Success! You re on the list. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn t process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Processing… I already get the newsletter The COVID-19 pandemic forced people around the world to instantly change the way they lived their lives: how they bought groceries, how they traveled, and if and how they worked. Elected officials on the local and national level responded with financial resources, rent and utility assistance programs, emergency housing for those experiencing homelessness, and initiatives that gave residents staying closer to home more use of their streets. Neighbors got to work as well: They organized mutual aid groups, helped one another book vaccination appointments, and offered helping hands. The p ....
4:48 When a massive wildfire tore through the Santa Cruz mountains last year, it destroyed close to 1,500 structures. When a structure is destroyed by fire, toxic materials can leak into the environment. Cleaning up these spills often involves scraping the earth and dumping it somewhere else. But a local group is trying a different approach. They’re experimenting with fungi, which they say has an incredible ability to remove and even heal toxic burn scars. Maya Elson stands on a property perched on a steep slope overlooking a creek deep in the Santa Cruz mountains. It’s hard to imagine but someone’s home used to stand here. ....
PRINCETON NJ Announcement Princeton area community website with events, comprehensive business listings, and local information Share: LiLLiPiES Sunday Brunch Jazz Series Begins May 9 May 03, 2021 Princeton, NJ – May 3, 2021 LiLLiPiES Bakery will host a Sunday Brunch Jazz Series in the outdoor courtyard of the Princeton Shopping Center. The vibe of this series is Eat Local. Listen Local. Come out on Sunday mornings to enjoy delicious treats and coffee while listening to local musicians in a beautiful courtyard setting. The lineup is a thoughtfully-curated selection of local performers. Performances are free and open to the public and will take place in front of LiLLiPiES Bakery. ....
4:15 It’s been another dry year in California. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a drought emergency in two northern California counties and the Sierra snowpack is well below normal. All that does not bode well for this summer’s wildfire season. To get a sense of what to expect this year, KAZU’s Doug McKnight spoke with Cal Fire Battalion Chief Issac Sanchez. Issac Sanchez (IS): It s always concerning when we don t get the normal amount of precipitation that we expect because that s part of the cycle. The rain that we receive is part of the cycle that helps to bolster the vegetation that s out there, to get it through the dry portions of the year so that it survives longer and is potentially less likely to burn and lead to a catastrophic fire. ....
5:00 California’s underwater kelp forests are in trouble. A combination of climate change and hungry purple sea urchins have decimated these vital forests. But the Monterey Peninsula has a kelp forest guardian sea otters. New research out of the University of California, Santa Cruz is highlighting their role. Josh Smith has been researching how sea otters are defending Monterey Bay’s kelp forest since 2015. He co-authored a paper that was published March 8 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Credit Erika Mahoney Josh Smith, a Ph.D. candidate at UC Santa Cruz, stands near a beach on Cannery Row in Monterey. The tops of kelp swirl in the calm current of the blue-green water. Just a decade ago, this area looked vastly different. ....