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“It’s as dire as it could be”: Funding freeze threatens to halt UCSC research, stifle Santa Cruz biotech industry

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By Jesse Kathan Verified
| Santa Cruz Local Verified
Microbiology professor Karen Ottemann addresses a crowd of students, faculty and other supporters at a Stand up for Science rally Friday at UC Santa Cruz. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local) SANTA CRUZ >> A de facto funding freeze on federal biomedical grants could soon stymie UC Santa Cruz research on cancer and other diseases, and stifle the county’s biotech industry, several UC Santa Cruz faculty members said.
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Downtown Santa Cruz hotel could get lower-cost rooms

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By Jesse Kathan Verified
| Santa Cruz Local Verified
The California Coastal Commission is set to decide whether a planned hotel at Front and Laurel streets in Santa Cruz will include some lower-cost rooms. (BCV Architecture + Interiors) Meeting: 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 Attend at Portola Plaza Hotel, 2 Portola Plaza, Monterey. To comment by Zoom or phone, submit a request by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11. The meeting will be streamed on Cal-Span.
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Measure U would reduce San Lorenzo Valley Water bills, but could slow repairs

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By Jesse Kathan Verified
| Santa Cruz Local Verified
Measure U on the Nov. 5 ballot measure would repeal a recent charge in San Lorenzo Valley Water District and cap some future increases. Repairs recently began on a pipeline near Ben Lomond to a water treatment plant that was severely damaged in the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. (San Lorenzo Valley Water District) BOULDER CREEK >> Voters in San Lorenzo Valley Water District in November will decide whether to reverse a recent water bill hike and cap some future charges.
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