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Biden: We Gotta Rebuild Better
Editor’s note: Here is what President Joe Biden said January 19 in Capitola Village: Governor, You and I gotta stop taking these helicopter rides. We’ve made a bunch of them, you’ve been hit. If anybody doubts climate is changing and they must have been asleep for the last couple of years. Full Story page 6
SUESD Local Control and Accountability Forum Full Story page 30
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Tempest Tossed
Capitola
By Deborah Osterberg
By Jondi Gumz Three weeks after an epic storm with waves that broke the Capitola Wharf in two and shuttered restaurants all along the oceanfront Esplanade, how are business owners in Capitola faring? The Capitola-Soquel Times took a stroll down the
Esplanade, easily accessible to those on foot, on a sunny afternoon to find out. Outside the Capitola Bar & Grill, Lenaeh Tapia was offering samples of Boston clam chowder. Delicious! ... continues on page 4
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The main attraction of Capitola, its location along a picturesque shoreline, is also its Achilles heel. The lowlands are prone to flooding and the destructive power of high tides. Full Story page 7
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