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Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Of raises $81,000 SANTA CRUZ—The 39th Annual Santa Cruz Clam Chowder CookOf raised $81,000 for Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation Department programs, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and City of Santa Cruz recently announced. The event has raised more than $1,658,250 for since 1981.
Chef Elbert Richard from Latin Asian Fusion Food Trucks and Catering, a new competitor from Scotts Valley, took home the judge’s top prize for their Professional Boston Chowder.
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“We loved the competition, it was so much fun,” said owner Roddy Diaz. “It was a great opportunity to meet the community and many people from outside the Bay Area including Sacramento, San Diego and Los Angeles.”
Also in the Professional Boston category, chef John Viray led JV’s BBQ to a second-place finish, and Sutter Health’s chef Corby Chavez brought home third.
Two returning competitors with an excellent track record were rewarded for their Manhattan chowders. Michael Midgley’s Public House in Stockton won Best Professional Manhattan and Derek Rupp’s East Side Eatery, took home second place.
Chef Viray and chef Josh Martin with the UCSC Chowder Slugs received the top “People’s Choice” Awards.
State apologizes to Japanese Americans for imprisonment SACRAMENTO—Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation declaring Feb. 19, 2020, as A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation in the State of California.
Starting in 1942 roughly 120,000 Japanese Americans were rounded up and held at 10 “internment camps” during World
Tarmo Hannula REBUILD CONTINUES Framing construction is underway on The Hideout restaurant that sustained massive damage in a fre in May 2019. Workers from Graaskamp Construction have built the skeleton of the eatery’s frame, nestled beneath a canopy of redwoods at 9051 Soquel Drive between Rio del Mar and Freedom boulevards.
War II over two and a half years, as ordered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s executive order No. 9066.
The governor’s proclamation called the incarceration of thousands of United States citizens a “stain” on the country’s history that should serve as a lesson for future generations.
“Despite these experiences, thousands of young Japanese-American men enlisted in the U.S. armed forces, bravely fighting to defend the nation that was abridging their own freedoms at home,” the proclamation reads. “We honor their sacrifice, as well as the resilience that made it possible for thousands of Japanese-American families to reclaim and rebuild their lives after the war. A decision motivated by discrimination and xenophobia, the internment of Japanese Americans was a betrayal of our most sacred values as a nation that we must never repeat.”
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STAFF REPORT L ocal Public Health ofcials are bracing for Coronavirus after the first case of unknown origin was diagnosed in this country in Solano County, located just southwest of Sacramento.
The victim reportedly did not have relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient with the virus.
Also known as COVID-19, the virus has grabbed national headlines as it has spread throughout the world.
Even though there are zero confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County, Public Health is facilitating preparedness eforts to assure efective community-wide response to any future cases, county spokesman Jason Hoppin said. This includes initiating coordination with hospitals, clinics and providers; identifying resources needed to treat patients and limit disease transmission, and reviewing pandemic preparedness plans.
Santa Cruz County Health Ofcer Gail Newel said that everyone can do their part to respond to this “emerging health threat.” “Our Public Health Division is working with other county agencies, health care providers and community partners to take the necessary steps to protect the health and safety of our residents,” Newel said.
As of Feb. 27, 15 cases have been confirmed in the U.S.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is closely monitoring the spread of the virus.
“Preparing for an outbreak in our local area requires the whole community to work together,” said Kathleen Conley, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency staf overseeing the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program.
In order to reduce the risk of domestic virus transmission, the federal government has imposed travel restrictions for people returning from China, including denying entry to non-residents who have traveled to China within the past 14 days unless they are relatives of U.S. citizens or residents. U.S. citizens returning from Hubei Province in China are subject to a mandatory 14-day quarantine. Symptomatic U.S. citizens returning from other parts of mainland China are also are subject to quarantine.
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