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Wipers On? Head Lights On! It’s the Law.

Published February 20, 2017

During these seasonal storms, driving with both your headlights and your windshield wipers isn’t just a good idea, it’s the law. It doesn’t matter what kind of vehicle you drive; you need to observe this law. Since 2005, the California Vehicle Code states that motorists are required to turn on ...

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Turn Around, Don’t Drown

Published February 20, 2017

Turn Around Don't Drown® Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than from any other thunderstorm related hazard. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that over half of all flood-related drownings occur when a vehicle is driven into hazardous flood water. Many drivers over ...

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Sandbag Distribution Locations

Published February 19, 2017

Santa Cruz County Community Distribution Locations for Sand/ Sandbags Sand and bags are provided for emergency property protection during large storm events. Please limit yourself to 15 bags per household so that there are enough to share within the community. Not for contractor commercial use or ...

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PG&E: Report & View Electric Outages

Published February 17, 2017

There have been significant reports of outages and wires down through the county. Follow them here https://m.pge.com/#outages.   ...

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Get the latest road closures and incident details

Published February 17, 2017

Want more information about specific road closures? Check out these local resources. Check current highway conditions http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi View traffic incident details from CHP Traffic http://cad.chp.ca.gov/Traffic.aspx Get the latest county road closures from Santa ...

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Attention Employers

We are offering an array of free bike encouragement workshops to area employers. Sign up to give you team the knowledge and tools they need to change up their commute and receive incentives for doing so. Request a meeting today by calling 831.429.POOL or sending an email to info@cruz511.org

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