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Roarke Brown, a charter boat captain since 1972 in this picturesque fishing village, remembers being able to tread out onto ...

The Santa Cruz Sentinel’s Letters to the Editor for Oct. 21, 2025.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium reprints a sea otter shirt Taylor Swift wears in 'The Official Release Party of a Showgirl' and quickly ...

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