Reporter’s Notebook: Life during the coronavirus pandemic
A series of multimedia pieces by Peninsula Press staff documenting what life is like under the stay-at-home order.
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Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay neighbors support the medically vulnerable during power shutoffs
HALF MOON BAY — When the power goes out in Canada Cove, a Half Moon Bay neighborhood for seniors, dozens of residents are unable to use vital medical devices. So neighbors are helping spread support and information, including how to get backup batteries.
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Cracks emerge in Peninsula prohibition on dispensaries
PENINSULA — Two years after California legalized recreational marijuana, pot laws on the Peninsula remain a patchwork.
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Women to make history surfing big-wave contest, but struggles for equality remain
This season, for the first time, Mavericks will hold a women’s heat, a milestone for women who have long sought acceptance within the sport.
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Local resident works to save threatened Surfer’s Beach near Half Moon Bay
The jetty that protects Pillar Point Harbor near Half Moon Bay has stopped the flow of sand along the coast to the south, destroying the community’s most popular beach and creating erosion that threatens Highway 1.
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Fishermen struggle in wake of Dungeness crab fishery closure
Without the usual income from the Dungeness crab season that supports their families, fishermen around the Bay wonder how they will make ends meet.
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Seal-breeding season at Año Nuevo State Park draws thousands of visitors
Every year from December through April, approximately 35,000 people visit Año Nuevo State Park to see 10,000 elephant seals breed and give birth before returning to the sea.
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‘Titans of Mavericks’ Surf Competition to promote conservation — if it happens in 2015
While the actual occurrence of this year’s event is still in the air, the world-renowned surf competition is partnering with the Monterey Bay Aquarium in order to promote conservation of the ocean.
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Self-proclaimed ‘world pumpkin capital’ — Half Moon Bay — hosts annual festival
The 44th annual Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival took place Oct. 18 and 19 on the coastal community’s Main Street.
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