A 3D printer that creates objects based on computerized designs is one of many nifty instruments and gadgets inside the newly formed Institute for Renewable Integrated Systems Science Academy in Scotts Valley.
Construction crews began work in late January on a $44 million remodeling of a Live Oak business park that will become home to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Center for Public Safety within two years.
Scott Weese, a division chief with Cal Fire CZU, spends plenty of time pouring over forest-fuel-environment maps and briefing safety crews on weather conditions.
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