A letter about recidivism in Santa Cruz that just can’t wait
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Patch Cuts Santa Cruz
Last Wednesday, the new owners of Patch.com pulled the plug on over 300 of its remaining editors, including Santa Cruz’s own, Brad Kava, who ran Santa Cruz Patch for the past three years.
“I never worked so hard in my life,” says a recovering Kava.
Cleansing to Fight Gut Fungus
Native to the human body, candida albicans is a fungus that lives in the intestines, skin and mucosal surfaces. Thriving on sugar and yeast, it releases 79 different byproducts, including the neurotoxin acetaldehyde (a potential carcinogen) and uric acid. Luckily, the “good” microbes in our digestive tracts work to keep candida in check—until they don’t anymore.
Santa Cruz’s Repeat Offender Problem
Paul M. Marigonda, presiding judge for Santa Cruz Superior Court, has heard what people say about him and his colleagues. Public Safety Task Force members pressured judges to get tougher on criminals last year, and activists from the Santa Cruz Hall of Shame have criticized the court for supposedly creating a “revolving door” for repeat offenders.
Worst. Date. Ever.
I can say with conviction that the only reason I made an online dating profile was because of my roommate.
Letters to the Editor, Jan. 29 - Feb. 4
Big Brother comes to Felton, plus two Santa Cruzans with calming influence
How Kiwi Gardner Became a Fan Favorite
It’s standing-room-only once again at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in downtown Santa Cruz, and the atmosphere inside is decidedly high voltage. The hometown Santa Cruz Warriors are taking it to the visiting Reno Bighorns in an NBA Development League battle, up by 15 points in the final minutes of the third period.
Santa Cruz’s Hall of Shame
Lewis Roubal always liked to keep up on who was getting arrested for what in Santa Cruz. But when the 55-year-old retired contractor started noticing the same faces over and over again, and couldn’t keep up with how often they were getting arrested, he figured it was time for a Hall of Shame.
Temple Grandin Wows EcoFarm Conference
Temple Grandin offered spellbound farmers, environmentalists and people interested in sustainable agriculture a window into what goes on inside an animal’s brain. “Animal thinking is very, very specific,” Grandin said, enunciating each syllable, “because it’s a picture.”
New UCSC Study Gives Otter Props
Think it sounds completely absurd to think that sea otters could be a key to combating global warming? You’re not alone. The findings of a new study on the subject even floored UCSC’s Jim Estes, one of the study’s leading researchers.
“I was blown away. We got all the data together, looked at the results, and I was like, ‘Whoa! Are you sure? Go back and run those numbers again.’”
