Hollywood director Curtis Hanson, who brought us LA Confidential and 8 Mile, is now looking to do a film about local surfing legend Jay Moriarty.
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Agreement Near on Teacher Retirements
Santa Cruz City Schools officials and the teachers union are getting closer to reaching an agreement on pensions.
Budget Crisis Hits the Courts
Faced with a projected $2.3 million budget deficit, the Santa Cruz County Superior Court system has decided to consolidate its operations.
From Rock Star to Winemaker
Growing up in Northern Arizona I heard all the rumors.
“Maynard James Keenan!” they’d say. “Singer of Tool, you know?” Of course I knew. “He bought a house in Jerome and does all kinds of crazy shit up there!”
What I didn’t know at the time was that, no, my friends weren’t completely bullshitting me. The tall and mysterious frontman of Tool, A Perfect Circle and, more recently, Puscifer, did in fact buy property in the impossibly small mountainside former ghost town of Jerome 60 miles southwest of my of birthplace, Flagstaff.
Homeless Flock to Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium for Services
For a young homeless person struggling to make ends meet, Project Homeless Connect—the all-day service bonanza at the Civic Auditorium on Tuesday—is an easy way to tick off the lingering items on his or her basic needs to-do-list. For the 275 volunteers who offer their time and expertise to cut hair, clean teeth, exchange needles and sign people up for local, state and federal aid programs, it’s a way to serve the neediest people in the community with the most essential necessities—and a few niceties as well. With slideshow.
Pyrotechnics by Santa Cruz Symphony
Just 20, violinist Tessa Lark strode onto the stage at Watsonville’s Mello Center Sunday afternoon in a strapless gown of something between emerald, teal and aquamarine. The 2008 Klein International String Competition winner’s glamorous entrance matched her performance of Tchaikovsky’s flamboyant Violin Concerto in D. John Larry Granger’s Santa Cruz Symphony provided a snappy and responsive accompaniment.
Are Santa Cruz Pot Dispensaries Making A Profit?
The marijuana laws in California used to be simple: it was illegal. Now, with the federal government relaxing its stance against medical marijuana, and in light of a statewide push to legalize cannabis altogether, the legal weed world has become the wild, wild West.
Central Coast Goes Fishing for Salmon
It’s been three years since fishing enthusiasts have been allowed to go after salmon. Local authorities have banned salmon fishing to give the dwindling schools of fish a chance to recover. That will all change on Saturday, however, when the ban will be lifted off the California coast.
Gang Violence Up in Watsonville
Crime may be down in Watsonville, according to figures released yesterday. It may even be the lowest it’s been since 2000. There is, however, one type of crime that is on rise in the city. Gang violence increased 41 percent from 2008 to 2009.
A Hairy Experience
When Logan Mella goes to school today, his friends won’t recognize him. He had his hair shaved off to donate to Locks of Love.
