Health officials said that the first batch of 2,400 swine flu vaccines will arrive in the county this week, and that 40,000 vaccines will arrive by the end of the month.
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Police Crack Down on Ocean Street Prostitution
Prostitution has become a growing problem for people living along lower Ocean Street.
UCSC Tracking Mountain Lions
Scientists estimate that the Santa Cruz Mountains are home to some 25 mountain lions. But as development encroaches into the forests, their territories are shrinking and even being split by roads and new housing developments.
Stabbing in Downtown Santa Cruz
A 17-year-old youth was in serious but stable condition on Friday after he was stabbed in a gang fight in downtown Santa Cruz.
Local Libraries Looking for Ideas
Do you have any ideas about how local libraries can improve their services? Teresa Landers wants to hear about them.
Shark Advisory for Santa Cruz County
A shark advisory has been issued for a five-mile stretch of Santa Cruz County beach, running from Seacliff to Manresa state beaches. The warning comes after three great whites sightings were made on three consecutive days in the area. On Thursday, a fisherman filmed a shark near the Seacliff pier in Aptos. He later told reporters that he had seen the shark the day before too. The following day, researchers saw a shark swimming off Manresa State Beach. They estimated it to be 16 feet long.
Ten Questions for Hillel Rom
The founder of the Breakaway College Access Project is into roast beets with truffle oil. He is not into people who don’t clean up after their dogs in parks or beaches.
Artists Open Their Doors in North Santa Cruz County
Imagine a day touring local artists’ workshops and getting to find out what inspires Santa Cruz’s thriving art culture. Now imagine six. Over the first three weekends in October, nearly 300 local artists will open their studio doors across Santa Cruz County—not unlike a multitude of Willie Wonkas—for the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County’s 2009 Open Studios Art Tour.
Chefs Aim High During Santa Cruz Restaurant Week
It was just a matter of time before Santa Cruz joined the ranks of cities across the country celebrating local culinary talent with Restaurant Week. In New York, Boston, Los Angeles and San Diego, chefs were joining together for a week each year to entice diners out of their routines and into cosmopolitan restaurants where they might discover exotic new flavors and textures. And those cities are not the cradle of sustainable produce or home to unique viticultural appellations.
Watsonville Fire Department Gets Thermal Camera
Body-heart sensing camera has already helped firefighters make rescues
