The singing satirist, who comes to the Civic Auditorium this Friday, Nov. 4, talked to Santa Cruz Weekly last month about his career, the radio DJ who made him famous and the art of poking fun.
Articles by Jacob Pierce
Hurried Hearings Set for Two-Way Pacific Trial
Meetings to be held Nov. 3 and 8 will test the out the idea of turning Pacific Avenue two-way. The council’s decision to try the scenario represents a 180-degree turnaround since retail expert Bob Gibbs first brought up the idea at a city council meeting in September.
Free Parking Disappearing from Downtown
Finding a free parking spot downtown isn’t about to get easier anytime soon. The city council voted on Tuesday, Oct. 25 to proceed with plans to start charging at one of the last free downtown parking lots—at River and Front streets north of Trader Joe’s.
Santa Cruz Fright Seeing
World-renowned psychic Sylvia Browne told the San Francisco Chronicle in 1997 that Santa Cruz has a “gaggle” of ghosts. “A ghost can come in on moisture easier,” she said. That would help explain these hot spots for paranormal activity around the Monterey Bay.
Lompico Water Board Takes Action Against Member
The Lompico Water Board acknowledged that nagging sarcasm and passive aggressive comments plague its meetings when the majority of the board members pointed their fingers and said they’d found the culprit.
Pot Club Makes Changes As Laws Shift
The Boulder Creek Collective, tucked in the back of the San Lorenzo Valley on the winding ribbon of Highway 9, sits 550 feet from a preschool. That’s 50 feet too close, according to a county ordinance passed by the board of supervisors this year, leaving Marc Whitehill, who runs the collective, two options—shut down or move shop. “You’ve got to submit to the process,” says Whitehill, director of operations for the collective, which hopes to move early next year.
PRFF: Paradise Found
Last Paradise isn’t your average surf film. “We’d dream up these crazy ideas of things you can do, which is exciting because you don’t know if you’re going to live or die when you’re doing them,” says all-around extreme sports enthusiast John Neeson.
Lompico Rate Hike Set To Take Effect
It’s official. The Lompico Water District, which already has the highest water rates in the county, is about to see its rates rise again—about 25 percent, depending on the household’s usage. In order to stop the rate increase, more than half of Lompico’s 500-odd households would have had to write in or speak up at a hearing on the issue. Only about 30 did so at the hour-long meeting at the Zayante Firehouse on Sept. 29.
Taiko Celebrates 20 Years With A Boom
Taiko drumming beats with a rhythm as steady as the human heart—and as much life and soul. Letting out screams as they pound huge drums, teams of performers at Watsonville Taiko’s 20th anniversary celebration this weekend are sure to leave audiences spellbound.
Santa Cruz Street Smarts
So much for keeping Santa Cruz weird. If nationally recognized retail expert Robert Gibbs is right about us, much of the town’s population can be summed up in two words: “urban chic.” He also says the town is itching for more business and perhaps even a one-way street.
