Maurice Ainsworth, who attempted to escape from prison during a medical procedure last week, will be charged with attempted murder for shots he fired during his escape attempt.
Felton Woman Found Alive
Debra Collins, 58, was found alive by neighbors in the Santa Cruz Mountains early Saturday morning, Dec. 4. She had left her Felton home on Nov. 28 to go for a run and was reported missing on Nov. 30. A neighbor and his son who saw the fliers reporting her missing set out on a search for her and found her in a ravine in Fall Creek State Park.
How Green Is Your Sidewalk?
Everyone knows the generation of electricity is the largest source of greenhouse gases. What fewer people know is that the runner-up is cement. On average, the amount of CO2 emitted by the cement industry is nearly 900 kg of CO2 for every 1000 kg of cement produced. If you consider how much cement is out there, you start to wonder how it isn’t number one. The CO2 emissions have two main sources: 40 percent comes from burning fuel used in the manufacture of cement, and 50 percent comes from the chemical process used to actually create it.
Brookdale Goes Bluegrass
There’s a myth that the era of free music and nightlong jams is a thing of the past. But that’s all it is: a myth, its lie proven every time an all-night MC freestyle battle rocks a warehouse or musicians both professional and amateur sit around a campfire at a bluegrass music festival. It’s this communal spirit that show organizer Eric Burman has fostered during the 17 years he has organized bluegrass festivals around Northern California.
Watsonville Factories Offer Holiday Bargains
Shoppers across Santa Cruz County will be heading to Watsonville this Saturday for the annual Holiday Factory Sale. It’s the only time of the year that the many diverse factories in town open their doors to the general public, and there are sure to be bargains a-plenty. It’s also a chance to get to know about local industry and how it helps the economy.
Ainsworth Back in County Jail
Maurice Ainsworth woke up behind bars again this morning at the Santa Cruz County Jail.
The Sound of Santa Cruz
Two weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit, folk singer Ginny Mitchell and her husband Marty Collins activated their extensive network of connections in the Santa Cruz music scene to pull together a benefit concert at the old Wrigley’s Chewing Gum factory on Mission Street. Despite the fact that the factory houses the couple’s business, a film production facility called the Digital Media Factory, it wasn’t until the day of the event, Mitchell says, that the two of them noticed the opportunity they were being presented with. “We looked around and said, ‘We have to film this!’”
Marking the Un-Holiday
It’s Chanukah today and Christmas is right around the corner. Downtown Santa Cruz can expect to see the usual collection of decorated trees and burning menorahs lighting up the downtown area. This year, however, there may be one noticeable addition. At Saturday’s holiday season parade, a coalition of the Santa Cruz Brights, UCSC Secular Student Alliance and Secular Humanists of Santa Cruz County will be marching alongside their religious neighbors with a banner that reads: “Reason’s Greetings!” They hope to display the banner prominently downtown and are hoping to get a permit for it.
No Knee-Jerk Reactions to Prisoner’s Escape
Sheriff Phil Wowak says that the county plans to review its procedures following the escape of prisoner Maurice Ainsworth during a medical procedure on Monday.
Another Spooky Ride
A driver passing by Santa Cruz Memorial Cemetery on Tuesday lost control of his vehicle while negotiating an S-curve and plowed through the fence, according to news reports.
