Human eyes are drawn to it first, irresistibly, no matter what the vista. Some anthropologists say that our popular culture is obsessed with, even worships it. We certainly know nothing quite as completely as we know it: the human figure. That quadri-limbed shape dances along the roofs of caves, the unmistakable mark of humankind from the time our species harnessed fire and hunted with pointed sticks.
Santa Cruz Carbon Plan Leads To All Roads
People Power, along with eco allies Transition Santa Cruz and the Campaign for Sensible Transportation, wants to see the Climate Action Plan become less car-friendly. Activists have met with planners and sent letters to the city suggesting that 30 percent of traffic impact fees should be set aside for bike and pedestrian projects, among other measures.
A Literary Friendship: Hass and Marcus
“One of the great themes of all poetry and all literature of all time is death,” says Stephen Kessler. “There is this sense poetry is some kind of ticket to immortality if it is great enough, so I think that poets become aware earlier of mortality—their own and everyone else’s.”
Two Bomb Scares in County
The Santa Cruz County bomb squad unit was kept busy yesterday afternoon, investigating and dismantling two suspicious devices. The suspected bombs later turned out to be duds.
Figures In for Halloween Bash Downtown
The final figures are in for the Halloween bash that took place on Pacific Street this past Sunday.
Election Day Is Here!
Tired of robocalls, of people knocking on your door, of junk mail galore expounding the virtues of this candidate or that? Tired of seeing signs plastered across every lawn and public space, espousing the same tired names and encouraging you to vote Yes or No? Yes or No? The light at the end of the tunnel is here, and sorry, Jon Stewart, but it isn’t New Jersey. Election Day is finally here, and this round of bickering will soon be over.
Unofficial Halloween Party More or Less Peaceful
Thousands of people swarmed Pacific Avenue on Sunday night for an unofficial Halloween Party that combined pop culture and politics. Lady Gaga rubbed shoulders with pirates, blue Na’vi women (from Avatar) and superheroes while musicians played and people strolled along the street, in shoes and on stilts. A few people held a rally in support of Proposition 19, handing out stickers with the logo, “Yes We Cannabis.”
Robber Offers $1,000 for Getaway Ride
A man robbed a Capitola bank of an undisclosed amount of money, then reportedly offered passersby $1,000 to give him a ride to Santa Cruz with his heist. Police are still looking for the suspect, described as a transient in his forties or fifties, with gray hair and poor hygiene. He was wearing jeans, a gray sweatshirt, and black shoes.
Local Small Businesses Get a Boost
Comerica Bank announced that it will be adding $150,000 to the $300,000 Grow Santa Cruz fund established by the National Development Corp.
A Funny Place to Take a Bath
Derrick Burch is your typical dirty old man, but not in the traditional sense of the word.
