When singer and guitarist Denny Yoints wakes up in the morning, he thinks, “What do I even like about music or playing?” and whatever creative force strikes him he brings to the Midnite Snack. The result might be a pounding post-punk song with scratchy solos and penetrating vocals or a synth-driven number about a freezer and its contents, but whatever it is, Midnite Snack is doing its own thing.
Three Arrested in Pogonip Drug Sting
Santa Cruz police arrested three suspected drug dealers in the Pogonip Thursday after a sting operation was conducted, the Santa Cruz Sentinel reports. The men, 23-year-old Alfonso Marquez, 23-year-old Rey Antonio and 31-year-old John Pitts, were charged with crimes related to heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana.
Adult Education on the Chopping Block
Faced with a $5.4 million deficit, schools in Santa Cruz are looking for quick cuts. Among the most vulnerable targets are adult education programs, especially those focusing on helping older students get their GEDs
Evictions Up in Santa Cruz
Evictions are rising in Santa Cruz County, largely because of the foreclosure crisis. There were 367 evictions in the county in 2009, compared with just 293 in 2007. More worrying perhaps is that almost one-third—114—were the result of foreclosures.
Local Groups March to ‘Take Back the Streets’
Last night, some 70 members of women’s and neighborhood advocacy groups joined with community leaders and the local police department in a protest march against violence.
A Cell Tax for Santa Cruz?
With local unemployment at 13.5 percent, it doesn’t take a scientific poll to tell most people that raising city taxes might be a tough sell. But Santa Cruz city leaders are not most people.
City Manager to Retire
Longtime Santa Cruz City Manager Dick Wilson announced that he will be retiring at the end of July. Wilson served in the position for the past 28 years. In that time, he oversaw the reconstruction of the city’s downtown after it was devastated by the Loma Prieta earthquake. More recently, he has been forced to contend with a declining municipal budget, due to dwindling tax revenues.
Motorcycle Clubs Fight It Out Downtown
Violence in Santa Cruz took a turn yesterday when a group of local Hell’s Angels faced off with bikers from Vagos.
County Names Poet Laureate
The SantaCruz.com team poet commemorates a momentous occasion in Santa Cruz letters.
Ten Questions For Neal Saiki
Neal Saiki, founder of Zero Motorcycles, discusses efficiency, ceviche tostadas and Seabright Ave.
