Gina Castaneda stands along the sidelines inside the cavernous Soccer Central Indoor Sports arena in Watsonville, shouting to the teenage boys in the purple uniforms tumbling back and forth on the field. “Buena, buena, Jesus!” she yells. “Baja las manos!” With slide show and video.
Marine Reserves For Managing Fisheries
Studies conducted in California and other locations support the use of marine reserves as a tool for managing fisheries and protecting marine habitats.
Wanted: Grateful Dead Archivist
Sure, unemployment is soaring, but every so often a job pops up that anyone would want. UCSC just began advertising for one of those jobs: Grateful Dead Archivist. According to the posting, “The Archivist will be part of a dynamic, collegial, and highly motivated department dedicated to building, preserving, promoting, and providing maximum access both physically and virtually to one of the Library’s most exciting and unique collections, The Grateful Dead Archive.”
Disparate Salaries at UCSC
The faculty of UCSC receives the lowest salaries of any faculty in the University of California undergraduate network.
Kidnapping Attempt Foiled in Downtown Santa Cruz
Violent crime certainly seems to be on the rise in Santa Cruz these days.
Geogad Offers New Tour of Santa Cruz Coast
Thousands of tourists flock to Santa Cruz every day to visit the coast and take in the sights. But unless they know exactly where to look, they are likely to miss some of the lesser known attractions, like the Surfing Museum or the mansion that inspired Hitchcock’s film Psycho. Until now, of course.
1,000 Get H1N1 Vaccine in Santa Cruz
Over 1,000 people lined up outside the Santa Cruz Health Center this Saturday to take advantage of the free H1N1 vaccine that was being offered there.
Santa Cruz Gets First Green Church
The United Methodist Church of Santa Cruz broke ground on a new church with a new vision this Saturday in Live Oak. The planned 20,000-square-foot building will be the first “green” church in the county.
The Smoker’s Tour of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz nightlife does offer a spark of relief in these post-apocalyptic times for smokers. There are several secret hovels every black-lung should know if he or she is going to survive in this brave new world, but discretion being the better part of pallor, this cloak-and-dagger guide is based on hidden clues. Read carefully and be rewarded with a bourbon and a Camel.
Santa Cruz Poets, Santa Cruz Inspiration: David Swanger
Local poet David Swanger shares his work in a series appearing the first week of each month.
