It works like this: some shady sleazebag copies an expired Craigslist housing ad and reposts it, with a slightly lower price, back on the site. Next, a curious apartment hunter spots the ad .
Lockheed Fire 30 Percent Contained
As of 8am Saturday morning, the Lockheed fire north of Santa Cruz had spread to 6,800 acres but was 30 percent contained. CalFire ramped up the effort over the last 24 hours, marshalling 1,550 firefighters, 234 fire engines, 17 fire crews and 22 bulldozers to corral the blaze.
The Glorious Gas Tax
When District 27 Assemblymember Bill Monning hosted a town hall meeting about two weeks ago with the Campaign for Sensible Transportation, the table seemed set for a conversation on planes, trains and automobiles and the budget cuts to public transportation. But when County Treasurer Fred Keeley showed up, it became clear that the dialog on our abysmal budget deal has already left the station. After a budget session that gutted not just public transportation but every service imaginable, the two seemed to be trying to channel frustration into a call for major tax reform.
Politics Rule in Shakespeare Santa Cruz’s ‘Julius Caesar’
An Elizabethan playwright shed light upon a political coup carried out 1500 years earlier and in a few deft strokes illuminated both the English language and the politics of the moment. The man was William Shakespeare, and the words fueled a high-stakes drama called Julius Caesar.
Man Arrested for Vandalizing Church
A transient, Ariel Dehaviland, 37, has been arrested in Santa Cruz for desecrating a Mission Street church being used as an evacuation center for people fleeing the Lockheed fire.
Remains of Ancient Whale Found
Five million years ago, a carniverous toothed whale roamed the Pacific Ocean.
Blaze North of Santa Cruz Uncontained
Two days after it started, 670 firefighters, 120 engines, and 20 aircraft have as yet been unable to get the Lockheed Fire at Bonny Doon under control. As of Friday morning it had torched 4,100 acres and was only 5 percent contained. About 2,400 locals, including the entire population of Bonny Doon, have been ordered to evacuate. The fire is especially severe because it covers an area of dry brush and timber that has not seen a fire in at least six decades.
Ten Questions for Sara Friedlander
Multimedia artist Sara Friedlander on Barack Obama, summer salads and how much she paid for her first apartment in Santa Cruz.
Visit A State Park, Cough Up A Ten Spot
It looks like $10 is the new $8 at most state parks in Santa Cruz County.
Lockheed Fire Rages in Bonny Doon
The skies over Davenport were thick with acrid brown smoke Thursday morning as a wildfire raged in the Santa Cruz Mountains around Bonny Doon. Dubbed the Lockheed fire, the blaze had torched more than 2,300 acres by midmorning after dry conditions caused what had been a relatively small fire on Wednesday to explode in size overnight. About 600 people living on Swanton Road, Warrella Truck Trail, Last Chance Road and Rancho del Oso were evacuated while more than 300 firefighters battled the flames. A mandatory evactuation order for Bonny Doon went into effect at 11am Thursday. With slide show and video.
