By late last night, about 300 firefighters were battling a blaze that broke out north of Bonny Doon, in the area of Jamison Creek and Empire Grade roads.
Santa Cruz Schools to Take a Major Hit
Between 2010 and 2012 Santa Cruz schools will have to absorb at least $12 million in budget cuts just to keep the city’s educational system solvent.
Farr Faces Harsh Comments in Health Care Town Hall
Congressman Sam Farr faced harsh criticism in a town hall meeting at the First Congregrational Church in Santa Cruz to discuss the government’s health care proposals.
Disabled, Elderly Support Arana Gulch Master Plan
Representatives of the elderly and disabled communities threw their support behind the Arana Gulch Master Plan, which will allow them access to the 68-acre park.
Santa Cruz Beaches Closed after Shark Attacks Porpoise
Seacliff and New Brighton state beaches were closed yesterday after beachgoers reported seeing a shark eating a porpoise off of Seacliff Beach
Drug Deals Tarnish Sober Living Environment
The Seabright House on Park Avenue was supposed to be a safe environment for recovering drug and alcohol addicts.
Raft of Rules for Group’s Santa Cruz Apartments
What do ball games, bathrobes, squirt guns, skateboards, dirty clothes, smoking, hanging laundry, bare feet, pajamas, barbecues and video cameras all have in common? They’re all soon to be prohibited in some way from common areas at the Mission Gardens Apartments in Santa Cruz.
Impressive Opening for Cabrillo Festival
For even brand new music, the traditional expectation for personal artistic expression holds. Whatever else is afoot, the composer is expected to have something to say. So says Marin Alsop, music director of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, in defending her choices of orchestral music.
Health Care and The Screaming Me-Mes
I know I should be mortified by the lobbyist-organized mobs of angry Brooks Brothers mannequins who are now making headlines by shutting down congressional town-hall meetings.
Old Sentinel Building in New Hands
The stone-enclosed, glass-crowned former home of the Santa Cruz Sentinel has some new folks moving in. Local Internet providers Cruzio, along with green non-profit Ecology Action, partnered with developer Joe Appenrodt to win an auction for the old building, with a bid of at least $3.5 million.
