Santa Cruz police announced that a pot deal gone bad is behind the disappearance of Elias Sorokin, 29.
Seniors to Suffer from State Budget Cuts
As the Governor went through the state’s new budget, he cut out $6.3 million in aid to the state’s senior citizens. About $380,000 of this will be borne by the seniors of Santa Cruz County.
Ten Questions for Mike Ryan
Shakespeare Santa Cruz veteran Mike Ryan hates hulking vehicles in oncoming traffic, thinks he’d make a good spy and is reading Robinson Crusoe. But wait! There’s more.
Passing of An Icon: Catalyst Founder Randall Kane
Anyone who’s ever spent a long night dancing and cheering under the bright stage lights of the Catalyst owes a little debt to Randall Philip Kane.
‘Shipwrecked’: Shakespeare Santa Cruz’s Entertainment
They say truth is often stranger than fiction. But in a tale told by master raconteur Louis de Rougemont, both fact and fantasy have their place. Explorer, seaman, survivalist and con artist, de Rougemont, as played by seasoned television and stage actor Dierk Torsek, spins his greatest yarn ever in Shakespeare Santa Cruz’s production of Shipwrecked! An Entertainment: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougement (As Told By Himself).
UCSC Employee Kills Self at Supervisor’s Home
A UCSC employee from Scotts Valley shot himself at the home of his supervisor yesterday.
English Only, Por Favor
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District of Santa Cruz and eight other school districts from across California have lost their appeal to have students who speak English as a second language undergo testing in their native languages for No Child Left Behind assessments.
Public Transportation Topic of Meeting
Local lawmakers and community groups met yesterday for a town-hall meeting at the Louden Nelson Community Center to discuss public transportation in the county.
$5 Million for Pajaro River Levee Project
Despite all its cutbacks, the state budget has allocated $5 million for the Pajaro River Levee project.
Happy Little Headbangers at UC-Santa Cruz Rock Camp
In my day, “summer camp” meant bunk beds, nature walks, BB guns and calamine lotion. Obviously I didn’t grow up in Santa Cruz.
