Rescue efforts were too late to save a raven that got tangled up in abandoned fishing wire and caught in a cypress tree at Lighthouse Field State Beach. The bird was first reported to wildlife officials on Thursday, but by the time the fire department, Pacific Gas and Electric, and a tree company arrived on the scene the following day, the bird was already dead.
Federal Stimulus Funding to Go to Work in August
Work crews across Santa Cruz County are preparing to go back to work this August. With $6.5 million in federal stimulus money coming this way and an additional $600,000 of Regional Surface Transportation Program funds, roads throughout the county will be fixed, and several roads in the city of Santa Cruz will be repaved.
Schools Set to Lose 12 Percent of Budget
“This is the third budget we’ve had in 10 months,” complained Barney Finlay finance chief of the Santa Clara County Board of Education. He was talking about $40 million in cuts—12 percent of the total budget for all county school districts—because of the new state budget. And he suspects that there will be more cuts down the line.
Ten Questions for Tim Jackson
Co-Founder of Kuumbwa Jazz Tim Jackson shares his favorite foods and what he’s reading.
Rooftop Burglars Nabbed By Police
Not-so-stealthy cat burglars foiled after a rooftop heist at Zelda’s in Captiola.
Man Uses Library to Trade Kiddy Porn
Former Red Cross volunteered caught with thousands of pornographic images of children.
Santa Cruz County and Cities Preparing to Sue the State
Local governments join 200 cities around the state to put the brakes on forced lending.
Berry Damage: Moth or Myth?
There has been much recent media coverage on the damage to raspberries in Watsonville, damage purportedly caused by the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM). But was the damage caused by LBAM or by any of the more than 80 leafroller moths that are native to California? Was it caused by one of the five other leafrollers that are common in Santa Cruz County? All leafrollers inflict the same kind of damage.
Santa Cruz City Council Circus
Funny beyond words.
Santa Cruz County Bank on the Mend
Santa Cruz County Bank announced that its second quarter net income had improved significantly from Q1, but that it was still only one-third of what it was in Q2 of 2008.
