Several thousand people this past week have watched a homeless man’s face hit the sidewalk on Pacific Avenue. A Santa Cruz Police officer was arresting him for public intoxication early in the morning on Monday, April 22, as activist Brent Adams filmed the incident with a video camera.
Santa Cruz Music Icon Bob Brozman Dies
Bob Brozman, the steel-guitar innovator and ethnomusicologist who got his start playing on the streets of Santa Cruz, has died, according to his family.
Letters to the Editor: April 24 – May 1
Readers discuss mental health and public safety.
Foodie File: Gregory Magnusson
If Gregory Magnusson is any indicator, you don’t need to travel to Germany—or even drink—to work at a German restaurant.
Coffee Goes Steampunk in Santa Cruz
A company with the glamorously nerdish name of Alpha Dominche has devised a sleek bit of computer-industrial eye candy that makes four cups of micro-tuned coffee in under a minute.
Greenspace’s Lydia Corser Ahead of the Curve
Lydia Corser remembers when, nearly 20 years ago, she told people that she was a “green” interior designer. She got some confused looks.
No Sleep ‘til Camp Krem
It’s getting warmer in Santa Cruz these days, festival season is brewing and the North Pacific String Band’s Stevee Stubblefield sits in a friend’s courtyard, wrapped around a breakfast beer and a fresh printed poster for an event that ripped through his contact list like a lawn mower a few months ago.
Permaculture Takes Root in Santa Cruz
“It’s spring time,” proclaims permaculture teacher David Shaw, as he clutches a hunter green steel digging fork. “Time to go.”
Inside the Homeless Shelter Controversy
When Santa Cruz city councilmember Micah Posner got home this past Thursday morning, he couldn’t help crying, thinking about the night he had just spent at the Coral Street Shelter in Harvey West.
Warriors an Instant Hit in Santa Cruz
In a season filled with bad news and bickering over trash and crime, a sports team united Santa Cruz at a time when dirty syringes had practically been on the verge of becoming the town’s new mascots.
