Call it another, smaller victory for opponents of the $120-plus million desal plant project in Santa Cruz, in the wake of Measure P’s success. The Santa Cruz City Council voted last week to approve some—but not all—of the $390,000 the water department requested for the project’s next steps.
The Art of Vinyl at First Friday
Records are as hip as ever right now, but somehow it’s refreshing that the new exhibit of the art form at this week’s First Friday is not being curated by one of the super-geeky vinylerati. In fact, Jennifer Gallacher, who’s putting together the show at Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studio, has never even had a record collection.
Q&A: Pasta Mike
Mike Ruymen, the Santa Cruz fixture behind the Pasta Mike brand, took a minute to talk about his noodling.
Tom Breszny Does Pac Rim Food Tour
In the domain of the totally unexpected, a recent email from entrepreneurial legend Tom Breszny arrived with a mouth-watering invitation. Brezsny, you might recall, was one of the original partners in the former India Joze empire when it filled the Art Center dining rooms in downtown Santa Cruz. Brezsny usually ran the front of the house, but did his stints in the kitchen as well, soaking up spicy expertise from maestro Joseph Schultz himself.
Officials to Discuss Energy-Saving Options
Santa Cruz’s ambitious plan is to reduce its emissions to 15 percent of 1990 levels by 2020, well in excess of what the Global Warming Solutions Act suggests. And the county aims to cut emissions 42 percent below 2009 levels by 2035.
Letters to the Editor, Dec. 5-11
A local vet voices her support for pit bulls and another guy really, really hates lawyers.
5 Things To Do In Santa Cruz This Weekend
Cabrillo presents their Winter Dance Concert, while the Museum of Art and History throws a fundraiser, plus Moon Duo music and more.
Sara Watkins Defies Genre Boundries
Sara Watkins grew up playing bluegrass. A gifted fiddler, singer and songwriter, she was just 8 years old when she first put bow to string. For the next 18 years, she played alongside her brother Sean Watkins and 2012 Genius Grant recipient Chris Thile in the Grammy Award-winning progressive bluegrass outfit, Nickel Creek.
Remembering Adrienne Rich
Organized by Bookshop Santa Cruz and Poetry Santa Cruz, the first Adrienne Rich Memorial Reading is a free reading at Santa Cruz High School featuring poets and activists such as Robert Hass, Bettina Aptheker, Brenda Hillman, Doren Robbins, Linda Janakos and more.
Local Desal Opponents Get Ambitious After Victory
As it became clear on election night that Measure P would win by a landslide, Rick Longinotti spelled out a new agenda for desal opponents: “This changes everything,” he said. “City council will know they can’t win a vote on desalination.”
