At 6am on March 19, 2008, a man accosted the barista of the Kind Grind Coffee Shop at the harbor as she was opening up for money business. Holding a knife to her throat, he led her to the kitchen, where he raped her. When he was done, he took her to a walk-in refrigerator, forced her inside and barricaded the door. Three years later, the case may have been solved, according to the Sentinel.
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Santa Cruz Poets, Santa Cruz Inspiration: Beau Blue
Three poems from the Boulder Creek poet Beau Blue.
PLATED: I Screamery!
Equipped with a double scoop cone—one of cardamom, pistachio and chocolate, the other of honey walnut—I pause to find out how business is going at the chic Penny Ice Creamery. “We couldn’t make enough olive oil, chocolate and sea salt ice cream,” admits Kendra Baker, who along with her partner Zachary Davis is experiencing the breakneck pace of success. “And we ran through candycap mushroom ice cream immediately—which is an unusual flavor.”
Symposium Asks: What If Happiness Were King?
All over the world, communities are making efforts to localize their politics in attempts to rebuild their starving economies. This Friday, March 18, Santa Cruz goes local when the film The Economics of Happiness screens at the Rio Theatre. Following the screening will be a discussion with local experts Ross Clark, City of Santa Cruz Climate Coordinator; Michael Levy of Transition Santa Cruz; Irene Tsouprake, CEO of ITL Events and Gross National Happiness Advocate; Ocean Robbins, author, speaker and activist; and Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, researcher, author and activist.
Opting Out Of The Yellow Pages
Have enough Yellow Pages already? Here are the numbers to call and websites to visit.
Last Call For The Yellow Pages
It was the final straw. After coming home to yet another stack of Yellow Pages blocking the entrance to her apartment building last year, Aimee Davison couldn’t take it anymore. “I’m breaking up with you, phone book,” she posted on Twitter after stepping over the pile of unsolicited books. “Stop coming to my house, you tree killer.”
Pollution In The Harbor
The number of liveaboards in the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor complicates the cleanup effort, says Laura Kasa, the executive director of Save Our Shores. “Everything that they owned was on these boats that went down, so there may have been cleaners, whatever they used to clean their boat—any of those toxins are going to be leeched out.”
Cleanup Continues in Harbor
Cleanup is continuing in the Santa Cruz harbor, while officials have revised the toll of damages resulting from the tsunami. Originally estimated at $17 million, damages are now believed to be $22.5 million to the docks and $4 million to the boats. A more precise assessment of the damages will be made today, after FEMA representatives tour the site.
Anti-Semitism At UCSC?
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights has launched an extensive investigation into allegations of anti-Semitism on the UCSC campus. The investigation comes in the wake of a 2009 complaint by lecturer Tammi Rossman-Benjamin. Rossman-Benjamin, who teaches Hebrew on campus, has also published a paper titled “Anti-Zionism and the Abuse of Academic Freedom: A Case Study at the University of California, Santa Cruz.” According to her, no other group on campus has been subjected to “such hostile and demonizing criticism” as Jewish students.
Cleanup Underway at Santa Cruz Harbor
Cleanup is underway in the wake of the tsunami that hit the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor on Friday. According to the Coast Guard, 18 boats sank during the surge, and the harbor suffered about $17 million in damages. As a result of the damage, no vessels are allowed entry into the harbor without the explicit permission of the Coast Guard. There is, as yet, no estimate as to when the harbor will be open to normal traffic. Crews are expected to remain on site through the end of the week.
