How bad does a pesticide have to be before the California Department of Pesticide Regulation locks it up and throws away the key? We’ll soon find out. Last week a scientific review committee released a report on the fumigant methyl iodide, created by chemical company Arysta as an alternative to methyl bromide in strawberry fields.
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Hooray! Santa Cruz Is One Of The Happiest Places In America
Santa Cruz is a pretty happy place. In fact, it’s happier than most major cities and towns in the U.S., ranking 14th overall. That was the finding of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which was released yesterday.
One Big Happy Family
It turns out that Obama and Bush are cousins—umpteenth removed, but cousins nonetheless. And their extended family includes everyone from Bill Clinton to the Roosevelts to Lincoln to Jefferson to Washington, etc.
Pipe Bomb Found On Santa Cruz Beach
A pipe bomb found on the beach yesterday was taken to Central Fire Station No. 1, where it was finally detonated. It took two hours for the local bomb squad to complete the task.
Fluoridation Could Be Coming to Watsonville
Back in 2002, Watsonville’s city council voted against the fluoridation of its local tap water.
Couple Wins Engagement Ring
What do you do when you win a diamond ring? Propose with it, of course. That’s what Karl Tunis did when he and his fiancée Erica Lund won a 1.02-carat Lazare diamond ring valued at $12,000.
Buddha Bags Sold
Santa Cruz-based Big Buddha, Inc., the maker of Buddha Bags, was sold to Steve Madden Ltd., it was announced last Friday. The eco-friendly bag company, founded by Jeremy Bassan, had a reported $13 million in sales last year. It was sold for $11 million. Read more at the Business Journal.
Tips From Tigers
Humans having made such a mess of things, it’s natural to suspect animals know something we don’t about almost everything. So in honor of the cosmic alignment that has the Year of the Tiger beginning on Valentine’s Day, we turned to the animal kingdom to see what wisdom we might glean from the swimming- flapping-prowling set on the subject of love.
Mammoth Waves Test Pro Surfers At Mavericks
South African Chris Bertish won first place in the Mavericks Surf Contest after conquering huge 40-foot waves that many surfers said were the biggest ever for the contest. With slideshow.
Ten Questions for Reyna Ruiz
What do you do for a living?
I am the program director of the Beach Flats Community Center, where I
have the distinct honor of working to improve the living and social conditions of families living in the Beach Flats neighborhood.
