With high winds and 3-5 inches of rain expected to batter the mountains over the next few days, officials are warning that the brunt of Typhoon Melor, the first major storm of the season, will be felt right here in Santa Cruz County.
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Transition Santa Cruz Hosts Reskilling Expo
Coined four years ago at the onset of Britain’s Transition movement, the term “reskilling” refers to learning long-forgotten basic sustainability skills to help reduce energy use and preserve our natural resources. In the words of Michael Levy of Transition Santa Cruz—which, like the British movement, endeavors to prepare for a post-oil economy—“It’s based on the idea that we have lost a lot of our basic skills. All of these skills will be relevant with energy becoming scarcer and more expensive.”
Elkhorn Slough The Problem Child of Monterey Bay
As the midmorning sun burns off the hazy remnants of fog over Elkhorn Slough, the estuary comes to life in the same way it has for thousands of years. Herons glide low over the top of the chilly water, otters scoop up clams from the floor and each step along the reed-edged hiking path sends an unseen critter scuttling loudly into the brush. A visitor might find it hard to believe that, according to a recent report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this is the most damaged ecosystem in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Video Shows the Changing Face of Santa Cruz
Oct. 17 will mark 20 years since the Loma Prieta earthquake destroyed about one-third of downtown Santa Cruz.
Habitat for Humanity Starts 33rd Home in Santa Cruz County
Board members and volunteers with Santa Cruz County Habitat for Humanity converged on Dawn Lane in Soquel yesterday armed with a golden shovel.
Ten Questions For Joe Paquin
The office manager for WAMM shares his enthusiasm for hunting mushrooms and wild boars and reading Robert Anton Wilson.
Cabrillo’s Creative Complex
To the approximately 1600 people who snapped up free tickets to this weekend’s gala opening of Cabrillo’s new Visual and Performing Arts Complex in a freakish 56-minute display of enthusiasm for the arts on the first day tickets became available: Congratulations. Your efforts were not in vain. The three “sold”-out performances, a mélange of music, theater and dance, will be staged in a shiny new showpiece of a venue, the Crocker Theater, the crown jewel in a glitteringly modern complex 11 years in the making.
Farewell to Selman’s Glass
L.H. Selman’s Glass Gallery, once one of Santa Cruz’s most beloved art institutions, is leaving California for Chicago.
New Bridge to Benefit Steelhead Trout
Development has not been kind to the steelhead trout. Once estimated to number more than 25,000 adults, there are now only about 500 who survive the swim from the Pacific Ocean to spawn deep in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Volunteer Arrested for Fondling Patients
A retiree who volunteers at the Dominican Hospital was arrested on Wednesday and charged with sexual battery.
