Representatives of the elderly and disabled communities threw their support behind the Arana Gulch Master Plan, which will allow them access to the 68-acre park.
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Santa Cruz Beaches Closed after Shark Attacks Porpoise
Seacliff and New Brighton state beaches were closed yesterday after beachgoers reported seeing a shark eating a porpoise off of Seacliff Beach
Drug Deals Tarnish Sober Living Environment
The Seabright House on Park Avenue was supposed to be a safe environment for recovering drug and alcohol addicts.
Raft of Rules for Group’s Santa Cruz Apartments
What do ball games, bathrobes, squirt guns, skateboards, dirty clothes, smoking, hanging laundry, bare feet, pajamas, barbecues and video cameras all have in common? They’re all soon to be prohibited in some way from common areas at the Mission Gardens Apartments in Santa Cruz.
Impressive Opening for Cabrillo Festival
For even brand new music, the traditional expectation for personal artistic expression holds. Whatever else is afoot, the composer is expected to have something to say. So says Marin Alsop, music director of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, in defending her choices of orchestral music.
Health Care and The Screaming Me-Mes
I know I should be mortified by the lobbyist-organized mobs of angry Brooks Brothers mannequins who are now making headlines by shutting down congressional town-hall meetings.
Old Sentinel Building in New Hands
The stone-enclosed, glass-crowned former home of the Santa Cruz Sentinel has some new folks moving in. Local Internet providers Cruzio, along with green non-profit Ecology Action, partnered with developer Joe Appenrodt to win an auction for the old building, with a bid of at least $3.5 million.
Income Increases Only Slightly in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz may be one of the wealthiest counties in the nation, but income growth is slowing.
Valero Employees Sue for Overtime
Three people from Santa Cruz who worked or still work at the Valero convenience store chain are seeking as much as $100 million dollars in lost wages and damages in what they hope will become a class-action lawsuit.
Woman Killed in Crash Identified
Police have identified the woman killed in a head-on collision on Highway 1 last Wednesday as Madeline Kauffman, 67, of Santa Cruz.
