Only some 1,100 Hawaiian monk seals remain in the wild.
UCSC Leads Effort to Save Endangered Seal
by Danny Wool EnvironmentHoailona doesn't have many relatives, but he does have plenty of friends.
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Smoking Ban for Parks and Beaches Goes to State Vote
by Danny Wool EnvironmentThe state legislature will be voting on Monday whether to ban smoking in state parks and beaches.
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Pogonip Rangers in Danger
by Curtis Cartier NewsWith Pogonip now home to armed drug dealers, the rangers who patrol the park quite literally find themselves outgunned. With slideshow.
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The Best of ‘Overheard at the Record Store’
by Cat Johnson CommunitySelections from the hit semiregular feature "Overheard in a Record Store" at houseofcat.net
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Grahm Inducted into Winegrowers Hall of Fame
Mar 18, 2010, by Danny Wool Environment
Randall Grahm, the founder of Bonny Doon Vineyard, has raised an “ungodly” number of grape varieties since he first established his vineyard in 1983. He’s also worked in a variety of styles, though today he is probably best known for his Rhone blends. On Saturday he was inducted into the Culinary Institute of America’s Vintners Hall of Fame in recognition of over one-quarter century of contributions to the California wine industry. These go “go well beyond what any one person could hope to accomplish in a lifetime,” said the chair of the nominating committee, W. Blake Gray.
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County’s Buzzing With Bees
Mar 18, 2010, by Danny Wool Environment
Vegetable gardening is enjoying a comeback across the country, thanks in large part to First Lady Michelle Obama. More and more people are also starting to raise chickens too. And then there is beekeeping—the perfect way for backyard farmers to pollinate their crops and stock up on honey. It’s a popular hobby across Santa Cruz County, but most people are doing it illegally. The problem is the permit. Not only do these cost $1,000, but applicants must also inform their neighbors and participate in a public hearing before the zoning commission. Then the results of the hearing can be appealed to City Council.
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Renaissance Man at the Rio
Mar 18, 2010, by Andrew Gilbert Community
From prisoner and exile to pioneering pop star and government minister, Gilberto Gil’s musical career has taken him on an extraordinary ride. Since the mid-1960s, when he helped launch the psychedelic Tropicalia art movement, Gil has been at the center of Brazil’s teeming music scene as a composer, bandleader and iconic performer. Often referred to as South America’s John Lennon, Gil defies comparisons to artists in the Anglosphere.
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Dogs One Step Closer to Returning to Downtown
Mar 17, 2010, by Danny Wool Business
The Downtown Association’s board voted 8-1 yesterday to allow dog owners to bring their pets downtown over a six-month trial period. The decision is the first step in lifting a 34-year ban on dog on Pacific Avenue and the surrounding area. The Board’s recommendation included a number of stipulations, including a ban on dogs after dark, a ban on panhandling with dogs, and a requirement that leashes be between three and five feet long. In addition, no more than three dogs will be allowed in close proximity to one another.
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Santa Cruz Composting Program Saved
Mar 17, 2010, by Danny Wool Environment
Santa Cruz County will be keeping its composting program, despite the steep costs involved. For the past three years, the county has been composting food scraps from more than 50 local schools, hospitals, and restaurants. The amount of discarded food collected totals about 100 tons per month, which would otherwise go into the Buena Vista Landfill.
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Kessler’s Santa Cruz Tale
Mar 17, 2010, by Maureen Davidson Community
The photograph on the cover of The Mental Traveler is an extreme close-up of a young white man of indeterminate age, thick black beard and moustache bristly and unkempt, forehead knotted, head bowed toward the camera. He appears consumed by his thoughts, overcome by deep emotion, his forehead ready to burst.
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Police Raid Watsonville Stores for Contraband
Mar 16, 2010, by Staff NewsKhalil Rahim didn’t know there was gang violence in Watsonville, because he lives in San Jose. At least that’s what he told the police, after they raided his discount cigarette store and confiscated brass knuckles and switchblades.
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Layoffs, Furloughs on the Way for Santa Cruz County Schools
Mar 16, 2010, by Danny Wool News
Over 23,000 pink slips are being sent to everyone who works in education across California this week. Almost no one is immune, regardless of whether they’re a principal or a janitor. Though final notices will only be sent out in the middle of May, just using last year as an indicator suggests that some 60 percent of the people receiving the pink slips will end up losing their jobs.
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Best Breakfast Spot … for Dogs
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Norse Gets Another Day in Court
Mar 15, 2010, by Danny Wool News
Someone ought to give Robert Norse a copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People. Back in 2002, Norse was ejected from a City Council meeting for giving a Nazi salute. In 2004 he was ejected yet again for parading in City Council chambers. In both cases, Norse was advocating on behalf of the city’s homeless. He sued City Council, claiming that his right to free speech was violated, but this was dismissed in November by a three-member panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Now a majority of justices on the court have agreed to reconsider his case.
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