Dennis Osmer left his post as head of the Watsonville area water agency.
Pajaro Water Agency Chief Resigns
by Staff NewsThe Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency lost the chair of its board yesterday with the sudden resignation of Dennis Osmer.
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VIDEO: Watch the conclusion of “Rise of the Aztecas”
by Jessica Lussenhop CommunityThe exciting finale of our mini-documentary on the Aztecas. (Video after the jump.)
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Architect Sues County to Restore Planning Appeals Board
by Staff NewsLast week, architect Cove Britton sued the county to restore a planning appeals board that was disbanded earlier this year after just a few meetings.
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Students Protest at UCSC
by Danny Wool NewsWhen UC's Board of Regents met in UCLA yesterday to vote on a 32 percent fee hike for students, they gathered behind closed doors in a windowless room.
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New Charter School Proposed for Watsonville
Nov 20, 2009, by Staff NewsThere may soon be a new charter school in Watsonville, the Escuela Xochitl Tonatiuh. The school, proposed by Teresa Robinson of Los Gatos, is planned for 85 students and would be intended to help middle-school students avoid getting involved in drugs and gang violence.
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Burst Water Main Wreaks Havoc
Nov 19, 2009, by Staff NewsA 2,000-gallon water leak on River Street brought traffic to a standstill yesterday at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 9.
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UCSC Students Protest Tuition Hike
Nov 19, 2009, by Staff News
Students at UCSC gathered yesterday with drums and bullhorns to protest the proposed new fee hike for students. With a decision by the UC Board of Regents looming today, tuition could be raised 32 percent—$2,500—over the next two years to help cover the system’s burgeoning deficit. As part of the protest, students blocked the campus gates for five hours yesterday to show their anger at the price hike.
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Santa Cruz Launches One-Stop Site
Nov 19, 2009, by Staff NewsThere’s a new website in Santa Cruz where residents can do everything from pay their parking tickets to apply for city jobs and find the nearest public restroom downtown.
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A Snapshot of a Penny University Meeting
Nov 19, 2009, by Jessica Lussenhop CommunitySome snippets of conversation from the recent Penny University meeting at the Calvary Episcopal Church.
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Ten Questions for Noa Levin
Nov 19, 2009, by Staff Community
Clothing designer Noa Levin shares her thoughts on what’s important, what’s really not, and how she realized a lifelong dream by coming to Santa Cruz.
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Reform Needed in the Court System Regarding Child Custody
Nov 19, 2009, by Alastair Bland News
When an Alabama superior court judge issued an order that Amanda Hodge’s two adopted children be returned immediately to her custody out of concern for their safety following a February, 2008 state-ordained forensic interview, the family court of Monterey County, where Hodge’s children were living with their adoptive father, declined to cooperate. Instead, the custody battle seemed only to swing further out of Hodge’s favor. She lost custody entirely, was granted supervised telephone calls only and has now not see her children in two years.
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Alejo’s Election A Balm to Supporters
Nov 18, 2009, by Jessica Lussenhop NewsAfter disappointment one year ago, Alejo boosters finally got their day.
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Close Encounters With A Santa Cruz Comic
Nov 18, 2009, by Jessica Lussenhop Community
Two years ago Planet Cruz launched into orbit. Today it’s a standing-room-only party with fans at the ends of the earth. Comedian Richard Stockton explains how his spaceship landed here and why it’s parked—for now. With slide show.
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Luis Alejo Named Mayor of Watsonville
Nov 18, 2009, by Danny Wool NewsWatsonville’s city council selected Luis Alejo to serve as the city’s next mayor. Alejo, the son of migrant workers, was born and raised in Watsonville and is running for the the 28th District Assembly seat being vacated by Anna Caballero.
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