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Tsunami Hits Santa Cruz
Feb 27, 2010, by Curtis Cartier News
The 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile early Saturday prompted tsunami warnings along the entire Pacific coast of the United States. In Santa Cruz, beaches were closed as a precaution. That didn’t stop hundreds of onlookers from crowding the Municipal Wharf and West Cliff Drive in an attempt to see the oncoming waves, which began to hit shore around 1:45pm.
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Tsunami Advisory for Santa Cruz County
Feb 27, 2010, by Staff NewsBeaches throughout the county were closed Saturday following an 8.8 magnitude quake in Chile.
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Changes in Latitudes
Feb 26, 2010, by Maria Grusauskas Community
In June 2006, 25-year-old Dominic Gill set out from northern Alaska on a tandem bike named Achilles and headed south. Way south. His goal: to reach the southern tip of South America in 18 months, picking up random strangers along the way. Armed with bear spray, a video camera and a questionable sense of sanity, Gill rolled out of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska and into the bleak tundra with a small British flag fluttering encouragingly behind him. He had just one rule: “I never asked anyone to get off!”
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Santa Cruz Council Finally Sees Homeless Census
Feb 26, 2010, by Curtis Cartier News
On a rainy January morning more than 13 months ago, teams of local government workers and volunteers tromped through the soggy corners of the county and counted homeless people as part of the 2009 Santa Cruz County Homeless Census and Survey.
On a similarly rainy afternoon just last week, the fruits of that effort were finally presented to the Santa Cruz City Council. The reason for the delay? “Time and availability.” -
Moratorium on Cussing in Statehouse
Feb 26, 2010, by Danny Wool NewsSure, the state’s budget is a mess, unemployment is skyrocketing, and Anthem Blue Shield is making its customers sick over its proposed price hike. That’s no excuse for dropping the f-bomb. Deficits be gosh-darned!
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Coastal Commission Staff Approves Bike Path
Feb 26, 2010, by Staff NewsThe controversial Arana Gulch project passed its penultimate major hurdle yesterday when it received a nod of approval in a report by the Coastal Commission.
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Prom Dress Drive Launched
Feb 26, 2010, by Danny Wool NewsSanta Cruz City Councilmember Tony Madrigal is concerned about how the current recession will have a lasting impact on teenagers. In these very formative years of their lives, many are forced to do without such basic staples as food, shelter, iPods, Wii’s, unlimited texting and clothing. That is why he has teamed up with Classic Cleaners to launch a community effort to help needy teens get to their proms in the style that they are accustomed to. They are launching the Prom Dress Drive.
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UCSC Students Receive Summons
Feb 26, 2010, by Staff NewsThe 45 UCSC students who occupied Kerr Hall in response to a 30 percent tuition hike have been summoned to appear before a council.
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Ten Questions for Shane Desmond
Feb 26, 2010, by Shane Desmond Community
What do you do for a living?
What don’t I do? I work for Whole Foods Market Santa Cruz, have been a bartender at El Palomar Restaurant for the past 17 years, tend bar at Cypress Lounge and surf big waves for fun. -
Banff Film Fest Slams Into Santa Cruz
Feb 25, 2010, by Curtis Cartier Community
The Olympic sport of curling involves two teams of players carefully sliding large stones down an icy lane while “sweepers” use brooms to polish the rocks’ gradual paths toward a target.
There will be no curling shown at the Banff Mountain Film Festival.
