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Cove Britton, Architect, to Challenge District 3 Supervisor Neal Coonerty
Mar 01, 2010, by Jessica Lussenhop NewsBritton, a long-time critic of county politics and planning, says he decided to throw his hat in the ring to prevent Coonerty from running unopposed.
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Lowell Darling to Run for Governor, 32 Years After First Attempt
Mar 01, 2010, by Jessica Lussenhop News
Darling House owner’s brother returns to California from overseas to tackle the two-thirds majority problem and his old opponent, Jerry Brown. With video.
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Animal Hospital Closes Doors for Good
Mar 01, 2010, by Staff Business
After 35 years serving local pets, the Adobe Animal Hospital in Santa Cruz will shut down for good today. A staff member explained that business has been suffering because of the recession; fewer pet owners can afford to bring their animals to the vet.
The Adobe Animal Hospital was especially popular because it offered low-cost veterinary services to its clients. These included not only cats and dogs. The clinic once did a brisk business treating horses, but fewer people are keeping horses these days because of the steep costs involved. -
Gamers Lured to UCSC
Mar 01, 2010, by Staff NewsGamers from around the world are being lured to UCSC, not to play but to learn.
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The Creature From the Backyard Lagoon
Feb 28, 2010, by Jessica Lussenhop CommunityIn the lawn in front of the mother-in-law unit where I live, the tumultuous winter rains of January had filled up a depression where a tree stump had been removed. I’d really enjoyed the way things sprang to life all around after the rains, the way overnight a long dormant bush had suddenly come alive with a hundred thin woody fingers reaching out over my sidewalk, or the abrupt appearance of sturdy mushrooms caps popping up through the wood chips. I’d particularly enjoyed lying in bed listening to the happy guttural expositions of toads, imagining them gleefully loping beneath my windows in the dark.
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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!
