News Fri, November 20, 2009
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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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Architect Sues County to Restore Planning Appeals Board
Nov 20, 2009, 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
Nov 20, 2009, 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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Pajaro Water Agency Chief Resigns
Nov 20, 2009, by Staff News
The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency lost the chair of its board yesterday with the sudden resignation of Dennis Osmer. He later compared the role of chair to that of a circus ringmaster, and noted one boardmember, John G. Eiskamp, as being particularly troublesome.
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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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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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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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New Taxes Unlikely for Medical Marijuana
Nov 18, 2009, by Danny Wool News
Santa Cruz is hoping to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, but that does not mean that it will be imposing new taxes on them, at least for now. In addition to state and federal taxes, the dispensaries currently pay a 9.5 cent sales tax to the city. It has been suggested that an additional tax be paid by the dispensaries, in part to limit the number of nonlocals who come to Santa Cruz to buy marijuana. According to some estimates, only 25 percent of the customers at the city’s two dispensaries live in the City of Santa Cruz. Another 50 percent live in the county, while 25 percent come from out-of-county.
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If You Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You
Nov 17, 2009, by Staff NewsThe SCPD has taken the initiative in the fight against crime.
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Second Harvest Launches Food Drive for Thanksgiving
Nov 17, 2009, by Staff NewsPoverty is up; giving is down. That, in a nutshell, is the central theme of Second Harvest’s campaign to provide food for the needy this Thanksgiving.
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Should Santa Cruz Remain a Sanctuary City?
Nov 17, 2009, by Danny Wool NewsIt all began in the 1980s, when the Santa Cruz City Council began to speak out against immigration raids.
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Students Stage Library Sit-in
Nov 16, 2009, by Staff NewsFor some people, Friday night is a chance to get out and party. For many students at UCSC, particularly in the departments of Science and Engineering, it used to be a chance to get some work done at the library.
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Passenger Rail Option Raises Passions
Nov 16, 2009, by Staff NewsA debate is brewing in Santa Cruz County between supporters and opponents of a passenger rail line to run along the 32-mile Union Pacific line.
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Peak Wildfire Season Ends Today
Nov 16, 2009, by Staff News
Peak wildfire season in Northern California ended at 8am today, and Calfire will begin the transition to its winter staffing in Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties. The state’s burn suspension in the Bay Area will also end at that time. Wildfire season officially began on June 1.
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Late Night Beers Could Get More Expensive
Nov 13, 2009, by Staff NewsSanta Cruz City Council decided on Tuesday to hike the fees on some restaurants serving alcohol, depending on how much alcohol they sell and how late the restaurant is open.
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Vaccine Clinic Cancelled Because of Shortages
Nov 13, 2009, by Staff NewsLocal residents planning to attend a local swine flu vaccine clinic at Cabrillo College next Saturday should start making alternate plans.
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The Pulsating Landscapes of Artist Richard Mayhew
Nov 13, 2009, by Maureen Davidson News
LANDSCAPES, they’re called—but the toneful, moody, electric pieces in Richard Mayhew: After the Rain, at the Museum of Art and History through Nov. 22, are not portraits of topography. In an interview in the intimate Art Forum gallery, on the museum’s top floor, the slender, elegant Mayhew discusses his vivid, animated works, which lifted my spirits the first time I saw them.
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Man Stabbed in Capitola
Nov 12, 2009, by Staff NewsA local man in his twenties is in serious condition after being stabbed in a fight in Capitola yesterday afternoon.
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Slaughterhouse Owner Pleads No Contest to Animal Abuse Charges
Nov 12, 2009, by Staff NewsEfrain Toledo Martinez, 54, of the Toledo Harkins Slough Ranch pleaded no contest to animal abuse and was sentenced to pay $868 to Animal Services.
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Santa Cruz Neighbors Named Group of the Year
Nov 12, 2009, by Staff NewsWhether it’s the recent smoking ban in public spaces or the crackdown on panhandling, the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce says much credit should go to the community group Santa Cruz Neighbors, which supported the various new city ordinances intended to clean up the city.
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Sheriff Seeks Money for Pot Crackdown
Nov 11, 2009, by Staff NewsThe County Sheriff’s Office will be asking the state for $275,000 to help it crack down on local marijuana growers and traffickers. The money would allow the Sheriff’s Department to add an officer to its narcotics team and cover the cost of a part-time prosecutor. Sheriff Phil Wowak added that the funding is especially crucial this year because of county budget cuts, which prevented him from hiring 20 new deputies.
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Police Release Sketch of Prius-Driving Suspect
Nov 11, 2009, by Staff NewsThe SCPD has released a sketch of a man suspected of attempting to kidnap a 23-year-old woman as she walked back from a bar to the restaurant where she worked.
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Look Both Ways Before You Cross
Nov 11, 2009, by Staff NewsIt could be much worse, but a new report by the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership named Santa Cruz as California’s 23rd most dangerous metropolitan area for pedestrians.
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City Council Takes a Stand on Violence
Nov 11, 2009, by Staff NewsSanta Cruz City Council met last night for a meeting devoted entirely to the issue of public safety, and decided to relaunch several programs that had been cut because of budget constraints.
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Marine Reserves For Managing Fisheries
Nov 10, 2009, by Staff News
Studies conducted in California and other locations support the use of marine reserves as a tool for managing fisheries and protecting marine habitats.
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Wanted: Grateful Dead Archivist
Nov 10, 2009, by Staff News
Sure, unemployment is soaring, but every so often a job pops up that anyone would want. UCSC just began advertising for one of those jobs: Grateful Dead Archivist. According to the posting, “The Archivist will be part of a dynamic, collegial, and highly motivated department dedicated to building, preserving, promoting, and providing maximum access both physically and virtually to one of the Library’s most exciting and unique collections, The Grateful Dead Archive.”
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Disparate Salaries at UCSC
Nov 10, 2009, by Staff NewsThe faculty of UCSC receives the lowest salaries of any faculty in the University of California undergraduate network.
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Kidnapping Attempt Foiled in Downtown Santa Cruz
Nov 10, 2009, by Staff NewsViolent crime certainly seems to be on the rise in Santa Cruz these days.
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1,000 Get H1N1 Vaccine in Santa Cruz
Nov 09, 2009, by Staff NewsOver 1,000 people lined up outside the Santa Cruz Health Center this Saturday to take advantage of the free H1N1 vaccine that was being offered there.
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Santa Cruz Health Center to Offer Swine Flu Vaccines Saturday
Nov 06, 2009, by Staff NewsSanta Cruz residents waiting to get the H1N1 vaccine will have another chance on Saturday at the Santa Cruz Health Center on Emeline Ave. The clinic has received 1,000 doses of the vaccine, and will be offering them to the public between 2pm and 8pm.
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Court Rules Against Local Company Selling Music Tracks
Nov 06, 2009, by Staff NewsA federal judge, John Walter, ruled that the Santa Cruz-based online music distributor BlueBeat must immediately stop selling copyrighted music on its website.
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Should City Council Take On National Issues?
Nov 06, 2009, by Staff NewsOpinionWhen Santa Cruz City Council meets on Tuesday, it will vote to take a stand in the national debate surrounding illegal immigration.
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Do Local Liquor Laws Impact Violent Crime?
Nov 05, 2009, by Danny Wool NewsAll across Santa Cruz, people are trying to understand the recent wave of violent crimes that culminated with the slaying of 16-year-old Tyler Tenorio.
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Genome Zoo Proposed for UCSC
Nov 05, 2009, by Staff NewsThe most comprehensive study of evolution ever was proposed this past April at a three-day meeting at UCSC.
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City to Crack Down on Violence
Nov 04, 2009, by Staff NewsFaced with growing public anger over the wave of violence that has swept over Santa Cruz recently, city leaders laid out a five-point plan to cut down gang activity and increase residents’ sense of security. The proposed program focuses on three approaches: technical, legislative, and educational.
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Time to Deal With Crime
Nov 04, 2009, by Curtis Cartier NewsSanta Cruz residents, The Santa Cruz City Council and Santa Cruz Police discuss preventative efforts in place and explore new options for cracking down on crime.
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Wagging the Lion’s Tale
Nov 03, 2009, by Staff News
For nine months in 1898, the lions of Tsavo held the British Empire at bay. They preyed on workers at a construction camp in Kenya, and prevented them from building the railroad.
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Strike Averted at Dominican Hospital
Nov 03, 2009, by Staff NewsA new contract was finally reached on Monday with 12,000 nurses at 32 Catholic Healthcare West hospitals, representing 32 hospitals in California and Nevada.
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Budding Entrepreneurs Stymied by Council
Nov 03, 2009, by Staff News
Now that the Obama administration has announced that it will stop cracking down on medical marijuana—sellers and users—entrepreneurs across Santa Cruz want to get a piece of the action and open their own marijuana dispensaries.
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Police Conduct Preemptive Gang Sweep
Nov 02, 2009, by Staff NewsWith the murder of 16-year-old Tyler Tenorio looming over them, the Santa Cruz Police Department stepped up its anti-gang operations to avert any trouble on Halloween
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Watsonville Calls for End to Violence
Nov 02, 2009, by Staff NewsDozens of men and women paraded through Watsonville on Sunday, calling for an end to the violence that violence that has claimed 80 lives in the town over the past 16 years.
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Thousands Pack Downtown for Halloween
Nov 02, 2009, by Staff News
Despite fears of violence, thousands of costumed holiday revelers packed downtown Santa Cruz on Saturday night to celebrate Halloween. Captain Steve Clark of the SCPD said that the event was generally quiet, with very few arrests, though he added that this year more people than usual people chose to attend house parties instead. With slide show.
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Santa Cruz Council Tackles Security
Oct 30, 2009, by Staff NewsMore cops, streetlights and security cameras are on tap in Santa Cruz following a rash of violence that saw a blatantly public shooting at Pacific and Laurel streets on Wednesday night.
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UCSC Academic Senate Takes a Stand
Oct 30, 2009, by Staff NewsOn Wednesday, the Academic Senate of UCSC took a stand again the budgetary cuts imposed throughout the UC system.
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Police Beef Up Presence for Halloween
Oct 30, 2009, by Staff NewsWith Santa Cruz residents already showing signs of stress because of increasing violence in the city, the SCPD has decided to hit the streets in force this Halloween.
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Suspect in Tenorio Slaying Slips Across Border
Oct 30, 2009, by Staff NewsPaulo Luna, a suspect in the fatal stabbing of Tyler Tenorio two weeks ago, is believed to have fled to Mexico.
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School Trustees Okay School Lunch Plan – for Middle Schools Only
Oct 29, 2009, by Staff NewsSchool trustees voted last night to allow Executive Chef Jamie Smith to begin preparing school lunches for Santa Cruz middle school students.
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More Violence in Santa Cruz
Oct 29, 2009, by Staff NewsOn Tuesday, 30 protesters interrupted a City Council meeting, waving signs and demanding that the city do something to address public safety.
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Water Regulations to Be Relaxed
Oct 29, 2009, by Staff NewsCounty water officials have announced that they plan to loosen strict water rationing rules that have been in place since May.
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No More Swine Flu Vaccine in Santa Cruz
Oct 29, 2009, by Staff News“There’s no more swine flu vaccine in Santa Cruz and Watsonville until further notice.” That was the gist of a statement issued by the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency on Wednesday.
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In Council Meeting, Fears Over Public Safety
Oct 28, 2009, by Staff NewsThe rape of an elderly woman last week and the murder of a local high school student by gang members seem to have people on edge. About 30 protesters interrupted a City Council meeting last night, waving signs and demanding that the city do something to address public safety.
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School Trustees to Vote on School Lunch Plan
Oct 28, 2009, by Staff News
Santa Cruz City Schools trustees will be voting tonight on whether to approve a new school lunch program. The proposed program will feature food prepared from scratch from locally grown produce. The decision will come earlier than planned because a transition period, during which lunches were provided by Revolution Foods of Oakland, was found to have been misbudgeted.
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School Fundraisers Brings in $332,000
Oct 28, 2009, by Staff NewsDeborah Berkson of Santa Cruz turned down the chance to drive her son to school in a brand new Prius. The winner of this year’s Drive for Schools fundraiser decided to take the cash prize—$25,000—instead.
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Silicon Valley’s Power Play
Oct 28, 2009, by Eric Johnson News
The electric car—quiet, fast and clean—has captured some media attention since the release of the sleek Tesla Roadster 18 months ago. But it’s not a new idea. Some of the first cars ever built, going back to the 19th century, were battery-powered. And the contemporary push to break away from the internal combustion engine dates back more than 40 years.
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Aptos Elder Abuse Case Goes National
Oct 27, 2009, by Jessica Lussenhop News
Looking back, James “Pops” Lee’s loved ones say they now read a lot more into things that, at the time they were happening, seemed like nothing special. Lee’s son Bob dwells on the first time he met Fenita Caldwell, a medical supplies saleswoman in her early 40s who lived down the street from his father on Dolphin Drive in Aptos. “She seemed like a sweet lady, professional, highly educated,” he says. “She said, ‘Oh, I love old people.’ I look back on that.”
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Did Fire Crews Spark the Loma Fire?
Oct 27, 2009, by Staff NewsWith the 6oo-acre Loma Fire now contained, and residents returning to their homes, investigators are trying to figure out what actually caused the blaze.
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School Lunches And Obesity
Oct 27, 2009, by Staff NewsAnother alarming statistic about the kids of Santa Cruz: according to the Santa Cruz County Community Assessment Project, about one in five kids between the ages of 4 and 20 is overweight.
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Pot and Booze on the Rise in Santa Cruz
Oct 27, 2009, by Staff NewsWhen you don’t want to hear the answer to a question, you probably shouldn’t ask it. That’s a lesson that the California Healthy Kids Survey should consider, now that it has released the finding of its new poll of 6,200 fifth, seventh, ninth, and eleventh graders.
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Another Wildfire in Santa Cruz Mountains
Oct 26, 2009, by Staff NewsDozens of families have fled their homes to escape a 600-acre wildfire in Summit area of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Some 100 homes were lost in the same area in May of last year.
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UCSC to Host Activism Conference
Oct 23, 2009, by Staff NewsUCSC has a long reputation as a hotbed of political activism, whether it is protests against the recent budget cuts or the students’ climate action rally planned for this Saturday. All of that will be brought together this weekend at the seventh annual Practical Activism Conference to be held on campus.
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Cyclists to Converge on Santa Cruz
Oct 23, 2009, by Staff NewsThousands of cyclists will converge on Santa Cruz this May 18 as part of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California.
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Gov. Restores Domestic Violence Funding
Oct 22, 2009, by Staff NewsIn July, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger cut $16.3 million of domestic violence shelter funding from the state budget due to California’s $26 billion deficit.
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Second Suspect Identified in Stabbing Death of Local Teen
Oct 22, 2009, by Staff NewsThe Santa Cruz Police Department has issued a $825,000 arrest warrant in connection with the stabbing death of local teen Tyler Tenorio on Friday night.
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Mardi Wormhoudt Dies
Oct 22, 2009, by Staff NewsMardi Wormhoudt, 72, the indomitable Mayor of Santa Cruz during the Loma Prieta earthquake, died yesterday after a struggle with melanoma.
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The Repo Diaries
Oct 22, 2009, by Curtis Cartier News
Pressed deep into the front seat cushion of an unmarked Chevy Silverado, Bill Leach grips the steering wheel with pudgy, calloused hands and checks the rearview mirror. In it, behind his doe-eyed wife smiling in the back, sways a wood and steel flatbed trailer loaded with a pair of motorcycles. Neither one belongs to him. Neither one belongs to the men who had them parked in their garages a couple of hours before, either. Both, in fact, belong to the bank, and the only one happy about that at this point is the man at the wheel. Leach is a repo man, and business is booming.
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Athletic Director Resigns over Spat with Principal
Oct 21, 2009, by Staff NewsJeff Arnett, athletic director at Pacific Collegiate School, resigned his position after a clash with Principal Chris Mercer. The issue began last week, when Arnett sent out an email urging parents to lobby on behalf of the program at a Monday meeting of Parent Volunteer Association.
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Doug Loisel, the beleaguered director of the Homeless Services Center, said that he would resign over allegations that he had molested a minor in 2008 in Los Angeles.
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Suspect Arrested in Stabbing Death of Santa Cruz Teen
Oct 21, 2009, by Staff NewsDaniel Onesto, 19, was arrested Monday night in connection with the stabbing death of Tyler Tenorio near the corner of Chestnut and Laurel streets.
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Occupy California Continues Campus Protests
Oct 20, 2009, by Staff NewsOccupy California, the student group that took over a building at UCSC in September, is continuing its activities against the university authorities.
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Director of Homeless Center Charged with Molestation
Oct 20, 2009, by Staff NewsWhen Doug Loisel, 47, gave up his job in LA last year to become director of Santa Cruz’s Homeless Services Center, no one on the Board thought of conducting a background check, so the Sentinel did it for them.
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Local Teen Stabbed to Death Outside 7-11
Oct 19, 2009, by staff NewsTyler Tenorio, 16, was stabbed to death on Friday night after he and his friends got into an argument with a group of gang members gathered outside the 7-11 at Chestnut and Laurel streets.
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Jiu Jitsu Tournament Attracts Hundreds
Oct 19, 2009, by Staff NewsThe 14th Annual U.S. Open of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu drew hundreds of competitors to the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium this weekend for a chance to compete with the best at the sport.
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UCSC Protesters, Police Clash
Oct 16, 2009, by Staff NewsA half-dozen people occupied the Humanities 2 building at UCSC last night, leading to a confrontation with campus police that resulted in a pepper spraying and one arrest.
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Boomeria Castle Damaged by Storm
Oct 16, 2009, by Staff NewsFor Santa Cruz students, Boomeria Castle in the Santa Cruz Mountains was little less than Disneyland.
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University Flu Clinic Cancelled Due to Shortage of Vaccine
Oct 16, 2009, by Staff NewsThough college students may be among the groups most susceptible to the H1N1 virus, UCSC announced that it will be cancelling the seasonal flu clinic it had planned to launch today because of a lack of vaccines.
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Watsonville Names New Chief of Police
Oct 16, 2009, by Staff NewsManny Solano has been involved with local police departments since he joined the Watsonville Police Explorer Cadet program in his senior year of high school. Yesterday he was named the city’s Interim Chief of Police and primed to take over from Chief Terry Medina when he retires on Dec. 31
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Police Offer $5,000 Reward for Help in Capturing Rapist
Oct 16, 2009, by Staff NewsThe investigation continues on the sexual assault of a 69-year-old woman in her West Cliff home.
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Roads Still Closed as County Mops Up
Oct 15, 2009, by Staff NewsResidents of Eureka Canyon Road are still digging out from the mudslide that resulted from Tuesday’s storm.
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Senior Assaulted in Her Home
Oct 15, 2009, by Staff NewsSanta Cruz Police are investigating the sexual assault of a 69-year-old woman that took place in her home early Wednesday morning.
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Disabled Teen Could Lose Transportation
Oct 15, 2009, by Staff NewsBud Benites has trouble getting to school. The 16-year-old student at Soquel High School suffers from scoliosis and is confined to a wheelchair, so the only way for him to get to classes is a specially modified van.
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Federal Grant Aims at Curbing Teenage Drinking
Oct 15, 2009, by Staff NewsSanta Cruz County’s Office of Education was awarded a $1.3 million grant to curb the incidence of teenage alcoholism.
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The Show Goes On
Oct 14, 2009, by Staff News
“Perseverance, dear my lord, keeps honor bright,” wrote William Shakespeare in Troilus and Cressida, and it is a lesson that’s been taken to heart. Despite the perfect storm of financial difficulties faced by Shakespeare Santa Cruz and UCSC, the company’s artistic director, Marco Barricelli, and UC Santa Cruz Dean of the Arts David Yager have decided that the company will carry out its 29th season.
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Local Parks Closed Because of Storm
Oct 14, 2009, by Staff NewsFearing strong currents, mudslides, flooding, and falling branches, authorities closed 14 state parks in Central California yesterday, seven of them in Santa Cruz County. The parks are: Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Lighthouse Field State Beach, Natural Bridges State Beach, New Brighton State Beach, Seacliff State Beach and Sunset State Beach. The parks are expected to reopen today, pending local conditions.
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Santa Cruz Walloped by Storm
Oct 14, 2009, by Staff NewsIt was the worst storm in decades. In just 24 hours, Santa Cruz received 3.16 inches of rain, shattering the 1957 record of 2.49 inches, while parts of the county saw as much as 10 inches of rain.
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Shakespeare Santa Cruz Ponders Future
Oct 13, 2009, by Staff News“To be or not to be, that is the question” facing Shakespeare Santa Cruz today, as the theater company decides whether to continue its 28-year run.
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Another Woman Groped in Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct 13, 2009, by Staff NewsFor the third time in a month, a woman has been groped while walking along the street in downtown Santa Cruz.
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County to Bear the Brunt of Incoming Storm
Oct 13, 2009, by Staff NewsWith high winds and 3-5 inches of rain expected to batter the mountains over the next few days, officials are warning that the brunt of Typhoon Melor, the first major storm of the season, will be felt right here in Santa Cruz County.
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Video Shows the Changing Face of Santa Cruz
Oct 12, 2009, by Staff NewsOct. 17 will mark 20 years since the Loma Prieta earthquake destroyed about one-third of downtown Santa Cruz.
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Volunteer Arrested for Fondling Patients
Oct 09, 2009, by Staff NewsA retiree who volunteers at the Dominican Hospital was arrested on Wednesday and charged with sexual battery.
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Local Scientist Skipped over for Nobel Prize
Oct 08, 2009, by Staff NewsWhen Thomas Steitz, Ada Yonath, and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the faculty of UCSC was puzzled.
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Police Seize Marijuana Plants
Oct 08, 2009, by Staff NewsWhile the movement to legalize marijuana in California gains momentum, the CHP is continuing to prosecute people for possession of the plant.
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Search Continues for Elias Sorokin
Oct 08, 2009, by Staff NewsIt’s been two and a half months since Elias Sorokin was murdered near Santa Cruz in an apparent drug deal gone bad.
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Santa Cruz Community TV Dangles By A Cable
Oct 08, 2009, by Curtis Cartier News
On the south end of Pacific Avenue, inside the long, cream-colored hallways and clustered, video-screen-adorned studio rooms of Community Television of Santa Cruz County, you could cut the tension with a knife. Six months past the deadline, Craig Jutson, the studio’s happy-go-lucky interim director, hasn’t been given an annual budget yet. Instead he’s been given access to funds on a quarterly basis and is staring at a cut-off date of Nov. 30 unless city and county leaders approve another few months of financing for the shoestring studio.
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County Releases Education Office Salaries
Oct 06, 2009, by Staff NewsWhile the California School Boards Association is preparing to sue the state over dwindling education funding, Santa Clara County released the salaries of its 400 employees.
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First Batch of Swine Flu Vaccines to Arrive in County
Oct 06, 2009, by Staff NewsHealth officials said that the first batch of 2,400 swine flu vaccines will arrive in the county this week, and that 40,000 vaccines will arrive by the end of the month.
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Police Crack Down on Ocean Street Prostitution
Oct 06, 2009, by Staff NewsProstitution has become a growing problem for people living along lower Ocean Street.
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UCSC Tracking Mountain Lions
Oct 06, 2009, by Staff News
Scientists estimate that the Santa Cruz Mountains are home to some 25 mountain lions. But as development encroaches into the forests, their territories are shrinking and even being split by roads and new housing developments.
