1258664204 http://news.santacruz.com/jessica-lussenhop Santa Cruz News: Local news and information for Santa Cruz CA constantly updated. en jessica@santacruz.com Copyright 2009 2009-11-19T11:06:38+00:00 /2009/11/19/a_snapshot_of_a_penny_university_meeting /2009/11/19/a_snapshot_of_a_penny_university_meeting Some snippets of conversation from the recent Penny University meeting at the Calvary Episcopal Church. Community 2009-11-19T11:06:38+00:00 /2009/11/18/luis_alejo_becomes_mayor_of_watsonville /2009/11/18/luis_alejo_becomes_mayor_of_watsonville After disappointment one year ago, Alejo boosters finally got their day. News 2009-11-18T20:43:46+00:00 /2009/11/18/close_encounters_with_a_santa_cruz_comic /2009/11/18/close_encounters_with_a_santa_cruz_comic 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. Community 2009-11-18T17:26:47+00:00 /2009/11/18/video_watch_the_conclusion_of_rise_of_the_aztecas1 /2009/11/18/video_watch_the_conclusion_of_rise_of_the_aztecas1 The exciting finale of our mini-documentary on the Aztecas. (Video after the jump.) Community 2009-11-18T16:52:42+00:00 /2009/11/13/video_watch_part_2_of_rise_of_the_aztecas /2009/11/13/video_watch_part_2_of_rise_of_the_aztecas The continuation of our mini-documentary on the Aztecas. (Video after the jump.) Community 2009-11-13T11:00:19+00:00 /2009/11/10/the_aztecas_of_south_santa_cruz_county /2009/11/10/the_aztecas_of_south_santa_cruz_county Gina Castaneda stands along the sidelines inside the cavernous Soccer Central Indoor Sports arena in Watsonville, shouting to the teenage boys in the purple uniforms tumbling back and forth on the field. “Buena, buena, Jesus!” she yells. “Baja las manos!” With slide show and video. Community 2009-11-10T23:04:09+00:00 /2009/10/27/a_case_of_elder_abuse /2009/10/27/a_case_of_elder_abuse 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.” News 2009-10-27T19:41:24+00:00 /2009/10/23/breakdown_carbon_sequestration /2009/10/23/breakdown_carbon_sequestration As we careen toward a swampy future without ice caps or polar bears, some scientists have put their stake in carbon sequestration—essentially storing atmospheric carbon someplace where it cannot contribute to the greenhouse gas effect or to climate change. Environment 2009-10-23T14:55:33+00:00 /2009/10/22/350_day_activities /2009/10/22/350_day_activities Come celebrate Climate Action Day and help spread environmental awareness with these activities. Community 2009-10-22T19:14:45+00:00 /2009/10/21/interview_with_climatologist_dr._stephen_schneider /2009/10/21/interview_with_climatologist_dr._stephen_schneider DR. STEPHEN SCHNEIDER is a climatologist, a senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University and a 1992 MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” recipient. Writer Jessica Lussenhop caught up with him to discuss the 350 concept—which refers to reducing our current carbon dioxide load to the sustainable figure of 350 parts per million—and more. Environment 2009-10-21T07:51:35+00:00