1260385404 http://news.santacruz.com/rula-al-nasrawi Santa Cruz News: Local news and information for Santa Cruz CA constantly updated. en ralnasra@ucsc.edu Copyright 2009 2009-12-09T18:03:24+00:00 /2009/12/09/bike_boulevard_would_raise_emissions /2009/12/09/bike_boulevard_would_raise_emissions Frequent Santa Cruz Weekly letters contributor Mike Speviak explains why he thinks a bike boulevard would be a mistake. Community 2009-12-09T18:03:24+00:00 /2009/12/08/its_a_dogs_world_in_santa_cruz /2009/12/08/its_a_dogs_world_in_santa_cruz Where’s the best restaurant to take your dog in Santa Cruz? This is no moot question for a city that has more dogs than children. News 2009-12-08T15:39:46+00:00 /2009/12/08/in-home_care_workers_protest_potential_pay_cut /2009/12/08/in-home_care_workers_protest_potential_pay_cut In-home care workers braved the cold to gather at the Town Clock yesterday to protest a possible pay cut they face. News 2009-12-08T15:35:36+00:00 /2009/12/08/local_woman_takes_on_facebook /2009/12/08/local_woman_takes_on_facebook Like millions of people across the country, Rebecca Swift of Santa Cruz has lost money playing social games on Facebook. News 2009-12-08T15:25:57+00:00 /2009/12/06/local_poets_local_inspiration2 /2009/12/06/local_poets_local_inspiration2 A common Santa Cruz sight jogs poet Stephen Kessler’s memory in this month’s installment of ‘Local Poets, Local Inspiration.’ Community 2009-12-06T12:45:35+00:00 /2009/12/01/a_sustainable_biz_model_for_santa_cruz_clothier /2009/12/01/a_sustainable_biz_model_for_santa_cruz_clothier In November 2008, Jaylyn Brendlen finally decided to live her dream and start her own clothing company. There was just one problem: how to do it without exploiting children, women or the people of a third world country. So she decided to begin her own venture and do things differently. Doja—which stands for Defining Our Jobs as Americans—is a clothing company based on a sustainable model, using materials grown and produced in the United States as well as American labor, with the goal of supporting the economy and improving manufacturing standards in the clothing industry. Business 2009-12-02T00:44:00+00:00 /2009/11/19/burst_water_main_wreaks_havoc /2009/11/19/burst_water_main_wreaks_havoc A 2,000-gallon water leak on River Street brought traffic to a standstill yesterday at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 9. News 2009-11-19T19:07:42+00:00 /2009/11/19/ucsc_students_protest_tuition_hike /2009/11/19/ucsc_students_protest_tuition_hike 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. News 2009-11-19T19:01:57+00:00 /2009/11/19/santa_cruz_launches_one-stop_site /2009/11/19/santa_cruz_launches_one-stop_site There’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. News 2009-11-19T18:53:47+00:00 /2009/11/19/ten_questions_for_noa_levin /2009/11/19/ten_questions_for_noa_levin 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. Community 2009-11-19T10:47:44+00:00