http://news.santacruz.com/ Santa Cruz News: Local news and information for Santa Cruz CA constantly updated. http://www.santacruz.com/images/graphic_logo_city-name.gif http://www.santacruz.com/ en ralnasra@ucsc.edu Copyright 2009 2009-11-06T22:49:11+00:00 http://news.santacruz.com/2009/11/06/local_poets_local_inspiration1 /2009/11/06/local_poets_local_inspiration1 Community Rula al-Nasrawi Rula al-Nasrawi 2009-11-06T22:49:11+00:00 http://news.santacruz.com/2009/11/06/santa_cruz_health_center_to_offer_swine_flu_vaccines_saturday /2009/11/06/santa_cruz_health_center_to_offer_swine_flu_vaccines_saturday Santa 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 2:00 and 8:00 pm. News Austin Sardella Austin Sardella 2009-11-06T16:25:35+00:00 http://news.santacruz.com/2009/11/06/court_rules_against_local_company_selling_music_tracks /2009/11/06/court_rules_against_local_company_selling_music_tracks A federal judge, John Walter, ruled that the Santa Cruz-based online music distributor BlueBeat must immediately stop selling copyrighted music on its website. News Austin Sardella Austin Sardella 2009-11-06T16:22:44+00:00 http://news.santacruz.com/2009/11/06/should_city_council_take_on_national_issues /2009/11/06/should_city_council_take_on_national_issues When Santa Cruz City Council meets on Tuesday, it will vote to take a stand in the national debate surrounding illegal immigration. News, Opinion Austin Sardella Austin Sardella 2009-11-06T16:18:13+00:00 http://news.santacruz.com/2009/11/06/ten_questions_for_jordy_topf /2009/11/06/ten_questions_for_jordy_topf Ten questions for Jordy Topf, starving artist and lead singer for the Vox Jaguars. Community Brian Harker http://news.santacruz.com/assets/news/images/0944jordyresized.jpg Jordy Topf from the Vox Jaguars. Photo by Brian Harker. Brian Harker 2009-11-06T08:30:26+00:00 http://news.santacruz.com/2009/11/05/son_of_a_lost_tribe /2009/11/05/son_of_a_lost_tribe In the late 1940s and early 1950s, following the establishment of the state of Israel and heightened hostility toward Jews inside Iraq, some 120,000 Kurdish Jews were airlifted out of the mountainous area known as Kurdistan and relocated to Israel. Community Austin Sardella http://news.santacruz.com/assets/news/images/sabar.jpg Austin Sardella 2009-11-05T18:31:33+00:00 http://news.santacruz.com/2009/11/05/do_local_liquor_laws_impact_violent_crime /2009/11/05/do_local_liquor_laws_impact_violent_crime All 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. News Rula al-Nasrawi Rula al-Nasrawi 2009-11-05T14:59:30+00:00 http://news.santacruz.com/2009/11/05/genome_zoo_proposed_for_ucsc /2009/11/05/genome_zoo_proposed_for_ucsc The most comprehensive study of evolution ever was proposed this past April at a three-day meeting at UCSC. News Rula al-Nasrawi Rula al-Nasrawi 2009-11-05T14:49:40+00:00 http://news.santacruz.com/2009/11/04/santa_cruz_bartenders_spill_the_beans /2009/11/04/santa_cruz_bartenders_spill_the_beans To thirsty patrons, a bartender is a hero with a thousand faces: analyst, confessor, entertainer, clown, crush, captive audience, authority figure, giver of all good things, withholder of same, fount of wisdom or trivia—even friend, for all we know (and hope). When we walk in the door and perch on that barstool, we see someone with godlike powers to make us happy. Someone wise. Someone who’s got it all together. With slide show of photos by Dina Scoppettone. Community Traci Hukill http://news.santacruz.com/assets/news/images/nickgyorkos.jpg Nick Gyorkos, bartender at Crepe Place. Photo by Dina Scoppettone. Traci Hukill 2009-11-05T04:17:50+00:00 http://news.santacruz.com/2009/11/04/new_bike_path_coming_to_arana_gulch /2009/11/04/new_bike_path_coming_to_arana_gulch Cyclists and environmentalists have been at loggerheads over a proposed new bike path through Arana Gulch. While environmentalists warn that a new path would cause irreparable damage to the threatened Santa Cruz Sunflower (tarplant), cyclists argue that a trail through the site would help them avoid congested streets along the city’s greenbelt. Environment Austin Sardella Austin Sardella 2009-11-04T16:22:50+00:00