3 hrs ago | Santa Cruz Sentinel
Good times, good music: Annual Santa Cruz Blues Festival fills Aptos park
3 hrs ago | Santa Cruz Sentinel
Birds of clay in Santa Cruz: Sculptor teaches workshop at Museum of Art & History
A steady stream of people showed up at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History on Saturday afternoon to learn how to make ceramic birds from an internationally renown sculptor and painter.
3 hrs ago | Santa Cruz Sentinel
Mike Rotkin: EIR makes life difficult for desalination opponents
The city of Santa Cruz recently released a Draft Environmental Impact Report that clearly demonstrates that the city faces a serious water shortage and that no alternative to desalination can produce enough water to meet the needs of both the community and fish in local streams.
6 hrs ago | Santa Cruz Sentinel
Reaching for the American dream: Deportation reprieve opens opportunities for young immigrants
Yonatan Nieves was 5 when he walked across the border from Mexico into the U.S. with family members.
10 hrs ago | KTVU Oakland
Santa Cruz Co task force arrests fleeing Las Lomas Man
A man was arrested after attempting to flee from officers during a probation compliance check Friday night in Las Lomas, a Santa Cruz sheriff's sergeant said.
12 hrs ago | Santa Cruz Sentinel
Coast Lines: May 25, 2013: Apple warehouse to be dismantled, sold
Need wood for a home project? Bay Area Salvage is dismantling an old apple packing warehouse at 5620 Freedom Blvd., a 10,000-square-foot structure made of Douglas fir, redwood and corrugated metal.
16 hrs ago | Santa Cruz Sentinel
Faith Digest, May 25, 2013: Dinner to raise awareness about world's food accessibility
Messiah Lutheran Church and UCSC Lutheran Campus Ministry are working in collaboration for The World's Banquet, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31, on the Messiah Lutheran Church campus.
21 hrs ago | SFGate
Live Oak man arrested for plotting grand theft
A Live Oak man accused of planning to commit grand theft from a local business was found with a cache of weapons, including assault rifles, shotguns, handguns and more than 50,000 rounds of ammunition, Santa Cruz police officials said.
Santa Cruz crime spree ends with arrest of three
A two-week investigation by Santa Cruz police and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office into a May 10 crime spree has led to the arrest of three men suspected of burglary, arson, auto theft and conspiracy.
Business Digest: May 24, 2013: New Leaf opens Store No. 8
Santa Cruz-based New Leaf Community Markets opened a store in Pleasanton. The opening marks the eighth store in the chain.
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A Version of "Lost" We Really Don't Like: Dog Marooned on an Island in Santa Cruz for a Month
When he was leaving for work earlier this month, Luis Castellanos noticed something odd when he looked out at the island in Northern California's Watsonville Slough.
Coast Lines: May 24, 2013: Music and Art Festival slated for Sunday
The Boulder Creek Recreation and Parks District is hosting its Music and Art Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Junction Park, 13333 Middleton Ave., Boulder Creek.
Outside Roundup: Santa Cruz Composite takes second place in...
The Santa Cruz Composite team took second in the Division II standings at the California High School MTB State Championships on Sunday.
Gang member accused in Santa Cruz double homicide painted as fall guy
Jaime Galdamez Guevara is "not an angel," his attorney assured jurors Thursday during closing arguments of the Salvadoran gang member's trial on double murder charges.
Santa Cruz residents weigh in on transportation in 2035
The future of the tri-county region was the focus of a public workshop Thursday with local residents invited to share a vision of how they hope to get around by 2035 -- whether by car, bike, bus, rail or another form of public transit.
Santa Cruz leaders discuss next steps in accelerating innovation
About 90 people gathered in the courtyard of the Museum of Art & History Wednesday to brainstorm how to apply lessons learned from Boulder and Fort Collins, Colo., two communities known as great places to live, work and start a business.
Editorial: Cleaning up Cowell Beach
The annual Heal the Bay beach report card was released Thursday and it was not especially good news for Santa Cruz County, a place that prides itself on 29 miles of coastline protected within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Santa Cruz DA: Officers who shot Jeremy Goulet acted heroically
District Attorney Bob Lee said the four officers who shot and killed Jeremy Goulet in February acted "reasonably, prudent and heroic." Lee and Sheriff Phil Wowak released a few new details Thursday in the investigation into the deaths of Santa Cruz police detective Sgt.
Officials: Officers who fatally shot Santa Cruz cop killer acted 'reasonably'
District Attorney Bob Lee said the four officers who shot and killed Jeremy Goulet in February acted "reasonably, prudent and heroic." Lee and Sheriff Phil Wowak released a few new details Thursday in the investigation into the deaths of Santa Cruz police detective Sgt.