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Man, 76, Hit by Bus in Critical Condition

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I've loved journalism and Santa Cruz for as long as I can remember. A New York native schooled in Berkeley, my first stop on the West Coast was the smaller city on the bay–the Monterey Bay–and it was love at first sight.
I learned about what it means to cover a community here and to be part of a running dialogue doing a news talk radio show. My perfect life would be sitting on Pacific Avenue and talking to every person who walks by and discovering their story. And, that's my job, basically. What could be better?

They celebrated the new season with some improvements...have you noticed?
Just in time for Christmas: "228 Interesting, Odd, Beautiful & Historic Things to See in Santa Cruz County
A documentary on long lost Santa's Village. Watch it here.
Some major retailers are keeping their doors open around the clock to help last-minute shoppers buy holiday gifts. Patch is going to some stores at 3 a.m. to see if it's working. You can post your pictures of late-night fun shopping on our boards.
Some major retailers are keeping their doors open around the clock to help last-minute shoppers buy holiday gifts. Patch is going to some stores at 3 a.m. to see if it's working. You can post your pictures of late-night fun shopping on our boards.
Is this really the first day of winter? It's felt like winter for weeks.