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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?
Before he was arrested in August, Dylan Greiner, 38, was respected in the community for cleaning up beaches and picking up hazardous drug needles.
John Thomas, 39, allegedly squeezed the trigger of a gun twice into the chest of a man on Bixby Street, but the bullets didn't fire.
John Thomas, 39, allegedly squeezed the trigger of a gun twice into the chest of a man on Bixby Street, but the bullets didn't fire.
John Thomas, 39, allegedly squeezed the trigger of a gun twice into the chest of a man on Bixby Street, but the bullets didn't fire.
Nothing gets Santa Cruzans more riled up than water. The city is starting a new committee to make recommendations.
The Secret Service is investigating a "massive data breach" at the national retail chain, spanning Black Friday until Dec. 15, according to reports
The Secret Service is investigating a "massive data breach" at the national retail chain, spanning Black Friday until Dec. 15, according to reports.
There are some amazing things from over the hill...and Robert Berry is almost a Cruzan. He plays the Boardwalk regularly and opened his touring season at CSU Monterey Bay.
It's not too late to buy the most rocking Christmas album you'll find anywhere, from a Campbell artist.
The James Irvine Foundation has given $345,000 to spur community involvement.
Talk about a campaign with bad timing...this site sent an email with Big Sur as its best deal for travel right now, as my eyes are stinging from the smoke there.
