Local Recreational Shellfish Warning Issued by California Department of Public Health This week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) warned people not to eat “recreationally harvested” mussels, clams or whole scallops from Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. In a press release they issued on Thursday morning, the County of Santa Cruz Health Services Agency …
Carpe Diem Sorry I missed last week. It’s been kind of a crazy couple weeks. I have a friend who recently lost her husband about 2 weeks ago. It was shocking and sad news. He was only 57 years old. He was at a point in his life where he should be enjoying life, after …
United States Supreme Court Settles Public Camping Debate This week, the US Supreme Court took up the case involving Grants Pass, Oregon and the idea of allowing the homeless to camp in public parks. In a 6-3 decision, the court sided with the city of Grants Pass and found the city could make it illegal …
Santa Cruz County Jail Switches Mental Health Contractor In light of a recent Civil Grand Jury report that was critical of the Santa Cruz County jail mental health services program, Santa Cruz County officials voted this month to move its private corrections health services contract to a new provider. The one year contract worth nearly …
UCSC Graduation Weekend Takes Over Santa Cruz The roads are gridlocked. Traffic is awful. Everywhere you go to eat has a long wait. It’s that time of the year! Families of graduating students fill the streets of Santa Cruz this weekend, and get introduced to the local flavor of downtown. The junk vendors are out …
Pedophile Arrested at the Boardwalk This week, Santa Cruz Police arrested a 40 year old pedophile from Stanislaus County after the man attempted to meet with what he thought was a 13 year old girl. Aided by the group “Child Safety Soldiers”, police arrested him when he came to Santa Cruz to try to meet …
Santa Cruz Metro Bus Plows Into Slow Traffic on Highway 17 Friday morning just after 7AM, a Santa Cruz Metro bus plowed into six cars on northbound Highway 17 near the Cats Restaurant in Los Gatos, catching the front of the bus on fire and sending four people to the hospital. The bus reportedly hit …
Summertime Blues Happy Memorial Day Weekend! It’s that time of the year when the masses from over the hill make their daily trek to the Land of the Holy Cross in search of beaches and cooler weather. It doesn’t hurt that we also have a cool old free amusement park on the beach for kids …
Watsonville Car Thieves Crash and Burn on Highway 17 Early Wednesday morning, CHP Santa Cruz was notified about a group of possible car thieves breaking into vehicles in Watsonville. CHP Officers were in the area of Highway 1 near Freedom Boulevard when they noticed a vehicle matching the description of the thieves car. After they …
Earth Bombarded by Solar Flares You gotta admit that’s a great headline if you can write it while you’re still alive. This past Friday, the sun burped and sent crazy blasts of radiation and solar flares headed towards our little planet. Thankfully, we have our own natural “iron dome” protecting us (something called an atmosphere). …
Davenport Carjacking Leads CHP on Scenic Car Chase Along Highway 1 This past Saturday, California Highway Patrol officers responded to a call of a person in the middle of the roadway in Davenport. Just as they arrived, a community member driving by stopped and the suspected car thief jumped in the victims pickup truck and …
Man Stabbed to Death in Brawl at DeLaveaga Park Santa Cruz Police are investigating their second homicide of the year after a stabbing happened on the 1200 block of Branciforte Drive on Friday afternoon. According to police reports, a man was reportedly stabbed in the George Washington Grove area of DeLaveaga Park. Investigators said the …
You Should Be Dancing Yeah! Early Thursday evening I was walking downtown and I noticed how oddly quiet the north part of Pacific Avenue was. As I continued to walk, I could see a street barrier and crowds of people blocking Pacific Avenue from traffic. Curious, I walked into a street full of dancers! Little …
Stabbing Outside Catalyst Sends Man to Hospital Last Saturday night around 8PM, Santa Cruz police responded to the Catalyst on Pacific Avenue after getting a call about a reported stabbing in front of the club. Apparently a man was waiting in line for a hip-hop concert. Multiple people approached the victim in line and asked …
Snow Blankets Bonny Doon and the Santa Cruz Mountains No that’s not an April Fools joke. This week, a freak late winter storm moved through the area with cold temperatures and a mix of rain with some snow in the higher elevations above 2000 feet. It’s probably melted off by the time you read this, …
