Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Annular solar eclipse -- a 'ring of fire' -- visible in Northern California on Sunday
The first celestial event of its kind in the continental U.S. since 1994 arrives this weekend. Bay Area viewers will see a partial eclipse, while those who travel a few hours north or east could witness the full annular experience. ...more
2012/5/19 19:09
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Fear from the homelands: Central Coast Syrians try to keep up with news from back home
SANTA CRUZ - Issa Salibi can't stray far from his laptop, and the possible ding alerting him that his two sons, ages 15 and 11, are online. ...more
2012/5/19 16:57
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Santa Cruz Catholic priest holds benefit concert
SANTA CRUZ - The Rev. Cyprian Consiglio, a local Catholic priest and musician who seeks to find common ground among spiritual traditions, will hold a benefit concert May 26 at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in downtown Santa Cruz. ...more
2012/5/19 15:23
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Concert to benefit group that promotes global health care
SANTA CRUZ - While Wavy Gravy may be better known as a retired Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor or the tie-dye wearing emcee at Woodstock, he realized long ago that he could use his eminence in positive ways. ...more
2012/5/19 15:20
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Coast Lines: May 19, 2102
BOULDER CREEK Carnival fundraiser for Boulder Creek Elementary School Saturday The 23rd annual Carnival of Carnivals will take place 10 a. ...more
2012/5/19 0:00
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Cops and Courts: May 19, 2012
WATSONVILLE Teenager arrested with sawed-off shotgun A probation search of a 15-year-old Watsonville boy turned up a sawed-off shotgun, ammunition and a loaded revolver. ...more
2012/5/19 0:00
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Alliee DeArmond, In the Spirit: The Church and human trafficking
In the din of complaints about rights, it's difficult to hear the silent cries of people whose rights are violated at the deepest level. ...more
2012/5/19 0:00
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Faith Digest, May 19, 2012: Church students donate time to tornado-stricken town
Students help restore Joplin, Mo. Twenty-four students and eight adults from High Street Community Church traveled to Joplin, Mo. ...more
2012/5/19 0:00
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Business Digest: May 19, 2012
CAPITOLA Consultants meeting Monday The Monterey Bay Consultants Group meets 7:15-9 a.m. Monday at Fresh Choice Restaurant, 3555 Clares St. ...more
2012/5/19 0:00
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Best Bets, May 19, 2012: James Durbin
James Durbin Santa Cruz native and "American Idol" fourth place finisher James Durbin performs at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk this evening. ...more
2012/5/19 0:00
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Catching, measuring a big wave
Guinness World Records confirmed a few weeks ago that Garrett McNamara had indeed ridden the largest wave ever surfed. ...more
2012/5/18 23:42
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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A green future: NASA's $10 million project explores algae of as fuel source
SANTA CRUZ - Near the end of a line of windswept buildings, on Santa Cruz's Westside, sits a lab that may hold the key to everything from galactic space travel to peace in the Middle East. ...more
2012/5/18 23:39
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Watsonville teenager arrested with sawed-off shotgun
A probation search of a 15-year-old Watsonville boy turned up a sawed-off shotgun, ammunition and a loaded revolver. ...more
2012/5/18 23:10
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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UCSC salaries still lagging; faculty panel urges pay increases, faster promotion
SANTA CRUZ - A committee studying faculty salaries at UC Santa Cruz has recommended raising entry-level pay for assistant professors and speeding up promotions in an effort to lift the campus out of the bottom third of UC sites statewide. ...more
2012/5/18 22:37
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Gateway School's cooking class lets teens prove their culinary mettle
SANTA CRUZ - Watch out, Jim Denevan. You may be the most famous chef in Santa Cruz now, but the next generation is already in the kitchen putting together a feast for the eyes and the taste buds. ...more
2012/5/18 22:28
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Deputies step up patrols in vandalized Pleasure Point area
PLEASURE POINT - Following a spate of graffiti and vandalism near multimillion dollar homes on Rockview Drive, sheriff's deputies said increased patrols in the past month have helped cut down on crime. ...more
2012/5/18 22:19
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Santa Cruz County adds 3,500 jobs in April
SANTA CRUZ - Santa Cruz County saw a spurt of growth in April, adding 3,500 jobs compared to March, and unemployment fell to 12 percent from, 13. ...more
2012/5/18 21:57
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Children enjoy Kids Day at Sheriff's Office Posse House in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ - More than 100 children in special education classes took part in the 28th Annual Kids Day at the Sheriff's Office Posse House in Santa Cruz on Friday. ...more
2012/5/18 20:20
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Well break outside Scotts Valley prompts mandatory water conservation for more than 500 homes
SCOTTS VALLEY - About 550 San Lorenzo Valley Water District customers are limited to indoor water use until Monday because of a mechanical problem in a well off Graham Hill Road. ...more
2012/5/18 20:07
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Defense attorney focuses on photo lineups in 2005 fatal shooting of a Watsonville man
SANTA CRUZ - Seven years after 18-year-old Wayne Minten was shot to death on a Watsonville street, the man prosecutors say killed him is on trial for murder. ...more
2012/5/18 19:51
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Santa Cruz County open houses map: May 19-20, 2012
Sentinel Open House map. ...more
2012/5/18 19:21
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Resource Center settles into new space in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ - Sandino Gomez, the Resource Center for Nonviolence's point man on youth programs, wants to turn the group's new space on Ocean Street into the "NextSpace of activism. ...more
2012/5/18 19:20
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Happy Valley School District hosts fundraising dinner
APTOS - Since the Happy Valley School District's Annual Redwoods Dinner started growing too big for its britches, the fundraising event is being held this year at the Santa Cruz Community Foundation in Aptos. ...more
2012/5/18 18:58
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Betsy Herbert, Earth Matters: More than fishing at Loch Lomond: City seeks public input on recreation plan
What recreational activities would you like to see at the 335-acre Loch Lomond Recreation Area in the Santa Cruz Mountains? ...more
2012/5/18 18:31
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Preliminary hearing, trial set in two Capitola homicides
SANTA CRUZ - Defendants in two Capitola homicides were in court Friday for the next step in their cases. ...more
2012/5/18 18:18
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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'Survive & Thrive': The Capitola Book Cafe launches a new community outreach effort, and the outcome will determine whether the bookstore will enter a new age or close its doors
In an industry where the last decade has brought about a stark and unsettling atmosphere of adapt or die, the Capitola Book Café is embracing the former. ...more
2012/5/18 16:20
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Summer trial slated for 2010 Capitola homicide
SANTA CRUZ- Trial is scheduled for August for a man accused of shooting a man and leaving his body in the back seat of a car parked at Soquel High School. ...more
2012/5/18 13:29
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Paper suggests sardine fishery collapsing, but is it?
SANTA CRUZ - In February, a pair of federal scientists released a paper that announced itself like a thunderclap - the sardine fishery in the northeast Pacific Ocean was collapsing. ...more
2012/5/18 13:02
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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As We See It: A realistic approach to homeless services in Santa Cruz
We applaud the three Santa Cruz City Council members who, working with the director of the Homeless Services Center, have put together a plan addressing public safety in the wake of a horrific murder last week. ...more
2012/5/18 12:43
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Santa Cruz County unemployment down to 12 percent in April 2012
The unemployment rate in Santa Cruz County fell to 12 percent in April, down from 13.7 percent in March, and 13. ...more
2012/5/18 11:57
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Story of Del Rey Oaks Safeway meat clerk suspension gets national attention
Ryan Young just wants his job back. But the Peninsula resident found himself on CNN on Thursday morning, having unwittingly become a hero. Some see his story as one of common sense and heroism thwarted by rigid corporate policies and the fear of liability. ...more
2012/5/18 10:49
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Regional water authority wants official role in desal project review
Citing its charge to represent local cities' interests in developing a new water supply, a regional water authority is seeking permission to officially weigh in on a state review of California American Water's project. ...more
2012/5/18 10:49
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Tracking Mark Zuckerberg's Net Worth on IPO day
A look at Facebook stock and Mark Zuckerberg's Net Worth on IPO day, May 18, 2012. ...more
2012/5/18 9:56
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Coast Lines: May 18, 2012
SANTA CRUZ Zumba class to benefit FleaHab sober living program Proceeds from a Zumba fitness class on Saturday will benefit FleaHab, a nonprofit, sober-living program spearheaded by Santa Cruz big-wave surfer Darryl "Flea" Virostko. ...more
2012/5/18 0:23
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Cops and Courts: May 18, 2012
SANTA CRUZ Old grenade found at UCSC An inoperative hand grenade was found about 9 a.m. Thursday in the East Field parking lot at UC Santa Cruz. ...more
2012/5/18 0:23
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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News briefs: May 18, 2012
WATSONVILLE Personnel chief leaving PVUSD Albert Roman, assistant superintendent for human resources at Pajaro Valley Unified School District, is leaving June 15 for a new post as vice president of a community college in Southern California. ...more
2012/5/18 0:23
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Best Bets, May 18, 2012: Santa Cruz Improv Fest: Um...Gee...Um
Santa Cruz Improv Fest: Um...Gee...Um The Um...Gee...Um improve troupe performs at the Broadway Playhouse as part of the Santa Cruz Improv Fest. ...more
2012/5/18 0:23
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Business Digest: May 18, 2012
CAPITOLA Office Club plans grand opening The Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce plans a grand opening at 6 p. ...more
2012/5/18 0:21
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Cops and educators deliver anti-gang message to parents
SANTA CRUZ - Parents should pay close attention to the clothes their kids wear, who they hang out with and what they say on social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram if there's any question the child could be involved in a gang. ...more
2012/5/17 23:32
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Lighthouse Bank chief chastises industry practices
SANTA CRUZ - About 100 shareholders of Lighthouse Bank received good news at the annual meeting Thursday at the Museum of Art & History. ...more
2012/5/17 22:48
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Children of farmworkers get college cash, inspiration
WATSONVILLE - More than 100 students - the children of farmworkers - received college cash and inspiration Thursday. ...more
2012/5/17 22:26
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Watsonville police: No charges will be filed in March slaying
WATSONVILLE - No charges will be filed in the stabbing death of a 21-year-old Watsonville man outside a sports bar in March because investigators determined the victim was the aggressor in the fight that ended his life. ...more
2012/5/17 21:26
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Pacific Collegiate School defends nonprofit plans
SANTA CRUZ - Leaders of Pacific Collegiate School vowed Thursday not to spend taxpayer money or previous contributions from parents on a nonprofit organization focused solely on acquiring a new building for the Westside charter. ...more
2012/5/17 21:24
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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State Judicial Council holds emergency meeting to consider how to cope with governor's proposed cutbacks
SACRAMENTO - These are dark days for California's budget-battered courts.
And darkened courtrooms could be one of the next steps the state's judicial leaders may have to take to deal with the latest budget cuts proposed for the nation's largest court system. ...more
2012/5/17 21:13
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Watsonville police believe Stag Hotel fire was arson
WATSONVILLE — Police have identified a “person of interest” in a suspected arson at a West Beach Street residential hotel. ...more
2012/5/17 20:39
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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August trial expected in arson case at Capitola apartments
SANTA CRUZ - A Soquel man who prosecutors say started a fire under his wife's boyfriend's car is slated for trial Aug. 6. ...more
2012/5/17 20:20
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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City leaders, Homeless Services Center director announce new security proposals
SANTA CRUZ - A trio of City Council members joined the Homeless Services Center director Wednesday in announcing a raft of proposals designed to improve security at the facility and ignite an overall cultural shift in how the city deals with homelessness. ...more
2012/5/17 20:17
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Target, Hotel Paradox attract hundreds of job seekers
CAPITOLA - Job hunters answered the call Thursday, with Target reporting appointments made for more than 600 people seeking work at the new Capitola Mall location. ...more
2012/5/17 20:15
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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An ear to the world of birds: Bonny Doon naturalist's new book explores 'What the Robin Knows"
SANTA CRUZ -- While walking through Natural Bridges on a recent Wednesday, Jon Young stopped to listen to birds chirping. ...more
2012/5/17 20:07
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Yesterday's skills for today's world: Spring Reskilling Expo features classes in skills in danger of being forgotten
SANTA CRUZ -- As times change, so do the skills required for survival. But a blast from the past never hurts, and that's where the Spring Reskilling Expo comes in. ...more
2012/5/17 20:07
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