Family dispute leads to stabbing in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE - A man was stabbed during a domestic dispute Saturday evening, and the alleged assailant arrested suspicion of assault, police said. ...more
2010/9/5 18:45
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Fly-in soars in Watsonville: Every plane and pilot has a tale to tell
WATSONVILLE -- John Nielsen was in the service for 26 years. Part of it he spent in the Army's infantry, part in the Air Force maintaining planes. ...more
2010/9/5 18:04
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Workshop demystifies naturalization process
WATSONVILLE -- Students taking a government class at Watsonville High School got an inside look at the naturalization process Saturday at the first citizenship workshop held by Rep. ...more
2010/9/5 12:44
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Wastonville police applaud youth-focused gang intervention, prevention efforts
WATSONVILLE -- A three-year program aimed at reducing gang activity while offering prevention and intervention services to at-risk kids had a significant impact on violence in Watsonville, police reported in an evaluation of the Together in Peace program released recently. ...more
2010/9/5 12:44
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Tandy Beal & Company embraces the mystery of the afterlife in the new performance piece 'HereAfterHere"
It is the first -- and last -- great mystery of human existence: What happens to us after we die? Of the more than 100 billion human beings who have ever inhaled the Earth's air, not one has ever returned from the afterlife we think, anyway to tell those of us still breathing what it's like. ...more
2010/9/5 12:44
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Organic berries better, researcher says: Two-year study looked at Watsonville strawberry harvests
WATSONVILLE -- If you want a better berry, go organic, a new strawberry study says. What's more, organic strawberry growers produce healthier soil, according to the two-year study of 26 fields in the Watsonville area. ...more
2010/9/5 12:24
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Sand transformed into art at Begonia Festival's sand castle contest
CAPITOLA -- Coastal fog created comfortable conditions for sand sculpting at the annual Capitola Begonia Festival contest Saturday morning, drawing serious sculptors from across the state and the globe. ...more
2010/9/5 12:22
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Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Two thumbs up for Mr. Thumbs-up
We newspaper drones don't have many famous role models, unless you count Clark Kent who, polls say, 18 percent of Americans believe is a real person . ...more
2010/9/5 12:21
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AOL acquires mobile app Rally Up and the team that dreamed it up
SANTA CRUZ -- When a group of young Santa Cruz techies piled into a rented Wi-Fi-enabled RV with their laptops for an impromptu weeklong programming retreat last November, they couldn't have imagined that one of the largest and, well, not very geeky, Internet services and media companies in the country would soon come knocking with a multimillion-dollar offer. ...more
2010/9/5 12:06
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Riding the tarp-surfing tsunami for a good cause
SANTA CRUZ -- For years, the Grind Out Hunger campaign has been asking kids to fill barrels with food donations. ...more
2010/9/5 10:16
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Indoor marijuana grows in rentals put landlords, tenants in a tight spot
SANTA CRUZ -- Jon Castaline, a middle-aged disabled handyman, was looking for a place to store his tools and his medicinal marijuana plants. ...more
2010/9/5 10:13
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Disabled use chickens, emus to slay their dragons in Aptos
APTOS -- Long plumes of dust trail behind him as he zips around the carefully manicured grounds in a motorized wheelchair, pointing over his shoulder at a cluster of lacy purple flowers as the air virtually dances with the sound of singing canaries and other songbirds. ...more
2010/9/5 10:13
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Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Criticism may be as painful as prejudice
All good relationships, whether they are between family members or business colleagues, casual or deep, are based upon mutual respect, friendship and belonging. ...more
2010/9/5 9:24
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Video: A Day at the Begonia Festival
Mike Hadley and the Groove provide the soundtrack for a great day at the Begonia Festival in Capitola. ...more
2010/9/5 9:08
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Scotts Valley company sees fusion as answer to world's energy problems
SCOTTS VALLEY -- A local "retired" scientist with collaborators throughout the country spent last week in Germany pedaling a plan to create huge amounts of energy through decades-old fusion power science, an effort, they say, that promises to economically solve the world's energy problem without generating unusable radioactive waste. ...more
2010/9/5 9:04
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Jean-Michel Cousteau among Founders Day Award recipients
SANTA CRUZ -- Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of the legendary documentary filmmaker and ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, will be among the recipients of annual tributes given at UC Santa Cruz's Founders Day Dinner, the university has announced. ...more
2010/9/5 1:20
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Education Digest: Sept. 5, 2010
Santa Cruz Good Shepherd hosts reception, barbecue Good Shepherd Catholic School will host an Endowment Reception to thank its donors on Friday, followed by the school's annual Back-to-School Barbecue for all current Good Shepherd families. ...more
2010/9/5 1:20
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Cops and Courts: Sept. 5, 2010
SANTA CRUZ Man robbed at knife point A man was robbed of $60 at knife point in a parking lot Saturday on the 1000 block of Pacific Avenue, according to police. ...more
2010/9/5 1:20
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Coast Lines: Sept. 5, 2010
Watsonville Forum traces link between family and pet violence The Santa Cruz Animal Services Authority is co-sponsoring a community forum on the link between family violence and animal cruelty Sept. ...more
2010/9/5 1:20
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Best Bets: Sept. 5, 2010
Jimmy Thackery Moe's Alley's Barbecue and Blues series brings blues guitar great Jimmy Thackery back to the stage. ...more
2010/9/5 1:19
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Name Dropping, Sept. 5: Sam Farr pays a visit to Santa Cruz SCORE
SANTA CRUZ -- More than 400 families and four-legged companions flocked to the San Lorenzo Benchlands in August for the Dog Days of Summer festival, organized by the Santa Cruz SPCA. ...more
2010/9/5 1:18
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Celebrations: Sept. 5, 2010: Mello-James
Hill-Volk Caitlin Hill and Reid Volk are engaged to be married Nov. 5 in Turlock. Hill is a student at Western Seminary in Los Gatos. ...more
2010/9/5 1:18
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Dan Harper: Feeling the full blow of an 'I love you"
I have a younger brother who is a carpenter""contractor living in a house perched on a cliff on the Oregon coast. ...more
2010/9/5 1:18
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Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Series aims to give caregivers a helping hand
The Santa Cruz County Caregiver Action Group and Cabrillo College Extension are offering an innovative training series called Home Health Caregiving for family caregivers and entry-level paid caregivers from Sept. ...more
2010/9/5 1:18
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People in Business: Sept. 5, 2010
Sandra Arnold is joining Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems of Santa Cruz as senior director, national sales. ...more
2010/9/5 1:14
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As We See It: Laboring for work
In addition to celebrating America's working people, Labor Day traditionally marks the kickoff to the fall election season. ...more
2010/9/5 1:12
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Sand transformed into art at Begonia Festival's sand castle contest
CAPITOLA - Coastal fog created comfortable conditions for sand sculpting at the annual Capitola Begonia Festival contest Saturday morning, drawing serious sculptors from across the state and the globe. ...more
2010/9/4 20:03
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AOL acquires mobile app Rally Up and the Santa Cruz team that dreamed it up
SANTA CRUZ - When a group of young Santa Cruz techies piled into a rented WI-FI-enabled RV with their laptops for an impromptu week-long programming retreat last November, they couldn't have imagined that one of the largest and, well, not very geeky, Internet services and media companies in the country would soon come knocking with a multi-million dollar offer. ...more
2010/9/4 18:11
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Former SK Foods CEO released on $6 million bai
Scott Salyer, the former owner and CEO of the SK Foods Group in Monterey who's at the center of a tomato price-fixing investigation, was released from Sacramento County Main Jail on Friday after posting $6 million bail. ...more
2010/9/4 12:36
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Bragging Rights: Hollyhocks to the moon
WATSONVILLE -- Steve and Pam Dunlap of the Freedom Rose House on Freedom Boulevard offer up these massive hollyhocks. ...more
2010/9/4 12:00
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Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show expected to draw thousands Labor Day weekend
WATSONVILLE -- Decades after it flew bombing missions in World War II, the B-25 Mitchell bomber nicknamed Maid in the Shade marked another milestone during the Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show on Friday -- its first passenger flight after a 28-year restoration. ...more
2010/9/4 9:46
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Coast Dairies deal hung up by lawsuit
DAVENPORT -- A decade-long struggle to preserve nearly 7,000 acres of coastal bluff and forest along the North Coast has hit another snag -- infighting within the conservation community. ...more
2010/9/4 9:40
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Family mourns teen motorcycle racer killed at Indy
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Family members cried and hugged each other for support as pallbearers carried the casket of 13-year-old motorcycle racer Peter Lenz after his funeral Friday at St. ...more
2010/9/4 9:38
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Fundraiser helps Community TV get their first production truck
Organizers will host an auction on Oct. 1 to help outfit Community Television's first production truck so it can broadcast youth sports and serve as a teaching tool for students. ...more
2010/9/4 9:36
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Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show expected to draw thousands Labor Day weekend
WATSONVILLE - Decades after it flew bombing missions in World War II, the B-25 Mitchell Bomber nicknamed Maid in the Shade marked another milestone during the Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show on Friday - the first passenger flight after its 28-year-long restoration. ...more
2010/9/4 9:35
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Santa Cruz's climate action plan up for review Tuesday: Report says local jobs, solar technology would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent
SANTA CRUZ -- City leaders want to help 5,000 homes go solar, cut citywide water use 10 percent and reduce in-town vehicle trips 30 percent, all within a decade. ...more
2010/9/4 8:03
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Election Digest: Sept. 4, 2010
Santa Cruz Monning kicks off re-election campaign Assemblyman Bill Monning, D-Carmel, will make several stops along the Central Coast this weekend to kick off his re-election bid for the 27th District. ...more
2010/9/4 2:12
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Coast Lines: Sept. 4, 2010
SANTA CRUZ Survey seeks comments on social services spending The city of Santa Cruz has posted a survey about social services funding on its website to garner public input in restructuring the spending program. ...more
2010/9/4 2:12
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Cops and Courts: Sept. 4, 2010
WATSONVILLE Man robs store of energy drink A man suspected of trying to rob a convenience store at knifepoint Thursday night was arrested on suspicion of robbery after sheriff's deputies identified the car fleeing the scene of the holdup, authorities reported. ...more
2010/9/4 2:12
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County, courts move some juvenile legal matters back to Felton
FELTON -- Some juvenile court matters will return to the courtroom at Juvenile Hall in Felton, two months after all youth criminal cases were relocated to the Watsonville courthouse. ...more
2010/9/4 2:12
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Two high school juniors selected to be Congressional pages
Alexandra Baker and Rachel Olivares, from Soquel and Santa Cruz respectively, will leave this week for Washington, D. ...more
2010/9/4 2:12
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Water Coalition files another challenge to UCSC expansion: Group contends environmental report isn't adequate
SANTA CRUZ -- Opponents of university growth filed an additional court challenge Friday against UC Santa Cruz's request for expanded city water service, arguing that an environmental study approved last month was insufficient. ...more
2010/9/4 2:12
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Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: The ocean classroom
Since April 2008, Gary Griggs and I have written 128 columns that we hope, taken together, tell a bit about our ocean backyard. ...more
2010/9/4 2:12
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Conflict Resolution Center offers divorce mediation; free workshop Sept. 17
SANTA CRUZ -- Families going through divorce have a new and less expensive alternative to the adversarial court process. ...more
2010/9/4 2:12
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Watsonville card room loses liquor license after death: Future of Ceasar's Club uncertain
WATSONVILLE -- Two decades ago, bars lined lower Main Street, making for a lively if rowdy downtown nightlife. ...more
2010/9/4 2:11
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State budget problems could force school districts to borrow money
SOQUEL -- At least one county school leader is anticipating that the state's lack of a budget might require her district to borrow money to make payroll, which she calls a frustrating waste of time and money. ...more
2010/9/4 2:11
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Late harvests, helicopters and hope: Local vintners try to recover grape crops
SOQUEL It's been a cool, cruel summer for local vintners. With historically low temperatures, winemakers across the state are pushing back their harvests anywhere from two to six weeks, hoping the grapes ripen up before rain hits. ...more
2010/9/4 2:11
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Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Autumn's here, so it's time for some tasks
The yellowing big leaf maple and cottonwood leaves have put us on notice that autumn is arriving. With the urgency of summer gardening over, we can now turn our attention to some satisfying tasks. ...more
2010/9/4 2:11
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Go Green, Ron Duncan: Clean water, higher IQ?
There appears to be a new reason to appreciate clean water. Researchers at the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque have discovered a strong inverse correlation between infectious diseases and intelligence. ...more
2010/9/4 2:11
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Get Growing: Here's a houseplant even you can't kill
Get growing: what's up in the garden A houseplant even you can't kill Here's a plant you can't kill, in theory at least. ...more
2010/9/4 2:11
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Home & Garden Digest: Sept. 4, 2010
UCSC's Fall Plant Sale coming up Sept. 10-11 Organically grown winter vegetables and landscape plants, each suited for the Central Coast, go on sale Sept. ...more
2010/9/4 2:11
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Reskilling Expo for fall will boast 60 classes in self-sufficiency
APTOS -- Just in time for those crunchy leaves to start falling, the Santa Cruz Reskilling Expo will return with advice on how best to brew them into a humus tea. ...more
2010/9/4 2:11
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Laina Farhat-Holzman: Germany has had a curious century of Islamic relations
Germans have been living in northern Europe for several thousand years. The Romans knew them as enemies at first, and later as applicants to be part of the Roman Empire. ...more
2010/9/4 2:07
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County, courts move some juvenile legal matters back to Felton
FELTON - Some juvenile court matters will return to the courtroom at Juvenile Hall in Felton, two months after all youth criminal cases were relocated to the Watsonville courthouse. ...more
2010/9/3 20:45
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Santa Cruz's climate action plan up for review Tuesday: Report says local jobs, solar technology would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent
SANTA CRUZ - City leaders want to help 5,000 homes go solar, cut citywide water use 10 percent and reduce in-town vehicle trips 30 percent, all within a decade. ...more
2010/9/3 20:37
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Water Coalition files another challenge to UCSC expansion: Group contends environmental report isn't adequate
SANTA CRUZ - Opponents of university growth filed an additional court challenge Friday against UC Santa Cruz's request for expanded city water service, arguing that an environmental study approved last month was insufficient. ...more
2010/9/3 20:27
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Coast Dairies deal hung up by lawsuit
DAVENPORT - A decade-long struggle to preserve nearly 7,000 acres of coastal bluff and forest along the North Coast has hit another snag - infighting within the conservation community. ...more
2010/9/3 20:11
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Watsonville card room loses liquor license after death: Future of Ceasar's Club uncertain
WATSONVILLE - Two decades ago, bars lined lower Main Street, making for a lively if rowdy downtown nightlife. ...more
2010/9/3 19:48
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State budget problems could force school districts to borrow money
SOQUEL - At least one county school leader is anticipating that the state budget shambles might require them to borrow money to make payroll, which she calls a frustrating waste of time and money. ...more
2010/9/3 18:43
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Conflict Resolution Center offers divorce mediation; free workshop Sept. 17
SANTA CRUZ - Divorcing families have a new and less expensive alternative to the adversarial court process. ...more
2010/9/3 18:22
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Sheriff: Pot grow found at burned house might be legal
SOQUEL - Sheriff's deputies are still investigating the a large indoor marijuana grow found in the basement of a Soquel Hills house that caught fire Tuesday evening but have yet to determine whether it was an illegal operation, Sgt. ...more
2010/9/3 15:20
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Teen suspected of attempting to rob Watsonville convenience store arrested
WATSONVILLE -- A teenager suspected of trying to rob a convenience store at knife-point Thursday night was arrested on suspicion of robbery after sheriff's deputies identified the car fleeing the scene of the holdup, authorities reported. ...more
2010/9/3 13:31
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Pilot walks away after helicopter crashes on Highway 101 in Salinas
A helicopter has gone down on a busy California highway in Salinas, sending its pilot to the hospital and snarling traffic. ...more
2010/9/3 10:48
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Capitola passes on making Amgen bid amid high costs
CAPITOLA - After struggling for weeks to pull together the money necessary to host a stop on the Amgen Tour of California, Capitola leaders have decided to bow out of contention. ...more
2010/9/3 10:04
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Private security guards to supplement police patrols in downtown Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ - Downtown visitors will see more uniformed officers patrolling Pacific Avenue this month, but the new faces will not be police. ...more
2010/9/3 9:56
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Private security guards to supplement police patrols in downtown Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ -- Downtown visitors will see more uniformed officers patrolling Pacific Avenue this month, but the new faces will not be police. ...more
2010/9/3 9:55
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Scotts Valley joins SmartMeter moratorium request, even though installation has begun
SCOTTS VALLEY -- City leaders voted 4 to 1 Wednesday to join Santa Cruz County and San Francisco in asking the state to halt the installation of new power meters with wireless technology until a study of their accuracy is complete. ...more
2010/9/3 7:25
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Scotts Valley considers SmartMeter moratorium: Capitola plans public hearing Thursday
SCOTTS VALLEY -- City leaders will decide Wednesday whether to join Santa Cruz County and San Francisco in asking the state to stop PG&E from installing new power meters until an independent review of the meters' accuracy is finished. ...more
2010/9/3 7:25
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Scotts Valley could ask for SmartMeter stop
SCOTTS VALLEY -- PG&E officials on Wednesday sought to quell concerns about proposed new power meters, visiting the Scotts Valley City Coucil to tout the benefits of new SmartMeters while downplaying fears of health risks and billing inaccuracies. ...more
2010/9/3 7:24
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Santa Cruz County looks to ban PG&E SmartMeters
SANTA CRUZ -- As PG&E ramps up installation of SmartMeters across Santa Cruz County, at least one county leader is stepping up his opposition. ...more
2010/9/3 7:24
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County, Watsonville take strong stands against PG&E SmartMeters
Dozens poured into the county Board of Supervisors chamber Tuesday morning and into the Watsonville Civic Center on Tuesday night to protest PG&E's installation of the SmartMeter. ...more
2010/9/3 7:21
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Santa Cruz County asks state officials to do more to stop PG&E SmartMeters
SANTA CRUZ -- County leaders Thursday told state regulators they would do all they could to halt the installation of PG&E's SmartMeter until public concerns about the technology's safety and accuracy are addressed. ...more
2010/9/3 7:21
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Editor's Blog: Are smart meters ... smart?
An independent analysis released Thursday shows that the controversial electronic meters being installed by PG&E actually are accurate. Question is: Are they harmful to your health? Then again, what about cell phones and fluoride? Read Don Miller's blog ...more
2010/9/3 7:20
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Backlash against SmartMeters doesn't ease with new, independent reassurances
SANTA CRUZ -- Santa Cruz County's opposition to the PG&E SmartMeter is not letting up, even as a new, much-anticipated report finds no problems with the metering technology. ...more
2010/9/3 7:20
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As We See It: Getting smarter -- Favorable report on PG&E meters probably won't end opposition
Let it never be said there isn't a price to "progress" -- not to mention opposition. SmartMeters are the latest issue to stir the Santa Cruz County pot -- devices PG&E has been installing over the summer. ...more
2010/9/3 7:17
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Cops and Courts: Sept. 3, 2010
SANTA CRUZ Shop's liquor license suspended Ernie's Food & Liquor lost its license to sell alcohol because store employees sold alcoholic beverages to minors three times between September 2009 and March, the state Alcohol Beverage Control reported Wednesday. ...more
2010/9/3 7:13
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Pleasant temperatures expected for holiday weekend
SANTA CRUZ -- As a long, cool summer comes to an end, Santa Cruz should be treated to a pleasant Labor Day weekend. ...more
2010/9/3 7:11
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Capitola passes on making Amgen bid amid high costs
CAPITOLA -- After struggling for weeks to pull together the money necessary to host a stop on the Amgen Tour of California, Capitola leaders have decided to bow out of contention. ...more
2010/9/3 1:15
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La Bahia plays role in union endorsement: Labor Council gives only one nod in Santa Cruz race
SANTA CRUZ -- It's not a foregone conclusion that the historic La Bahia apartments will be demolished to erect a 125-room hotel. ...more
2010/9/3 1:15
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Big-rig crash blocks Highway 17; truck spilled load of beer
SCOTTS VALLEY -- Too much alcohol makes people tipsy, but Thursday too much beer coupled with too much velocity on a curvy mountain highway tipped a big rig. ...more
2010/9/3 1:14
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State fines Watsonville $200 a day for ignoring fluoride order; California Department of Public Health sets new deadline
WATSONVILLE -- State public health officials have stepped up the pressure on the city to fluoridate the public water supply, fining Watsonville $200 a day for failing to commit to the project. ...more
2010/9/3 1:14
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Crowd raises economic concerns at Farr's Santa Cruz town hall meeting
SANTA CRUZ -- While last year's town halls centered on health care reform, the final meeting this summer for Rep. ...more
2010/9/3 1:14
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Feds set up anti-gang nerve center in Salinas
SALINAS -- There is no date to move in, but a five-year lease has started on space in a Salinas office building that will be used as an anti-gang nerve center. ...more
2010/9/3 1:14
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State lawmakers pass bill to disburse money to rehire teachers, end furloughs
Strapped California school districts, including those in Santa Cruz County, will soon get some federal cash. ...more
2010/9/3 1:14
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Capitola's Wharf Road gets an artistic facelift
CAPITOLA -- Well-known local muralist John Ton is putting his artistic eye to work on Wharf Road. He started work this week on a new piece of public artwork: A giant mural on the Wharf Road retaining wall below the historic Lent House. ...more
2010/9/3 1:14
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Tropicana Apartments sell for $4.1 million
LIVE OAK -- Tropicana Apartments, a 37-unit apartment complex in Live Oak, sold Tuesday for $4.125 million, $130,000 over the original asking price. ...more
2010/9/3 1:14
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Cedar Funding trustee seeks $2.85 million settlement
The bankruptcy trustee for a former Monterey mortgage lending firm is seeking court approval of a $2. ...more
2010/9/3 1:14
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Coast Lines: Sept. 3, 2010
CAPITOLA Free movie at the beach tonight Capitola will present the classic beach party movie from the 1960s "Beach Blanket Bingo" at 7:30 p. ...more
2010/9/3 1:14
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As You See It, Sept. 3, 2010: Fiorina has no real plan for moving state forward
Fiorina has no real plan for moving state forward In Wednesday's Boxer vs. Fiorina Senate debate, it was strange to see how Fiorina repeatedly refused to answer a direct question with a yes or no about Proposition 23, which would repeal the California Clean Energy Act, and indeed Fiorina tried unsuccessfully to equate supporting clean energy with supporting terrorism. ...more
2010/9/3 1:10
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Best Bets: Sept. 3, 2010
SCOTTISH FIDDLERS Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser will play tonight at Valley of the Moon's 27th annual concert, which brings more than 150 young musicians to the Civic for the zenith of the school's weeklong Scottish fiddling camp, held in Boulder Creek. ...more
2010/9/3 1:09
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La Bahia plays role in union endorsement: Labor Council gives only one nod in Santa Cruz race
SANTA CRUZ - It's not a foregone conclusion that the historic La Bahia apartments will be demolished to erect a 125-room hotel. ...more
2010/9/2 21:01
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Backlash against SmartMeters doesn't ease with new, independent reassurances
SANTA CRUZ - Santa Cruz County's opposition to the PG&E SmartMeter is not letting up, even as a new, much-anticipated report finds no problems with the metering technology. ...more
2010/9/2 19:35
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Live opera comes to Cinema 9
Beginning in October, the Santa Cruz Cinema 9 will offer a weekly live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera from New York on its high-definition digital projector in the series "The Met: Live in HD. ...more
2010/9/2 19:04
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2010 Labor Day weekend events in Santa Cruz County
CAPITOLA BEGONIA FESTIVAL It's a beach party in Capitola every day this weekend with the city's 58th annual Begonia Festival, featuring nighttime movies on the beach Friday and Saturday, a nautical parade and festive hat show on Sunday, and rowboat races and children's art on Monday. ...more
2010/9/2 19:03
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The flowery floats at the Begonia Festival's Nautical Parade are all about working together the Capitola way
If you're at all media-savvy or opportunistically minded, you might watch the annual Nautical Parade at the Capitola Begonia Festival and be struck with one thundering insight: Hey, this would make a great reality-TV show! ...more
2010/9/2 18:54
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Ingenue takes on heady role of Effie White in S.F. production of 'Dreamgirls'
It takes real guts to take on an iconic part in musical theater, especially when your delivery of a particular song is almost singularly what you'll be judged on. ...more
2010/9/2 18:53
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Celeb Pix: Michael Jackson's `Thriller' is still a scary good time
The "King of Pop" apparently can still deliver a knockout punch. Just ask the unsuspecting folks in Spain who saw zombies from the Michael Jackson-inspired play, "Forever, King of Pop," popping up in their daily lives. ...more
2010/9/2 18:43
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Big-rig beer truck crash blocks Highway 17
Editor's note: This article was updated at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, and corrected to reflect that the truck was carrying a 40,000 pound load
SCOTTS VALLEY - Too much alcohol makes people tipsy, but Thursday too much beer coupled with too much velocity on a curvy mountain highway caused a big rig to tip over. ...more
2010/9/2 18:35
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State fines Watsonville $200 a day for ignoring fluoride order; California Department of Public Health sets new deadline
WATSONVILLE - State public health officials have stepped up the pressure on the city to fluoridate the public water supply, fining Watsonville $200 a day for failing to commit to the project. ...more
2010/9/2 18:19
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