It starts in the mid-’80s at Union Grove Music on Pacific Avenue, where Ashwin Batish bought an amp for $50.
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Letters to the Editor, Jan. 15-21
Readers sound off on bike safety and Martin Scorsese.
Beyond Organic?
Ken Dickerson is sitting in his Soquel office wearing a pink scarf and a blue shirt with an apple on it that says “Dirt First. “‘Dirt First’ is about positivity in the approach to the soil—to appreciate the biological mysteries that are there and delve deeper into it,” says Dickerson, executive director of EcoFarm. “If you start with the dirt first, you can build a culture, a society, health, find solutions to the problems of the world on a solid foundation.”
Remembering Santa Cruz’s Cell Phone Pioneer
Her, it turns out, is more than just a film about a man who falls in love with an operating system on a hand-held device. The new Spike Jonze movie starring Joaquin Phoenix has a special connection to Santa Cruz, says Ike Jablon, marketing director for Nickelodeon Theaters.
Drought Puts a Damper on Fungus Fair
With Santa Cruz’s Fungus Fair around the corner, organizers are going into desperation mode.
Will Conservation Really Work in Santa Cruz?
David Shaw is organizing a series called Restore the Watershed at UCSC to discuss water conservation in the face of what he calls “global climate weirding.”
Santa Cruz Group Scrutinizes Powerful Psychedelic
The Santa Cruz-based organization, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, has been tracking the long-term progress of ibogaine in treating opiate addiction.
Letters to the Editor Jan.1-8
Locals respond with some solutions to homelessness in Santa Cruz and interpretations of meme meanings.
Spicing Things Up in Santa Cruz
After a few weeks of candy canes and holiday cookies your tastebuds might be looking for something with more spice, less sugar.
Foodie File: YOLO
Anyone is welcome to eat at YOLO, even cats.
