One reader asks if the shocking murder of Shannon Collins was actually ‘random’ or really just ‘patriarchal’ instead.
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Cabrillo Culinary Students’ End-of-Year Feast
Spring definitely brings out the hunger artist in us all. The opportunities to savor find local food and wine (and beer and ice cream) is too tempting to resist. For example, the food scholars of Cabrillo College’s Culinary Arts Program will present their final dining showcase of the spring semester this week, May 15–17, at the beautiful Pino Alto Restaurant in the historic Sesnon House.
California Forward’s ‘Perfect Storm’
The party line says California Forward is sailing steadily towards approval of its bipartisan reform agenda for repairing state government, either with a ballot initiative or through a legislative substitute that would satisfy critics on the left and right.
Letters to the Editor: May 16-22
“The federal assault on California’s legal medical marijuana industry is an attack on the sovereignty of California and Californians,” writes one US congressional candidate from Mendocino County.
An Unprecedented Outpouring
The death of Shannon Collins on May 7 has prompted a public outpouring of shock and sorrow that’s impossible to ignore. On Monday, May 14, a week after she was stabbed to death in broad daylight by a troubled and violent man she didn’t know, some 300 community members organized by Take Back Santa Cruz walked from the scene of the murder to her shop, Camouflage, on Pacific Avenue, completing the walk she wasn’t able to. Neighbors of the block on Broadway where the murder happened held a memorial on Sunday, and before that friends and family gathered there Friday for a vigil. Hundreds of people—some who knew the 38-year-old Collins, many who did not—have signed online memorials and weighed in on Facebook. The Sin Sisters Burlesque donated the proceeds of their Saturday show to the Collins family. The Rio Theatre put her name on its marquee.
Police Investigate Possible Hate Crime at Holy Cross
Police are investigating a possible hate crime after a vandal or team of vandals targeted the Holy Cross Church this past weekend. The vandals broke windows, poured paint on statues of Junipero Serra and the Virgin May and climbed on the roof so they could spray paint on the church’s bell tower.
Candidate Urges Limits on Campaign Funding
Micah Posner, who announced his run for Santa Cruz City Council last month, is planning his campaign around a few things: his familiarity with transportation and land use issues, his work as an activist and his decision to limit the amount of money he spends on his campaign this year—and by extension the amount of contributions he accepts.
Letters to the Editor: May 9-15
What if a “shadow group comprised of big government, industry, military and money” wanted to “destroy our constitutional democracy?” It’s already happening, one reader writes… Worse yet, it’s “succeeding.”
Bassnectar Show at Civic Cancelled
The sold-out Bassnectar show scheduled for Thursday, May 3 at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium has been cancelled over a disagreement between the artist and city over noise monitoring. The artist will play two nights at the Catalyst on May 6 and 7.
Guide to Santa Cruz CSAs
You don’t have to go to the Santa Cruz farmers markets if you don’t have time. Now the farmers markets can come to you.
