Two months have passed since a torrential spring storm triggered a landslide on Nelson Road in Scotts Valley.
Articles by Danny Wool
Students Suspended for Wearing White T-Shirts
At least two students were suspended from Soquel High School this week. The charge was membership in a white supremacist group. The evidence? They wore white T-shirts.
Doubts on Stow Beating Suspect
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck believes that he has a solid case against Giovanni Ramirez, the suspect arrested in the beating of Bryan Stow at Dodger Stadium in April. Nevertheless, he admits that he is not yet ready to bring the high-profile case to the DA.
Bad News for Cowell Beach
Heal the Bay of Santa Monica released its annual Report Card for the state’s beaches yesterday. It was bad news for Cowell Beach. Not only did it receive an F. It was deemed the worst beach in the state, or rather, the “monitoring location with the worst dry weather water quality.”
Watsonville Lays off Police, Firefighters
“Gang members recruit while Watsonville lays off police officers,” wrote Watsonville City Councilmember Emilio Martinez on his blog.
Bryan Stow’s Family Sues The Dodgers
The family of paramedic Bryan Stow filed suit against the Los Angeles Dodgers and team owner Frank McCourt on Tuesday. The suit claims that the team was negligent in providing security to fans. It is therefore responsible for Stow’s beating on March 31 in Dodger Stadium’s parking lot. The suit further claimed that Dodger Stadium is the most violent stadium in all of Major League Baseball, with more crimes committed there than in any other stadium.
Warrants Served in Stow Beating
A Los Angeles SWAT team descended on an East Hollywood apartment on Sunday and detained several people. The arrests were connected with the beating of Santa Cruz resident Bryan Stow in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Stow is still in critical condition at San Francisco General Hospital.
School Launches $1 Million Drive to Update Computer System
“Our students are going to be competing in the global marketplace in the 21st century, and they deserve 21st century classrooms,” says Casey O’Brien, principal of Aptos High School. His school is facing a serious problem. While it strives to prepare students for the 21st century, the technology at its disposal is very much 20th-century, slow and often incapable of running the latest programs.
‘Landslide’: SC Anthem?
When Stevie Nicks wrote the words “I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills, till the landslide brought me down,” she could have been thinking about Santa Cruz. The Sentinel reports that ccording to the California Geological Survey, the county has one of the highest risks of landslides in all of Northern California. Says State Supervising Engineering Geologist Chris Wills, “Santa Cruz stands out even within the Bay Area because it has higher mountains, steeper slopes, and it has weaker rocks.”
‘Durbinomics’ Hits Santa Cruz
Durbinsanity continues to affect Santa Cruz, and it’s having an impact on the local economy. A Sentinel report laid out the details.
