It’s one thing to throw rocks at windows. It’s another to throw them at random pedestrians and cyclists meandering along Soquel Drive. The SCPD is still trying to figure out who’s behind Santa Cruz’s homegrown version of the Intifada, or what could possibly be motivating them. The question everyone is asking is “Why?”
Articles by Danny Wool
Santa Cruz County Coalition to Overcome Racism Receives Grant
The WK Kellogg Foundation has awarded the Santa Cruz County Community Coalition to Overcome Racism a three-year, $150,000 grant to study systemic racism in the county. The council plans to use the money to investigate the extent of racism in local education, law enforcement, and immigration.
Santa Cruz County Gets the Dope on Dope
The figures are in. If California does decide to legalize pot, Santa Cruz County could benefit to the tune of $7 million dollars. This is what the Santa Cruz Grand Jury determined in a report entitled, “Getting the Dope on Dope: The Grand Jury Attempts to Clear the Smoke in the Joint from the Numbers.”
The Wind and the Wharf
There’s a problem with the Wharf. The popular tourist spot is also a drain on electricity, consuming about 100 times more than the average home. Now a group of recent UCSC graduates are trying to figure out whether the Wharf can be energy self-sufficient.
Food Bank Looks to Tackle Obesity
Santa Cruz County is faced with an obesity epidemic, even though as many as 60,000 people—some 33 percent more than just two years ago, are dependent on food banks to meet their nutritional needs.
Santa Cruz Collaborating with Mexico on Cold Cases
For the first time ever, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office will be collaborating with Mexican law enforcement officials to help identify the remains of missing and dead Mexican nationals in the county. According to Sergeant Dan Campos, some 40 such cases are currently under investigation.
Guardian Angels Hit Streets in Santa Cruz
On Saturday, Guardian Angels patrolled the streets of Santa Cruz to give gang members a warning that they will not be tolerated here anymore. According to Ron Kanbel of the Santa Clara County Guardian Angels, the Angels are not looking to start fights. They are simply a visual presence, and an often intimidating one at that.
Santa Cruz Poet Puts Verses in Matchbooks
Has Twitter influenced the way we read fiction? Perhaps. Kyle Peterson has launched a new matchbook literary magazine, published in a matchbook of course.
Guardian Angels Coming to Santa Cruz
While many Santa Cruz residents will be on the beach this Saturday, many others will be downtown to meet with members of the Guardian Angels from Santa Clara County. The group is evaluating the possibility of opening a local chapter here in response to growing gang violence.
Anarchists Gather to Explain Their Beliefs
Glenn Beck would have choked on his bile. Thursday night, a group of local anarchists met with the public at the Louden Nelson Community Center to explain their political ideology in the wake of all the bad press they’ve been getting. Anarchists have been blamed by the police for the May Day riot in downtown Santa Cruz at which local businesses were vandalized.
