Fabiano Hale, a student at Soquel High School, has had a dream ever since founding his school’s disc golf club as a freshman four years ago. Hale and Spanish teacher Luke Dahlen, the club’s faculty adviser, say they used to gaze out at the rolling hills through the window of Dahlen’s classroom and imagine the possibilities for the county park neighboring the school.
Articles by Jacob Pierce
Southern Story Charms in Santa Cruz Mountains
Lenny Magrath is having a bad day. Her youngest sister Babe is suspected of attempted manslaughter, her grandfather is in the hospital and, as an unmarried Southern belle, she’s less than thrilled about turning 30. But Crimes of the Heart isn’t all about Lenny.
The Hands-On Approach to Publicity
When Chicago-based mountain bike company SRAM was shopping around for a place to show off a new line of products, it came to Santa Cruz. It’s “a mountain biking destination and a year-round destination,” says Benny Cruickshank, brand communication manager. “There aren’t many of them, and Santa Cruz is definitely one of them.”
COPA Plans to Fight Foreclosures
The regional community activist group COPA is gearing up to put lots of pressure this year on Monterey Bay candidates to do something about people losing their homes to banks. “There’s not enough trained people to deal with foreclosure,” says Jon Showalter of COPA, which stands for Communities Organized for Relational Power in Action. “The banks just kick you down the road.”
Supervisor Letter Shows Dog Leash Tensions
Officers from the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter started issuing tickets earlier this year for people walking their dogs without leashes. Judging from a recent newsletter from Santa Cruz County Supervisor John Leopold, the enforcement change is causing a stir in parts of the county.
LAFCO Delays Decision on UCSC Water Expansion
The Santa Cruz Local Agency Formation Commission voted yesterday by a narrow margin to kick a can of water issues farther down the road.
‘Hello and Goodbye’ at Jewel Theatre
Johnny’s face and shiny head are drenched with sweat as the frantic middle-aged character pleas with his older sister to stay out of their father’s bedroom. There, Johnny fears she might uncover one of the family’s last remaining secrets—that their father isn’t even there.
Libertarian Think Tank Hosts Public Pensions Debate
A Santa Barbara–based think tank is hoping to turn up the heat on California’s discussion of public employee compensation in a series of debates with a libertarian slant. Oddly enough, the first stop is in Santa Cruz.
Council Agrees to Hold Desal Vote No Sooner Than June 2014
The city’s discussion of desalination took another surprise turn at the Feb. 28 Santa Cruz City Council meeting. The change has to do with two competing plans from activists and city officials to put desalination to a vote. Originally it looked like the plan advanced by Mayor Don Lane and Councilmember David Terrazas would call for a vote in 2013, while the activists’ measure would call for a vote in 2014, a delay that Lane insisted could cost the city millions of dollars.
Water Customers Want to Be Included in Desal Vote
If given the choice, Michael Lewis says he’ll vote against any plan to construct a $100 million-plus desalination plant to increase the Santa Cruz area water supply. “I’m opposed to it for a number of reasons,” says the Live Oak resident. That’s why he’s hoping he gets the chance to weigh in.
