Generally, the opening of a new Safeway is no big deal. But the company’s top brass turned up in Santa Cruz this week to check out the mammoth new Safeway at the Almar shopping center.
Articles by Santacruz.com Staff
Vaccine Clinic Cancelled Because of Shortages
Local residents planning to attend a local swine flu vaccine clinic at Cabrillo College next Saturday should start making alternate plans.
Ten Questions for Chad Brill
Ten Questions with Chad Brill, brewmaster of Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing.
In Santa Cruz, Epic Waves for Legendary Contest
After several years of flat conditions, the O’Neill Cold Water Classic blew up big this year. Photographer Dina Scoppetone caught the highlights; view the slideshow here.
Man Stabbed in Capitola
A local man in his twenties is in serious condition after being stabbed in a fight in Capitola yesterday afternoon.
Slaughterhouse Owner Pleads No Contest to Animal Abuse Charges
Efrain Toledo Martinez, 54, of the Toledo Harkins Slough Ranch pleaded no contest to animal abuse and was sentenced to pay $868 to Animal Services.
Santa Cruz Neighbors Named Group of the Year
Whether it’s the recent smoking ban in public spaces or the crackdown on panhandling, the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce says much credit should go to the community group Santa Cruz Neighbors, which supported the various new city ordinances intended to clean up the city.
Sheriff Seeks Money for Pot Crackdown
The County Sheriff’s Office will be asking the state for $275,000 to help it crack down on local marijuana growers and traffickers. The money would allow the Sheriff’s Department to add an officer to its narcotics team and cover the cost of a part-time prosecutor. Sheriff Phil Wowak added that the funding is especially crucial this year because of county budget cuts, which prevented him from hiring 20 new deputies.
Police Release Sketch of Prius-Driving Suspect
The SCPD has released a sketch of a man suspected of attempting to kidnap a 23-year-old woman as she walked back from a bar to the restaurant where she worked.
Look Both Ways Before You Cross
It could be much worse, but a new report by the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership named Santa Cruz as California’s 23rd most dangerous metropolitan area for pedestrians.
