Ten questions for Jordy Topf, starving artist and lead singer for the Vox Jaguars.
Articles by Santacruz.com Staff
Genome Zoo Proposed for UCSC
The most comprehensive study of evolution ever was proposed this past April at a three-day meeting at UCSC.
Santa Cruz Bartenders Spill the Beans
To thirsty patrons, a bartender is a hero with a thousand faces: analyst, confessor, entertainer, clown, crush, captive audience, authority figure, giver of all good things, withholder of same, fount of wisdom or trivia—even friend, for all we know (and hope). When we walk in the door and perch on that barstool, we see someone with godlike powers to make us happy. Someone wise. Someone who’s got it all together. With slide show of photos by Dina Scoppettone.
Supes Back Arana Gulch Path
Cyclists and environmentalists have been at loggerheads over a proposed new bike path through Arana Gulch. While environmentalists warn that a new path would cause irreparable damage to the threatened Santa Cruz Sunflower (tarplant), cyclists argue that a trail through the site would help them avoid congested streets along the city’s greenbelt.
City to Crack Down on Violence
Faced with growing public anger over the wave of violence that has swept over Santa Cruz recently, city leaders laid out a five-point plan to cut down gang activity and increase residents’ sense of security. The proposed program focuses on three approaches: technical, legislative, and educational.
Wagging the Lion’s Tale
For nine months in 1898, the lions of Tsavo held the British Empire at bay. They preyed on workers at a construction camp in Kenya, and prevented them from building the railroad.
Strike Averted at Dominican Hospital
A new contract was finally reached on Monday with 12,000 nurses at 32 Catholic Healthcare West hospitals, representing 32 hospitals in California and Nevada.
Budding Entrepreneurs Stymied by Council
Now that the Obama administration has announced that it will stop cracking down on medical marijuana—sellers and users—entrepreneurs across Santa Cruz want to get a piece of the action and open their own marijuana dispensaries.
Police Conduct Preemptive Gang Sweep
With the murder of 16-year-old Tyler Tenorio looming over them, the Santa Cruz Police Department stepped up its anti-gang operations to avert any trouble on Halloween
Watsonville Calls for End to Violence
Dozens of men and women paraded through Watsonville on Sunday, calling for an end to the violence that violence that has claimed 80 lives in the town over the past 16 years.
