The rape of an elderly woman last week and the murder of a local high school student by gang members seem to have people on edge. About 30 protesters interrupted a City Council meeting last night, waving signs and demanding that the city do something to address public safety.
Articles by Santacruz.com Staff
School Trustees to Vote on School Lunch Plan
Santa Cruz City Schools trustees will be voting tonight on whether to approve a new school lunch program. The proposed program will feature food prepared from scratch from locally grown produce. The decision will come earlier than planned because a transition period, during which lunches were provided by Revolution Foods of Oakland, was found to have been misbudgeted.
School Fundraisers Brings in $332,000
Deborah Berkson of Santa Cruz turned down the chance to drive her son to school in a brand new Prius. The winner of this year’s Drive for Schools fundraiser decided to take the cash prize—$25,000—instead.
Did Fire Crews Spark the Loma Fire?
With the 6oo-acre Loma Fire now contained, and residents returning to their homes, investigators are trying to figure out what actually caused the blaze.
School Lunches And Obesity
Another alarming statistic about the kids of Santa Cruz: according to the Santa Cruz County Community Assessment Project, about one in five kids between the ages of 4 and 20 is overweight.
Pot and Booze on the Rise in Santa Cruz
When you don’t want to hear the answer to a question, you probably shouldn’t ask it. That’s a lesson that the California Healthy Kids Survey should consider, now that it has released the finding of its new poll of 6,200 fifth, seventh, ninth, and eleventh graders.
Car Put on Trial to Mark International Climate Action Day
Automobiles may be a convenient way of getting around, but they are one of the greatest sources of greenhouses gas emissions in the world today. That’s why a group of local climate activists decided to put the car—represented by a beat-up old Honda—on trial for all the problems it has caused.
Another Wildfire in Santa Cruz Mountains
Dozens of families have fled their homes to escape a 600-acre wildfire in Summit area of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Some 100 homes were lost in the same area in May of last year.
Ten Questions for Rudy Guzman
Ten questions for owner of T-Shirt Mafia Rudy Guzman.
Hundreds Attend Meeting on Gang Violence
Clothing was a big issue at the meeting on gang violence held at Santa Cruz High School Wednesday evening. The color shirts that students wear could potentially identify them as gang members, no less than something as basic as school colors.
