Board members and volunteers with Santa Cruz County Habitat for Humanity converged on Dawn Lane in Soquel yesterday armed with a golden shovel.
Articles by Santacruz.com Staff
Ten Questions For Joe Paquin
The office manager for WAMM shares his enthusiasm for hunting mushrooms and wild boars and reading Robert Anton Wilson.
Farewell to Selman’s Glass
L.H. Selman’s Glass Gallery, once one of Santa Cruz’s most beloved art institutions, is leaving California for Chicago.
New Bridge to Benefit Steelhead Trout
Development has not been kind to the steelhead trout. Once estimated to number more than 25,000 adults, there are now only about 500 who survive the swim from the Pacific Ocean to spawn deep in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Volunteer Arrested for Fondling Patients
A retiree who volunteers at the Dominican Hospital was arrested on Wednesday and charged with sexual battery.
Local Scientist Skipped over for Nobel Prize
When Thomas Steitz, Ada Yonath, and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the faculty of UCSC was puzzled.
Police Seize Marijuana Plants
While the movement to legalize marijuana in California gains momentum, the CHP is continuing to prosecute people for possession of the plant.
Search Continues for Elias Sorokin
It’s been two and a half months since Elias Sorokin was murdered near Santa Cruz in an apparent drug deal gone bad.
Santa Cruz Credit Unions In Hot Water
Five of the six credit unions serving Santa Cruz County reported steep losses this past quarter. According to J. Stewart Fulle, President of the Monterey Credit Union, “These are the highest loan losses we’ve ever seen.”
Santa Cruz Road Contractors Play Market Limbo
With the economy in a downturn, road contractors are ready to do whatever it takes to find work, even if it means reducing their profits. Throughout Santa Cruz County, the cost of large public projects have dropped far beyond anticipated costs, saving the county money and getting more essential work done.
