All around the world, volunteers gathered to clean up beaches and waterways during International Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday. In Santa Cruz, 3,800 volunteers spread out among 50 sites across the county to pick up the garbage left by others.
Articles by Santacruz.com Staff
Neighbors Discuss Meth Use in Pogonip
The Police Department had some dire news for members of the Santa Cruz Neighbors group. The 60 participants in a public meeting were told that Pogonip was the county’s “meth capital,” with some shocking figures to back that up.
UCSC Pulls the Plug on the Arboretum
With state funding slashed by $50 million, UCSC can’t afford to squander money, or see the groups that it funds squander it. That was the stated reason for the school to cut all funding to the Arboretum.
Attorneys Help Homeless Couple
Usually attorneys end up arguing if and how much to punish people who violate the law. This week, Santa Cruz attorneys decided to work together instead and find a solution so that the law is upheld.
Local Home Prices Begin to Drop
The median home price in Santa Cruz county has begun to dip, after rising steadily since February.
An Apple A Day …
Watsonville students will soon have a whole new range of snacks to choose from at the end of the school day. For four days a week, teens from the Jovenes Sanos youth organization will operate stands outside the schools, where students can buy a cup of berries for just 50 cents.
City to Reconsider Fairfield Inn on Westside
This summer, when Santa Cruz planning commissioners rejected plans to build a new Fairfield Inn on the Westside, off Highway 1, they said that the design was “cheap” and “ugly,” hardly the way they wanted to greet tourists about to enter Surf City. But at least one councilmember is considering approval over planning commissioners’ objections.
UCSC Expanding to Santa Clara
UCSC’s Extension in Silicon Valley program is preparing to unveil a new facility in Santa Clara on Oct. 1.
Teen Faces Jail Time for Tossing Dog in Ravine
Lola is one lucky dog. The one-year-old chihuahua was put in a box and thrown into a ravine, but managed to survive the ordeal and was reunited with her owner. Andrew Ariola Corpus, 19, the UCSC student who abused the animal, is not as lucky. He could get up to a year in jail, as well as counseling and community service.
Man Shot Dead in Watsonville
Watsonville police are investigating the shooting death of a man in his 20s who was killed on Carey Avenue on Tuesday night.
