A bit of topical doggerel.
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Overthrowing The Pyramids of Callousness
Proposition 8 would just make Jesus mad.
The Tannery Puts On A Party
With the live-work spaces at the Tannery arts complex complete, this weekend’s Grand Opening sheds light on the next phases of development: performance art spaces and studios.
Our New Look
Welcome to the revamped News page of SantaCruz.com. We think this redesign will make it easier for you to find articles, respond to what you read and keep in touch with what’s happening in Santa Cruz County.
Santa Cruz Ponders Alternative Energy Tax District
Santa Cruz City Councilmember Mike Rotkin spent $63,000 to outfit his house with solar panels. Using the equity in his home and good credit, he easily qualified for a loan from Santa Cruz Community Credit Union and expects to have it paid off in seven years. Considering his savings in energy costs, Rotkin calls investing in solar energy “a no-brainer.” But not everyone has the kind of home equity and credit that qualified the politician and UCSC lecturer for a solar loan.
E. coli Count Soars in Local Waterways
The results from the Coastal Watershed Council’s Snapshot Day are in, and it’s not a pretty picture.
Watsonville Prop. 8 Protest Small but Significant
While some 200 outraged protesters crowded around the Clock Tower in downtown Santa Cruz in reaction to Tuesday’s California Supreme Court ruling upholding the Prop. 8 constitutional ban on same-sex marriages, roughly 20 miles away in the Watsonville City Plaza, a small group of 20 people stood along Main Street yelling, “Honk!” at passing motorists and waving signs.
Ten Questions for Amber Coverdale Sumrall
The Santa Cruz poet answers our burning questions about what she’s reading, what she’s learned and what she’s currently snacking on.
Running Meter 4
A bit of topical doggerel.
UCSC Students Vie for Top Biz Plan
Thirty-four teams have already been fired. Now it’s time to find out who gets hired this Friday on the season final-erhm, rather, at the final dinner and judging portion of the first annual UCSC Business Plan Competition.
