Every election needs its comic relief, and over the last few months, we’ve come to trust CeCe Pinheiro to deliver it. The sheer delight of watching her campaign in what was often a downright snoozer of a City Council race came from the thrill of never knowing, at any given forum, when she’d say something majestically ridiculous. Let us now take a moment to honor her relentless weirdness in the race for Santa Cruz City Council.
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Letters to the Editor: Nov 7-13
Hammer supporters react to a recent article and other readers stick up for traditional family structure.
Eric Hammer Admits Falsifying Credentials
On an application to the County of Santa Cruz Treasury Oversight Commission from 2011, current Fifth District Supervisor candidate Eric Hammer listed a Bachelor’s of Science degree from San Francisco State in 2000 as one of his credentials. The only problem? He doesn’t have one.
Foodie File: Rebecca Campbell
Since moving to Santa Cruz in 1982, Rebecca Campbell has been famous for her muffins. After selling them at stores around town, she opened Rebecca’s Mighty Muffins on Front Street in 1986. After opening two more stores, she closed them all in 2006 and walked away from the business for a while. In 2008, she brought her muffins back to farmers’ markets, and this year she opened Rebecca’s at the Tannery.
Letters to the Editor: Oct 31-Nov 6
Voters show a little love for local candidates like Don Lane. On the national level, it’s Mitt Romney our readers have some trouble with.
Turning Parks Into Art
The Byrne-Milliron Forest, which is nestled in the outskirts of Corralitos, is at first glance, a hiking destination like any other. But after a short hike, it’s clear that it’s so much more—a unique melding of park and an art museum. There are works of art—big and small—scattered throughout the trails.
Bioenergy Practitioner Helps Clients Find Authentic Selves
Dr. Bradley Nelson, holistic physician and author of The Emotion Code believes barriers resulting from traumas—what he calls “heart walls”—limit our ability to connect with our true selves and honor our true desires.
Local Witch Embraces Pagan New Year
“Traditionally it’s the season of death. It’s the dark half of the year starting,” says Birch, owner of the Sacred Grove witchcraft shop in Seabright. Sahmain is their New Years Eve, as it marks the beginning of winter and the end of summer. Witches believe that the veil between our world and the spirit world is thinnest around Sahmain, making it easier to contact spirits and ancestors who have died.
Governor Rallies for Prop. 30 at UCSC
Gov. Jerry Brown came to UC-Santa Cruz Friday to talk about Proposition 30, his plan to save public schools from massive funding cuts.
Welcome Autumn With Crepes, Beer and Pumpkins
A sleek new pizza cafe at the corner of Ingalls and Fair avenues is just about finished. On a recent drive-by, I spotted workers swarming all over the long counters, putting finishing details on the pizzeria-in-progress owned by chef Benjamin Simsand his wife Sarah Knight.
