The longtime Santa Cruz alternative journalism pioneer and founding editor of Santa Cruz Weekly passed away on March 6, at age 68.
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New Links Between Goncharoff and Facebook Fraud
Despite denials, city council candidate interacted with fake accounts
Letters to the Editor: March 5-11
In defense of the Great Morgani’s downtown artistry
Foodie File: Leyla World
Amir Jamali, owner of Leyla World, which opened almost two years ago, enjoys changing the yogurt flavors at his Mission Street shop.
Some Important Scoops on the Food Scene
Dave Kumec, entrepreneur of Mission Hill Creamery artisan ice creams, is launching the second annual Scoops for Schools program benefiting Santa Cruz City Schools.
What Happened to the E.C. Rittenhouse Building?
For the last five years, the building has fascinated locals with its confusing mix of beaux arts and Greco-Roman architecture, its breaktaking views and, most controversially, its 62,000 square feet of vacant space.
The Dirty Secrets of Processed Food
Katherine Reid, Ph.D. is a biochemist and founder of the nonprofit organization Unblind My Mind, whose mission is to raise awareness about what’s in our food, and how it might contribute to the diseases plaguing Americans.
Tim Goncharoff’s Political Puppet Show
A collection of fake Facebook accounts were used to support several of Tim Goncharoff’s initiatives in 2012.
Letters to the Editor, Feb. 26-Mar. 4
Wheels of Politics Re: “Spoke Out” (<a href="https://www.santacruz.com/articles/whats_wrong_with_the_citys_bike_program.html): In the article on the Bike Church being frozen out of the action distributing unclaimed lost and stolen bikes to youth in the community, the actual dynamic of the decision is apparent. Five of the seven of the city councilmembers believe staff reports above their own observations…
Can the Great Morgani Force Rule Changes Downtown?
Frank Lima almost didn’t leave his condo Sunday Feb. 16 to perform on Pacific Avenue, because he’d already enjoyed a nice afternoon busking the day before. It takes Lima, a 71-year-old mustached ex-stock broker, up to an hour to turn into the Great Morgani—an accordionist dressed head to toe in lycra, velvet and flamboyant colors.…
