Santa Cruz, CA News

• Santa Cruz, CA News
• Memorial Day holiday: Movies to see over the long weekend
• Coast Lines: May 26, 2012
• Memorial Day weekend events
• Cops and Courts: May 27, 2012
• Group helps beautify Bay Avenue, Highway 1 interchange
• Business Digest: May 26, 2012
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Housing Authority gets funds to help first-time buyers
• Best Bets, May 26, 2012: Benefit concert with Cyprian Consiglio
• Faith Digest, May 26, 2012: Local priest Cyprian Consiglio to perform at Kuumbwa
• As You See It: May 26, 2012: 'Village' of shops is what attracts patrons
• Salinas boxing coach arrested, accused of inappropriately touching girl, 14
• Court, medical records detailed history of violence, mental illness of suspected murderer Charles Edwards
• New Age war being waged for soul of Big Sur's Esalen
• Charges reinstated for two defendants in takeover of former bank building
• Farr faces challengers fresh and familiar in new 20th Congressional District
• Sunday news shows; Panetta on ABC's "This Week"
• Seven landmark Spreckels trees marked to be cut down
• SV, SC County due back in court June 4: Hearing focuses on property tax lawsuit
• Three local school districts on state's watch list with budget shortfalls
• Golden Gate birthday 'candles' you can light on you
• Watsonville police act to curb traffic violations near campus
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Stagnaro family tradition survives
• Senator seeks to limit UC students from outside California
• The 75th anniversary sounds of the Golden Gate Bridge
• Icon of Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, Robert Stagnaro, dies at 83
• Collaborative mural creates images, opportunities for understanding
• Man arrested in Boulder Creek with weapons, teen runaway, deputies say
• Bay Area catalytic converter theft case nearing resolution
• Man stabbed at campsite near Highway 17, Highway 1; Santa Cruz Police arrest acquaintance with blood on his hands, clothes
• Hiker rescued at Nisene Marks park
• Man attacked while sitting in parked car in Pajaro
• Police not convinced by report of mountain lion attack in Los Gatos
• As You See It: Election 2012: A Friend to seniors
• DIG-ing in at Sunset Celebration Weekend: Santa Cruz garden design company again asked to contribute to granddaddy of Western home and garden shows
• Home and Garden Digest, May 25, 2012: Saturday workshop to go over all things bonsai
• Lawn gone, homeowner goes with flowers
• Best Bets, May 25, 2012: Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries book sale
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Little Miss Sparkles waiting to shine
• Coast Lines: May 25, 2012
• Cops and Courts: May 25, 2012
• Business Digest: May 25, 2012
• As We See It: Common sense on term limits: Sentinel recommends "yes" vote on Proposition 28
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Birds of a certain feather flock to plants with nectar: Birds of a certain feather flock to plants with nectar
• Pajaro Valley Unified School District 2010-11 fiscal year salary database
• PVUSD payroll declines: Fewer workers, furloughs reduce compensation costs in 2010-11
• Herhold: Sierra LaMar case resonates with many
• Adult students celebrate achievement
• Bunnies up for adoption at Saturday rabbit show in Soquel
• State to investigate chlorine odors at NewStar plant in Salinas
• Mount Hermon Association purchases Felton property: Site previously eyed for low-income housing project
• Feds say Scotts Valley man ran a $60 million investment fund scam
• Salud Para La Gente workers rally for raise
• Teens learn about distracted driving dangers
• Sen. Barbara Boxer pressing Enterprise to change rental policy: Hertz has agreed to stop renting recalled vehicles
• State regulators raise existing cap on solar 'net metering'
• CHP: Live Oak towing company busted for illegal towing
• Karen Delaney, Be the Difference: When private disasters strike
• Environmental group tags Cowell Beach a 'bummer', again
• Electronic dance music is booming in Bay Area, across nation
• VA medical facilities draw health and safety violation citations
• San Francisco investigator testifies about child porn found on man's computer in molestation trial
• New study details mercury contamination in California sport fish
• Sierra LaMar's alleged killer charged with murder; no plea entered, no bail set
• Ben Lomond man arrested on warrant after RV found in road
• Boxer fighting for rental car safety
• Summer 2012: Bay Area fairs and festival
• What's new at California's theme parks
• Photo contest: Festival fun
• 'Most Wanted' suspect arrested while eating breakfast at Denny's
• Music Department’s Spring Opera ‘Little Women’ opens May 31
• Woman admits she tried to pass fake $100 bill
• The day the Golden Gate Bridge flattened
• P.V. school board wrestles with size of bond measure
• Neighbors ready to welcome Warriors minor league team; City Council gives its approval
• Joan Osborne 'brings it on home' to the blues on new release
• Famous 19th-century conjoined twins subject of new magical-realist play 'I Dream of Chang and Eng' at UC Santa Cruz
• Film review: 'Bernie'
• Santa Cruz's favorite superstars
• Laura Copeland, Tastings: Whale, whale, whale -- perfect muffins off the beaten path in Davenport
• Entrepreneur Chris Guillebeau on a mission to convince anyone they can start a profitable small business with a small investment
• Election Digest: May 24, 2012
• Coast Lines: May 24, 2012
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: Miller, Keahey, Brodie, Rocha, Jr.
• Cops and Courts: May 24, 2012
• Business Digest: May 24, 2012
• Theater review: 'Almost, Maine' brings you to a mystical northern place
• As We See It: Warriors' deal: Santa Cruz's winning shot
• Committee seeks consultant to help evaluate desal projects
• Ice cream vendor gives would-be robber the cold shoulder
• Memorial Day weekend events
• Search halts for missing Felton man
• Family of Sierra LaMar suspect considered him the good son
• Safeway reinstates clerks who defended pregnant woman
• Anti-Crime Team: man illegally re-entered U.S., possessed meth
• SVMS dedicates Lynn Beebe Memorial Pavilion; school also establishes scholarship endowment
• Santa Cruz mental health advocates commend clients for progress
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Highway 1 Soquel/Morrissey project hits stride
• New report states Daniel Gomez now competent to stand trail for a 2009 homicide on the Pajaro River levee
• Aptos man arrested on suspicion of impersonating officer, carrying loaded gun
• From the Community Media Lab: The tumor is shrinking!
• Santa Cruz County authorities warn of DUI crackdown on Memorial Day weekend
• Searches continue for Sierra LaMar after suspect's arrest
• Safeway reinstates clerk who defended pregnant woman
• Editor's Blog: Santa Cruz makes a winning shot on pro basketball
• Memorial Day weekend kicks off most dangerous time of year to be on the road
• Taylor Farms recalls baby spinach
• Pair pleads not guilty in alleged counterfeiting case
• Santa Cruz council OKs Warriors plan: Proposed city loan raised to $3.5M
• Cops and Courts: May 23, 2012: Deputies searching for missing man
• Coast Lines: May 23, 2012
• Business Digest: May 23, 2012
• Election digest: May 23, 2012
• As We See It: New state report shows 188 school districts in financial trouble
• As You See It: May 23, 2012: Amgen was a nightmare
• Bay Area open space: 75 percent is being protected, but 300,000 acres are still at risk
• Setting it Straight: May 23, 2012
• Watsonville plans status quo budget
• Revised budget changes little for SVUSD; 2012-13 budget to be adopted in June
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: Putting your own spin on recipes provides learning moments
• Return of the king: Locally caught king salmon back with vengeance after multiyear absence
• Best Bets: May 23, 2012: Johnny Campbell and The Bluegrass Drifters and Damdave and The Hot Damn Band
• Thai Basil, Restaurant Review: This tiny Capitola eatery packs a spicy wallop
• Damaris Santos-Palmer, Kitchen Corners: Ham and cheese lasagna kid-friendly and easy to make
• Imparting wine wisdom: Surf City Wine University kicking off third sipping semester
• North Monterey County High truck, instruments, equipment found
• In the Bins: Cherries are here ... but not for long
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Pelican Ranch 2010 Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains, Le Boeuf Vineyard
• Santa Cruz police continue search for LA man wanted in sexual battery
• Part of Highway 1 to be dedicated to fallen Santa Cruz CHP officer
• Santa Cruz County Bank pushing for South County clients
• Suspected drunken driver arrested after citizens' reports
• Santa Cruz to fix Beach Street bike lane crossing with railroad tracks
• Cabrillo's new Watsonville learning center named after Mary and Dick Solari
• Santa Cruz County takes aim at hotel, vacation rental tax
• Historic Apple Growers warehouse razed: Fire gutted the West Beach Street building in April 2011
• Suspects in Giants fan beating now also face federal weapons charges
• Capitola's shrinking treasury: Next year's revenues down so expenses are going to be cut
• Supervisor's term limit idea fails to take flight
• Charles Anthony Edwards, charged in killing of Santa Cruz woman, pleads not guilty
• APNewsBreak: Franciscan files tell abuse story
• Suspect in Sierra LaMar case was watched constantly for weeks before his arrest
• Sister of Sierra LaMar suspect says 'it's not him'
• Gas leak closes Front Street for hours, prompts evacuations, leaves Palomar residents without service
• Man sentenced to seven years for drug sales, theft convictions
• Probation search of teen turns up illegal gun
• Deputies searching for missing Felton man
• Suspects in Giants fan beating now also face federal weapons charges
• Misleading grant deed letter not from government agency, District Attorney's Office warns
• Two arrested after shopping with fake $100 bills in Santa Cruz
• Sheriff Smith says Sierra LaMar is dead, Morgan Hill man is the killer
• Sierra LaMar's mom asks suspect in her daughter's killing to locate the body
• San Francisco: Court rejects disabled citizens' bid to obtain medical marijuana
• Authorities announce arrest in Sierra LaMar disappearance
• Cops and Courts: May 22, 2012
• Coast Lines: May 22, 2012
• Election Digest: May 22, 2012
• Nature Connection, Deborah McArthur: Biking on the Edge of Blue
• Business Digest: May 22, 2012
• Hits and Misses: May 22, 2012
• Truck containing North County High band equipment reported stolen
• Santa Cruz Council to consider Warriors deal today: $3.5M proposal hinges on loan repayment by NBA team
• Four injured in crash on Highway 1 near Davenport
• Parrot abandoned in Capitola grocery store parking lot
• Beatrice Macdonald, widow of Shadowbrook co-founder Brad Macdonald, dead at 88
• Woman loses control of car on Bear Creek Road, CHP says
• Witness in 2005 murder case testifies about watching his friend die in Watsonville street
• Missing UC Santa Cruz hiker found safe in Yosemite
• Program helps students help steelhead, themselves
• Three injured in accident that close southbound Highway 17 for an hour near Glenwood Drive
• Nature Connection, Deborah McArthur: Biking on the Edge of Blue
• Obama's trips to California net big bucks for campaign
• Capitola homicide suspect, Marcos Chavez, held on murder charge, will face trial
• Man arrested for spraying water, insults at partying Watsonville neighbors, deputies say
• Unlicensed teen driver causes Larkin Valley Road bicycle crash, CHP says
• Woman steals car idling in front of home, Watsonville police say
• Man arrested in Westside Santa Cruz with stolen credit cards, police say
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Highway 17 project hits halfway mark
• Coast Lines: May 21, 2012
• Cops and Courts: May 21, 2012
• Chelsea George, Santa Cruz County Stories: Helping others and staying vibrant
• Best Bets, May 21, 2012: Laurie Lewis, Linda Tillery, Barbara Higbie: "Hills to Hollers"
• A gift from Japan: Watsonville officials plant cherry blossom tree in City Plaza
• Pajaro Valley High students wash cars to help family of classmate who died of cancer
• Water restrictions lifted for 550 San Lorenzo Valley customers
• Teens with stick attack man in failed carjacking attempt, Watsonville police say
• Suspect sought after threats, sexual battery in downtown Santa Cruz
• Scotts Valley motorcyclist dies after accident in San Mateo County
• Namedropping, May 20, 2012: A party with a mission
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Love your partner in his/her way
• Births, May 20, 2012: Sutter May 7-13
• Charles Molnar, Senior Corner: Documentary proves seniors can stay on top of their game
• Education Digest: May 20, 2012
• Best Bets, May 20, 2012: Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun
• As You See It: May 20, 2012
• As We See It: Election 2012: Not much competition
• Stroke center hours cut in half; supplemental program to launch in the fall
• VFW dedicates new memorial in honor of local veterans
• Santa Cruz rocker dazzles crowd: Durbin concert kicks off Boardwalk's summer entertainment program
• UC Santa Cruz represented at annual Maker Faire
• Fear from the homelands: Central Coast Syrians try to keep up with news from back home
• Santa Cruz Catholic priest holds benefit concert
• Concert to benefit group that promotes global health care
• Coast Lines: May 19, 2102
• Cops and Courts: May 19, 2012
• Alliee DeArmond, In the Spirit: The Church and human trafficking
• Faith Digest, May 19, 2012: Church students donate time to tornado-stricken town
• Business Digest: May 19, 2012
• Best Bets, May 19, 2012: James Durbin
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Catching, measuring a big wave
• A green future: NASA's $10 million project explores algae of as fuel source
• UCSC salaries still lagging; faculty panel urges pay increases, faster promotion
• Gateway School's cooking class lets teens prove their culinary mettle
• Deputies step up patrols in vandalized Pleasure Point area
• Santa Cruz County adds 3,500 jobs in April
• Children enjoy Kids Day at Sheriff's Office Posse House in Santa Cruz
• Defense attorney focuses on photo lineups in 2005 fatal shooting of a Watsonville man
• Resource Center settles into new space in Santa Cruz
• Happy Valley School District hosts fundraising dinner
• Well break outside Scotts Valley prompts mandatory water conservation for more than 500 homes
• Watsonville teenager arrested with sawed-off shotgun
• Preliminary hearing, trial set in two Capitola homicides
• 'Survive & Thrive': The Capitola Book Cafe launches a new community outreach effort, and the outcome will determine whether the bookstore will enter a new age or close its doors
• 2012 Irwin Scholar student art exhibition kicks off on May 23
• Summer trial slated for 2010 Capitola homicide
• Santa Cruz County unemployment down to 12 percent in April 2012
• Tracking Mark Zuckerberg's Net Worth on IPO day
• Coast Lines: May 18, 2012
• Cops and Courts: May 18, 2012
• News briefs: May 18, 2012
• Best Bets, May 18, 2012: Santa Cruz Improv Fest: Um...Gee...Um
• Business Digest: May 18, 2012
• As We See It: A realistic approach to homeless services in Santa Cruz
• Story of Del Rey Oaks Safeway meat clerk suspension gets national attention
• Cops and educators deliver anti-gang message to parents
• Regional water authority wants official role in desal project review
• Lighthouse Bank chief chastises industry practices
• Children of farmworkers get college cash, inspiration
• Pacific Collegiate School defends nonprofit plans
• State Judicial Council holds emergency meeting to consider how to cope with governor's proposed cutbacks
• Target, Hotel Paradox attract hundreds of job seekers
• An ear to the world of birds: Bonny Doon naturalist's new book explores 'What the Robin Knows"
• Betsy Herbert, Earth Matters: More than fishing at Loch Lomond: City seeks public input on recreation plan
• Yesterday's skills for today's world: Spring Reskilling Expo features classes in skills in danger of being forgotten
• Home and Garden Digest, May 18, 2012: DIG offers vertical gardening class
• Love grows on trees: Hawaiian artist's birthday gift for friend becomes hit with locals
• Best Bets, May 18, 2012: Santa Cruz Improv Fest: Um...Gee...Um
• Santa Cruz SPCA, Pet of the Week: She's the whole kit and Caboodle
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter, Pet of the Week: A free kitten is not really free ...
• Paper suggests sardine fishery collapsing, but is it?
• Pulitzer Prize winning journalist addresses Chavez Convocation at UCSC
• Iowa Pacific chosen to operate rail line; unanimous vote should lead to passenger service
• Watsonville police believe Stag Hotel fire was arson
• Jury: Santa Cruz gardener took advantage of woman and her son, awards $700k
• Watsonville police: No charges will be filed in March slaying
• Acclaimed alum, writer, and web pioneer David Talbot comes to UCSC May 22
• August trial expected in arson case at Capitola apartments
• Old grenade briefly closes UC Santa Cruz road, building
• Annular solar eclipse -- a 'ring of fire' -- visible in Northern California on Sunday
• Best Bets, May 17, 2012: Claudia Nygaard
• Cops and Courts: May 16, 2012
• Coast Lines: May 17, 2012
• Business Digest: May 17, 2012
• Amiable nature film 'Otter 501' is a salute to the sea otter and a Valentine to the appeal of Monterey
• A year after his unforgettable Durbin Day concert, Santa Cruz's James Durbin returns home for a more relaxed and original live show at the Beach Boardwalk
• MCT's entertaining 'Harvey' nothing like the classic movie
• Santa Cruz's Cid Pearlman unveils 'From Estonia With Love,' a new collection of dance pieces created from her experiences in the Baltics
• Amiable nature film 'Otter 501' is a salute to the sea otter and a Valentine to the appeal of Monterey
• Best Bets, May 17, 2012: Claudia Nygaard
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted, May 17, 2012: Quiroz, Willis, Morales, Coto, Niemczyk
• Setting it Straight: May 17, 2012
• As We See It: Watsonville charter needs a home
• Letter from Sierra Lamar's dad marks 2-month anniversary since teen went missing
• Transformation of Ristorante Barolo hit the air on 'Restaurant: Impossible'
• Sierra Club president on Obama, Santa Cruz and the problem with natural gas
• Scotts Valley OKs sewer rate hike: New rates go into effect July 1
• Sagan wins fourth straight Tour of California stage
• Safeway hires land-use consultants for Rancho Del Mar Shopping Center expansion
• Job creation will key recovery, Comerica economist Robert Dye tells chamber
• Dutra Farms ruled in contempt for failing to reinstate fired farmworker
• Order in the court: Local fifth-graders learn ins, outs of judicial system
• Salinas police chief candidates meet the public
• After suspending butcher who defended pregnant woman, Safeway faces public wrath
• Jurors deliberate in financial elder abuse case
• Dwight Bentel, founder of San Jose State University journalism department, dies at 103
• Monterey's historic Golden State Theater remains in the dark
• Santa Cruz police write citations for providing alcohol to minors
• Great Dane stolen from outside Scotts Valley remains missing
• Aquarium's 'Cooking for Solutions' puts sustainability on the front-burner
• Gas leak prompts evacuation of two Capitola restaurants
• Mount Madonna blog: Interview with Susannah Shakow of WUFFPAC
• Bolt cutters found in attempted bike theft in Santa Cruz
• City leaders, Homeless Services Center director announce new security proposals
• No more jail time for man formerly accused in Santa Cruz teen's slaying
• The sweet science: Honey is a passion for local beekeepers
• City, schools urge county to change redevelopment re-allocation
• Mingling with the Michelins: At Love Apple Farms, Iconic Chefs Dinner Series debuting Sunday brings in cooking's best
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: With proper maintenance, growing season can provide diverse harvest
• Quick Bites, May 16, 2012: Sabieng reopening; Greek, artichoke fests this weekend
• Best Bets, May 16, 2012: Funkranomicon
• Business Digest: May 16, 2012
• Coast Lines: May 16, 2012
• As You See It, May 16, 2012: Why we're afraid to come downtown
• News briefs: May 16, 2012
• As We See It: State budget: Wishful thinking ends for Brown
• Attorney General Kamala Harris: Bay Area-based international drug ring busted
• Monterey County supervisors put trauma center search in motion
• Skaters pleased with changes at Derby Park skate park
• Live Oak School District honors students for English proficiency
• In Watsonville, Ceiba College Preparatory Academy in, adult school out
• Barolo makeover airs Wednesday night
• Group taps technology to solve P.V. groundwater deficit
• Scotts Valley holds hearing on sewer increase; new rates would take effect July 1
• Staffing changes to ease SVUSD layoffs; approval of parcel tax could save other jobs
• Santa Cruz's Donald McGirk was pioneering oilman, Pearl Harbor vet
• Elephant seal tracking reveals hidden lives of deep-diving animals
• Trial starts against former museum engineer accused of fondling two 9-year-old girls
• County board sounds off on foreclosures
• Threatening letters left at Holy Cross Church in Santa Cruz, a week after widespread vandalism
• Letter from Ken Vinson, husband of the late Shannon Collins
• Peter Sagan continues Tour of California dominance, wins Stage 3 with sprint finish in Livermore
• UCSC social scientists examine the economic crisis and its social impacts
• Elephant seal tracking reveals hidden lives of deep-diving animals
• Search for a Salinas police chief down to three
• Anthropology Ph.D. student wins Newcombe Fellowship
• New provosts named for College Eight, Merrill
• Bonny Doon School students wait patiently for Amgen riders
• Hits and Misses: Fourth-graders get a taste of college
• As You See It, May 15, 2012: Out of sight, but not out of mind
• Cops and Courts, May 15, 2012: Couple robbed on San Lorenzo River levee
• Coast Lines: May 15, 2012
• Business Digest: May 15, 2012
• Setting it Straight: Report of call about murder suspect was false
• Amgen Tour of California 2012 slideshow by Shmuel Thaler
• Snapshots from the Road: Amgen Tour of California fans show dedication
• Cyclist Ben Jacques-Maynes of Corralitos takes a hit, but keeps rolling
• Rally, march remember slain Santa Cruz businesswoman
• Man arrested holding window screen near downtown Santa Cruz
• Dedicated cycling fans come from across the country to watch the tour
• Nursing grads face tough job market: 43 percent can't find work, according to state survey
• Undocumented journalist to speak at UCSC; lectrure part of Cesar Chavez Convocation
• Paraplegic's service dog attacked in Santa Cruz
• Race watchers hold impromptu party on a Bonny Doon turnout for Amgen
• Stage 2 of Tour of California: Riders cross the finish line at Cabrillo College
• Couple robbed on river levee in Santa Cruz, police say
• Physician accused of diverting drugs for his use surrenders medical license
• Video: Clips and highlights from Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California
• The man behind the gift to ‘Dead Central’
• Santa Cruz's Commander X featured in lengthy interview in Canada's National Post, called Anonymous the 'most powerful organization on earth'
• Wanted sex offender arrested in Live Oak, Sheriff's Office reports
• Woman with stolen mail arrested in Aptos, deputies say
• Woman arrested after allegedly striking deputy with handcuffs, Sheriff's Office reports
• Governor: Tax hikes needed for $16B CA budget gap
• Aptos man stabbed after confronting thief who broke into his car, deputies say
• Talking Tour of California Stage 2 on Twitter
• Amgen Tour of California Stage 2: Live updates from Storify
• Potter Valley man arrested on suspicion of DUI, struggle ensues
• Santa Cruz judge dismisses charges against 75 River St. photojournalists
• Watsonville police investigating early morning robbery at convenience store
• Pair arrested in Watsonville on suspicion of burglarizing car
• Man shot several times in gang crime, Watsonville police say
• Praiseworthy, May 14, 2012: County superintendents thank Cabrillo for hosting fourth-graders
• Cops and Courts, May 14, 2012: Man with gun in SUV arrested
• Coast Lines: May 14, 2012
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Making right turns when cyclists are near
• Best Bets, May 14, 2012: David Francey
• From the Community Media Lab: Santa Cruz's mom bloggers
• CHP: Man hurt in rollover crash near Boulder Creek
• Former foster teen set to graduate with honors: Harbor High graduate said she learned not to count on others to change her life
• Race Day in Santa Cruz: Amgen stage to roll through town
• CHP: Motorcyclist suffers major injuries in DUI crash in Aptos
• Man with gun arrested in Scotts Valley, police say
• Man killed in King Street bike accident identified
• Watsonville man shot and killed in Las Lomas, deputies say
• Man in critical condition after Watsonville stabbing
• Lance Armstrong's former manager to rejoin team for Stage 2
• California's budget deficit has ballooned to $16 billion, Gov. Jerry Brown says
• Creditors investigating possible ties between Palma, Christian Brothers in bankruptcy
• Palma alumnus alleges abuse, reaches out to other possible victims
• Mama and baby yoga not a stretch, participants say
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: A recent tragedy evokes a long-ago controversy
• Nonprofits gather for annual Human Race Walkathon and Fun Run; event offers chance to bond over good deeds
• Coast Lines: May 13, 2012
• Lacrosse tourney draws moms to watch kids just have fun: Sport popular with youngsters and parents
• News briefs: May 13, 2012
• Cops and Courts: May 13, 2012
• Parts of levee path repaved, marked as 5K course: City makes emergency repairs, designates exercise route
• Education Digest: Sunday, May 13, 2012
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: How to prevent date rape
• Dan Harper, May 13, 2012: There are bullies among us
• Births, May 13, 2012: Dominican April 12-May 4, Sutter April 23-May 8
• Police investigating connection between Capitola, Watsonville cases
• The Race in On! Tour of California set to return
• Amgen Tour of California prompts 'rolling' road closures Monday in Santa Cruz County
• In Amgen, Jamison Creek offers a winding test of nerves
• California immigration plan to legalize workers faces hurdles
• Tour of California: How much will it help the Santa Cruz economy?
• Amgen's a boon, headache for Cabrillo: Students, administrators have different views
• As You See It: May 13, 2012
• As We See It: Election '12: What's changed
• As You See It: Election 2012
• Tina Baine, DIY: The joy of sharing what you make
• Local architects get limelight: Open Architecture Tour promotes the work of Santa Cruz County home designers
• Home and Garden Digest, May 12, 2012: Iris rhizomes in full display at Brook Lomond Iris Farm
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Upcoming events sure to keep local gardeners busy
• Tina Baine, DIY: The joy of sharing what you make
• Local architects get limelight: Open Architecture Tour promotes the work of Santa Cruz County home designers
• Home and Garden Digest, May 12, 2012: Iris rhizomes in full display at Brook Lomond Iris Farm
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Upcoming events sure to keep local gardeners busy
• Man, 75, dies after fall from bike
• Man arrested with gun in downtown Santa Cruz
• Drugs, cash recovered during arrest
• Police investigating connection between Capitola, Watsonville cases
• Nonprofits gather for annual Human Race Walkathon and Fun Run in Santa Cruz
• Lacrosse tourney in Scotts Valley draws moms to watch kids just have fun
• Gov. Jerry Brown: California facing $16 billion shortfall
• The Race is On! Tour of California set to return
• Stash of drugs, cash recovered during arrest in Watsonville
• Mama and baby yoga not a stretch, participants say
• Facebook is more than the year's hottest stock story -- it's a cultural phenomenon
• Man arrested in gun incident downtown Santa Cruz
• The terror of Jamison Creek
• Man dies from heart attack in boat off Half Moon Bay coast
• Nadia Lockyer obtains restraining order against her ex-lover
• Amgen's a boon, headache for Cabrillo: Students, administrators have different views
• Parts of San Lorenzo River levee path repaved, marked as 5K course
• Parkfield quake study offers new clues on a California fault's mystery
• Cops and Courts: May 12, 2012: Stolen dog still missing
• Coast Lines: May 12, 2012
• Business Digest: May 12, 2012
• Best Bets, May 12, 2012: 'The Adventures of Jack and Rugby' book reading and signing
• Faith Digest, May 12, 2012: Church organizing weekly Bible studies
• As You See It, Election 2012: May 12, 2012: A Friend to seniors
• Setting it Straight: May 12, 2012
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: The myth about gifts and their tax consequences
• Tour of California: How much will it help the Santa Cruz economy?
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: An otter tale for the big screen
• Mother of missing teen Sierra LaMar issues Mother's Day letter
• Amgen Tour of California prompts 'rolling' road closures Monday in Santa Cruz County
• Broadway neighbors hold memorial for Shannon Collins
• Tour of California field boasts world class experience, plus cycling's next generation of stars
• 'Cash Mob' brings 150 shoppers to Greenspace in Santa Cruz on Friday
• Underwater homeowners get help with mortgages
• Effort designed to house most vulnerable: Supporters say Monday's killing shouldn't distract from campaign
• Santa Cruz dress designer Jill Alexander invited to show fashions in NYC
• State court rejects appeal in Watsonville farmworker firing: Dutra Farms due in court Monday on contempt charge
• New Highway 1 lanes between Soquel and Morrissey cruise along
• Hot herbivores: 'Sexiest vegetarian' contest has three Bay Area finalists including Santa Cruz woman
• Man attacked in Santa Cruz, police say victim may have been targeted for being homeless
• Queer youth leaders to be honored Saturday in Santa Cruz
• Man accused of financial elder abuse says Santa Cruz woman paid him richly by her choice
• UC Santa Cruz film students explore Watsonville
• Children get a sampling of college life: Thousands of fourth-graders attend classes at Cabrillo
• Stolen Great Dane still not recovered
• Alamedan's one of a kind motorcycle is a dazzler
• Video: Mama and Baby yoga
• Watsonville man found injured on side of road, says he was robbed
• Photo contest: Proud to be a Santa Cruz hippie
• Amgen Tour of California prompts 'rolling' road closures Monday in Santa Cruz County
• Owner of three La Esperanza markets pleads no contest to tax evasion case
• Bay Area vets wait almost a year on average to have claims processed at Oakland VA facility
• Alleged killer spent four nights at Homeless Services Center
• Cops and Courts: May 11, 2012
• Coast Lines: May 11, 2012
• Setting in straight: May 11, 2012
• Business Digest: May 11, 2012
• As We See It: Sentinel report can increase cycling safety
• As You See It, May 11, 2012: After murder, it's time for city to act
• New app connects users with photos from the sea
• Rising California gas prices expected to increase even more
• Santa Cruz harbor's newest tenants: 60,000 salmon
• Firefighters suspect car arson in Santa Cruz
• Fired Arizona teacher shares plight of ethnic studies program
• Dog's death spurs request for lower speed limits
• UC Santa Cruz graduate student research takes center stage
• Gun threat prompts brief closure of Watsonville's Civic Plaza
• Salyer seeks more freedom as he waits for sentencing
• 'Otter 501' tells story of Monterey Bay Aquarium rescue pup
• Neighbors, community raise safety concerns in the wake of Monday's brutal homicide
• Mother, daughter detail attack on Valentines Day, ask for leniency for suspect
• Deputies arrest suspected school prowler on parole violation
• Gas leak stopped, Watsonville streets open again
• Video: 60,000 salmon released in Santa Cruz harbor
• Watsonville real estate agent pleads no contest that he bilked clients out of thousands
• Live coverage: Garcia sentenced to life in prison in Los Gatos murder-for-hire case
• Cyclist's dog adopted by family friend after he's killed in hit-and-run accident
• Santa Cruz police release surveillance footage in church vandalism
• Reporter who revealed undocumented status to speak at Chavez convocation
• SPCA Pet of the Week: Have a heart for Border-Terrier mix Harvey
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter, Pet of the Week: All eyes on Ivy
• Santa Cruz County bicycle collision database: 2007-10
• Herhold: Sheriff should upgrade the level of candor on Sierra LaMar case
• Fewer Californians attending state universities, researchers find
• Pebble Beach art heist case suspended
• Cops and Courts: May 10, 2012: Fall Creek chase sketch released
• Coast Lines: May 10, 2012
• Business Digest: May 10, 2012
• As You See It: May 10, 2012: A poem for Shannon, Santa Cruz
• Setting it Straight: May 10, 2012
• As We See It: Gay marriage -- or the economy?
• Playwright Stephanie Golino revives 'Pinocchio and Carlo Collodi,' her fanciful play about the writer who created the puppet who wanted to be a 'real boy'
• Jewel Theatre pulls off Noel Coward's 'Blithe Spirit' perfectly
• The retiring John Larry Granger conducts his final concert with help from the Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus and a few of his friends
• Doctor and author Victoria Sweet calls for a return to 'slow medicine' in her new book 'God's Hotel'
• Farr opposes bill that would defund National Ocean Policy
• For the 11th year, the Santa Cruz Film Festival gives directors, writers and actors to showcase their passions
• 'Music in May' chamber festival honors the powerful life story of violinst and Holocaust survivor David Arben
• Bay Area soul band Pride & Joy brings back the R&B heyday of the 1960s and '70s
• Review: 'The Sound of My Voice'
• Review: 'Girl in Progress'
• Carmel play 'My Mother's Keeper,' starring Santa Cruz actors, will bring tears of pathos and joy
• Live Oak, Pleasure Point artists studios open for the weekend
• Summer arrives early in Santa Cruz; fire officials on high alert
• Santa Cruz City Schools leaders and union agree to possible furlough
• Pebble Beach development project, OK'd by Coastal Commission, hailed as model of compromise
• Cyclist killed in hit-and-run was riding across the country in honor of deceased friend
• Most Pajaro Valley teacher pink slips canceled
• As biking picks up, so do crashes: Collision data shows county's accident hot spots
• More than 200 Plantronics employees test drive Lincolns to raise $24K for Second Harvest
• Santa Cruz County bicycle collision map: 2007-10
• The other Gov. Brown: Santa Cruz Film Festival opens with the story of trailblazing California governor Pat Brown
• Biz Break: Wall Street's free fall continues; Cisco and Tesla head in opposite directions after earnings reports
• Great Dane worth $27,000 stolen near Scotts Valley
• Capitola slated to vote on commercial recycling
• Capitola nursing home wins chairman's award
• Sam Blakeslee to create reform think tank
• Sheriff's Office rules out links between Sierra LaMar case and San Jose, Walnut Creek incidents
• President Barack Obama announces support for same-sex marriage
• Crash on Highway 1 south near Rio Del Mar prompts lane closure
• No trial date set yet for former Santa Cruz bus driver charged in fatal crash
• Trial scheduled for February in case of woman whose body was found in Santa Cruz apartment
• Judge dismisses civil commitment case against former Washington state man
• Man pleads to robbing Santa Cruz High student, firing gun outside party
• Suspect in killing of Santa Cruz woman appears in court Wednesday
• Judge tells Fort Ord Reuse Authority to turn over records or explain why not
• Cops and Courts: May 9, 2012
• Coast Lines: May 9, 2012
• Business Digest: May 9, 2012
• Best Bets, May 9, 2012: Mussolini's Secret (IL Segreto di Mussolini)
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: D.C.'s history, food make it a special city
• Tortilla Flats, Restaurant Review: Killer margaritas and more in the heart of Soquel
• Stacey Vreeken, Wine Press: Confidence man -- winemaker Mica Raas has bold ideas, subtle wines
• Quick Bites, May 9, 2012: Capitola Coffee Roasters to close June 3
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Pelican Ranch 2009 Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains, Amaya Ridge
• In the Bins: Dreaming of a good tangerine? Act now
• Aromas man gets life in prison for '77 murder of elderly woman
• U.S. News and World Report's top 100 high schools includes seven Bay Area schools
• Summer walk series kicks off with stroll along East Cliff
• Skateboarders get green light at Watsonville parks: Supporting active youth outweighs safety concerns
• Manuel Rosas on trial in shooting death of 18-year-old Wayne Minten in Watsonville in 2005
• Sighting of suspect in Fall Creek case turns out to be false alarm
• Pacific Collegiate School one of seven area high schools ranked among magazine's top 100
• Officials approve Pajaro River flood protection project
• Santa Cruz offers moment of silence for slain business owner, OKs lifeguard plan with Capitola
• San Lorenzo Valley air district to offer funds to replace wood stoves
• Editor's Blog: Random and senseless: Death in the streets
• Scientists find 100-fold increase in plastic trash in Pacific Ocean since 1970s
• Investigators have car possibly connected to disappearance of missing teen Sierra LaMar
• Cabrillo to adopt new budget in June; number of cut positions continues to grow
• Documentary by 20 UCSC students to premiere at SC Film Festival
• Victim of Monday's tractor fall identified as Watsonville man
• Man admits to setting trash can fires in Santa Cruz, deputies say
• California will reach 40 million people milestone later than expected
• Two Santa Cruz County 'Most Wanted' suspects arrested
• 7 Bay Area high schools ranked among magazine's top 100
• Rabid bat found in city of Watsonville
• Police call Monday's stabbing of downtown Santa Cruz business owner 'unprovoked and random'
• Capitola seeks input on use of Pacific Cove, City Hall
• Santa Cruz Waves photo of the day: Nick Ericksen
• Loud radio sparks knife fight in Watsonville
• Cops and Courts: May 8, 2012
• Hotel Paradox, Dominican Hospital, Target recruiting employee at job fairs next week
• Coast Lines: May 8, 2012
• Business Digest: May 8, 2012
• Hits and Misses:
• As You See It, May 8, 2012: New reservoir worse than desal plant
• Best Bets, May 8, 2012: Fruition and Windy Hill
• Panetta Lecture Series: Historians predict expensive, dirty presidential race
• Salinas mayor accused of undermining development group
• Former Caltrans employees accused of stealing signs
• Report: Thomas Kinkade died of accidental booze, Valium overdose
• Fundraising Dinner Party for Save The Frogs!
• Library board votes to increase hours: Most branches will see more hours by end of summer
• One killed when tractor plunges down embankment near Soquel
• Watsonville eyes expanding skaters' range: All city parks could open to skateboarding, roller skating under proposed rules
• Man caught in rip current nearly drowns at Santa Cruz Main Beach
• Assemblyman Luis Alejo pops question on Assembly floor
• Farr, others to target funding for medical pot crackdown
• Mendocino County man arrested for pot theft in Boulder Creek, deputies say
• Voter's guide goes high-tech: App for June 5 election goes live
• Drug sales arrest made in Capitola, deputies say
• Santa Cruz police, beach area business owners talk summer, gear up for crowds
• Veteran SC councilwoman Katherine Beiers decides against re-election bid, wants to spend more time with family
• Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run on Highway 1 identified
• Video: Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark describes murder scene in Santa Cruz, Monday, May 7, 2012
• For Davenport train, Santa Cruz may look to Chicago
• Trash can prompts hazmat investigation near Watsonville
• Shots fired at Watsonville home, deputies say
• Live Oak woman stabbed to death on Broadway, SF man arrested
• Bill Neighbors chosen to lead Watsonville July Fourth parade
• Santa Cruz Arts Commission names Humanities lecturer Artist of the Year
• Vandals cause widespread damage at Holy Cross Church, police say
• CHP announces suspect vehicle in North Coast fatal hit-and-run with bicyclist
• Video: Play ball! Challenger Division gets kids with disabilities out on the field
• Kennedy assassination is author's life's work
• Man arrested for waving knife at housemate, police say
• Motorcycle, Honda collide on Highway 17 during morning commute
• Graduate students present research at annual symposium May 11
• Astronomy lectures spotlight rare astronomical event on June 5
• Praiseworthy, May 7, 2012: Mormon group tackles to-do list
• Cops and Courts, May 7, 2012: Driver flees after two bicyclists crash
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: RTC seeks input on future of transportation
• Local poets get together at Tuesday reading
• Waddell Beach is first stop on American Windsurfing Tour: North Coast beach's wind, waves make it premier windsurfing destination
• Coast Lines: May 7, 2012
• Best Bets, May 7, 2012: Omar Sosa Quartet
• Going to bat for special kids: Teens' efforts bring baseball to children with disabilities
• David Wells, Santa Cruz County Stories: Ben Lomond chef to the stars now works to help cancer patients make it through
• Amesti Elementary celebrates the arts: Pajaro Valley school keeps arts alive in era of tight budgets and testing pressures
• Review: Bassnectar thrills hometown crowd in San Jose
• Driver fails to stop for two injured bicyclists, CHP says
• Farr and Eshoo, veteran congress members, expected to advance to November
• Sentinel staff scoops up seven first-place awards, three second-place awards at state contest
• A life spent with nature ends
• Cal Am supply plan draws fire
• The cost of California's death penalty
• Three people injured in parking lot
• No ID on cyclist killed on Highway 1, CHP says
• Davenport's Cinco de Mayo celebration raises money for low-income families
• Santa Cruz march protests governor's proposed cuts to child care, preschool programs
• Three vying for open Assembly seat: Supervisor squares off against high-tech consultant, senior leader
• Local advocates celebrate 25 years of biking to work
• Soquel Union Elementary School District cracks down on transfers
• Volunteers offer helping hand on Senior Wish Day in Santa Cruz County
• Watsonville basketball program offers fun, friendship
• Suspected felon arrested on gun, drug charges in Watsonville
• The cost of California's death penalty
• Refinery repairs driving up gas prices in California
• Santa Cruz schools seek parcel tax renewal: Measures support arts, music, teacher retention
• Cops and Courts: May 5, 2012: Jalisco's loses planters in crash
• Coast Lines: May 5, 2012
• Business Digest: May 5, 2012
• Faith Digest: May 4, 2012: Inner Light Choir to perform at Santa Cruz Rejuvenation Festival
• Best Bets: May 5, 2012: Santa Cruz Clay 2012
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Finding Monterey Bay
• Pebble Beach truce may be near at after years of environmental battles
• Super moon shines Saturday night
• 5th District race: High-stakes race, high-profile contenders
• Crowded field competes to succeed Ellen Pirie
• Leopold runs on his record: First district race includes two challengers
• An apology — 67 years later
• Candidates spar over how to fix economy: Incumbent Luis Alejo challenged by Hollister businessman Rob Bernosky
• Rally supports activists in Santa Cruz former bank takeover
• College grads claim big prize at business plan compeition
• Sketch to be released Monday in Fall Creek jogger chase
• Woodworker organizes cash mob for Greenspace, which is closing
• Boulder Creek church benefits from group's volunteer work
• Ken Whiting to appear on MSNBC Sunday touting his success hiring teens for Boardwalk business
• Art of clay: Work featured at show, sale in Soquel this weekend
• Parcel tax supporters out in full force: Effort aims to garner support for Measure K
• Handgun stolen from Watsonville home
• Man, woman hospitalized after crash outside Watsonville
• CHP officers write more than 600 distracted driving citations
• Woman sentenced in escape from Santa Cruz County jail
• Salinas Road access closing for overpass work; Watsonville police say traffic impact will be minimal
• Jalisco's takes a hit as car crashes into it
• Man killed in apparent hit and run on Highway 1, north of Wilder Ranch
• Santa Cruz police arrest man on suspicion of vehicle tampering
• Preliminary hearing set in alleged Metro Center sex assault
• As You See It, May 4, 2012: Pies in the sky
• Cops and Courts, May 4, 2012: Suspect in attempted murder faces hearing
• Salinas assesses fallout of Capital One layoffs
• Coast Lines: May 4, 2012
• Santa Cruz SPCA, Pet of the Week: Sadie the Great
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter, Pet of the Week: Found cold and alone, Chelsea now waiting safe and sound
• Business Digest: May 4, 2012
• News briefs: May 4, 2012
• As We See It: Campaign to lower cost of college
• College students gloomy on future, political leadership, says Panetta Institute survey
• Nob Hill parent company calls for mediator; stalemate emerges with union over health care concessions
• Deputies search for man who chased woman in Fall Creek
• Elite Martial Arts Academy owner Elliot Stone, 24, teaches life lessons to hundreds of kids
• Poet Gary Young named Santa Cruz County's Artist of the Year
• Watsonville, Santa Cruz police issue tickets for texting while driving
• Cash prizes await winners of business plan competition
• This gold house: With green features, Sunny Cove home goes for LEED gold
• Green building boom: Straw bales, insulating concrete forms, rainwater catchments. You name it, it's being done here, as green building goes mainstream
• Home and Garden Digest, May 5, 2012: Greenspace closing by end of the month
• Eat what you sow: UCSC class will teach growing and cooking herbs and flowers
• Watsonville man sentenced to 8 years in 2011 carjacking
• Best Bets, May 4, 2012: 'Reflections'
• Ross Clark, Earth Matters: Greening a wharf as a step toward greening the world
• Man admits he unlawfully recorded woman having sex
• Parolee arrested with heroin in Santa Cruz
• Two Sacramento men plead 'no contest' in catalytic converter theft case; Thai Vue and Seng Her were arrested in February
• Suspected gang member arrested with handgun in Watsonville
• Police warn of car burglaries in Santa Cruz
• Trial date set in attempted rape at Santa Cruz parking lot
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter, Pet of the Week: Found cold and alone, Chelsea now waiting safe and sound
• Santa Cruz SPCA, Pet of the Week: Sadie the Great
• Man accused of trying to kill his wife and daughter will have preliminary hearing next week
• Noise concern prompts cancellation of Bassnectar show in Santa Cruz; city to issue full refunds for electronic dance music event
• Cops and Courts: May 3, 2012: Major injuries reported in crash
• Coast Lines: May 3, 2012
• Business Digest: May 3, 2012
• As You See It: May 3, 2012: Protect our sanctuary
• Setting it Straight: May 3, 2012
• As We See It: Parcel taxes vital for SC schools: Vote yes on measures I and J
• Whit Stillman emerges from long absence with overthought, ponderous college comedy 'Damsels in Distress"
• Santa Cruz's bicycle culture celebrates its artistic side for First Friday
• Writer Mark Sundeen tracks down an old friend and finds he has lived more than a decade without using money in 'The Man Who Quit Money'
• Review: 'The Avengers'
• Christa Martin: Sleight of hand, Santa Cruz style
• California poised to bar employers from peeking into private information on social media sites
• Meeting aims to educate students, parents about dangers of drinking, drugs
• Pajaro Park project moves forward
• Automated dorm room tests tolerance, opens world
• Capital One to lay off 850 employees in Salinas
• SV projects $880,000 deficit in 2012-13; budget to adopt spending blueprint next month
• Community offers suggestions on future of 8,500 acres surrounding former Cemex property
• Trial continuing for gardener accused of financially exploiting woman and her son: Relatives allege financial elder abuse, fraud
• Walter Escalante gets 11 years in prison for his role in fight that led to Tyler Tenorio's fatal stabbing
• Watsonville picks up finance chief from Soledad
• Hospice raising money to match $100,000 grant; funds will help complete switch to electronic medical records
• Dogs roam free at Run Amuck Farm: South County business offers dog boarding and day care business without kennels
• Street Smarts: The meaning of 'sharrows'
• Recruiter Ken Winters launching new talent model in July; JobEscrow gives employers incentives to hire
• Derby Park Skate Park flap calms with design changes
• Rescue breathing by deputy may have saved baby's life, Sheriff's Office says
• Woman hurt in crash in Watsonville intersection
• Defendant gets 11 years in prison for his role in fight that led to Santa Cruz teen's fatal stabbing
• Teen robbed, stabbed by masked assailants in Watsonville, police say
• Trial pending for brothers charged in burglaries throughout Santa Cruz County
• Major injuries reported in Freedom Boulevard crash
• Police: Santa Cruz's Westside leads in noise complaints for April
• Video: 7-year-old captures footage of Stag Hotel blaze
• Woman admits she 'keyed' cars at downtown Santa Cruz parking garage
• Watsonville man arrested for alleged theft of ag equipment
• Desal plan draws opposition
• New license plates to benefit agriculture education
• Matt Landi, County Bounty: Strawberries mean spring
• Gary's Old Fashioned Snappy Dogs, Restaurant Review: Every dog has its day at Gary's Old Fashioned Snappy Dogs
• Quick Bites: May 2, 2012: Grand opening this weekend for Westside winery Odonata
• On the menu at First Friday
• In the Bins: Salinas Valley is broccoli capital
• Cops and Courts, May 2, 2012: Girl, 13, faces gang charge
• Coast Lines: May 2, 2012
• Business Digest: May 2, 2012
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: 2009 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Terra Narro
• As You See It, May 2, 2012: Common sense lacking in protests these days
• Best Bets, May 2, 2012: Yellow Dubmarine
• Bay Area growth glimmers amid California population slowdown
• As We See It: Scotts Valley schools need Measure K
• Newest San Jose City Hall falcon chicks are three boys and a girl
• Shoreline Middle School teacher honored at Live Oak School District board meeting; Kate Mullikin receives county's Teacher of the Year Award
• Five bidders show strong interest in operating branch line
• All Together Now software brings website team members together: New collaboration tool is needed, says Lauren Gogarty
• Financial experts weigh Warriors deal; local bankers, sports managers tapped to advise city
• Preliminary hearing scheduled in Walker Street pot cultivation case
• Small wildland fire reported behind Cabrillo in Aptos
• Dozens rally for workers' rights: Students, laborers stand together to pressure university
• Stag Hotel owner hopes to quickly rebuild: Cause of Monday's blaze at residential hotel remains unknown
• Pacific Elementary gears up for Little Basin outing: Field trip takes students back to ancient times
• Santa Cruz, Watsonville health centers to get nearly $8 million
• Pasqual Reyes, so-called aggressor in Tyler Tenorio slaying, sentenced to 31 years in prison
• Economist Jeff Michael predicts personal income in Santa Cruz County will grow 3 percent, reach level seen in 2007
• San Jose man ID'd as Highway 17 driver who died after winding up in oncoming traffic
• Police: 13-year-old girl arrested for having razor blade at Watsonville middle school
• Cancer genome data center holds hope for cures
• Man arrested after found sleeping in truck in Aptos with copper wire
• Owner vows to rebuild fire-ravaged Stag Hotel
• Shellfish quarantine begins for California coast
• Online Blog: Can you help bring back this man's Buddha?
• Grocery workers union threatens strike in dispute with Raley's management
• UC Berkeley gets computer theory institute
• Monterey considers stiffer fines for aggressive barkers on wharf
• Man stabbed in forehead in Watsonville parking lot, police say
• National data center for cancer genomes built at UCSC
• UC Santa Cruz builds national data center for cancer genome research
• Alternate proposal favors Cal Am on dam costs
• Best Bets: May 1, 2012: Cabrillo Student Art Sale And Exhibition
• Business Digest: May 1, 2012
• Setting it Straight: May 1, 2012
• Cops and Courts: May 1, 2012: Two get 14 years for robbery at gunpoint in Capitola
• Coast Lines: May 1, 2012
• As You See It: May 1, 2012: Just let them build their mansion
• Hits and Misses: May 1, 2012
• 17 injured, several critically, in two-alarm fire at Stag Hotel
• 5th District supervisorial candidates debate the issues
• Redevelopment payments rejected: Capitola committee OKs plan to forgive $1.35 million loan on Rispin
• Aptos man arrested for brandishing a gun
• Watsonville expansion proposal moves forward: City reviewing petitions in advance of signature gathering
• 20 years after vision, woman cares daily for Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine at Pinto Lake
• UCSC police who saved suicidal man nominated for award
• Amgen organizers confident county is ready for May 14 race
• Klan has ties to Santa Cruz: Historian to discuss local racism, KKK activities
• UCSC Alumni Reunion Weekend draws record crowd
• Quilter creates place to share projects: Jane Pinckard sees a market of 15 million
• Jury to hear case of alleged financial elder abuse: Gardener accused of taking advantage of late woman, blind son
• Two get 14 years behind bars for robbery at gunpoint outside Capitola bakery
• McHenry Rededication celebration attracts hundreds to newly renovated library
• Man dies in fatal crash on Highway 17 near Los Gatos
• Fifth district supervisor candidates debate tonight in Scotts Valley
• Police: Man stabbed in the back while working on bike
• Bullet fired into children's bedroom, police say
• SLV, Cabrillo alum Johnson set to sign free-agent deal with St. Louis Rams
• Darius Koski, Santa Cruz County Stories: Keeping the rock-n-roll spirit intact
• Cops and Courts, April 30, 2012: Teens in stolen car hit bicyclist on Water Street
• UC Santa Cruz Arboretum founder Ray Collett eulogized at memorial gathering
• Her vision is selling hydroponic greenhouses: Technology cuts chemical use, costs, Deb Walliser says
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Street smarts -- while riding motorcycles
• Coast Lines: April 30, 2012
• Praiseworthy, April 30, 2012: Thanks for getting the word out
• Business Digest: April 30, 2012
• Best Bets, April 30, 2012: Alfredo Rodriguez Trio
• Teens in stolen car hit bicyclist on Water Street in Santa Cruz
• As UCSC Natural History Field Quarter alumni gather for reunion, program faces uncertain future
• St. Francis Festival builds community, raises money for schools
• CHP: Man arrested after crashing twice, ditching car and running across Highway 1
• City slashes salary spending by 4 percent: Public safety costs down, though fire overtime is up
• City of Santa Cruz 2011 salary database
• Elkhorn area resident arrested for alleged sexual assault
• Teen stabbed on Main Street in Watsonville, police say
• Cal Fire: Controlled burn gets out of control, now contained
• Justine DaCosta, Name Dropping: Take it to the bank
• Dan Harper: April 28, 2012: Living sick and living long
• Best Bets: April 29, 2012: John C. Reilly and Friends
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Edgar Allan Poe's Hollywood problem
• Coast Lines: April 29, 2012
• Education Digest: April 29, 2012
• Election digest: April 29, 2012: Two candidate forum planned
• Cops and Courts: April 29, 2012: Authorities say meth and heroin found during search
• As You See It: April 29, 2012: Where do candidates stand on Safeway plan?
• Rich Apple: Another strike against smartphones
• Lisa Carter: Hounds, hunting an awful combo
• Janet Fulton: Methyl bromide 'controversy' nonsense
• Rob Bernosky: Alejo misses mark on making college affordable
• Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County: Embracing Positive Parenting Program
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Kudos for couples in successful marriages
• Births, April 29, 2012: Dominican April 16-22 Sutter April 16-23
• As We See It: Zach Friend choice as 2nd District supervisor
• Marriage, anniversary, proposal in store for three couples in Big Sur International Marathon
• Mad cow discovery reignites debate: Are U.S. food-safety laws too lax?
• Rob Lowe promotes Santa Cruz in California road trip video
• Nine live oaks planted at Frederick Street Park to mark Arbor Day
• Save the waves: Santa Cruz honored as one of four surfing reserves worldwide
• Class of 2012 faces harsh reality of college expenses
• Consultant offers software for sustainability reports: Michael Zeller sees demand growing in corporate world
• A battle in Bonny Doon: Apple executive's mansion has community at odds
• Reward for Sierra LaMar's safe return increased to $25,000
• Santa Cruz doctor promotes palliative care; Sharon Tapper one of Red Cross Heroes
• Watsonville felon on probation found with loaded stolen gun, police report
• Meth and heroin found after search warrant served in Watsonville
• Santa Cruz County median home price $480,000 in March: Sales up, listings down
• Los Gatos mom injured in drunken driving crash can sue town, appeals court says
• Derby Park skatepark changes draw skaters' concerns
• Faith Digest: April 28, 2012: Unity Temple names new minister
• State Justice Department won't charge Nadia Lockyer's ex-lover
• Best Bets, April 28, 2012: 'Little Shop of Horrors'
• Home and Garden Digest, April 28, 2012: UCSC-sponsored tour to offer natural beauty and expertise
• A tour for the ages: Garden tour allows locals to explore Pajaro Valley history through plants, exhibits
• Cops and Courts: April 28, 2012: Deputies: Woman fired gun during dispute
• Business Digest: April 28, 2012
• Santa Cruz SPCA, Pet of the Week: Score some Brownie points
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter, Pet of the Week: LaLa is a bit lost
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Underwriting guidelines applied evenly regardless of wealth
• Trio of killer whales spotted feeding on gray whale calf
• Don't want a SmartMeter? PG&E would like to hear from you by May 1st
• Globally Obama administration earns praise for commitment to gay rights
• 'Snapshot Day' slated for May 5; volunteers needed to test water quality in area waterways
• Scholarship honoring slain UCSC student Gabriel Zimmerman awarded by his mother
• Brewer trained in Germany wants to open restaurant: Dan Satterthwaite expects beer garden to be a downtown draw
• St. Francis High School in Watsonville plants olive trees to honor deceased alums
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Ohlones, shipwrecks and elephant seals
• Judge appoints receiver of Boulder Creek property featured on 'Hoarders'
• Bonny Doon resident welcomed to the neighborhood by mountain lions
• San Jose: One man in custody after nine-hour standoff in the Rose Garden area
• Mistrial declared in Santa Cruz County trial to determine whether sex offender should remain in state mental facility
• Watsonville man sentenced to one year in County Jail, 36 months probation in gun brandishing case
• Preliminary hearing next week for tree-climbing parolee
• Hearing scheduled for June in Aptos burglary case
• Two arrested in Watsonville after resisting arrest, obstructing officer
• Deputies: Boulder Creek woman fired gunshot during argument
• Capitola council won't let go of Rispin, votes to keep it, cursed or not
• SVMH plans town hall meetings on affiliation process
• Wounded warriors ride a surfboard's nose, and it smells like...victory
• Setting it Straight: April 27, 2012
• Cops and Courts: April 27, 2012: Man pleads no contest to attacking daughter's husband with machete
• Business Digest: April 27, 2012
• Best Bets, April 27, 2012: David Herrera Performance Company
• As You See It: April 27, 2012: Why no input on skate park fixes?
• Los Gatos family whose house burned twice offers reward to catch arsonist
• As We See It: Search for alternative to methyl bromide continues unabated
• Salud Para La Gente's CEO named to lead National Advisory Council on Migrant Health
• Men who saved fire victims in Watsonville earn Red Cross award
• Santa Cruz to take over Capitola lifeguard duties
• Humpback whales return to Monterey Bay
• Part of highway still one lane
• Three-wheeled tourist attraction preparing to roll in Santa Cruz
• Scotts Valley resubmits redevelopment payment schedule: State has 10 days to respond
• Trial pending in jailhouse assault for man previously convicted of murder
• Jury deliberating over whether convicted sexual offender should remain in mental hospital
• Yoga instructor targets families: A way to make Santa Cruz healthier, she says
• Former Sun chiefs differ on Google's use of Oracle's Java code in Android
• Study says line-fishing halibut feasible, rebuts trawling
• Parole, probation searches of convicted sex offenders leads to 7 arrests in Monterey County
• Santa Cruz Boardwalk one of three finalists for international award
• Safeway profits climb, CEO dismisses takeover rumors
• Jury to begin next week in 2005 fatal shooting of 18-year-old Watsonville man
• Watsonville man arrested on suspicion of manufacturing fake immigration documents
• Ben Lomond man pleads 'no contest' to attacking daughter's husband with machete on Christmas Day
• Fine wine, fine design: UCSC student designs label for Bonny Doon Vineyard's Banana Slug Roussanne
• Registration open for spring and summer 3-day 'Garden Cruz' classes
• Running the Big Sur marathon ... on a treadmill
• Parents sue district for kicking son out of Sequoia High honors class for cheating
• Cops and Courts: April 26, 2012: Preliminary hearing set in Beach Flats stabbing
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: Depew, Donohue, Ponce, Amador, Amaral
• Coast Lines: April 26, 2012
• As You See It: April 26, 2012: Just build the bridge
• Business Digest: April 26, 2012
• As We See It: Why immigration has slowed
• Oddly charming 'Goon' combines goofy idealism with brutal violence
• SCJT's production of 'Driving Miss Daisy' hits all the right notes
• Physicist Leonard Mlodinow examines the unconscious mind from a nueroscience point of view in 'Subliminal"
• Well-known actor John C. Reilly engages his love for old-time country music in his new band
• Journalist Rory O'Connor draws lessons from the past to forecast the uncertain future of the Facebook/Twitter age
• PV school leaders stand with Dream Act students; resolution supports undocumented students dreams of higher education
• Santa Cruz Film Festival 2012
• A show of solidarity in Santa Cruz march for crime victims' rights
• Capitola eyes outsourcing lifeguards to save money: Contract with Santa Cruz slated for vote Thursday
• Capitola house fire displaces two residents
• Santa Cruz alcohol sting leads to theft arrest
• Farmers' market to debut at Capitola Mall Thursday: More than 30 vendors expected
• Santa Cruz man to face trial for murder of woman whose body was found in his apartment last year
• County mental health building project costs soar $2 million to $13.5 million
• State rejects $2.7 million in redevelopment projects: Watsonville stands to lose funding for business park, solar projects
• Luis Alejo bill would increase state regulations of mixed-martial arts
• Rabbit rescue group holds post-Easter rabbit adoption
• South County gas station project in Watsonville moving along
• Be the difference, Karen Delaney: In contrast to angry, bitter
• Preliminary hearing set for four teens accused in March Beach Flats stabbing
• Shark tagged off Santa Cruz County caught in Sea of Cortez
• Giants place Aubrey Huff on DL due to anxiety
• 'Mad cow' incident has very low danger, expert says
• Sentinel endorsements for June 2012 election
• Two brothers sentenced in Watsonville stabbing case
• Sam Farr recognized for organics support
• Measure on June ballot would treat pot like a farm crop
• Lost whale caught in fishing line spotted off Monterey coast
• Watsonville bags plastic carryalls: City joins county in new retail rules
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: Food safety is crucial for your and your family's health
• Best Bets, April 23, 2012: Joe Craven Trio
• Harbor Cafe, Restaurant Review: Drop anchor at Santa Cruz cafe for hearty fare, local color
• In the Bins: Wheatgrass a real superfood
• Quick Bites: April 25, 2012: Mall parking lot to host new Capitola farmers market
• Damaris Santos-Palmer, Kitchen Corner: Homemade Oreos saved with trusty key lime filling
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: 2006 Loma Prieta Cabernet Sauvignon
• Artist Thomas Kinkade's girlfriend accused of being gold-digger out for 'money and fame'
• Cops and Courts: April 25, 2012: Watsonville teen dies in crash
• Business Digest: April 25, 2012
• Election Digest: April 25, 2012
• As You See It: April 25, 2012: Once upon a time
• Looking for fresh air? Santa Cruz County is the place, American Lung Association says
• As We See It: Simitian breast cancer bill would save women's lives
• Feds bust suspected Ecstasy drug ring centered around Bay Area rap label founded by Mac Dre
• Santa Cruz reviews 3-year project list: Bond ruling has jeopardized plans
• Crowd opposes community garden site: Watsonville council approves it as it aims for green future
• Veva Virgil, accused of killing her daughter in 2008, appears in court
• Man arrested after fleeing car accident, crashing into parked car
• Angel Ruelas pleads guilty to murder of Pacific Grove teen
• Tiburon survivor gives account of yacht tragedy
• Carl Reimer's mother marks second anniversary of his killing on eve of Santa Cruz' crime victims march
• Mamas Night Out gives moms a break, raises awareness and money for pediatric cancers
• Scotts Valley puts plastic bag ban on the back burner
• North Coast cell project goes to Coastal Commission
• Capitola must choose Rispin property or $1.35 million loan: Interest-only note to Redevelopment Agency brings in $100,000 a year
• Natividad regains certification
• Fawn on the doorstep in Pacific Grove
• San Lorenzo Valley Water District to conduct studies ahead of possible merger with Lompico
• Santa Cruz Council OKs 5 percent water cutback: Landscape restrictions to begin next week
• Santa Cruz artist-chef gets double billing in US tourism video: Jim Denevan featured in $12 million campaign
• State convenes panel to seek pesticide alternatives for strawberries
• Injured veterans tackle surf in Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz police search for man suspected of stealing car
• Slide show: Wounded veterans catch a few waves with Operation Surf in Santa Cruz
• Defense attorney will seek to have escaped inmate Maurice Ainsworth's trial moved
• Photo contest: The Big Apple
• Man arrested for annoying teen girl in Santa Cruz
• Camp in a California state park -- while you can
• Pepper spray injures students at New Brighton Middle School
• Mad-cow disease found in Central Valley dairy cow
• Watsonville teen who died in Hollister car crash identified
• DANM 2012 MFA Exhibition: ‘I've got something on your mind’
• Hundreds pack hearing on bill to ban use of dogs in hunting of bears, bobcats
• Watsonville teen dies in Hollister car crash
• Scotts Valley man arraigned on molest charges
• Video: The 2012 Hurley Pacific Wave Spring Fling Pro/Am: Surfing at Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz Artist-chef Jim Denevan featured in Brand USA campaign to entice foreign visitors
• Woman struck by car on Highway 17 near Summit Road
• Watsonville High names UCSC’s Bill Doyle to alumni hall of fame
• Taunts, graffiti add up near Pleasure Point home
• Crews recover wreckage from deadly yacht crash off the Farallon Islands
• As You See It, April 24, 2012: Don't destroy prime Watsonville farmland
• His and Misses: Fort Ord designation a monumental deal
• Cops and Courts, April 24, 2012: Teen made bomb after watching YouTube video, deputies say
• Coast Lines: April 24, 2012
• Setting it Straight: April 24, 2012
• Business Digest: April 24, 2012
• Don Miller: Charles Colson changed his life and changed the world
• Best Bets, April 24, 2012: Will Bernard Trio
• Cal Am announces water supply proposal
• Aptos Highway 1 footbridge planned for 2016
• Soledad to become 're-entry' hub for inmates
• Getting waves of new readers: Vice mayor hands out books during paddle out
• Nonprofit's community gardens could be model for Watsonville: City Council considers gardens, plastic bag ban, urban forest plan
• Judge still mulling charges against 4 accused in takeover of former bank
• Santa Cruz City Council to weigh water restrictions: 5 percent cutback would begin May 1
• Teen nabbed with small explosive in Live Oak
• Taunts, graffiti add up near Pleasure Point home
• Lighthouse Bank posts profitable quarter: Assets surpass $150 million
• Woodside development starts with demolition: 49 homes plus 3 commercial buildings planned on Scotts Valley Drive
• Anti-death penalty measure will qualify for November ballot, backers say
• 'Wounded Warriors' begin week of surfing lessons: Operation Surf bring annual adaptive surfing camp to Santa Cruz
• One of Santa Cruz County's 'Most Wanted' shot to death in Palm Springs
• City officials, homeowner reach settlement over so-called drug house in Westside Santa Cruz neighborhood
• Busy weekend for Sheriff's office in Santa Cruz: Officers Taser man who stabbed himself, respond to woman dancing on top of car without pants
• White House staff not involved in misconduct in Colombia, investigation finds
• College grads face tough job market
• Agricultural Labor Relations Board fights to reinstate Watsonville farmworker
• Man arrested for tampering with a vehicle, police say
• Praiseworthy, April 23, 2012: Peter Douglas a true coastal hero
• Cops and Courts: April 23, 2012
• Claudio Franca, Santa Cruz County Stories: Bringing Brazilian jiu jitsu to Santa Cruz
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Bike-a-thon for healthy kids
• Coast Lines: April 23, 2012
• Business Digest: April 23, 2012
• TechRaising 2012: Collaborations lead to several new apps at annual Santa Cruz conference
• Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk announces lineup for free Friday night concerts
• Woman arrested after wreck on Holohan Road
• Moss Landing Marine Lab's Earth Day open house draws a crowd: Annual event offers lab tours, children's activities, more
• Monte Vista cheerleaders win national competition
• Explosion, fireball reported in Nevada, California
• Jail officials find drugs in woman's body during booking
• Deputies find stolen property during search at apartment complex
• Court documents reveal PG&E likely to take hard line on issue of paying punitive damages
• More than a month later, search for Sierra LaMar continues
• Coast Lines: April 22, 2012
• Education Digest: April 22, 2012
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Making peace with Larry, Moe and Curly
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Manage your frustrations for sustained marital harmony
• Best Bets: April 22, 2012: Peter Mulvey
• Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Seniors should be aware of benefits available to them
• Celebrations: April 22, 2012: Amber Julia Johnson and William Eric Karcich
• Justine DaCosta, Name Dropping: April 22, 2012: Recognizing young shining stars
• As You See It: April 22, 2012: Posner deserves support
• Susan Brutschy: County ahead of the world on happiness tracking
• Luis Alejo: Time to make college affordable again
• Gail Pellerin: Ballots will sport a new look come June
• Don Wilson: Concept of self-defense a basic legal tenet
• Rosie Dale: Governor showing no respect for students
• As We See It: John Leopold deserves re-election in 1st District
• Births, April 15. 2012: Dominican April 2-17, Sutter March 21-April 15
• Love for the environment shines through at Earth Day Festival in Santa Cruz
• Undocumented students seek support for higher education at event in Las Lomas
• Walk to Stop the Silence attracts 200 in Watsonville
• Salsa with a side of friendship; dance group to pay tribute to spirit, generosity of fallen friend
• Confusion reigns as redevelopment debt determined; Future spending plans questioned
• Locals battle for property tax share; end of redevelopment sets off grab for resources
• Are oversight boards rife with conflicts? Some say yes
• Bird researcher Hannahrose Nevins nominated for Red Cross Heroes award
• Deborah McArthur, Nature Connection: We must continue stewardship of our planet
• Conservative activist Breitbart died of heart failure: coroner
• Lawsuit against Apple for 'bait' apps moves forward
• Hundreds of thousands American households may lose Internet in July
• Video: 420 celebration at UC Santa Cruz, 2012
• '50 Miles' flowers -- the local movement reaches the floral industry
• Faith Digest: April 21, 2012: Temple Beth El hosts commemorative service for Israel
• Alliee DeArmond, In the Spirit: The God of small things
• Tina Baine, DIY: Life is too short for beige
• Home and Garden Digest: April 21, 2012: Greenspace will teach lime plaster skills
• Betsy Herbert, Earth Matters: Salmon will return if given the chance
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Tomatoes best-suited for local growing have roots in nothern Europe
• Cops and Courts: April 21, 2012: Woman leads cops on car chase, smashes into mailbox
• Coast Lines: April 21, 2012
• Business Digest: April 21, 2012
• Santa Cruz SPCA, Pet of the Week: Stan is the man
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter, Pet of the Week: Got toys? Morris will play with them
• Best Bets: April 21, 2012: Eric John Kaiser
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Cash is not king when obtaining a mortgage
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Seabright once boasted a castle on the beach
• LGBT youth rally before 'Bully' movie screening in Santa Cruz: Film raises awareness of bullying
• Obama declares Fort Ord a 'world-class destination' in national monument announcement
• Driver of stolen car escapes Santa Cruz police
• Farmland to shopping center: Economic desperation drives Watsonville to consider retail
• Pete Constant, retired police officer and union board member, argues for pension reform
• Gilroy woman wins $4.55 million settlement for Highway 101 accident near Red Barn
• UC Santa Cruz grads face a challenging job market
• Soquel Creek Water District appoints interim manager; general manager taking leave of absence
• Olivet to remain on Bethany campus through June, then return to San Francisco
• Santa Cruz Boys & Girls Club chapter plays 'tag' in attempt to help set a world record
• San Francisco judge refuses to grant suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's request to derail administrative process
• Labor force grows, so does unemployment in Santa Cruz County despite 700 added jobs
• Annual 420 celebration bakes in heat at UC Santa Cruz
• Embattled Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer resigns
• Oakland pot protest targets Obama
• Preliminary hearing begins next week for man charged after woman found dead in Santa Cruz apartment
• Santa Cruz County building official finds young audience to get out safety message
• Hearing postponed to July for four men charged in Watsonville teen's murder
• Colorado university tries to snuff out 4/20 marijuana rally
• Man arrested twice in one day by Watsonville police
• 3 more Secret Service agents lose jobs in prostitution scandal
• Police: Woman leads Watsonville officers on chase, smashes into mailbox
• Another daylong Sierra LaMar search scheduled for this weekend
• Skateboarders take their turns
• Obama to designate Fort Ord as a new national monument
• Jim Seimas, Airing It Out: Sharks rely on Boulder Creek doctor to keep their secrets
• Santa Cruz police launch app for Android devices
• Regional Transportation Commission moves toward vehicle fee vote
• Cops and Courts: April 20, 2012: Bail motion postponed in child abuse case
• Business Digest: April 20, 2012
• Best Bets, April 20, 2012: Tales From the Script
• As You See It, April 20, 2012: Don't generalize about government misdeeds
• Setting it Straight: April 20, 2012
• As We See It: Vote yes on 29: tobacco tax measure would save lives, fund research
• Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission looks at future of getting around town
• The buzz: Honeybees are swarming, and that's a good thing
• Farmers and grocers start thinking outside the wax box
• In Santa Cruz County women see less improvement in life span than men
• Environmentalists, farmers take water quality fight to state: Debate centers on agricultural wastewater regulation
• Santa Cruz County business survey: 67 percent expect higher revenues, a third expects to hire
• Santa Cruz County outlook good for ag, tech, tourism; government facing cutbacks
• Soquel Creek Water District asks customers to cut water use by 5 percent from May to Oct. 1
• Suspected drug users arrested at gunpoint in Santa Cruz
• Tentative ruling denies Ross Mirkarimi's bid to overturn suspension
• Dine-and-dash suspects injure waitress in Santa Cruz
• Windsurfer uninjured after being rescued from cliff
• Butterfly numbers up in Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary
• Marina firm's hydroponic system drawing attention
• Trial date set for man accused of videotaping, sexually assaulting woman he knew
• Panel to discuss medical, legal partnerships Thursday
• Editor's Blog: Levon Helm dies at 71 -- Band singer, drummer
• Santa Cruz police launch new mobile phone app
• Trial date set for SF museum employee facing child molestation charges
• Monterey woman pleads no contest to stealing nearly $38,000 from local nonprofit
• Sentencing delayed for two men who robbed man at gunpoint outside Capitola restaurant
• Life spans improving faster for men than women in Santa Cruz County
• Bail motion postponed for Lompico area man suspected of child abuse
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: Sargeant, Paniagua, Crabtree, Mejia, Amante
• Cops and Courts, April 19, 2012: Gunshot prompts school lockdown in Watsonville
• Business Digest: April 19, 2012: Chamber lunch spotlights women
• As You See It: April 19, 2012: Drop meat and dairy
• Coast Lines: April 19, 2012
• Best Bets, April 19, 2012: Jon Cleary's Philthy Phew
• Santa Cruz celebrates National Dance Week
• Cabrillo Fest marks 50th with Kitchen Sisters collaboration
• Setting it straight: April 19, 2012
• As We See It: Mercy triumphs judgment at Homeless Connect project
• Coffin prepared hot dogs even a vampire would relish
• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band legend John McEuen launches the next generation of folk/country stars
• 'Love Fest' is the latest example of the Museum of Art & History redefining a museum's role in its community
• Salinas man pleads not guilty in 1-year-old's death
• Suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi finally tells his side of the story
• Pajaro Valley moves closer to $210 million bond proposal; Voters would weigh in Nov. 6
• Angry Santa Cruz County residents sound off on Highway 17 barrier to Laurel Road
• Fire destroys trailer at Live Oak mobile home park, displaces one
• Scotts Valley approves library patio project, fee increase
• District OKs first round of trims: Maintenance cuts, class-size increase for freshmen contribute to $2 million slice
• Spreckels community upset over plan to cut down black walnut trees
• Surf City should be called Single City, magazine survey says
• Official says Bethany campus deal is dead; Olivet's fate remains uncertain
• Local businesses, contractors team up to build new wheelchair ramp for injured Giants fan Bryan Stow
• Freedom surgeon Dr. Steven Smith placed on probation for 2009 surgery after which patient died
• Santa Cruz County Bank posts profitable quarter
• Former Watsonville police officer pleads not guilty to animal cruelty charges
• Gunshot report prompts school lockdown in Watsonville
• Video: "Harbor Unplugged" goes live
• CVS settles California hazardous waste, to pay $13.7 million
• Dick Clark dies at 82
• The Wire: Troops pose with body parts; Norwegian seeks death or acquittal; Illinois lottery winners; mom killed, baby taken; naked airport protest
• Warming fire sparks blaze in Pogonip near UC Santa Cruz
• Arraignment postponed for parolee who deputies say fled from officers, hid in tree
• Preliminary hearing set for two brothers charged in spate of burglaries
• Restaurant Review: Akira a new Midtown sushi place makes bold first impression
• A sweet discovery: Mother-daughter team create successful jam business, serendipitously
• In the Bins: Eggstrordinarily fresh eggs
• Best Bets: April 18, 2012: Bombino
• Quick Bites: April 18, 2012: Charlie Hong Kong tasting, UCSC Farm tour Sunday
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Domenico Winery 2009 Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay
• Volun-touring for a cause
• Cops and Courts: April 18, 2012: Sex offender's trial continues
• Election Digest: April 18, 2012
• Coast Lines: April 18, 2012
• Business Digest: April 18, 2012
• As You See It, April 18, 2012: PVWMA not part of Monterey water story
• Stop California bullet train, state's top analyst urges
• As We See It: Why government is distrusted
• Whale rescue operations halted in Southern Calif.
• Moms Of DUI Victims Fight to Apply Forgotten Law
• California lawmakers OK plan to shift pot shop regulation to state
• Illegal prison cellphones being disabled in Calif
• Live Oak School District Board of Trustees renew Cypress Charter High School for 6 more years
• Trial delayed again in 2006 Felton murder
• Prepare to sneeze: Sunny skies and warm weather signal start of allergy season
• Farmland annexation initiative on the horizon: Watsonville Councilman Daniel Dodge said ballot proposal moving forward
• Olivet's bid to buy Bethany campus remains in flux
• Growers appeal water quality rules to state board
• Twice a hero: Man to be honored for saving brother's life in duplex fire
• Hungry Caterpillar children's shop and Twice as Nice Discount Store open at Mission Village Center; Sabieng Thai restaurant to reopen in May
• UCSC increases admission 4.5 percent: But record applications brings admit rate down 7 percent
• Eric Hammer announces backing for supervisor bid
• Homeless services event in Santa Cruz draws about 1,000: Volunteers offer job advice, eye exams and animal care
• Assemblyman Bill Monning announces public safety support
• In light of three recent fatal accidents, CHP warns drivers of negative effect of marijuana on driving
• Hospice of Santa Cruz County hires Michael Milward as new chief
• Poll shows voters support road tax in form of $10 vehicle fee
• UCSC assistant film professor John Jota Leaños wins 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship
• UC grows more selective as applications flood in
• Trial continues for accused sexually violent predator Robert Peter Clarke
• Police find evidence of possible third victim related to Scotts Valley man charged with lewd acts with a minor
• Brown seeks to eliminate 718 unnecessary state reports
• UCSC's fall class is increasingly selective and includes more first-generation students
• Kenney's conviction upheld in Carmel Valley murder case
• Environmental studies researchers take studies to new heights
• Secret Service prostitution scandal involved 20 women, senator says
• Physicist Peter Young elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Police: Evidence gives new leads in Sierra LaMar abduction
• As You See It, April 17, 2012: Keeley, McPherson made Coast Dairies deal happen
• Don Miller: Election 2012 approaches with mail-in balloting starting May 7
• Hits and Misses: Doors staying open at historic Mission Santa Cruz
• Cops and Courts, April 17, 2012: Speeding stop leads to arrest
• 1-year-old killed by pickup backing up at Salinas home
• Poetry of CSUMB professor was among materials pulled from Tucson classrooms
• Pacific Grove: City council to decide whether to get behind desal project
• Coast Lines: April 17, 2012
• Business Digest: April 17, 2012
• Panetta says he regrets cost of trips home
• Bay Area renters squeezed in tight market
• CSU faculty begin vote over whether to strike
• Sentinel pockets 18 awards in California newspaper contest, named among top 5 papers in the state
• Katherine Beiers wins category during Boston Marathon: Councilwoman, 79, finished race in 5 1/2 hours
• Avenue Bar demolition under way; new owners to open KC's Sports Bar & Lounge
• Library board won't decide on increase until May: Trustees will evaluate new budget numbers next month
• Plan for Fort Ord reuse undergoing reassessment
• Reps. Anna Eshoo, Sam Farr outpace rivals in fundraising
• Santa Cruz police warn of online identity theft scam
• 911 dispatcher to be honored for saving girl's life
• PVUSD eyes $210 million bond: Trustees also to consider scaling back projects for smaller bonds
• Watsonville man will face trial in brutal sexual assault, beating of woman
• UCSC film professor John Jota Leaños wins 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship
• Armed parolee hides in tree for hours to evade deputies
• Santa Cruz bank robbery suspect arrested in San Francisco
• Speeding stop leads to drug arrest in Ben Lomond, CHP says
• San Francisco City Attorney, Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi spar in legal filings
• Giants to pay tribute to yacht-race victim who was former bat girl
• Editor's Blog: Election 2012 plans and coverage
• The Wire: AP wins Pulitzer; Norwegian killer in court; Syria's 'very fragile' truce; carjacker frees 3-year-old
• AP wins Pulitzer for stories on NYPD spying on Muslims
• Mountain Winery sets new concert season
• Oracle: Google execs knew they needed permission for Java
• Santa Cruz woman with history of theft arrested at CVS
• Fort Ord war horses remembered
• Dole recalls salad; no illnesses reported
• Cops and Courts, April 16, 2012: Group attacks man in Watsonville
• Buddha's birthday celebrated at Watsonville temple
• Iver Hennig, Santa Cruz County Stories: Pottery, ceramics all in the family for Santa Cruz High School teacher
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Fix traffic light at Mission, King, reader says
• Wilder Ranch event offers a taste of life on a 1800s dairy ranch
• Praiseworthy, April 16, 2012: Cabrillo teacher deserves honor
• Best Bets, April 16, 2012: Cuban Salsa Night
• Earth Day Santa Cruz
• Fishing venture became boatload of pain: Santa Cruz man's quest for a squid vessel nearly sinks Monterey marine contractor
• Pajaro Valley leads county in suspensions, expulsions: Recent reports find minority students face harsher discipline nationwide
• State tries to contain citrus disease
• Deputies search for armed man in Soquel Hills
• Group attacks man walking on Main Street; one armed with bat
• Wanted man found trespassing in Aptos
• Teen stabbed at Aptos beach expected to recover
• Education Digest: April 15, 2012
• Coast Lines: April 15, 2012
• Cops and Courts: April 15, 2012: Accident triggers 10-car wreck
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: The Titanic and the myth of a lost age of nobility
• Justine DaCosta, Name Dropping: Angels award advocates
• Celebrations: April 15, 2012: Ranneys celebrate 60 years
• Best Bets, April 15, 2012: Science Sunday: Does Nature Matter?
• As You See It: April 15, 2012: Romney's wife deserves full respect
• Richard Hencke: Cycling advocates have lost credibility
• Peter Nichols: Possible route to a 'whack job' president
• Eve Roberson: Day worker center location makes no sense
• Kevin Huang: Middle Class Scholarship Act protects families
• Tamyra Rice: New law expands opportunity for justice
• Jeffrey R. Scharf, Everybody's Business: Two ways to improve the tax code
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Healing from rejection in romantic love
• Dan Harper, April 15, 2012: The problem with income tax
• As We See It: Tax Day 2012: Inevitability of tax hikes
• Teen stabbed at beach party in Aptos
• Traffic accident triggers 10-car wreck on Highway 17
• Spring cleaning spruces up lower Ocean Street neighborhood in Santa Cruz
• Free formal fashions: Prom Dress Drive offers help to local teen
• Training with Beiers is a lesson in endurance
• Girl, 6, killed on beach in Santa Cruz identified
• Two dead in apparent murder-suicide in San Jose
• Slated for closure, Mission Santa Cruz to stay open under new deal
• Keeping up with Katherine: Veteran councilwoman, nearly 80, still going the distance
• Best Bets, April 14, 2012: Bach's Voices
• Backyard Picasso: Soquel resident Norman Bei uses wires, shrub to produce green masterpieces
• Returning the favor: Pollinator class will teach gardeners how to help the insects that put food on the table
• Home & Garden Digest: April 14, 2012: Avocados available to taste, purchase at ProBuild
• Coast Lines: April 14, 2012
• Cops and Courts: April 14, 2012: Man accused of attacking Capitola officer arraigned
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter, Pet of the Week: Satisfy your sweet tooth
• Santa Cruz SPCA, Pet of the Week: He Dazzles with delight
• Faith Digest: April 14, 2012: Shorelife pastor leads marriage workshop
• UCSC Arboretum: Stunning plants, a beautiful setting, a great spring sale
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Buy now and get in on a big discount
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: The art of ocean protection
• A light show in the sky: Storm rumbles through county; little damage reported
• Collins water conflict case: Issues with county records delay prelim
• People Power director to leave for council bid; Micah Posner has run bicycling advocacy group for 10 years
• Hearing postponed for two charged in takeover of former bank in Santa Cruz
• Forums, workshops can help make end-of-life wishes known
• Point After blog: Bryan Stow's son throws out first pitch at Giants' home opener
• Choir teacher pleads not guilty to charges that he secretly videotaped girls undressing
• Fatal crash reported on San Andreas Road
• Scotts Valley Middle School to honor teacher: Dedication ceremony for Lynn Beebe Memorial Pavilion slated for May
• Overnight thunderstorms in Bay Area knock out rainfall records
• Man accused of attacking Capitola cop with tree branch pleads not guilty
• Crews cleaning up around Santa Cruz after overnight storm that included hundreds of lightning strikes
• Six-year-old dies after accident at Live Oak beach
• Editor's Blog: Why lightning keeps striking some stormy lives
• Watsonville man arrested on suspicion of weapons possession
• Mother nature puts on a show in Santa Cruz: Thunder, lightning rocked the county
• Business Digest: April 13, 2012
• Coast Lines: April 13, 2012
• As We See It: Data mapping vital for resources
• As You See It, April 13, 2012: Warriors not right for our small town
• Best Bets, April 13, 2012: Shane Dwight
• Thunder, lightning filling Bay Area skies
• Organizers seek volunteers to help restore the Santa Cruz Mission
• Brother says painter Thomas Kinkade battled alcoholism
• No beach time for Capitola canines
• County education leaders vow to fight state cuts to preschool programs
• At long last -- a BART groundbreaking
• Top two science fair winners honored by county education leaders
• Drive less and save: Drivers pleased with program to cut premiums
• Jury to decide whether convicted sex offender should remain in mental hospital
• Giant turtle swims toward official recognition
• Two suspects arrested in Corralitos burglary
• Candidates square off for 2nd District debate
• Coastal Commission approves Coast Dairies preservation deal
• Santa Cruz stowaway kitten adopted in Novato
• Editor's Blog: KNBR's Razor cut
• Mill Valley mystery cat adopted by Novato Elvis impersonator
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: Dillon, Salazar, Nelson, Ojeda, Contreras
• Best Bets, April 12, 2012: From the Heart: Poetry and Prose by Patricia Hernan Grube
• As You See It: April 12, 2012: Offensive insinuation
• Election digest: April 12, 2012
• Coast Lines: April 12, 2012
• Cops and Courts: April 12, 2012
• Business Digest: April 12, 2012
• As We See It: Presidential election: Obama remains vulnerable
• Laura Copeland, Tastings: Smoky chardonnay harkens back to 2009 Bonny Doon fire
• Prominent astrophysicist Michael Turner brings audiences up to date on humankind's most cosmic mystery in 'Before the Big Bang"
• Rachel Kramer Bussel and Santa Cruz's Susie Bright join forces to assess the state of today's sexual culture
• April in Santa Cruz music festival off to a promising start
• Christa Martin: Books take center stage in April
• Michael Martin Murphey, one of America's greatest contemporary cowboy singers comes to Don Quixote's
• The wild, aggressive artwork of Jimbo Phillips carries on a well-known Santa Cruz dynasty
• Gary Taubes, science journalist, tells Capitola audience his nonprofit will fund nutrition research
• Scotts Valley swears in new fire chief; new truck due to arrive in December
• Cops seek transient they say robbed San Jose, Santa Cruz banks
• Work begins on Capitola preschool; district, city move ahead after more than a decade of squabbling
• Fallen tree blocks road
• Probe leads to arrest of man linked to fraud ring; police say luxury cars, hotel rooms rented with stolen credit cards
• Epicenter Cycling opens store No. 2 on Santa Cruz Westside
• Former Hoover family home to reopen as nature center at Big Basin Redwoods State Park
• Watsonville gets $250,000 state grant for gang prevention, suppression efforts
• Santa Cruz City Council OKs Ocean Street housing project; 58-unit complex slated for south of Broadway
• Easy Electric: Recumbent bicycle maker in Watsonville gooses pedal power with battery pack
• India film star to appear at screenings hosted by UCSC’s Satyajit Ray Film Center
• Man arrested after evading, attacking Capitola police; officers use Taser three times on suspect
• Northbound Highway 17 reopened after wreck near Laurel Curve
• Aronson, Palca win Social Sciences division awards
• Trio robs Aptos bank; Third area heist in a week
• District Attorney's Office seeks help with suspect IDs in takeover for former bank
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: Water and fish heads will keep your plants growing
• Council OKs Ocean Street affordable housing project: Neighbors voiced concerns over height, mass
• Coast Lines: April 11, 2012
• Cops and Courts: April 11, 2012: Identity theft suspect arrested
• Business Digest: April 11, 2012
• As You See It: April 11, 2012: I'm for the rumble strips
• Cafe Campesino, Restaurant Review: Kiosk cuisine proves good food can come in small packages
• Best Bets, April 11, 2012: Jerry Joseph and The Jackmormons
• Quick Bites, April 11, 2012: 'High Times' author weeds through recipes for blogosphere fans
• As We See It: Saving lives worth inconvenience
• In the Bins: Squash blossoms: A tasty fragile flower
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Bargetto 2010 Gew rztraminer, Viento Vineyard, Monterey County
• Showers rinse Santa Cruz County
• Scotts Valley school officials discuss 2012-13 revenue
• Purdy: One year later, Stow family keeps rooting for little victories
• Fishing's just fine for salmon; anglers in Santa Cruz excited about quality, quantity
• Santa Cruz County Bank gains downtown lot after foreclosure; city redevelopment agency out $220,000
• Santa Cruz County salons react to state tests finding toxic chemicals in nail products labeled as toxin-free
• Santa Cruz City Council gives initial thumbs-up to talks with Warriors; D League basketball team wants to relocate by fall
• Council OKs reopening large Harvey West pool if final details worked out with swim school
• Judge orders so-called hoarder to clean up his Boulder Creek property, pay thousands in fees and fines
• Choir teacher arrested for producing child porn with 'spy pen' during school trip to Pajaro Dunes
• Soquel horse trainer pleads no contest in the 2011 death of a cyclist
• Sheriff in crossfire on immigration program
• Santa Cruz man wakes to burglar in home
• Area group, Animal Friends Rescue Project, seeks online votes
• SJ State ends admission guarantee for local students
• Why letting salmon escape could benefit bears and humans
• Watsonville heart transplant recipient Patrick Carroll dies of complications after operation
• Soquel horse trainer pleads no contest in the 2011 death of a cyclist
• Man, teenage girl arrested after Santa Cruz police spot stolen car
• Exhibition documents anthropology's focus on emerging worlds
• Cops and Courts, April 10, 2012: Boat washes onto Twin Lakes beach
• Hits and Misses: Hope for salmon season high, and with good reason this time
• Coast Lines: April 10, 2012
• Business Digest: April 10, 2012
• As You See It, April 10, 2012: Common sense outweighs fun
• Best Bets, April 10, 2012: Comedy in the Village
• Economic inequality hurting recovery, ex-labor secretary says in Monterey
• Tax deadline pushed back two days this year
• Parolee at-large arrested
• Boat towed after stranded on beach
• Cyclists decry plan for rumble strips: Dozens turn out to oppose Caltrans proposal for Highway 1 strips
• Watsonville police officer nominated for Heroes award
• Key Pacific Avenue lot slated for foreclosure auction: Council approved 5-story condo development just last year
• Loaded handgun, drugs found in car in Santa Cruz
• Former Freedom man reaches settlement in identity theft case
• Secure Communities shift worries domestic violence prevention groups
• Animal Shelter officials propose adding off-leash hours at three county beaches
• Scotts Valley, county at impasse over how much is owed in court award
• UCSC dean taking Arts Division in new direction
• April showers head for Santa Cruz
• Dogs on the beach? Capitola council seeking public input Thursday
• Falcon eggs hatch atop San Jose City Hall
• After 17 years, Virginia Johnson, head of Ecology Action, to step down
• Three arrested in Santa Cruz when loaded handgun, drugs are found in car
• From the Community Media Lab - The Crashing Edge: RoboSquirrel Lets Loose
• 'Defiance' seen as cause of California school suspensions
• Rumble over rumble strips: Caltrans plan to reduce North Coast Highway 1 crashes faces scrutiny
• Four arrested on drug charges in Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz County Stories: Lee Walters -Stockton Bridge Grille owner a persevering artist
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Motorcyclist: Watch out for us on the road
• Coast Lines: April 9, 2012
• Cops and Courts, April 9, 2012: Larkin Valley gas leak investigated
• Praiseworthy, April 9, 2012: A spring stroll
• Best Bets, April 9, 2012: Hermeto Pascoal and Group
• Felton affordable housing project's demise cost taxpayers at least $1.5 million
• Larkin Valley gas leak investigated
• New UCSC origami exhibit examines the intersection of math and the ancient Japanese art of folding paper
• Rumble over rumble strips: Caltrans plan to reduce North Coast Highway 1 crashes faces scrutiny
• Details of artist Thomas Kinkade's tumultuous final years surface
• Slide show: St. Patrick's Church "Via Cruces" re-enactment
• Coast Lines: April 8, 2012
• Best Bets, April 8, 2012: Daniel Bambaata Marley
• Cops and Courts: April 8, 2012: Officers investigate stabbing of 17-year-old
• Education Digest: April 8, 2012
• Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Bill would crack down on wire scams
• Name Dropping, April 8, 2012: Aptos Academy sixth-graders help their fellow students
• Celebrations, April 8, 2012: Langseth-Mullen Jr.
• As We See It: D-League an A-plus idea?
• As You See It: April 8, 2012: Prescription woes paint ugly picture
• Richard Lynde: Monterey County leaders foolish to draw line in sand of Pajaro River
• Tony del Zompo: When there's a death in the 'family'
• Amy Pine and Kathy Riley: Walking for and talking about child abuse
• Births, April 8, 2012: Dominican, March 15-April 2; Sutter, March 24-April 2
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Is anorexia nervosa unique to young women?
• Chris DiMaio: A veteran's perspective -- Fort Ord a treasure for now and forever
• Harry Domash, Online Investing: With REITs, you'll fit right in
• A holiday blessing: Easter marks a beginning for new members of Catholic Church
• Opposition to Santa Cruz desalination plant lobbies for signatures
• Gang task force arrests man after he's found with pistol, bullets and drugs
• Officers investigate stabbing of teen in Watsonville
• Santa Cruz robbery suspect identified by police
• Injured motorcyclist flown to hospital
• Empty kayak found adrift north of Santa Cruz
• Anglers flock to Monterey Bay in search of salmon; improved numbers offer hope for a good season
• Ocean Street apartment complex faces vote from Santa Cruz City Council; critics concerned about low-income building's size
• Family of Sierra LaMar announces $10,000 reward
• Census numbers from 1940 give folks chance to dig deeper into family history
• Thomas Kinkade, one of nation's most popular painters, dies in Los Gatos
• Coast Lines: April 7, 2012
• Cops and Courts: April 7, 2012: Man robs credit union office
• A guide to Easter egg hunts across county
• Business Digest: April 8, 2012
• Peter Boutell, Lending A Hand: Verification of 2011 tax returns required
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter, Pet of the Week: Met her in a shelter ...
• Santa Cruz SPCA, Pet of the Week: Hope is alive
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Regular care of plants will get most them through odd spring weather
• Best Bets, April 7, 2012: Capitola Village Easter Egg Hunt
• Real world wonders: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History's The Art of nature puts science illustration on display
• Faith Digest, April 8, 2012: First Congregational Church to hold Easter vigil today
• Ross Clark, Earth Matters: What does Earth Day mean to you?
• Gary Griggs: Our Ocean Backyard, Watching the power of the ocean
• Program teaches tennis to blind Fremont students
• Beekeeper finds new home for swarming Santa Cruz bees
• Man robs credit union office in downtown Santa Cruz
• New trial set in Apple Hill shooting case
• Santa Cruz robbery suspect waives hearing
• Fire scorches home in Aptos Hills
• Heroes emerge from Oikos tragedy
• Religious drama inspires faithful: Annual re-enactment of crucifixion draws hundreds of Watsonville worshippers
• Deal with Warriors will come down to money; mayor says city has to look at 'the math and see if it pencils out'
• Dominican Hospital parent switching to dye-free plastic products
• Teen public safety academy sessions slated for summer in Santa Cruz
• April marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month
• Fundraisers set for family of Watsonville homicide victim Brandon Gil
• Oakland tragedy: Community continues healing as case develops
• Three arrested in Watsonville after car stop leads to discovery of loaded, stolen gun
• Hop around to the many Easter egg hunts in county
• Business Digest: April 6, 2012
• Setting it Straight: April 6, 2012
• Coast Lines: April 6, 2012
• As We See It: Montessori charter school backers, Santa Cruz City Schools officials wisely find some middle ground
• As You See It, April 6, 2012: Expand your mind, not water use
• Best Bets, April 6, 2012: First Friday at Annieglass
• California gets longest commercial salmon fishing season since 2005
• Santa Cruz homeless get some extra care from Sacramento teens
• Tour highlights Watsonville's entrepreneurial spirit
• More Sierra LaMar searches planned this weekend, next week
• As locals move forward, state polystyrene ban lingers
• Leadership One consultants: Don't wait to plan transfer ownership of business
• Soquel High club to deliver fresh produce, eggs to local food pantries through November
• Variety of Easter egg hunts offered in Santa Cruz County
• Watsonville welcomes new police officer
• Reader poll: Name the D-League team in Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz County man's eBay purchase brings back memories; postcard sent by his father in 1947
• Election digest: Democrats endorse three candidates in Board of Supervisors races
• Man charged in Santa Cruz coffee shop rape case ruled competent to stand trial
• Sheriff's Office releases sketch of suspect in Dutchman Road killing
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: Burgess, Rodriguez, Parson, Donoso
• 'QR codes' replace milk cartons in quest to find missing children
• As You See It: Seniors, get angry about Medicare
• Cops and Courts, April 5, 2012: Resident arrives home to burglar
• As We See It: Coastal crusader Peter Douglas fought to protect something easy to lose forever
• Coast Lines: April 5, 2012
• Business Digest: April 4, 2012
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: Local chocolate makers can sweeten Easter
• Ohio-based couple known as Over the Rhine continue soulful collaboration with 'The Long Surrender'
• Tai chi meets Yiddish in Harvey Gotliffe's 'The Oy Way: Following the Path of Most Resistance"
• UCSC exhibit makes link between artistic paper folding and the laws of mathematics
• Media Watch to launch film series on sex, violence and revolution
• DA: Ex-Silicon Valley executive pleads no contest to teen boy tryst
• Santa Cruz County sending 60 students to state science fair
• Funding for child care on chopping block; proposal threatens programs serving more than 500 low-income children in Pajaro Valley
• Santa Cruz marketing executive turns recycled plastic into lamps
• Santa Cruz City Council to consider D-League basketball proposal from Warriors
• Lottery's Mega Millions equals mini bucks for California schools
• Three-time escapee surrenders in Santa Cruz
• Sheriff's Office releases name of victim in fatal drive-by shooting in Watsonville on Tuesday
• Capitola's Target store targets May 17-19 hiring dates; resumes must be posted online
• Man robs Capitola Chase branch
• DANM students and alums project digital light on museum’s ‘Glow’ festival
• Case still pending for man accused of killing his girlfriend in 2010 at a Santa Cruz apartment
• Salinas fisherman missing off Moss Landing
• Online Blog: The Sentinel's 10 most popular pages in March
• Tony Bennett to headline Monterey Jazz Festival
• Peter Douglas, champion of the California coast, dies at 69
• As You See it, April 4, 2012: Live your life; leave mine alone
• Cops and Courts: April 4, 2012: Arraignment continued again for molest suspect
• Setting It Straight: April 4, 2012
• Coast Lines: April 4, 2012
• Business Digest: April 4, 2012
• Best Bets, April 4, 2012: Hiromi: The Trip Project with Anthony Jackson and Simon Phillips
• Cafe Sparrow, Restaurant Review: This Aptos Village bistro isn't just for the birds
• Matt Landi, County Bounty: Spring means local carrots -- arguably the best-tasting ones of the year
• Quick Bites: April 4, 2012: New pizzeria to replace Falafal in Scotts Valley
• As We See It: School districts would be wise to re-examine when parents are told of student absences
• Highway 1 closed for 8-hour stretches south of Big Sur
• One person dead after drive-by shooting on Dutchman Road near Pinto Lake
• Santa Cruz County's health ranking slips: Diabetic screenings improve but fast food prevalence is a concern
• Santa Cruz, Watsonville leaders focus on gangs and youth
• Lottery's Mega Millions translates to mini percentage for California schools
• Jury gives $1.25 million to family of man killed by Gilroy cop
• Montessori parents agree to hold off on charter request; district relieved, will explore in-house program
• Biodiesel plant to bring jobs, sales taxes; CEO says use of new technology will put Watsonville 'on the map'
• Hernando, Miss., and Central California Alliance for Health creating a culture of wellness
• Three men caught dismantling a stolen car in Watsonville will face trial, judge rules
• Man sentenced to 22 years in prison for molesting a boy
• Grateful Dead keeps on truckin' in new national exhibit that features memorabilia borrowed from UC Santa Cruz
• New ruling may affect Cedar Funding distributions
• Brookdale Inn & Spa owners admit to building code violations in civil court
• Collision prompts closure of River Street in Santa Cruz until early afternoon
• Scotts Valley may ban plastic bags and extend ban on polystyrene products
• Man stabbed in Santa Cruz early Tuesday morning
• Santa Cruz County ranks 10th in state in health outcomes
• Crews monitoring tire chips at Ben Lomond's Highlands Park as county looks for permanent fix
• Chief: Oakland shooting victims hailed from Korea, Nigeria, Nepal and the Philippines
• Police: Rampage suspect sought revenge against Oakland school
• Arraignment continued again for Scotts Valley man accused of molest
• Emergency crews search for fisherman overboard out of Moss Landing
• Peter Douglas, champion of the California coast, dies at 69
• Hits and Misses: Raising the local tech flag
• As You See It, April 3, 2012: Science Fair coverage missing
• Santa Cruz officials seek summer water cutbacks: March rain helped offset dry winter, but not enough
• Cops and Courts, April 3, 2012: Man jailed for Davenport assault
• Ex-Seaside officer Reynaga acquitted of all counts
• Coast Lines: April 3, 2012
• Business Digest: April 3, 2012
• Best Bets, April 3, 2012: Sierra Maestra
• Gov. Brown looks to global warming fees to pay for high-speed rail
• California affirmative action ban challenge rejected
• Cabrillo College trustees vote to trim 13 positions in budget-reduction effort
• Former investment firm leader gets 8-year prison term: David Nilsen ran Cedar Funding that took in $150M
• Biofuel maker proposes Watsonville plant: New process transforms animal waste to biodiesel
• Farmworker project victim of nonprofit collapse: Felton-based Center for Farmworker Families regroups to continue binational effort
• Mavericks Festival to be held later in spring
• Big waves are both draw and danger: Weekend overhead sets bring surfers, rescuers
• Teddy Bear Paradise arrested in Santa Cruz on federal warrant
• Capitola-Soquel Chamber to present community awards April 13
• Slide show: Steamer Lane shines, April 2, 2012
• Strong 6.3 aftershock felt in Mexico City
• Live Oak man jailed for two years for killing cyclist on Empire Grade Road
• Rudy Escalante takes oath as new Capitola police chief
• Wanted parolee arrested by Del Norte County authorities
• Matt Cain, Giants agree to five-year, $100 million contract
• 'Most Wanted' arrested at court, remanded into custody
• Peregrine falcon chicks hatch on San Francisco high-rise
• Alleged marijuana grower arraigned, allowed to post bail
• Confidential 1940 census data becomes public
• SCPD processes 124 online crime reports in March
• Santa Cruz police continue crackdown on underage drinking
• Trial set for two men accused of molesting 12-year-old
• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame exhibit draws from UCSC Grateful Dead Archive
• Man jailed for assault sparked by Davenport swing set
• Watsonville fatal stabbing victim identified
• From the Community Media Lab: Santa Cruz Waves - Sunday swell
• 75-year-old Felton man arrested with meth, cocaine
• A piece of 9/11 comes to Carmel
• Sentencing in Cedar Funding case today
• Leticia Mendoza, Santa Cruz County Stories: YWCA of Watsonville leader's resume impressive -- as is South County grad's fight to succeed
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Motorists aren't 'keeping clear"
• Cabrillo College Caregiver Program shows how to care for relatives
• Coast Lines: April 2, 2012
• Cops and Courts: April 2, 2012
• Proclamation Day raises money for Santa Cruz Teen Center
• Soquel retiree prepares for Pacific Crest Trail trek
• One man killed, one injured in Watsonville stabbing
• Video: Big swell draws curious folks, few surfers at Steamer Lane
• Video: Out at the Santa Cruz Half Marathon and 10k
• Education Digest: April 1, 2012
• Coast Lines: April 2, 2012
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Oh no, not April Fool's Day again
• Cops and Courts: April 1, 2012: Bicyclist injured after crash with car
• Jeffrey R. Scharf, Everybody's Business: The problem with the Affordable Care Act
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Are marriage and fun mutually exclusive?
• Dan Harper: Vacation plan -- Visiting York, a tranquil city free of strife
• Births: April 1, 2012
• Best Bets, April 1, 2012: The Dunwells and Honeymoon
• As We See It: The myriad issues surrounding medical marijuana continue to make for legal mess
• As You See It: April 1, 2012: Dogs aren't the problem; owners are
• Jim Hall: Not optimistic Safeway's looking out for the little guys
• Richard Hencke: When it comes to tree-trimming, be very wary
• Mike Rotkin: No desal vote until environmental study complete
• Nick Bulaich: When a vacancy is not a vacancy
• George Blumenthal: Forty years at UC Santa Cruz: A candid reflection
• Marine biologist Dr. Milton Love entertains with funny fish tales
• Fast-moving storm will give way to sunny skies in Santa Cruz; rain could return Tuesday night, forecaster says
• Cedar Funding investors at varying stages of closure; ex-owner David Nilsen to be sentenced Monday
• Follow high gasoline prices to Obama support; states with most expensive fuel costs solidly for president, analysis finds
• Community Bridges, Shadowbrook, Graniterock, New Leaf Community Markets tell how health care law affects them
• Getting off to a healthy start: Program shows promise two years after passage of Affordable Care Act
• Watsonville airport projects take off; hangar construction follows restaurant deal
• Two masked men rob Watsonville market, police say
• Woman hurt in bike crash on Soquel San Jose Road
• Bicyclist injured after collision with car on Market Street in Santa Cruz
• Photos, texts and police reports shed new light on Nadia Lockyer's tortured affair
• Love Buds: Versatile dahlias are easy to love, and the best place to do some flirting is at the annual Monterey Bay Dahlia Society sale
• Home and Garden Digest: March 31, 2012: Greenspace hosts home and garden events
• Coast Lines: March 31, 2012
• Faith Digest: March 31, 2012: Temple Beth El, Resurrection members to discuss Paschal Lamb symbol
• Business Digest: March 31, 2012
• Best Bets, March 31, 2012: Houston Jones and Stevie Coyle
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Advice for prospective homebuyers
• Setting it Straight: March 31, 2012
• No Mega Millions winner in California; Maryland lottery official says winning ticket purchased in Baltimore County
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Why do these surfers chase Styrofoam?
• Santa Cruz becoming hot spot for tech: Locals to gather for TechRaising
• Seacliff State Beach sewage pipeline move nears completion
• Aptos fundraiser provides help for mental health services
• Watsonville police to crack down on distracted drivers
• Webcam captures new peregrine falcons
• Powerful surf, rain expected in Santa Cruz
• Fuse consignment shop opens in Scotts Valley on Sunday
• New environmental conservation website is otter-ly informative
• Did Rio del Mar jogger find Japanese tsunami debris?
• Bill would prohibit employers from demanding applicants' social media information
• Santa Cruz County mobile home park resident wins appeal in court in rent dispute case
• Bodies ID'd in well linked to Speed Freak Killers
• Scotts Valley man arrested for second time this week after another teenage girl comes forward
• Mega Millions jackpot rockets to at least $640 million
• Hoodies: Why parents of teens of color have the 'survival' talk
• From the Community Media Lab: I (Heart) My Life: Parenting with Cancer
• Data Center: Top 100 Lucky lottery retailers in California
• Lost on the Left Coast blog: A different kind of culinary herb
• Visiting Santa Cruz? Valuable links
• YouTube Video: Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards Nominees Edit 2012
• Weather forecast can't dampen enthusiasm of Mavericks Festival organizers
• Lawsuit: RMC boss wanted records changed to protect firm in desal conflict of interest case
• Former Mrs. Pakistan used her striking appearance to scam families, prosecutors charge.
• California legislators don hoodies for slain Florida teen
• Sensitive personal information missing on 800,000 California residents
• Cops and Courts: March 30, 2012: Man sentenced in illegal lodging case
• Coast Lines: March 30, 2012
• Business Digest: March 30, 2012
• As We See It: Community use and Pogonip
• As You See It, March 30, 2012: Unfit for service
• Best Bets, March 30, 2012: Erin Judge
• Setting it Straight: March 30, 2012
• Many Bay Area deportation cases will be dropped in June
• Salinas murder suspect's condition worsens
• Excitement builds as Mega Millions drawing for 540 million bucks approaches
• Latest buzz on bee decline: Maybe it's pesticides
• Linscott Charter named California Distinguished School; parents key to Pajaro Valley school's success
• Falcon eggs begin to hatch in UC Santa Cruz research project
• Santa Cruz County authorities cite concerns with outdoor marijuana plantations
• Fires at indoor marijuana grows raise concerns in Santa Cruz County
• State awards $8.9M for local transportation projects
• Setting it Straight, March 29, 2012
• Highway 1 section closed by boulder to reopen during daytime
• Court OKs sale of Scotts Valley Press Banner
• Monterey Bay Aquarium's new jellies exhibit opens Saturday
• Global-Executive Jet Maintenance hopes to find niche in Monterey
• Watsonville heart transplant patient, wife face bills, stress
• Sheriff's deputies seize 700 pot plants, $40,000 cash in Watsonville bust
• Tourist cat from Marin County still looking for a home
• Retired judge to investigate Monterey County Head Start program
• Sentinel.com blog: Return to Duty - Chris Stubendorff's story is one that inspires
• Former Ben Lomond man gets life without the possibility of parole in pregnant woman's murder
• Sheriff: Water search for missing 15-year-old Sierra LaMar comes up empty
• Trial pending for former Santa Cruz bus driver charged in fatal crash
• Trial date set for two charged in 75 River St. takeover
• Gary Johnson sentenced in illegal lodging case
• Salinas Valley Memorial hospital to hold special meeting on merger
• Cops and Courts: March 29, 2012
• Adrienne Rich, renowned feminist poet, dies at 82: Santa Cruz luminary fiercely advocated for social justice
• Marina Coast Water District warns it could sue over desal project
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: McDonald, Potts, Sosa, Sloan, McClelland
• Business Digest: March 29, 2012
• Coast Lines: March 29, 2012
• Best Bets, March 29, 2012: Karuna Cayton book discussion
• As You See It: March 29, 2012: 75 River St. case completely tainted
• New York stand-up comic Erin Judge looks for place to record her first comedy album -- and decides on Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz Symphony announces conductor candidates
• Granger's long goodbye with the Santa Cruz Symphony continues with final collaboration with Nakamatsu
• Photographer Mary Altier has traveled to some of the remote places of the world to record the diversity of human body adornment
• As We See It: Putting profit into parks
• The Santa Cruz Jewish Film Festival closes with 'Who Do You Love,' the great American story of Chicago's great blues label Chess Records
• Author Elise McDonough presents a new cookbook that mixes classic recipes with one not-so-secret ingredient, marijuana
• Soloists Rebecca Jackson and John Orlando lead the Cadenza Chamber Orchestra in 'Rekindling the Spirit of the Age of Enlightment'
• Irene Tsouprake Teegardin gives an unforgettable performance as Judy Garland in 'The Property Known as Garland'
• Art galleries springing up all over
• Former Palma student alleges abuse by priest; documents show history of suspicions about teacher
• High court justices try to envision post-health insurance mandate landscape
• Bay Area inks $1.5 billion deal to electrify Caltrain for high-speed rail
• PV schools learn to live with social media
• Sen. Simitian reintroduces breast cancer bill
• River sweeps teens to ocean in Santa Cruz; woman rescues boys
• Watsonville Police Department using holistic approach to reducing crime, managing resources
• Santa Cruz County wages trail Silicon Valley's
• Lotto players line up for $500M Mega Millions jackpot
• Santa Cruz City Council OKs new Pogonip trail; official expects multiuse path will be done by year's end
• State to air Santa Cruz Port dispute: Union complaint over dredge crew accepted
• Santa Cruz Fire Department names new battalion chiefs
• Adrienne Rich, feminist poet and essayist, dies
• Lottery players quietly wait for $500 million jackpot Friday
• Santa Cruz delegation going to San Luis Obispo; openings available for May 20-21 trip
• Slideshow: Madonna needs a loan? Lottery winner could surpass wealthiest celebs
• Sierra LaMar's disappearance raises questions about how schools notify parents when students don't show up for class
• Top news photos: Colorful chicks, Pope's mass in Cuba and more
• Lot on Pebble Beach Golf Links to be auctioned
• Water board conflict of interest case on schedule
• Peregrine falcon eggs on San Francisco high-rise about to hatch
• UC Davis pepper-spray report should be released, judge says
• Trial delayed for Watsonville school principal accused of vehicular manslaughter
• Man punched for aviator sunglasses in Santa Cruz
• Safeway expansion at Rancho Del Mar could mean other stores moving out
• Monning's food truck bill 'will not proceed further'
• Most counties added jobs, but not Santa Cruz
• Cops and Courts for March 28, 2012: Police say neighbors thwart burglary
• Coast Lines: March 28, 2012: Ristorante Barolo show to air May 16
• As You See It, March 28, 2012: Disaster waiting to happen
• Boulder blocks Highway 1 south of Lucia
• SVUSD anticipates $15.3 million in 2012-13
• Pebble Beach home sales have picked up
• FBI used 'outreach' at Seaside mosque to gather information
• Council approves Pogonip trail addition
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: Dawgs! has a hot dog for everyone
• Best Bets, March 28, 2012: The GuruGanesha Band
• Quick Bites, March 28, 2012: New owner at Bocci's Cellar
• With few assets left, Santa Cruz County's redevelopment starts to dissolve
• Santa Cruz gives initial blessing for Ironman: Organizers working to fund $100K bid fee, other costs
• A good number of California parks could stay open; group works on deal for Mission Santa Cruz
• Board puts personal finances on the line for County Fair's $200k loan
• Santa Cruz County's celebrity otter, Olive, spotted in Capitola after several months' absence
• Supreme Court's sharp questions leave health care overhaul in serious doubt
• Society for Professional Journalists sends letter to DA's Office on behalf of defendant in takeover of former bank in Santa Cruz
• New leader at Santa Cruz County Regional 911 Center
• Watsonville man sentenced to 12-year prison term in sex abuse case
• New life for used gowns: Prom dresses still sought
• Sierra LaMar likely taken, didn't run away, investigators reveal
• New trial date set in 2009 homicide case
• YouTube video: Santa Cruz Film Festival sand design by Jim Denevan
• Man gets 12 years for lewd acts with 12-year-old girl
• Photo Contest: Feels like raindrops
• Suspected wine burglar arrested in Santa Cruz after climbing into condo
• Who owns Mountain View's $260,000 Mega Millions ticket?
• Hits and Misses: Finally a Lockheed Fire report, but 2 1/2 years later? Really?
• As You See It, March 27, 2012: If Florida shooting were the other way around ...
• Cops and Courts, March 27, 2012: Woman injured in Santa Cruz crash
• Coast Lines: March 27, 2012
• Deborah McArthur. Nature Connection: Binoculars bring world closer
• Business Digest: March 27, 2012
• Best Bets, March 27, 2012: Galactic
• Lead-free ammo giveaway aims to protect condors
• Cabrillo shaves more than $800K from salaries in 2011
• Panel to weigh Forever 21's use permit: International retailer would bring 45 in-store jobs
• Panel finds new Bay Bridge is safe, although news story questions panel's objectivity
• Neglected K-9 figures into former Watsonville police officer's 'excessive force' case
• Bruce McPherson paces fundraising, Zach Friend comes on strong in Supes race
• 2010 Cabrillo College salary database
• 2011 Cabrillo College salary database
• To go or not to go: Cypress Charter High School students planning trip to Oregon Shakespeare Festival
• Keep your umbrellas out: More rain expected this week in Santa Cruz County
• Stowaway kitten back in Marin
• New owner, new name: Classic Vapor Dry Cleaners
• Grant-funded training teaches leadership skills to volunteers
• Olivet to close escrow at Scotts Valley site next month
• James Lamb sent to state program for sexually violent predators
• Animal rescue group CAPE celebrates 20 years
• Woman injured in crash at Highway 1 and River Street
• Watsonville real estate agent accused of bilking his clients may avoid trial
• Scotts Valley man accused of having sexual relationship with teenager due back in court next month
• Samantha Wopat, Stanford volleyball player, dies at 19
• Former Seaside officer takes stand in sexual battery case
• Felton man assaulted in downtown Santa Cruz, police say
• Button Street probation search yields one drug arrest, two citations
• La Selva club hosts scholarship fundraising luncheon
• Performers angle for a spot at May 19 talent show
• Cliff Short, Santa Cruz County Stories: Cutting a swath from Hollywood to Felton
• Santa Cruz deputies investigate unconfirmed sighting of missing Morgan Hill teen
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Cold weather delays Highway 17 paving
• Cops and Courts: March 26, 2012
• Praiseworthy, March 26, 2012: Thank you for Lockheed story
• Immigration, citizenship event offers free legal advice
• Rodeo Gulch neighbors band together to lower propane costs, and find other benefits follow
• Police: Man arrested on suspicion of drug sales
• Fire starts in basement marijuana grow, Felton Fire says
• Deputies: Intruder walks into Pasatiempo home; residents flee
• At Big Sur Mud Run, competitors slog through muck in style
• Education Digest: March 25, 2012
• Best Bets, March 25, 2012: Emancipator
• Justine DaCosta, Name Dropping: March 25, 2012: Two decades spent working out the kinks
• Celebrations: March 25, 2012: Siekman-Perl
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Happiness is a warm metaphor
• 10 children get 10 bikes for Project B.I.K.E.'s inaugural event
• Residents take Mitsubishi iMiEVs for a spin in Aptos
• Youths recognized for community service
• As You See It: March 25, 2012: Recyle Styrofoam, get rid of plastic
• Cops and Courts: March 25, 2012: Car hits tree on Bean Creek Road
• Andy Geyer: Another facet of the life of Margaret Rovick
• Joanne Law: The power of the female voter
• Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County: Giving health care providers clues to improve
• Huge search for missing Morgan Hill girl yields no new clues
• John Berg: Day worker center proposed for wrong spot
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: 'Happy wife, happy life,' complaint or mantra?
• Births, March 25, 2012: Dominican, March 6-20; Sutter, March 1-19
• Charles Molnar, Senior Corner: Fighting back against shady insurance practices
• Harry Domash, Online Investing: A better way to invest in natural gas pipelines
• Diabetes forum: How to get better health care that costs less?
• As We See It: Barriers welcome on Highway 17
• U.S. health reform law two years old and still a heated debate
• Car hits tree on Bean Creek Road
• Seven arrested on drug charges
• Police: Man arrested for indecent exposure
• Monterey County could owe $50M in damages if county water officials don't help pay for Pajaro River project
• Strawberries face uncertain future: Fumigant alternatives fall short
• Plan to shut power over trimming prompts outcry
• Eagles reappear in San Mateo County after nearly century absence
• Gas spikes, but where's the outcry? Unlike 2008, motorists paying up
• Coast Lines: March 24, 2012
• Election Digest: March 24, 2012
• Setting it Straight: March 24, 2012
• Cops and Courts: March 24, 2012: 'Most Wanted' suspect arrested
• Peter Boutell, Lending A Hand: Appraisals may not confirm the property's sales price
• Business Digest: March 24, 2012
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Winter has seen better days
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Andy gets another chance
• Dina Eastwood's band 'Overtone' brings reality TV crew to Santa Cruz
• Mountain lion spotted near Prunedale
• Judge orders abatement for Manor Place residence that neighbors say is a hotbed of drug activity
• Santa Cruz County unemployment at 13.6 percent despite the addition of 1,300 jobs
• Stowaway kitten from Marin remains unclaimed
• Authorities search for hit-and-run driver in Watsonville
• Alejo names White Hawk co-founder woman of the year
• Santa Cruz City Schools, Montessori parents consider compromise
• For sale: Boardwalk's Hurricane roller coaster. Cost: $500,000
• San Francisco: Five family members found dead in possible murder-suicide
• State officials announce recall of raw milk products from San Benito County dairy
• Living alone and loving it
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Living on the flood plain
• Former Watsonville officer charged with neglecting his K-9 partner
• 1,300 jobs added in February in Santa Cruz County
• Trial pending for man accused of killing his girlfriend in 2010
• Lost hiker found after search near Scotts Valley
• Facebook warns users not to share their password with potential employers, threatens legal action
• Scotts Valley man accused of sexual contact with teen to be arraigned Monday
• Sheriff's Office: 'Most Wanted' woman arrested
• Former executive of Monterey company pleads guilty to tomato price-fixing
• Kidnap survivor Midsi Sanchez a hero to family of missing teen
• East Bay brothers use almond milk to make ice cream alternative
• Cops and Courts: March 23, 2012
• As You See It, March 23, 2012: Charter schools not just for the elite
• Setting it Straight: March 23, 2012
• Business Digest: March 23, 2012
• Karen Delaney, Be the difference: Arts organizations hit hard
• Election Digest: March 23, 2012
• As We See It: Charter schools: A question of choice
• SVMH narrows affiliation candidates to three
• Capitola council approves plans to build hotel on McGregor Road
• Capitola picks public art project, moves ahead with sales tax
• Watsonville Council chooses Felipe Hernandez for District 1 seat
• Hidden Peak Teahouse grand opening Saturday in downtown Santa Cruz
• Voting open in Boardwalk band battle
• Cabrillo students, staff take to the skies to protest fee hikes
• Pedestrian group seeks letters of support in Caltrans grant process
• Man wrongly accused in Giants fan beating speaks
• Santa Cruz County's median home price hits $499,950 in February
• March Madness pet adoption event this weekend
• Stowaway kitten from Marin remains unclaimed in Santa Cruz
• Hop to it: Bunnies galore at Rabbit Haven's Saturday adoption event
• Harbor clearance lessened by storms, sand
• Sheriff's office: Bag, clothes belonging to missing Morgan Hill girl found
• Niece: Body of Martha Gutierrez found near Casa de Fruta
• Jury convicts Santa Cruz man of four counts of illegal lodging
• Temporary barrier installed at Laurel Curve aimed at safety
• EastonBell recalls lacrosse helmets
• Unemployment claims hit lowest point in four years
• CSU Monterey Bay president leaving to head up CSU Northridge
• Washington Post highlights UC Santa Cruz as an 'up-and-comer'
• Santa Cruz police arrest man on suspicion of having inappropriate contact with teen girl
• California lags in middle-school science teaching, study finds
• Police: Kidnapping report deemed false in Watsonville
• Herhold: A story of sacrifice by a Mount Umunhum commander
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: Avila-Parrales, Marquez, Tolentino, Mendoza, Clark
• With her new album ' Which Side Are You On?,' Ani DiFranco connects the progressive spirit of yesterday to today's political challenges
• Mountain Community Theater brings laughter and tears to 'Crimes of the Heart'
• Santa Cruz Jewish Film Festival tilts toward a musical theme, ending with musical biopic at the Del Mar
• Tastings: The Luther from burger.
• Cops and Courts: March 22, 2012
• Coast Lines: March 22, 2012
• Business Digest: March 22, 2012
• Setting It Straight: March 22, 2012
• As We See It: Ban the bags, everywhere
• As You See It: March 22, 2012: KSCO keeping airwaves open
• Best Bets, March 22, 2012: Todd Snider
• Two rising stars in the Appalachian fiddle world come together for a mini 'fiddle festival'
• Local psychotherapist Karuna Cayton says in his new book 'The Misleading Mind' that Buddhist practices can lead to durable happiness
• Christa Martin: One-of-a-kind female artists stand out in Santa Cruz
• A few minutes with Sylvia Valentine: Corralitos resident has become one of area's most popular nature photographers in a relatively short time
• Nadia Lockyer lied about offering legal advice to ex-lover, attorney says
• Sewer rate increase in the pipeline in Scotts Valley; public hearing slated for May
• Pajaro Valley water agency to redraw election boundaries
• Kitten hitches a ride in van's engine across Golden Gate from Marin to Santa Cruz
• Lockheed Fire Investigation Report
• Desalination task force reviews $2 million in spending for coming year; critics take issue with iPad interview
• 2009 Lockheed Fire started from a campfire, Cal Fire says
• Aptos Academy of Performing Arts hosts grand opening Friday
• Farmers and ranchers honored at 2012 Agriculture Day
• Soquel man gets one year in County Jail, five years of formal probation in drunken-driving crash
• Capitola eyes $200,000 public art project for 41st Avenue; Truckee artist to present concept Thursday night
• Boardwalk gets river straightened out: Meandering San Lorenzo now headed back to the ocean
• Father of missing Morgan Hill girl asks public to focus on search, not his record
• UC violates law in delaying pepper-spray report release, experts say
• Watsonville man arrested after deputies find bomb-making supplies in SUV
• Business Briefs: March 21, 2012
• Editor's Blog: Banning bags piecemeal: Is there a better way?
• Marina lands 100,000-square foot VA clinic
• San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi charged with official misconduct
• Surf's not up for Mavericks
• Jury deliberations begin in Watsonville child abuse case
• Safeway won't sell fresh meat with 'pink slime'
• Owner of La Esperanza markets pleads not guilty in tax evasion case
• Three arrested on drug charges at Live Oak tire shop
• Freedom woman accused in fatal 2010 crash ordered back in court May 2
• UCSC professor joins acclaimed writers for new Passover 'users manual'
• Three Santa Cruz businesses cited in Tuesday's underage alcohol sting operation
• 'Incredible drunkenness' as young crowd takes over Sonoma wine weekends
• UCSC forest research site joins Global Earth Observatory, nearly triples in size
• Police: Rock thrown at man's head near San Lorenzo River levee
• Street Smarts blog: Cyclists not fond of rumble strip project on Hwy 1 s North Coast, reader says
• Best pizza in world? Try Pizza My Heart: Capitola-born chain first American team to win honor
• YouTube video: Time lapse sequence of Boardwalk vs. San Lorenzo River
• Cops and Courts: March 21, 2012
• Quick Bites, March 21, 2012: Cellar Door gets a new name
• Missing Morgan Hill teen's father is registered sex offender, but not a suspect in disappearance
• Dog institute files claim against Marina over training center
• The world champs of pizza: Pizza My Heart wins Best Traditional Pizza title at international competition
• AJ's Market & Natural Foods, Restaurant Review: Pumped up about eclectic Soquel maxi-mart
• Best Bets, March 21, 2012: Dervish
• As We See It: Panetta speakers hope for best, fear worst in Middle East
• Coast Lines: March 21, 2012
• New ACLU report on costly realignment - counties ignoring cheaper, better alternatives
• Alameda County Supervisor Nadia Lockyer visited ex-lover in jail, records show
• Maker of methyl iodide scraps controversial pesticide
• Salud Para la Gente, Live Oak School District to partner on school-based health clinic
• Lawyer slapped with $20K fine in Monterey County squid boat case
• Pajaro River flood control project moves closer: Funding split between Santa Cruz and Monterey counties unresolved
• Best pizza in world? Try Pizza My Heart: Capitola-born chain first American team to win honor
• Trial delayed in Watsonville vehicular manslaughter case
• Santa Cruz to weigh foam ban expansion: Packaging materials, toys among items covered under new ordinance
• Capitola Police Chief Mike Card retiring to Wyoming
• Man on trial for sleeping on bench outside Santa Cruz County Governmental Center
• CVS to close Beauty 360: Employees in Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz get layoff notices
• Board of Supervisors OKs new planning rules: Revised law affect changes to nonconforming structures
• Three gang members sentenced to prison for 2010 robbery
• Teens deny attempted murder, gang charges in Beach Flats stabbing
• Going with the 'reverse flow': Powerful politicians say downsizing is just fine with them
• San Francisco Sheriff Mirkarimi 'I don't plan to resign'
• Trial postponed for man charged in Santa Cruz attorney's slaying in Hawaii
• Caltrans to add median barrier at Laurel Curve
• Santa Cruz County ban on plastic bags launches with smooth sailing
• 7.4 quake shakes Mexico
• Video: Spectators flock to Boardwalk to watch work to protect amusement park
• 17-year-old robbery suspect arrested in Watsonville
• Suspected pie thief arrested in Santa Cruz
• CVS to close 'Beauty 360' stores; Employees in Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley get layoff notices
• Trial postponed for man charged in Santa Cruz attorney's slaying in Hawaii
• California inmates petition UN to monitor prisons
• Mobile apps raise new privacy concerns
• YouTube video: Chris Rene's 'Young Homie' video features scenes throughout Santa Cruz
• Cops and Courts, March 19, 2012: Surfer died of neck injuries
• Coast Lines: March 20, 2012
• Panetta Lecture Series: National security specialists aren't sure how things will turnout in the Middle East
• Cabrillo leaders rank value of each department
• Police: 21-year-old man stabbed in the stomach by man hiding in his Watsonville house
• Boardwalk still fighting back the San Lorenzo River after last week's storm
• First recipient of Gabriel Zimmerman scholarship eyes public service: Yethzéll Díaz wants to work with under-represented groups
• Liberty Bank, Lighthouse Bank upgraded by Bauer Financial
• 'Let it rain': With upcoming harvest farmers welcome wet spell now, not later
• Bagging the bag: County plastic bag ban goes into effect Tuesday
• Fire scare highlights need for new SPCA building
• San Francisco sheriff Mirkarimi: 'Not the person I thought I was'
• Mental health evaluation still pending for accused wrong-way driver charged in fatal July crash
• Morgan Hill: Missing girl's cell phone found half-mile from her home
• Monterey County authorities seeking information in case of abandoned, neglected horse
• Pleasure Point surfer's death accidental, coroner says
• CHP wants median barrier at Highway 17's lethal Laurel Curve
• Man injured in solo crash on Mount Hermon Road
• Amazing wooden bicycles: beautiful, artistic, cool and recycled
• Gilroy shooter's mother still missing after hunt in Santa Cruz mountains
• 'Keying' suspect held to answer to 10 vandalism charges
• Hotel valet robbed in West Cliff Drive parking lot
• Man who died in Aptos wreck identified
• Bicyclist suffers major injuries in collision
• San Jose State prepares to give up local guarantee
• Mobile apps raise new privacy concerns
• Kayak festival entrants treated to ideal surf conditions
• Casino M8trix -- formerly Garden City Casino -- plans April opening at new site
• Cops and Courts, March 19, 2012: Motorist in fatal Highway 17 crash identified
• Another driver killed before storms move out: Wrecks on county roads claim 3 in 5 days
• Coast Lines: March 19, 2012
• Street Smarts: Soquel Drive repairs in Aptos, rumble strips on Hwy 1 are coming
• Cathy Warner, Santa Cruz County Stories: A timeless passion
• When Leon is gone, Sylvia Panetta runs the institute
• Neighbor breaks down door to get trapped woman out of burning home
• Santa Cruz man's 'journey of kindness:' Curtis Reliford continues to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina
• Video: Kevin Koch talks about saving trapped neighbor from fire in Santa Cruz
• Motorist in fatal Highway 17 crash identified
• Aptos man dies in single-car crash on Highway 1 onramp
• Police: Button Street couple suspected of drug sales
• As You See It: March 18, 2012: Mountain bikers getting a bad rap
• Cops and Courts: March 18, 2012: SCPD joins shoulder tap decoy operation
• Coast Lines: March 18, 2012
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Adapting to the Twitter age
• Education Digest: March 18, 2012
• Best Bets, March 18, 2012: Aptos in Style: A Fashion Soiree
• Justine DaCosta, Name Dropping, March 18, 2012: Bringing hope to a disaster
• Celebrations, March 18, 2012: Corinne Roland and Damian Moore
• Jeffrey R. Scharf, Everybody's Business: Me-first thinking on Wall Street? Shocking
• Kathy Ruiz Goldenkranz: Electoral change has arrived in the Monterey Bay
• Marc Whitehill: Cannabis collectives must be regulated
• Leslie De Rose: Getting students ready for college
• Elizabeth Tapia: Day worker center makes good sense
• Births, March 18, 2012: Dominican Feb. 27-March 12, Sutter Feb. 27 to March 13
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Being grateful enriches you and your relationships
• Dan Harper: Name-calling and sexual orientation
• Relatives, friends and neighbors search for missing Gilroy woman likely slain by son
• As We See It: Dangers remain on 17
• From tickets to beer, a dozen things to watch for in 49ers' Santa Clara stadium
• SCPD joins statewide shoulder tap decoy operation
• Dry weather in store this week for county; Boardwalk official labels situation 'stable' as work continues
• Irish eyes are smiling, celebrating: St. Patrick's Day draws crowds to bars and restaurants in Santa Cruz County
• The divine Miss M: Clothing, personal items of Marilyn Monroe help United Way fundraiser
• Educ8rs deb8 broad efx of FB, txt etc.; Translation: Educators debate broad effects of Facebook, texting, etc.
• Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office plans to hire five deputies by end of year
• New Santa Cruz County ag commissioner Mary Lou Nicoletti juggles multiple duties; she says setting priorities key in era of diminished funding
• Live conversation: Rainy week in Santa Cruz
• Best Bets, March 17, 2012: Freefall Improvisational Theater
• Home and Garden Digest, March 17, 2012: Citrus sampling, information available at ProBuild
• Faith Digest, March 17, 2012: Congregational Church of Soquel looking for food bank volunteers
• Alliee DeArmond, In the Spirit: Weathering Lent
• Starting from scratch: UCSC class teaches seed planting essentials
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: San Francisco Garden Show highlights innovative people, products
• Growing expo-nentially: Central Coast home show adds food, wine element
• Setting it Straight: March 17, 2012
• Cops and Courts: March 17, 2012: Carjacking reported Thursday morning
• Business Digest: March 17, 2012
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Comedy in a Flash
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Let Miz Carmen charm you
• As You See It: March 17, 2012: A sick attempt at humor
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Update on FHA mortgages
• Raindrops keep falling on county; fatal wreck on Highway 17 backs up traffic for hours
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: One year later, where is that tsunami debris?
• Medical marijuana dispensaries set to open in Washington, D.C.
• Former county health services director Rama Khalsa to be honored at Sacramento 'Woman of the Year' ceremony
• Origami Math: Computational artists to show off paper masterpieces in tribute to UCSC professor
• Latest iPad to hit St. Francis high school
• Scotts Valley fire chief nears home stretch as new chief prepares to come on board
• Editor's Blog: Highway 17 still has its horrors
• AAA offering free tows on St. Patrick's Day
• My Los Gatos estate for your Facebook shares, Silicon Valley exec says
• Catamaran washes ashore on Seabright State Beach
• Watsonville's Granite Construction makes global ethics list
• Secretary of State Debra Bowen blasts corporate election spending
• Quarterly gains too small to make up year's losses for Santa Cruz's GraphOn Corp.
• Judge dismisses vandalism charge in bank building takeover for two defendants, but other charges remain
• UC pepper-spray report stays partly sealed
• Highway 17 crash kills 57-year-old Brentwood man
• Weeks before Gilroy murder-suicide marred with violence, pain
• Residents weigh in on prison reform
• Crowds gather at Bay Area Apple stores in anticipation of new iPad's release
• The Sentinel Online blog: Successful staff training and the Community Media Lab
• Arraignment postponed for four charged in stabbing on Second Street
• Gilroy police: Iraq War veteran likely shot mother in Mustang before killing sister then self
• Carjacking reported in Watsonville early Thursday morning
• Santa Cruz County officials issue water warning
• Cops and Courts: March 16, 2012
• Coast Lines: March 16, 2012
• As You See It: March 16, 2011
• As We See It: Tax proposal furthers divide
• Business Digest: March 16, 2012
• Appeals court scheduled to hear arguments from Kenney case
• CSUMB grant from NASA funds wildfire, irrigation research
• Storm snarls traffic, downs power lines in Santa Cruz County
• Hit-and-run suspect contacts police
• Rapist sentenced to 35 years to life
• Suspects sought after shot fired into Bixby Street apartment
• Despite merger of tax initiatives, proponents will also go their own ways
• Gang sweep nets 11 arrests in Santa Cruz County
• Live Oak senior center renovation aims to draw more community groups
• Pacific Collegiate takes heat over nonprofit plans: School district urges county superintendent to probe legality of facility funding
• Water quality board approves new ag rules: Contentious issue likely to face a higher court
• Lawyer attacked with razor in Salinas courtroom
• Recent CDC study reveals dangers of raw milk, but fans say benefits outweigh concerns
• Gilroy police: Iraq War veteran killed sister, 11, then himself
• San Lorenzo River still threatening Boardwalk; crews fight back
• Medicare report details deficiencies at Natividad Medical Center
• State judges win temporary reprieve from online financial disclosure rule
• Slide show: Santa Cruz Boardwalk threatened by San Lorenzo River
• Cassidy: Scotts Valley woman's Nitless Noggins seeks to stamp out lice -- really
• UC Berkeley professors condemn light punishment for administrator
• Two Tyler Tenorio murder defendants plead out; charges dismissed for third Santa Cruz man
• State political watchdog approves $30,000 fine against Schwarzenegger
• States consider laws allowing family members access to Facebook account after death
• Felton man identified in Graham Hill Road crash
• State pension board acknowledges lower returns, higher costs
• Law enforcement teams use helicopter to clean up pot farm near Los Gatos
• Fill out your NCAA bracket now or never
• The Museum of Art & History becomes a showcase for Santa Cruz's burgeoning subculture of fire artists
• Well-known local singer/songwriter's musical appetites are wide and deep
• Young graphic artist creates her vivid rock posters without getting anywhere near a computer
• Cultural Council's Primavera event goes back to the Swingin' Sixties
• Celebrated Vietnamese poet Hoang Hung is the centerpiece of an ambitious local poetry reading reflecting on the war in Vietnam
• Christine Pelosi, The daughter of the former House Speaker spreads the gospel of democratic action in 'Campaign Boot Camp 2.0'
• Business Digest: March 15, 2012
• Coast Lines: March 15, 2012
• Cops and Courts: March 15, 2012: Most Wanted man arrested in SoCal
• Best Bets, March 15, 2012: If the Walls Could Talk
• As We See It: Sunshine Week: Why we care
• As You See It: March 15, 2012: UCSC, pay for desal
• Contest at UC Santa Cruz gauges whose mechanized ship is most seaworthy - and whose ship walks the plank
• Santa Cruz City Schools OK 'qualified' budget report; major deficit projected under worst-case scenario
• Rangers warn people to stay out of the water after shark attack on seal at Waddell Creek
• Jail photos suspended after flap with Santa Cruz surfer Anthony Ruffo
• Longtime Valley Women's Club member Nancy Macy to retire June 30
• At least 165 educators get pink-slipped: Court decision increased number of layoffs in past few days
• San Lorenzo River water running next to the Boardwalk
• Santa Cruz County Supervisor races set for June
• Monterey man pleads guilty in death of girlfriend's baby
• Calstar helicopter ambulance rides can cost $10,000
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: Berger, Nyamdorj, Lopez, Gutierrez, Gilchrist
• Gunman robs ice cream vendor in Watsonville
• Suspected meth dealer arrested in Santa Cruz
• Crowd to weigh in on ag water quality rules
• Freedom man identified in fatal crash near Prunedale
• Editor's Blog: Letting the Sunshine in: the public's right to know
• Parole denied for former cop convicted in fatal 1987 shooting outside Watsonville bar
• SVMH releases list of groups who submitted affiliation proposals
• Quick Bites: New chef at Cellar Door; new name also on tap?
• Most Wanted car thief arrested in Orange County
• Nesting eagles highlights success of restoration program
• Man dies in pickup crash near Felton
• Rainy weather bringing reported mudslides
• As You See It: Make my paper bag a double
• As We See It: Hikers AND bikers should enjoy Pogonip
• MexItalian, Restaurant Review: A flavorful fusion of Italy, Mexico
• Best Bets, March 14, 2012: Fukushima Never Again
• Jag, Seimas can explain [almost] everything: Sportswriters collect national awards
• Cops and Courts: March 14, 2012
• Coast Lines: March 14, 2012
• Setting it Straight: March 14, 2012
• Business Digest: March 14, 2012
• Calstar helicopter rides can cost $10,000
• Report: Nitrate pollution beginning to affect Salinas Valley water quality
• Friends remember Ben Lomond man who died while surfing the Hook
• Judge releases some information on unsolved Salinas shooting
• Man falls from cliff, walks away
• Crash on UC Santa Cruz campus sends two to hospital
• Calif. bill would ban violent fans from pro sports
• Santa Cruz council OKs local business preference; leaders also finalize rule on desal vote
• One catalytic converter suspect a no show in court; warrant issued
• Ecosystem change expected with return of bald eagles; Pinto Lake population could shift
• Rain predicted for the rest of the week, forecasters say
• A little country, a little Santa Cruz: Former resident Joy Williams enjoys musical success
• Castle Rock State Park saved from the closure list
• Former Scotts Valley man to stand trial before release
• UCSC to showcase UC-wide research in Humanities at Museum of Art & History
• Drinking water at risk from ag pollution, study finds: UC Davis report released ahead of water board's scheduled vote on new rules for farmers
• Santa Cruz County health care system earns kudos for low rate of avoidable emergency room visits
• Resident raises concerns about rubber scraps being tracked out of Highlands Park
• Surfer who died near Pleasure Point identified
• Sentinel.com blog: Obituary for the Sentinel's GoPro camera, at the bottom of Monterey Bay
• Clint Eastwood's family set for reality TV series
• Watsonville man dies in single-vehicle crash
• Cops and Courts: Man who stayed home sick nabs burglar
• Coast Lines: March 13, 2012
• Hits and Misses: Finding ways to grow strawberries without chemicals
• Best Bets, March 13, 2012: The End of the Line
• County leader hosts meeting to address fears: Neighbors concerned about area children
• Surfer dies after being found unconscious in Pleasure Point
• Series of storms to dump some heavy rainfall on the area Tuesday through the weekend, forecasters say
• Scotts Valley payroll remains steady as furloughs continue; recreation manager to retire soon
• City of Scotts Valley salary database for 2011
• Four teens charged as adults in Beach Flats stabbing
• Union Bank buying Santa Barbara Bank & Trust for $46 a share; will gain Watsonville branch
• County to consider off-leash dog rules at Live Oak beaches
• Campaign seeks to enlist voters in support of social change: COPA sets agenda for host of issues including housing, immigration
• 'Green Fondo' to test cyclists, help nonprofits after Amgen Tour of California's stop in Santa Cruz County
• School principal faces trial on vehicular manslaughter charge
• Regional Democrats urge FDA to label GMOs
• Man home ill nabs burglar, gets his property back
• Five arrested on drug-related charges at Brennan Lane home in Watsonville
• Anti-Semitic graffiti found in Santa Cruz cemetery
• Three 'Most Wanted' suspects arrested, including one with five warrants
• We want you in our NCAA tournament challenge
• Man exposes himself in downtown parking garage, police say
• Man on creek path had 28 grams of methamphetamine, police say
• Salinas shoulders early costs of struggling regional law enforcement center
• A wet end to winter expected this week in Bay Area
• Cops and Courts: March 12, 2012
• Street Smarts: School zone safety for drivers, pedestrians
• Steve Mandel, Santa Cruz County Stories: Award-winning photographer rescues endangered Asiatic Lions
• Sports promoters unleash piracy lawsuits against Bay Area businesses
• Santa Cruz water officials could seek 5% curtailment: Low February rainfall puts year on track to be seventh driest
• Coast Lines: March 12, 2011
• AmeriCorps group trains 29 new members
• Verve barista brews up a victory at regional competition
• Video: Verve's Lizzy Sampson gives it her all in Southwest Regional Barista Competition
• Video: "Capitola Serenade" helps celebrate Capitola History Museum's new exhibit
• Most Wanted suspect arrested at local hotel
• Attempted break-in reported at marijuana collective
• Fire breaks out in converted garage in Scotts Valley
• Jonathan Glidden and Nicki Pecchenino: Legislature dismantling services for elderly, disabled
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Mano y mano with the flu virus
• Coast Lines: March 11, 2012
• Education Digest: March 11, 2012
• Best Bets, March 11, 2012: Delhi 2 Dublin
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Your kids are finally emancipated - are you?
• Justine DaCosta, Name Dropping, March 11, 2012: More than a name
• As You See It: March 11, 2012: Kudos to council
• Pat Arnold: Still much to be done as International Women's Day passes
• Charles Molnar, Senior Corner: Counseling volunteers help with transition to senior living
• As We See It: Competing tax measures: Soaking the rich
• Coffee competition heats up in Santa Cruz, drawing large crowd
• Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisor candidates square off on gay issues
• Family's dream of a home ownership nears reality; sweat equity fuels Habitat project in Marina
• Donation puts Pajaro Rescue Mission in driver's seat
• Annual 10k walk raises $16,000 for Santa Cruz AIDS Project
• A year later, harbor still recovering: Two docks completed, work could last through 2013
• After 27 years on its own, Santa Cruz AIDS Project has new partner: Agency to merge with Counseling Center amid financial hardships
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: In the wake of the tsunami
• Information center proposed for Santa Cruz's Pacific Avenue kiosk; Downtown Association would promote businesses, events
• Santa Cruz students bring Civil War to life: Spring Hill School class re-enacts famous battle
• Congressional incumbents Speier and Eshoo have challengers in June primary election
• Cops and Courts: March 10, 2012: Confinement sought for sex offender
• Coast Lines: March 10, 2012
• Business Digest: March 10, 2012
• Peter Boutell, Lending A Hand: Lenders on alert for fraud and misrepresentation
• Home and Garden Digest, March 10, 2012: Temple Beth El hosts plants and accessories sale
• Faith Digest, March 10, 2012: Senior luncheon will include food, music
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Seed-starting kits can be productive
• Tina Baine, DIY: March Madness -- See an inspiring student-run fashion show, learn the business side of selling art
• Best Bets, March 10, 2012: Blame Sally
• Our Ocean Backyard, Gary Griggs: Going to temperature extremes in Santa Cruz
• American Red Cross volunteer from Santa Cruz helps tornado victims
• Starting from Golden Gate, Dream Act students make election statement in cross-country walk
• Scotts Valley school officials file paperwork for parcel tax measure on June ballot
• Five more teens arrested in Santa Cruz stabbing
• Santa Cruz resident awaits call for liver transplant; Java Junction hosts fundraiser Sunday
• Dozens compete on Day 1 of regional barista competition in Santa Cruz
• Capitola to move ahead on quarter-cent sales tax ballot measure; 2012-13 community grants funding cut
• Marijuana bust nets 190 plants near Las Lomas
• Spring concerts finale for Watsonville Community Band leader: Eugene Smith exits after more than 40 years of music
• Attorneys for two accused in 75 River St. takeover say their clients were there as journalists
• Lifeguards warn of rip currents at South County beaches
• National Journal report paints Sam Farr as most ideological member of Democrats
• Asilomar State Beach in Pacific Grove repoens after sewage spill
• Self-proclaimed homeless hacker Commander X reportedly flees to Canada, leaving Santa Cruz attorney stuck with bail bill
• Trial pending for Freedom woman accused of driving drunk, causing fatal 2010 crash
• Editor's Blog: Christianity dying in Mideast; "God is dead" theologian dies
• Rabbit adoption event to be held in Soquel Saturday
• An app to feed your appetite for Girl Scout cookies
• Bay Area adds nearly 14,000 jobs in January, led by strong growth in East Bay and South Bay
• Bridgeman named winner of Dickson emeriti award
• Watsonville man pleads no contest in stolen property, drug cases
• Confinement sought for convicted sex offender, hearing to be held Tuesday
• Health advocates join forces; 60 attend summit in Watsonville
• Live chat about autism, March 9 at noon
• Watsonville woman pleads guilty after leading deputies on car chase
• Guest opinion: Death by Legislature
• UC study endorses maximum-security inmates in lower-level California prisons
• Monning alters food truck bill
• The Sentinel.com blog: Sentinel news apps available for iPhone, Android
• First of families rebuilding in wake of San Bruno pipeline blast finally going home
• Salinas man faces 277 years to life for domestic violence
• Molester James Lamb faces trial for failing to register as sex offender
• Capitola to move ahead with quarter-cent sales tax
• Capitola City Council votes 3-1 to fund community grant
• Where religion and the economy come together; Panel of spiritual leaders give their take on the Occupy movement
• CHP class in Santa Cruz teaches teens safe driving
• Official caught in mountain lion controversy may be removed as Fish and Game president
• Spirits soar with bald eagles: Nesting pair is rare sight near Pinto Lake
• Parents of autistic children speak out on Sunnyvale murder-suicide
• As filing deadline approaches, local races taking shape
• Asilomar State Beach in Pacific Grove closed after 800-gallon sewage spill
• Press Banner eyed by Texas buyer; bankruptcy court approval needed
• Suspect in Santa Cruz High student's robbery has pending court cases, records show
• Women in Business luncheon on conflict resolution attracts 115
• DA's Office files more insurance fraud charges against owner of Brookdale Inn & Spa
• Central Fire hosts town hall meeting to solicit input on service, new business plan
• US unemployment applications hover near low levels
• Kenneth Clamp sentenced to 85 years to life in murder of Elias Sorokin
• Salmon fishermen cast their hopes for a strong season
• Editor's Blog: Drop that cellphone, save a life
• Sign-ups now open for Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program
• Boaters warned as gray whales spotted again in Bay
• SVMH audit: Potential conflict of interest violations referred to DA
• Two teenagers arrested in afternoon stabbing in Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted, March 8, 2012: Montes, Ortega, Edwards, Sylvester, Moore
• Video: Tow truck helps free delivery truck stuck in Capitola
• Video: Truck stuck in Capitola
• Two Salinas men arrested in stolen car, accused of identity theft
• Increase in suicides from the Golden Gate Bridge
• Biologists project big Pacific Coast salmon season
• Case dismissed in downtown Santa Cruz Halloween robbery
• Bay area students talk to space station astronauts
• As We See It: Not so super primaries
• As We See It: Adrift in regulations
• As You See It: Help find hit-and-run driver
• Best Bets, March 8, 2012: Nellie McKay
• With a sweet job on NBC's 'Parks and Recreation' and a starring role in a hip new romantic comedy, the acting game is finally paying off for Santa Cruz's Adam Scott
• Hunters, fishermen turn out in droves to support embattled Fish & Game chief
• Wolverton: New iPad not revolutionary but still likely to be a hit
• Apple's new iPad will be faster and prettier, company says
• Mountain School parents tell district they want their kids to stay put
• Coast Lines: March 8, 2012
• Financially troubled Santa Cruz County Fair looks to community for help
• Cops and Courts: Thursday, March 8, 2012
• Overfishing indirectly hurts coral reefs, UCSC study finds
• Noise complaints rise in February, police report
• State chips in for fumigant alternative research
• Capitola voter survey: More support for higher sales tax than higher room tax
• 2012 Monterey Bay Regional Business Plan Competition attracts 17 local entries
• Parole denied again for man convicted of pushing blind Soquel man to his death from a moving truck
• State voters have a say in GOP nomination
• Video: Gray whale spotted near Crissy Field in San Francisco Bay
• Police: 15-year-old arrested after hitting a Santa Cruz grocery store, stealing pickup, leading police on chase
• Biggest solar flare in five years heading toward Earth
• Wanted parolee captured in Live Oak after fleeing, jumping in lake to avoid arrest
• Holocaust survivor and history professor Peter Kenez to give March 15 UCSC Emeriti Lecture
• Family displaced, cat and tortoise die in house fire near UC Santa Cruz
• Man stabbed near Second Street in Santa Cruz
• Watsonville police seeking suspects in Tuesday night armed robbery at 7-Eleven
• Judge agrees to dismiss two counts in escaped felon case
• Peter Kenez to deliver annual UCSC Spring Emeriti Faculty Lecture
• LAFCO delays vote for city water service expansion at UCSC
• Case would let thousands of criminals vote
• Top pesticide regulator and California Strawberry Commission seek fumigant alternative
• Two Watsonville men arrested in connection with SCHS student robbery
• Cops and Courts: Santa Cruz High student robbed, assaulted
• As You See It, March 7, 2012: A good writer and a good Samaritan
• Stacey Vreeken, Winepress: Rexford Winery's Joe Miller may be the only astro-enologist
• Best Bets, March 07, 2012: "Asian Tofu" Book Signing
• Coast Lines: Wednesday, March 7, 2012
• Business Digest: March 7, 2012
• As We See It: Another water diversion
• March winds whip Monterey County
• Romney wins Ohio, four other Super Tuesday states
• Doctors look for reason for 7-year-old's sudden blindness
• Library board debates increasing hours again; director warns of deep deficits if personnel costs grow
• Borrowing costs for California bullet train are revised upward
• Live Oak School District 'financially solvent' says district business official
• Watsonville City Council candidates line up: Two announce plans to seek appointment as Manuel Bersamin resigns
• The Villager to extend hours: Planning Commission loosens restrictions on Watsonville bar
• Watsonville police: Burglary, homicide were up in 2011, but aggravated assault, arson decreased
• Coastal Commission weighs in on UCSC water case: Agency says it may have oversight role in related fisheries debate
• Steller sea lion spotted in Moss Landing Harbor
• Redevelopment oversight takes shape; County also votes to support women's equality
• Santa Cruz brothers win $10k in video game design competition
• Watsonville man who attacked his ex sentenced to 5 years in prison
• Teen girl saves two boys in rip current in Rio del Mar
• Capitola wasn't kind to aggressive drivers on Tuesday: 59 citations issued
• Three detained after apparent Chestnut Street robbery of SCHS student
• Netflix in talks with cable companies to become on-demand option, sources say
• Santa Cruz Dream Inn reopens rooms; flooding damages estimated at $500,000
• Q&A on Obama administration's latest mortgage-aid plan
• Two juries considered in escape, home invasion cases; Maurice Ainsworth's co-defendant seeks separate trial
• Several vying for Santa Cruz County Superior Court seat: Governor to appoint judge to fill seat open since early 2011
• Sheriff's Department: Surveillance video shows Live Oak murder victim, possible witness minutes before shooting
• Santa Cruz judge orders Salinas police to hand over report in unsolved shooting
• Trial date set in catalytic converter theft case
• Trust established for investment fraud victims in Santa Cruz
• Wall Street suffers worst day of 2012, Apple continues to fall
• Additional 100 jurors added to pool for SF Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's domestic violence trial
• Father sentenced to jail, probation for killing his daughter in rollover accident
• New male falcon on top of San Jose City Hall is named: 'Fernando the rocket.'
• Lawsuit seeks accounting of Fort Ord Resuse Authority money
• All but two of Dream Inn's rooms back in business after last month's pipe break
• Man accused of killing his mother ruled unfit for trial
• Speed Freak Killer's cause of death, deep anger revealed
• Fort Ord monument backers get Obama's ear
• First-time home buyer finds frustration: Competing with cash offers, dealing with lenders, he meets rejection
• As You See It, March 6, 2012: Don't trust people who don't like dogs
• Hits and Misses: Thumbs-up to AG's Bill of Homeowner Rights
• Cops and Courts: March 6, 2012
• Coast Lines: March 6, 2012
• Setting it Straight: March 6, 2012
• Business Digest: March 6, 2012
• Best Bets, March 6, 2012: The Coffis Brothers
• Critics of move to oust Fish and Game Commissioner did the same thing five years ago
• California drivers finally put down those cellphones and are living to tell the tale
• Cabrillo likely to lay off 23 faculty, staff to meet $2.5M budget shortfall
• Family mourns Live Oak shooting victim: Nathan Connally was new father
• Food labeling measure draws early cash; Initiative would label genetically modified foods
• Water quality board exec doesn't want another delay on new ag runoff rules
• For Santa Cruz brothers, George Washington's wig could be worth $10,000
• Panel unanimously supports new Pogonip trail: Multi-use path could reach council by end of the month
• San Jose man driving stolen van arrested in Santa Cruz
• Nine-car pileup slows afternoon traffic on Highway 17
• Teen knifed in face, arm in downtown Watsonville
• Airlines offering bigger overhead bins
• Scotts Valley High grad Maiya Moncino raising money to build school in Nicaragua
• Santa Cruz High senior Holly Borg honored for volunteerism
• Santa Cruz woman travels to Kentucky with Red Cross to offer relief to tornado victims
• Nobel Laureate to speak on importance of investing in childhood education
• Game on: UCSC ranks in top 10 graduate schools for game design
• Business Digest: March 2, 2012
• Classic Volvo destroyed after rolling out garage, careening down hill
• Santa Cruz Mountains residents: Tasting room, mountain roads don't mix
• Chaminade makes 'Best Luxury Hotel' list for 2012
• Capitola Wharf damaged by high surf; repair estimates expected Thursday
• Reader Poll: Are you in favor of a trail through the Pogonip?
• Gloria Steinem speaks out in East Bay about 'war on women,' Rush Limbaugh
• Laptops stolen in burglary at Old Sash Mill
• Mixed verdict in case of man charged in March 2011 assault at Davenport Landing
• Injured Giants fan Bryan Stow transferred to new facility to focus on regaining independence
• Coroner: Homicide victim died from single gunshot
• Man smashes Boardwalk Bowl window, swipes liquor in early morning burglary
• Second annual Arts Dean’s research lecture spotlights media and race
• Magnitude-4.0 quake shakes San Francisco Bay area
• San Jose City Hall falcon saga better than a real-life soap opera
• Man leads deputies on chase in stolen Honda
• Believe it: Harvard cheaper than Cal State
• San Francisco earthquake: First reactions
• Street Smarts: Improving commercial vehicle safety keeps everyone on the road safe
• Cops and Courts: March 5, 2012
• Pajaro Valley exhibit showcases ancient 'wax' painting method
• Chris Broadwell, Santa Cruz County Stories: Cruising around the world
• Coast Lines: March 5, 2012
• Praiseworthy: March 5, 2012
• Best Bets, March 5, 2012: Second Mar Vista 2012 Auction
• Heat tops 65-year-old record in Santa Cruz
• Dinner added to the menu at Bay View Elementary
• For Santa Cruz County Symphony, it's a family affair
• Woman pushed down, robbed in Watsonville
• Truck driver suffers major injuries on East Cliff Drive
• Boardwalk security detains three theft suspects
• Burglary suspect arrested at Mission Street business
• Street Smarts Video: CHP's Celia Capulin talks safety with farm workers (in Spanish)
• Education Digest: March 4, 2012
• Coast Lines: March 4, 2012
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Welcome to the golden era of local folks hitting it big
• Best Bets, March 4, 2012: 'Under the Boardwalk'
• Justine DaCosta, Name Dropping: A Cabaret that counts
• Celebrations, March 4, 2012: Julia Cato and Benjamin McGriff, Monique Posadas and Ramon Pineda Jr.
• As You See It: March 4, 2012: Love Hwy. 17 bus, but it could use some changes
• Madhu Raghavan and Maria Mead: Vaccinate your children
• Jenn Laskin: Ruffo sentence a travesty of justice
• Josh Mader: Public-private partnership for Simpkins pool
• Ted Benhari and John Aird: LAFCO makes big decision March 7
• Winona Hubbard: Infrastructure not safe for local cyclists
• Dan Harper: The humor and horror of snakes
• Births, March 4, 2012: Dominican, Feb. 19-25; Sutter, Feb. 17-23
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Use your life's losses for greater gains
• As We See It: Weighing the death penalty
• Students from Santa Cruz and Monterey counties show off at engineering contest
• CHP offers advice for seniors who want to stay behind the wheel
• Aptos' Orchard School lives up to its name
• Let kids be kids: As new playground equipment is made safer, injury numbers remain constant
• Panel to weigh Pogonip multi-use trail: Critics call for more rigorous environmental study
• Two UCSC scientists awarded Pew Fellowships for Marine Conservation to study climate change impacts and management
• Plan offers hope for community college students; Cabrillo College will likely pursue money from Obama's proposal
• Faith Digest, March 3, 2012: Liberation theologian to speak at two Santa Cruz churches
• Love Apple's annual seedling sale sends farm back to its roots
• Home and Garden Digest, March 3, 2012: Love Apple teaches bee-keeping basics
• Coast Lines: Saturday, March 3, 2012
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: A citrus state of mind
• Business Digest: March 3, 2012
• Best Bets, March 3, 2012: Sinbad
• Cops and Courts: March 3, 2012
• News briefs: Saturday, March 3, 2012
• Relove Clothing resale shop opens in Pleasure Point
• Santa Cruz County planners give blessing to Live Oak day worker center
• It's official: Proposal coming to merge Natividad and SVMH
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Space - a new perspective on chilly Monterey Bay
• Forecast calls for clear skies over weekend with a chance of rain next week
• Fisheries agencies warn LAFCO against UCSC water expansion: Final vote set for Wednesday
• Capitola makes it official: Watsonville deputy police chief will be the city's new police chief
• Watsonville man pleads no contest in 2011 berry field carjacking
• Farr, Alejo pitch growers' water quality plan: Regional board set to vote on rules aimed at curbing agricultural pollution
• Two suspects in custody in Monday's gas station robbery in Scotts Valley
• Sheriff's Office asking for public's help in Live Oak homicide investigation
• Lompico Water District receives $30,000 in settlement agreement with fired former general manager
• Two arrested on suspicion of trying to use counterfeit money at a Santa Cruz restaurant
• Avenue Bar in Santa Cruz boarded up; upstairs tenants asked to leave
• Ag industry and environmentalists wrestle over new runoff rules
• California Gov. Jerry Brown considers repealing law that prolongs the life of shelter animals
• Monterey County officers arrest Prunedale man for stolen car, drug possession
• Campbell woman arrested on suspicion of 'keying' cars at a Santa Cruz parking garage
• Santa Cruz woman pleads guilty to meth possession, ordered to residential treatment
• Two Aptos men get strict conditional release in pending burglary case
• From the Community Media Lab - Cyclelicious: Santa Cruz bike builders show off skills, imagination at Sacramento showcase
• Cops and Courts: March 2, 2012: Rape suspect's evaluation delayed
• Street Smarts blog: Adults often use kids as excuse to beat speeding ticket, nanny blog says
• Day laborer center proposed for Live Oak
• Caltrain ticket prices to rise on July 1
• Setting it straight: March 2, 2012
• Coast Lines: March 2, 2012
• As We See It: Protesters have a point
• As You See It, March 2, 2012: Plenty of schooling options already exist for parents
• Ethics complaint filed against wildlife official who shot mountain lion
• Mental evaluation postponed for 2008 harbor rape suspect
• New bikes donated to Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz
• Desal opponents vow to press on with ballot measure: Coalition worried city could overturn citizen right to vote on plant
• Cabrillo receives $1 million donation for scholarships to low-income high school seniors
• Wrecked sardine boat to be hauled to Moss Landing
• Barbara Scherer, Plantronics' chief financial officer, to retire
• Only In Santa Cruz T-shirts debut, thanks to 16-year-old entrepreneur Wesley Hobbs
• Cross-country bike ride to raise awareness for suicide prevention
• Video: Scenes from the morning protests at UC Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: Casillas, Solorio, Garroway, Downard, Martinez
• Slide show: Students protest at UC Santa Cruz
• FBI director: Cyber-threats will become top worry
• 19-year-old gunned down near Live Oak apartment complex identified
• Police report: Ex-Hells Angel charged with homicide severely beaten before he pulled out gun
• Congressman Farr marks 51st anniversary of Peace Corps
• Two arrested on warrants after traffic stop in Watsonville
• Wintry weather briefly disrupts Scotts Valley Middle School field trip
• Gay marriage supporters urge court to reject latest Proposition 8 appeal
• Watsonville City Councilman Manuel Bersamin to resign
• Cocktail Chronicles: Santa Cruz's Seabright Brewery
• Wanted parolee who sparked standoff arrested in Watsonville Wednesday
• Students gather for rally at Occupy Education demonstration; man drives car through crowd blocking entrance to UCSC campus
• Editor's Blog: Boardwalk memories of Davy Jones and the Big Dipper
• UCSC Occupy Education protest: collected photos, video, links and tweets through Storify
• Dan Walters: California legislators show their hypocrisy on hunting issue
• Campus status related to March 1 protests
• High-speed rail construction delayed
• Silicon Valley tech companies struggle to describe themselves in comprehensible language
• Cops and Courts: March 1, 2012
• Coast Lines: March 1, 2012
• Election Digest: March 1, 2012
• Business Digest: March 1, 2012
• Setting it Straight: March 1, 2012
• Under EPA proposal, Santa Cruz County could see fewer beach tests
• As You See It: Why are you so hostile to tech advancement?
• As We See It: Separation of church and candidates
• As We See It: Compromise right move on desal vote
• Santa Cruz couples take the plunge on Leap Day: Special marriages, birthdays on quadrennial occasion
• Plans for larger Boys & Girls Club facility in Live Oak discussed
• New surveillance photos released in Live Oak motel torture case
• Trial continues in Davenport assault case
• Soquel retail complex on 41st Avenue emerges from devastating blaze
• Former Gonzales fertilizer producer pleads guilty to mail fraud
• Soquel man recalls his place in Civil Rights fight: Paul Bokulich worked under Martin Luther King Jr.
• Community college leaders warn against proposed funding model
• UCSC Academic Senate addresses hot issues ahead of today's planned protest
• Former Hells Angel charged with killing Santa Cruz Hells Angel
• Calif walloped as snow falls across northern US
• Ex-San Jose cop sentenced to 3 years in prison for informing Live Oak Hells Angel
• Ceremony honors Japanese-American veterans
• Watsonville, Pajaro Valley students seek help for Ivy League tour
• George Wylie drops out of 5th district Board of Supervisors race
• Preliminary hearing set for April 23 for 11 people charged in takeover of former River Street bank
• Bill aims to protect farmland with tax incentive
• Restitution hearing set for former Rio del Mar man convicted of fraud in business of remodeling mobile homes
• Top UCSC officials criticize protest plans to shut down campus Thursday
• Q&A: Google to dig deeper into users' lives
• No weapons found after nearly four-hour Watsonville standoff
• Celeb Pix: Jean Dujardin returns to France a hero
• Aromas man arrested for shooting, killing his dog because it wasn't obedient
• 32nd annual 'Jazz Bash by theBay' invites fans to dance their feet off
• Video evidence in Mirkarimi case challenged in court
• Gas leak prompts evacuation of Louden Nelson Community Center in Santa Cruz
• Morgan Hill man pleads not guilty in suspected Santa Cruz Metro sex assault
• Sierra braces for up to 5 feet of snow as storm moves in
• Ex-Santa Clara cop gets 3 years in prison for giving confidential info to Hells Angel
• Sheriff log: Man kills his dog for being disobedient
• From the Community Media Lab: Santa Cruz MAH and its modern exhibition philosophy
• Showers, heavy winds impacting Bay Area morning commute
• Embattled California wildlife official who shot mountain lion refuses to resign
• Coast Lines: Feb. 29, 2012
• Election Digest: Feb. 29, 2012
• Business Digest: Feb. 29, 2012
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 29, 2012: 2 arrested on drug, firearm charges
• As You See It, Feb. 29, 2012: Watsonville needs county's help
• As We See It: Foolish cut on tsunami outreach
• Best Bets, Feb. 29, 2012: Extreme Fused Dichroic Glass Jewelry
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Pelican Ranch 2009 Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, Meadowridge Vineyard
• In the Bins: Rapini --- by any other name as bitter
• Santa Cruz City Council OKs putting desal in voters' hands: Election wouldn't be called before 2014
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: A mind-bending vegetable
• Damaris Santos-Palmer, Kitchen Corners: A new egg favorite
• El Paisano Tamales in Santa Cruz says adios after 42 years
• Quick Bites, Feb. 29, 2012: 'Eat Good Food' author to appear at New Leaf
• Britannia Arms, Restaurant Review: Bangers and mash down by the beach? It works at Capitola pub
• Turn to Tofu: Santa Cruz author Andrea Nguyen's latest, 'Asian Tofu,' elevates the status of a Pan-Asian culinary staple
• Watsonville City Council approves design contract for proposed Manabe-Ow business park
• Planners discuss Soquel Drive corridor plan, with goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions
• Occupy Education vows to shut down UC Santa Cruz campus early Thursday
• Santa Cruz's Miracle Worker: More than just a haircut
• Two arrested on child cruelty charges after drugs, gun left within reach of 8-year-old
• No friend of mine: Santa Cruz County bans sale, importation of bullfrogs
• Sierra snowpack at 30 percent of normal, but reservoirs are still pretty full
• Hospitals in Santa Cruz County have varying breastfeeding rates
• Tsunami debris is on its way; whether it hits Monterey Bay still in question
• Santa Cruz City Council OKs UCSC conservation funding plan, downtown solar plan
• Four cited for buying alcohol for minors in Watsonville
• Shot fired into garage in Watsonville
• Police release suspect descriptions in armed robbery at Scotts Valley gas station
• One man arrested, one detained after two-hour standoff in Watsonville
• Arrest made in swastika etchings, tire slashings in Santa Cruz
• Deborah McArthur, Nature Connection: Making the connection at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
• Apple expected to unveil new iPad
• Scotts Valley house catches fire
• Dow closes above 13,000
• Man tortured, robbed in Live Oak motel room
• Nadia Lockyer's ex-lover: 'There's a way bigger story than the sex tapes'
• New York alumni artist returns to campus to mentor students
• Tammerlin Drummond: Nadia Lockyer saga gets uglier
• White House budget targets tsunami warning system
• Small fire in Watsonville cemetery
• Deputies search for Most Wanted parolee in Larkin Valley area
• Armed robbery at Scotts Valley gas station
• Planting seeds at food awareness rally: Activists gather at Town Clock
• Return to duty: Injured firefighter says experience changes perspective on patient care
• Volunteers transform Old Holy Cross Cemetery from an eyesore: Site is final resting place for county pioneers
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car announces it will accept federal oversight as grieving mother Cally Houck will press on
• Small Business Development Center gets rave reviews for free advice, helps clients land $5.88 million in loans
• Rain expected mid-week: Temperatures in the mid-to-high 50s
• County to finalize new planning rules on nonconforming structures
• Santa Cruz City Council to consider desal ordinance: County leader wants outside water customers to have a voice
• Man grabs girl on her morning walk to Harbor High School
• Photo Contest: They Say It's Your Birthday!
• Fisherman who died in Rio del Mar identified
• Ex-Hells Angel member to be charged in shooting a Hells Angel member at a San Jose funeral
• Three "Most Wanted" suspects arrested over the weekend in Santa Cruz County
• Hiker in his early 20s dies climbing rocks, cliffs near Pacheco Pass
• Editor's Blog: Thoughts on "Descendants," "Artist" and @angie'srightleg
• Watsonville woman wanted for using a stolen credit card turns herself in
• Police: Man arrested after alleged sex assault at Santa Cruz Metro Center
• Santa Cruz police investigating report of stabbing at levee
• Street Smarts: CHP stats shed light on bike accidents
• Don Houseman, Santa Cruz County Stories: Watsonville man's speed quest sends him annually to Utah's famed salt flats, sometimes in wheelchair
• PG&E defends how much it charges for natural gas
• Visiting Israelis speak at Temple Beth El about their life in the Middle East
• UCSC first campus artwork 're-dedicated"
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 27, 2012
• Coast Lines: Feb. 27, 2012
• Praiseworthy, Feb. 27, 2012: Volunteers make holiday brighter
• As You See It, Feb. 27, 2012: It's time for government to get back to the basics
• Best Bets, Feb. 27, 2012: Tim Berne and Snakeoil
• Highway 17 northbound lanes closed for more than two hours Sunday night near Summit
• Murderer of Lompico toddler found guilty of violations
• Hells Angel arrested in connection with funeral slaying
• Modest gains in first six months of Santa Cruz's predictive police program
• One of Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted arrested
• Missing mountain biker found Sunday morning
• Live Oak gas station robbed at gunpoint Sunday morning
• Oscars 2012: Five reasons why we're watching tonight
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: The Golden State gets the cold shoulder
• Best Bets, Feb. 26, 2012: Santa Cruz Chamber Players
• Justine DaCosta, Name Dropping: A community celebration
• As You See It: Feb. 26, 2012: Can't people and dogs share the beach?
• Mayor Don Lane: The desal debate: Let's just have one vote on desalination
• Lex: Submit your nominations for Queer Youth Leadership Awards
• Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County: Women in county can get the health care they need
• Coast Lines: Feb. 26, 2012
• Education Digest: Feb. 26, 2012
• Cops and courts: Feb. 26, 2012: No arrests in Friday's stabbing
• Michael A. Lewis: County should upgrade existing dog parks
• Births, Feb. 26, 2012: Dominican Feb. 10-21; Sutter, Feb. 11-17
• Dan Harper: The high price of professional football fame
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Understanding the mystery of marital bliss
• As We See It: Republican party in California: Not much opposition
• Margie Kern-Marshall, Karen Minkowski, and Steve Pleich: The desal debate: 'Right to vote' taps into groundswell
• Michael W. Machado: Local government functions need to be streamlined
• Harry Domash, Online Investing: BDCs a good place to look for dividends
• Part-time Santa Cruz resident Elyse Saugstad credits backpack with saving her life after avalanche
• Authorities: Nine bikers arrested after traffic stop near Highway 1 and Mission
• Andrew Miller of Ocean Grove Charter, Holt Larkin of Westlake Elementary win at the county Spelling Bee
• Motorcyclist injured near Wilder Ranch
• No arrests in Friday's stabbing in Watsonville
• Passion in every stitch: Annual quilt show a popular attraction
• Cooks, tasters come together at Boardwalk's 31st annual clam chowder cookoff; herbs, butter and cream key to winning chowder
• Proposed Montessori charter school creates education divide: Parents want choice, while others fear funding impact
• Santa Cruz cleaning service assists on 'Hoarders'
• Karen Delaney, Be the Difference: Safety and justice for all
• United Way of Santa Cruz County marks 70th anniversary featuring collection of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia
• Musicians share love of classical music with students in Santa Cruz County
• UK-based company unfurls new technology to sequence whole strands of DNA
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: A cat by any other name
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 25, 2012
• Election digest: Feb. 25, 2012
• Business Digest: Feb. 25, 2012
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: It's a sister act
• Coast Lines: Feb. 25, 2012
• Simpkins Swim Center a jewel, but should county hand over management keys?
• Hummingbird Days at UCSC offer glimpse into fascinating life of frantic fliers
• Betsy Herbert, Earth Matters: Can redwoods survive climate change?
• Frank Lloyd Wright doghouse: 'Charming' project of curmudgeonly architect
• Home and Garden Digest, Feb. 25, 2012: Students can make, eat jam at class today
• Faith Digest, Feb. 25, 2012: Unity Temple to host service for reverend
• Best Bets, Feb. 25, 2012: Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off
• As You See It: Feb. 25, 2012
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Homeowners with FHA loans should be wary of solicitations
• Setting it Straight: Feb. 25, 2012
• Police: Man stabbed in gang fight in Watsonville
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Meandering river mouths along the coast
• Top state figure promotes governor's flexibility plan; state education board president talks up weighted formula
• Dodgers judge won't delay hearing on Bryan Stow's claims
• UC Santa Cruz Arboretum founding director Ray Collett dies at age 79
• As more cuts announced, Cabrillo eyes 2012-13 reserve funds
• Man who died in 250-foot fall in Felton was an 87-year-old WWII vet, says son
• More than 400 expected at UC Santa Cruz scholarship dinner
• Santa Cruz County median home price $422,500 in January
• Editor's Blog: America's great divide
• Nurses find stabbing victim outside county health center
• The latest flu season in nearly three decades finally begins
• Scrutiny for gun permits gets tighter
• Santa Cruz County median home price slips to $422,500 in January
• Talking Chowder: Live tweets from the Santa Cruz Boardwalk's 31st annual Clam Chowder Cookoff & Festival
• Apartment fire displaces 26 people in Watsonville
• Fisherman dies on Rio del Mar Beach after getting caught in riptide
• Ancient and proud Japanese-American warriors finally get medals for World War II valor
• Hit-and-run driver in accident that paralyzed photographer sentenced to six months
• Man convicted of 1977 Aromas murder
• Coast Lines: Feb. 24, 2012
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 24, 2012
• Business Digest: Feb. 24, 2012
• Setting it Straight: Feb. 24, 2012
• As We See It: Food truck bill heavy handed
• As You See It, Feb. 24, 2012: Careful what you wish for, Live Oak
• Best Bets, Feb. 24, 2012: The Daughters of Hypatia
• California gas prices up 23 cents in past week
• Aptos audience hears stories of life in war-torn nation from Afghan children
• Capitola City Council puts off funding nonprofit talks until next month
• Pedestrian pinned between cars in La Selva Beach
• Two arrested in drug sting in Live Oak
• UC Santa Cruz's Cowell College to re-enact fountain dedication
• Santa Cruz's El Paisano Tamales to close
• Twin Lakes project to include reclaiming of public right-of-way
• Protesters plan to shut down UC Santa Cruz campus March 1
• Santa Cruz murderer Stewart Skuba sentenced to life in prison without parole
• Santa Cruz merchants, property owners mull Robert Gibbs' playbook
• Former Aptos High student pleads not guilty in Saturday attack on 15-year-old girl
• Watsonville's West Marine sales improve; CEO reports optimism in the boating market
• Watsonville's Granite Construction sees shares spike after strong quarterly report
• State's highest court to review foreclosure case
• Rabbit Haven hosts adoption event Saturday in Soquel
• Audio: Legendary drummer Mickey Hart talks with Sentinel reporter Wallace Baine
• Repeat drunken-driver pleads guilty, will likely get 2 years in state prison
• Man dies in fall from cliff near Felton
• Ray Collett, founding director of UCSC Arboretum, dies at age 79
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: Feb. 23, 2012: Williams, Womack, Schenk, Seljuk, Ramakar
• PVUSD explores solar power plan
• Panetta Institute releases lineup of lecture series
• Aromas cold case murder goes to jury
• Details of proposed zipline project still being hammered out
• California requires Google, Apple and other tech giants to enforce privacy standards on mobile apps
• High-tech new citizens bemoan long path to ceremony
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 23, 2012
• Business Digest: Feb. 23, 2012
• Best Bets, Feb. 23, 2012: BeBop at the Center Street Grill
• As You See It: Feb. 23, 2012: What about off-leash hours?
• As We See It: No short-term fix on gas
• Blooming plants are loving the extra-warm winter - so long as spring doesn't bring a freeze
• Monterey-based Language Line Services to hire 2,000 interpreters
• PV parents push for fewer students in classrooms
• Fishermen fight suit over forage limits; battle set over state's dominant fisheries
• Driver arrested with hallucinogen, marijuana in Ben Lomond
• Santa Cruz police seeking identities of two suspected thieves
• Four arrested with dismantled, stolen car in Watsonville
• DUI suspect hits 2 cars, tree and a house in Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz City Schools Trustees OK parcel tax measure, plan for $4 million in cuts amid some preliminary layoffs
• Santa Cruz parents protest charter petition: Montessori school would start with 65 students in 2013
• Housing Authority of Santa Cruz County: No evidence of employee manipulation of Section 8 wait list
• Santa Cruz County program keeps probationers on the straight and narrow
• Mountain Film Festival highlights the best in adventure cinema
• Target to hire 200 for new store in Capitola
• Assemblyman Bill Monning's bill bans food trucks, mobile vendors near schools, but effect is broad
• All in the family: Man arrested Wednesday is father of suspected jail escapee and wanted parolee
• House fire knocked down in Aromas
• Sentencing for Michael McClish set for March after judge denies request for new defense attorney
• Four cited as Santa Cruz police continue crack down on underage access to alcohol
• Santa Cruz picks Watsonville official for top finance job
• Two arrested after allegedly trying to retrieve friend's body from Santa Cruz crematorium
• BMW driver arrested with hallucinogen, marijuana in Ben Lomond
• As You See It, Feb. 22, 2012: Statewide pension reform needed
• Cops and Courts, Feb. 22, 2012: Man arraigned on drug, gang charges
• Coast Lines: Feb. 22, 2012
• Business Digest: Feb. 22, 2012
• As We See It: Learning to be accountable
• County continues to pursue SVMH for possible partnership
• 'Junk to Funk' not a throwaway fashion show See our website for a video from the Stevenson School Junk2Funk Fashion Show.
• Psychiatrist finds man mentally unfit for trial in mother's killing
• Obesity drugs fight for FDA approval
• Community leaders talk state budget proposals, including the teacher-backed millionaires tax
• Stacey Vreeken, Wine Press: Hunter Hill makes wines to drink right now
• Prepare to be bowled over: Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off marks 31 years
• Quick Bites, Feb. 22, 2012: SmoQe's successor, Sid's Smokehouse & Grill, expected in March
• Ristorante Barolo, Restaurant Review: Tasteful transformation by 'Restaurant: Impossible'
• Desal dominates Santa Cruz Neighbors forum on water: Opponents wanted to make full presentation
• Best Bets, Feb. 22, 2012: Goitse
• Nonprofit leader chosen for Cabrillo board
• Nonprofits to appeal to Capitola for funds Thursday
• 15-year-old Aptos girl sliced in fight at her birthday party
• Santa Cruz's Emergency Training Services paramedic school sold to Irvine company
• Farmland, slough contaminated by saltwater: Pajaro Valley flooding cut into irrigation supply, damaged cropland
• Sentencing delayed in stabbing, escape case
• Recall effort of Sheriff Phil Wowak is dropped
• Two Sacramento men held to answer in catalytic converter case
• Federal plan would pump $8 billion into community colleges, bulk up job-training programs
• Prop. 8 supporters ask circuit court to review ruling
• Four charged with taking over River Street building make first court appearance
• Man arraigned on drug sales, gang charges
• Two Most Wanted men considered 'threats' to safety in Santa Cruz County
• New Theater Arts drama a ‘grand experiment’ in arts and technology
• Santa Cruz pro surfer Anthony Ruffo sentenced to jail
• Frank Lloyd Wright doghouse: 'Charming' project of curmudgeonly architect
• Former Hartnell athlete who killed his brother now accused of violating probation
• Coming soon to freeways: Drivers tweeting at 70 miles an hour
• CHP offers seniors driving tips
• Cops and Courts, Feb. 21, 2012: Pro surfer to be sentenced today on drug charges
• Hits and Misses: The dog days of winter
• Coast Lines: Feb. 21, 2012
• Election Digest: Feb. 21, 2012
• Business Digest: Feb. 21, 2012
• As You See It, Feb. 21, 2012: Santa Cruz should find other budget fixes
• Best Bets, Feb. 21, 2012: GrooveSession
• Cedar Funding head's sentencing postponed
• High pressure system settling off Pacific Coast
• Clam Chowder Cook Off and Festival
• Drivers facing tough choices
• February declared Teen Dating Violence Prevention Month
• Mother whose daughters died in fiery rental car crash is pleased Hertz agrees to rental recall oversight
• Capitola sued over 2011 flooding damages: One homeowner seeks $132,000 for repairs and lost use of beach rental
• Afghan children visit Aptos on national tour
• Former Santa Cruz County CHP commander remembered for his commitment to public safety
• 'Cultivating a Movement': Book traces the evolution of organic farming on Central Coast
• Martinelli family donates new space for Trips for Kids
• Boulder Creek Feed & Pet Supply to close its doors
• New high-tech tiller truck to premier in March: Fire department's new baby barely fits in historic station
• Habitat for Humanity hires new executive director; first day coincides with Tuesday's fundraiser at Shadowbrook
• A rewarding 108 years for Royal Oaks woman
• 3 skiers killed in Wash. avalanche; 1 with Santa Cruz ties survives
• Woman found after being reported as missing from a Ben Lomond facility
• Oh say, can you sing? Lots of vocalists are eager to try their hand on difficult national anthem
• First year a challenge for Monterey County sheriff
• Praiseworthy, Feb. 20, 2012: Thank you for featuring company
• Cabrillo to host Saturday seminars for art entrepreneurs
• Rafik Abelian, Santa Cruz County Stories: Armenian math whiz now an ice cream entrepreneur
• Cops and Courts, Feb. 20, 2012: Deputies searching for missing woman
• Oh say, can you sing? Lots of vocalists are eager to try their hand on difficult national anthem
• Street Smarts: Hwy. 129 safety still a priority, CHP says
• Holiday closing: Monday, Feb. 20, 2012
• Business Digest: Feb. 20, 2012
• Best Bets, Feb. 20, 2012: Regina Carter
• Teens in anti-gang program get firsthand look at life behind bars
• Crowd soaks in wetsuit art fundraiser
• Deputies search for woman who walked away from Ben Lomond care home
• Teen arrested for evading police in stolen car
• Man arrested with drugs, stolen laptop in car
• Probationer arrested for alleged heroin sales
• Two accused of attempted murder in Green Valley Road shooting
• Summit area man pending DUI sentencing arrested again
• New brain connections form in clusters during learning
• Name Dropping, Feb. 19, 2012: Women in business bring warmth to local youth
• Celebrations, Feb. 19, 2012: Donna Mahood and James Hendricks celebrate 60 years of marriage
• Best Bets, Feb. 19, 2012: Make a quantum leap
• Education Digest: Feb. 19, 2012
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 19, 2012: Tips lead to arrrest of suspected drug dealer
• Coast Lines: Feb. 19, 2012
• As You See It: Feb. 19, 2012: More recognition of fallen soldiers
• Robert Norse: Occupy Santa Cruz trials may turn into a costly circus
• Mike Young: Sorting out the $25 billion settlement from banks
• Chris Enright: Watsonville compromised trust on growth
• Bill Tysseling: Transparency vital to desal vote
• Births, Feb. 19, 2012: Sutter Feb.9-Feb. 13,
• Charles Molnar, Senior Corner: Seniors list numerous concerns in survey
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Temper your conflicts for the sake of your children
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: The continuing plague of baby boomer cliches
• Jeffrey R. Scharf: Spend and spend, borrow and borrow, elect and elect
• As We See It: Broken system needs fixing: Measures to reform state government coming fast and furious
• Teen mountain biker injured near UC Santa Cruz
• Suspected drug dealer arrested in Watsonville
• Cleaning Santa Cruz-area beaches a monthly chore for Save Our Shores
• Michael McClish, convicted in December of killing Asha Veil and her unborn child, says he's innocent
• Choir members from Liberia and Peru ride the waves in Capitola
• Big brother gives little brother a hand: Gorman brothers working toward success
• Art from behind bars: Barrios Unidos Prison Art Exhibit runs through April
• New Watsonville park promotes public river access
• Terrorism expert Erik Dahl say Americans safer in post-9/11 world, but at a cost of personal liberties
• UCSC library sees student visits double after $100 million renovation; re-dedication set for April
• Moss Landing marine biologist kept media briefed during "big miracle" whale rescue
• 9-year-old Aptos girls host luncheon in treehouse cafe to raise funds for friend
• Best Bets, Feb. 18, 2012: Life Drawing Instruction
• Faith Digest, Feb. 18, 2012: Temple Beth El to host choir service
• Blueberry Bonanza: Central Coast ideal climate for fruit to grow
• Alliee DeArmond, In The Spirit : One on one ministries within the church
• Passion flowers: For many growers, orchids are a love affair -- see why at the 60th annual Pacific Orchid Exposition in San Francisco
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Put a piece of summer in your winter garden
• Home and Garden Digest, Feb. 18, 2012: DIG Gardens to host authors of urban farm book
• Business digest: Feb. 18, 2012
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 18, 2012: Charges dismissed in parrot case
• Coast Lines: Feb. 18, 2012
• Election digest: Feb. 18, 2012
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Lots of love in Chihuahua-sized packages
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Joslyn a joy to be around
• As You See It: Feb. 18, 2012: New USDA guidelines for schools welcome
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Grateful for coral reefs
• Fish and Game Commission chief slammed for killing mountain lion
• New dog leash warnings divide Santa Cruz County residents: Rio del Mar beaches remain open after blip of patrols
• Proposed bill threatens sea otter recovery plan: Officials seeking to end Southern California ban on otters could face new requirements
• Seventy years later, Japanese-American elders hope memory of internment survives
• Plans for office building at prominent Live Oak lot scrapped
• Editor's Blog: Two journalists whose deaths leave a huge void
• More arraignments held in occupation of 75 River St. building
• Gas prices surging beyond $4 a gallon -- and they will go higher
• Dream Inn reopens after 30 rooms damaged by flooding Thursday
• San Jose: Firefighters rescue Caltrans driver who went down Mt. Hamilton embankment
• County residents leading SmartMeter rejections; Progressive hotbeds Santa Cruz, Marin, SF lead list
• Slide show: Low tide in Santa Cruz
• Watsonville Community Hospital picks new leader, Audra Earle
• Man arraigned in catalytic converter thefts, preliminary hearing set for two other suspects
• Charges dismissed against man accused of stomping parrot
• Priest sues Diocese of Monterey after settlement
• Three 'Most Wanted' suspects arrested this week in Santa Cruz County
• New DNA sequencer uses nanopore concepts pioneered at UCSC
• From the Community Media Lab: Winter waves meet summer weather
• As We See It: Muddying the waters: Competing desal measures further cloud water debate
• Cops and Courts, Feb. 17, 2012: Two men facing 14 years in prison
• LAPD covering up slaying, parents of Monterey County say
• NOAA lab in Pacific Grove faces closure
• Monterey pandering suspect faces new charge
• Salyer bid to suppress evidence fails — again
• Holiday closings: Friday, Feb. 17, 2012
• Setting it Straight: Feb. 17, 2012
• Business Digest: Feb. 17, 2012
• As You See It, Feb. 17, 2012: Put water storage tanks on the Westside
• Best Bets, Feb. 17, 2012: West Coast Soul
• Water leak forces closure of Dream Inn; guests moved to other hotels
• Capitola resident Nels Westman to city: Time to downsize
• Restaurant employee arrested for child molestation
• Search narrows for Capitola police chief
• Great whites taking a bite out of California sea otter population
• Santa Cruz planners issue red-tag at longtime Italian eatery
• Santa Cruz County education leaders ready to make cash loans to local school districts
• Editor's Blog: Muddy waters
• Santa Cruz County to seek new rail operator, hire polling firm on new taxes
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted, Feb. 16, 2012: Watts, Casillas, Tzimbal, Mendez, Rocha, McElroy
• Man sentenced to formal probation for stealing vintage liquor bottles, personal effects from Scotts Valley residence
• Apple Roadtrip ad boosts Santa Cruz profile nationally
• Scientists team with art designers to restore Año Nuevo Island, a place where animals reign supreme
• Car hits student on bike in Aptos High parking lot
• Two admitted gang members facing 14 years behind bars under plea agreement
• Seventy years later, Japanese-American elders hope memory of internment survives
• Catalytic converter stolen in Aptos
• Judge denies motion to unseal jurors' identifying information in Michael McClish case
• January home sales hit five-year high thanks to purchases of distressed properties
• Obama's budget cuts bacteria testing in produce
• Man arraigned on charges for stabbing wife, daughter at Live Oak RV park
• Trial set for man charged with arson in Capitola carport fire
• 3.5 quake strikes near Carquinez Bridge, same spot as Wednesday night temblor
• Pam Houston, the author of the new novel 'Contents May Have Shifted' brazenly challenges the lines between fiction and non-fiction
• As You See It: Feb. 16, 2012: What about our Grammy winner?
• Performer Noel Murphy explores the ideas of the late Buckminster Fuller by taking on his persona
• Laura Copeland, Tastings: At Cellar Door, potatoes break through to cult status
• California audit finds broad irregularities in foreclosures
• Shot fired into Watsonville residence; no one injured
• UC Santa Cruz emeritus professor David Swanger county's new ambassador of poetry
• Slawinski Auction Co. opens new gallery in Scotts Valley this weekend; sales to China are booming
• Australian runner stops in Santa Cruz on trek around the world
• Business Digest: Feb. 16, 2012
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 16, 2012
• Coast Lines: Feb. 16, 2012
• As We See It: Jobs vs. farmland
• Christa Martin: John Robbins set to release new book
• Ambitious art works made from wetsuits auctioned off to benefit Boys and Girls Club
• Lila Downs: Mexican-American singer and cultural ambassador is inspired by Mexican votive art in ambitious new musical project
• Setting it Straight: Feb. 16, 2012
• Outraged San Bruno officials claim PG&E delaying settlement of gas-line disaster
• 'Book of Mormon' comes to San Francisco
• 'Survivor: One World' debuts
• Scotts Valley looks into adding third electric vehicle charging station at library
• Monterey human trafficking case began with tip on Bay Area runaway, police say
• Turf Club Music Series opens with Mardi Gras Party
• Enjoy 'A Taste of Santa Cruz' at Breaking Ground student food conference
• Cabrillo board to appoint Watsonville-area trustee: UCSC Professor Pedro Castillo and Loaves and Fishes leader Margarita Cortez vie for the seat
• Santa Cruz police cracking down on underage access to alcohol
• House, Senate reach deal on payroll tax measure
• Transportation bills have local officials up in arms, dinner train, Metro funding in question
• Watsonville inks deal for airport restaurant
• James Durbin to return for an encore concert at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
• Santa Cruz puts up its own desal plan for voters: Council will consider new ordinance Feb. 28
• Earthquake measuring 3.7 hits just south of Vallejo
• Santa Cruz considers hiring Watsonville finance chief
• Pitbull injured after fall from Santa Cruz cliff
• Woman accused of stealing hundreds of dollars from local nonprofit organization
• Jury finds Watsonville man guilty in 2001 rape
• Tesla Motors fourth-quarter loss widens to $81.5 million as it prepares to launch Model S sedan
• From the Community Media Lab: Baby chick hatching at the Peaceful Valley Farm
• Biz Break: Apple shares dive, but not as much as Zynga
• San Francisco Bay: a garbage can for 7 million people
• UCSC professor named second Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County
• More arraignments in the takeover of a former bank building on River Street in Santa Cruz
• Mistrial declared in case of accused parrot-stomper
• Probationer arrested with replica gun, drugs
• Years of perseverance, promise of candy bars breaks Speed Freak Killers case
• As We See It: Pension deflation
• Coast Lines: Feb. 15, 2012
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 15, 2012
• Setting in straight: Feb. 14, 2012
• Business Digest: Feb. 15, 2012
• In the Bins: Italian large basil available year-round
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Pelican Ranch 2010 Gewurztraminer, Monterey, Rio del Vista Vineyard
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: Spring brings new flowers and food
• Iron Ladies: Cast iron takes the prize for most versatile kitchen performance
• Artisan ginger drink earns devoted following, spawns a business
• Quick Bites, Feb. 15, 2012: For one night, it's desserts galore at the Penny
• Pekingese becomes America's top dog at Westminster
• Twisted Tasting: Unique suds, innovative eats like you've never had
• Pono Hawaiian Grill, Restaurant Review: Serving up some aloha in downtown Santa Cruz
• 6.0 quake recorded in Pacific off Oregon; no damage reported
• Santa Cruz City Council delays vote on controversial housing project: 58-unit plan for Ocean Street seen as too big by some neighbors
• Best Bets, Feb. 15, 2012: Zappa Plays Zappa
• New land-use battle brews in Watsonville; councilman says push to annex farmland will continue despite concerns
• Owner of three Santa Cruz markets arrested, Santa Cruz district attorney says
• Capitola faces tough choices with parking revenues down, legal expenses up
• Supervisors ask Brown to rethink methyl iodide
• UCSC's Prom Week game nominated for gaming awards
• Santa Cruz City Council OKs police grant, finalizes bullfrog ban
• Bank fees increase angers Santa Barbara Bank & Trust customer
• Man with history of voyeurism declared incompetent to 'assist in his defense' in stalking case
• SVUSD making tentative steps forward with transitional kindergarten program
• 'Serial tagger' sentenced to jail
• Owner of three Santa Cruz area markets arrested for tax evasion
• Rare chance to visit battleship in Bay Area
• Valentine's Day weddings bloom at County Governmental Center in Santa Cruz
• Mother and daughter stabbed in Live Oak RV park
• Slideshow: Westminster Kennel Club's 136th dog show
• Teens report gun pointed at them from SUV on Westside
• Brothers from Sacramento arrested on suspicion of catalytic converter theft in Santa Cruz
• Proceedings delayed in 2006 homicide case against former Felton man
• Supervisor Nadia Lockyer, wife of California treasurer, acknowledges substance abuse, affair
• Masked men rob Watsonville gas station
• Decision delayed on gun club expansion in Santa Cruz Mountains
• Rescued sea otter pup joins Monterey Bay Aquarium exhibit
• Search resumes for human remains at mass grave site
• Walgreens dispute sends millions of customers to rival pharmacies
• Woman suffers major injuries in suspected DUI crash early Tuesday
• From the Community Media Lab: Immortalize your Valentine
• New survey about Californians' end-of-life wishes
• Walgreens dispute sends millions of customers to rival pharmacies
• As You See It, Feb. 14, 2012: Glad to see a lack of outrage over Forever 21 opening
• Cops and Courts, Feb. 14, 2012: Two escape from Blaine Street Jail
• Chemical mix leads to Monterey hotel evacuation: 30 workers sent to hospital for evaluation
• Coast Lines: Feb. 14, 2012
• Election Digest: Feb. 14, 2012
• Business Digest: Feb. 14, 2012
• Hits and Misses: Grammy winner's local connection
• Best Bets, Feb. 14, 2012: Kiss and Tell
• Fire takes camp near Harkins Slough
• Chemical mix leads to Monterey hotel evacuation: 30 workers sent to hospital for evaluation
• Shark migration around Santa Cruz? There's an app for that
• Storm keeps rain total at roughly half 'normal' in Santa Cruz
• Rep. Sam Farr files to retain seat
• Santa Cruz Council to weigh low-income housing project: Development would need permits for height, commercial variances
• Valentine's Day a boon for local chocolatiers
• Dominican Hospital volunteer performs Heimlich maneuver to save friend's life
• Watsonville's payroll drops: Fewer employees work fewer hours to save city $3.2 million
• County signs off on water main project in Davenport giving residents a new water system
• City of Watsonville 2011 salary database
• Alternative School, Y.E.S., serves teens overcoming drug addiction
• Parole hearing scheduled for man convicted of killing wife in 1984
• Police seeking two escapes from Blaine Street Women's Jail
• Civil Wars singer Joy Williams is pregnant
• Watsonville driver from fatal Highway 129 crash identified
• Investor behavior expert to describe investors' worst enemy
• Man arrested for alleged drug sales
• Planet hunter Steve Vogt to give annual Faculty Research Lecture on Feb. 28
• As You See It, Feb. 13, 2012: Insurance coverage flap is about choice
• Cops and Courts, Feb. 13, 2012: Motorcyclist crashes on Highway 1 offramp
• Three Scotts Valley teens earn rank of Eagle Scout
• Davenport marine biologist takes an unconventional approach to saving the oceans
• Carolyn Woolston, Santa Cruz County Stories: Felton resident a master of the romance fiction genre
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Fix coming to Ocean Street Extension at Felker
• Coast Lines: Feb. 13, 2012
• Praiseworthy, Feb. 13, 2011: Good Samaritan turns negative into positive
• Best Bets, Feb. 13, 2012: Laurence Juber
• Federal court to hear renewed challenge to California's affirmative action ban
• Back in rhythm: Poetry Festival returns after 30-year absence
• Group kicks off campaign to put desal before Santa Cruz voters
• Cassidy: NetApp Facebook page puts the wonders of technology in context
• Man arrested for indecent exposure at Bonny Doon Beach
• CHP: DUI suspect arrested after crashing Harley on Highway 1 offramp
• As You See It: Feb. 12, 2012: Dog owners need to take it a step further
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 12, 2012: CHP officer struck by car
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Does your relationship have staying power?
• Education Digest: Feb. 12, 2012
• Coast Lines: Feb. 12, 2012
• Harry Domash, Online Investing: Finding good growth candidates
• Best Bets, Feb. 12, 2012: Poetry Festival Santa Cruz
• Justine DaCosta, Name Dropping: An evening in Italy
• As We See It: Changing face of downtown Santa Cruz
• Offra Gerstein, Feb. 12, 2012: Teamwork creates and cements good marriages
• Dan Harper, Feb. 12, 2012: The curse of cellphones
• Births, Feb. 12, 2012: Dominican Jan. 30 to Feb. 6; Sutter, Jan. 31 to Feb. 5
• Dan Chauvet: Safety should be priority for pilots
• Carol Polhamus: Cookie-cutter approach to education doesn't always work
• Richelle Noroyan: Level the election playing field
• Ken Foster: Fellow landscapers, put the muzzle on leaf blowers
• Boogie boarder trapped in cove at Sunny Cove Beach
• CHP officer struck by car on Highway 17 near Scotts Valley
• Los Gatos opens a smartly designed new library, one that Steve Jobs might have appreciated
• Families flock to Santa Cruz's Natural Bridges State Beach for migration festival
• Santa Cruz photographer swaps photos for donation to food bank
• Third round AT&T Pebble Beach: Tiger Woods vaults into third place
• Santa Cruz rocker aims for success but keeps education in focus
• Santa Cruz agency that helped build sanctuary center dissolves; economic director says she believes redevelopment assets 'safe' amid state order to close
• Sanctuary center expected to open in July; sea education facility seen as critical piece of beach-area revitalization
• UC Santa Cruz grad's 'Rock Vibe' brings electronic music game to blind
• Groups in Santa Cruz work to combat teen dating violence
• Agroecology leaders to host community events in Santa Cruz promoting healthy food systems and intercultural exchange
• Best Bets, Feb. 11, 2012: Six Wheel Drive improv theatre
• Home and Garden Digest, Feb. 11, 2012: Farm will ease blueberry worries
• For the birds: It's easy to create a welcome home, habitat for Santa Cruz County's many feathered friends
• Sharon Hull, This Week In the Garden: Valentine's gifts for your gardening sweetheart
• Ross Clark, Earth Matters: Preparing for a change in the weather
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Everyone does not get the same mortgage rate
• Business Digest: Feb. 11, 2012
• Santa Clara: 49ers stadium to open a year earlier, in 2014
• Coast Lines: Feb. 11, 2012
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 11, 2012: Three cited for buying alcohol for minor
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter: Hailey needs a Hail Mary
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Sammy seeks his sweetheart
• Cara Meyers, Get Growing: Try buying in-season and local this Valentine's Day
• Scotts Valley lease to cost Cabrillo College $148,800 for 2012
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Rivers sometimes go where they want
• Cassidy: NetApp Facebook page puts the wonders of technology in context
• Local SJSU students learning management skills at National Pro-Am
• Family and friends remember UC Santa Cruz student a year after his death
• Capitola puts off $30,000 website overhaul: Community grant process to be reviewed in July
• Seacliff State Beach Visitor's Center welcomes third baby shark
• The Avenue Bar owners ordered to liquidate by bankruptcy judge
• Trial pending for Watsonville real estate agent charged with embezzlement, forgery, theft
• Metro scores $11M grant to build operations center
• Video: Santa Cruz featured in latest iPhone ad
• Jury deliberating in 2001 Watsonville rape case
• Watsonville auto shop owner cited for lack of insurance
• Trial date set for horse trainer accused in Soquel fatal hit and run
• Three cited in Santa Cruz for buying alcohol for under-age boy
• Felton man sentenced for child porn possession
• San Francisco: Woman injured after driving her car into the surf at Ocean Beach
• One dead in three-vehicle crash on Highway 129 outside Watsonville
• Mark Purdy: Chipper Tiger Woods bringing galleries back to his side
• Are Democrats in Sacramento off the hook on pension reform?
• As You See It, Feb. 10, 2012: Media got it right on Komen affair
• As We See It: Amgen Tour of California: Local woman wins race
• Best Bets, Feb. 10, 2012: Gretel and Hansel
• Cops and Courts, Feb. 10, 2012: Jury Room patrons teach gun-toting drunk a lesson, police say
• Ex-social worker gets nine years for stealing from welfare clients
• Orphans choir to perform in Capitola, Soquel next week, also seeks hosts
• Monterey Peninsula Water Authority extends invitations in its first meeting
• Californians to get up to $18 billion in mortgage relief in settlement with nation's biggest lenders
• Coast Lines: Feb. 10, 2012
• Business Digest: Feb. 10, 2012
• Five years after the light brown apple moth scare, California quietly stops funding moth-control programs
• Capitola City Council votes to look at proposal for stand-alone signs
• Video: Tiger Woods returns to Pebble Beach
• State proposes easing some mosquito fogging restrictions
• Food Network's chief chef Robert Irvine gives Ristorante Barolo a new look
• CSUMB housing searches may be illegal
• As recruitment continues, Brook Knoll's interim principal says she's 'definitely interested' in permanent position
• Police: Drunken man packs loaded gun at bar, patrons take him down
• Trustee Gina Locatelli won't run for Board of Supervisors
• 'Wet Art' turns the iconic wetsuit into a medium of creative expression
• Santa Cruzan loses appeal over long-removed trees
• Five years after the light brown apple moth scare, California quietly stops funding moth-control programs
• Court Appointed Special Advocates change the lives of children in foster care
• A day after DA's Office announces charges, one arraigned in takeover of former bank building
• Elliot Dess pleads guilty in hit-and-run that killed Santa Cruz cyclist Zachary Parke
• Editor's Blog: Social media can set you free
• Parolee arrested on roof of Santa Cruz shop
• Boy arrested for stealing teddy bear, threatening Watsonville store employee with knife
• State parks ranger cleared of any wrongdoing in 2008 case
• Biz Break: Apple stock zooms to near $500 on iPad 3 rumors, Oracle jumps further into cloud, and LinkedIn earnings beat expectations
• Watsonville jewelry store owner recovering after being shot in robbery attempt
• UC Santa Cruz named a top best-value public university
• Companies mixed on letting employees use their own gadgets for work
• Weekend Guide: February 9, 2012, featuring Wet Art
• 'Mavericks' movie crew returns to Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay for big-wave shots
• As You See It: Feb. 9, 2012: This is where toothpaste comes in
• Editor's Blog: New stuff at the Sentinel
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 9, 2012: Inmate escapes Rountree Detention Center after laundry visit
• Coast Lines: Feb. 9, 2012
• Business Digest: Feb. 9, 2012
• Brown allows parole for murderers at greater rate
• As We See It: Community colleges poised for change
• Christa Martin: A new era in covering the arts beat
• Chamber groups enliven contemporary music
• Gunman robs Watsonville jewelry store, shoots owner in the head
• Best Bets, Feb. 9, 2012: Social Distortion
• Stars not immune to first-tee jitters
• Stanford's $6.2 billion fund-raising drive sets U.S. record
• Companies mixed on letting employees use their own gadgets for work
• Drunken driver flees accident scene
• Pajaro Valley school leaders warn of cuts to temporary jobs
• Fire that displaced 17 in Watsonville sparked in shed with previous code violation
• Goodwill opens a store in Marina, creating jobs
• New details in Facebook IPO filing reveal steep rent, shareholder-friendly deals for Zuckerberg and Sandberg
• Rispin Mansion looking better after $648,850 makeover
• Santa Cruz City Schools trustees look closer at college-prep counseling; budget picture still unclear
• Watsonville wetlands preservation partnership wins national recognition
• Santa Cruz travel app for smartphones debuts, and it's free
• Rabbit Haven hosts adoption event Saturday at Pet Pals in Soquel
• Man sentenced to probation, drug treatment for robbery of Scotts Valley Kmart
• Scotts Valley house fire quickly extinguished
• Amgen Tour of California announces challenging route through Santa Cruz County ending at Cabrillo
• Safeway eyes acquisition, remodel of Rancho del Mar shopping center
• Former Capitola, Santa Cruz real estate broker gets eight years behind bars for bilking clients out of thousands of dollars
• Sentencing postponed for Michael McClish
• Lucas Black sinks chip shot to win AT&T Celebrity Challenge
• Further delays in case of brothers charged in San Lorenzo Valley burglary spree
• Santa Cruz County DA announces charges in the takeover of 75 River St.
• Trial for man accused of killing girlfriend in fight over Winter Olympics postponed
• Trial scheduled next month for San Francisco engineer accused of sex abuse
• Hatchery fish mask the decline of wild salmon populations
• 28 more airports, including SFO, will test lower-hassle screening
• Smith Renaissance Society supports achievement of independent students
• New images capture 'stealth merger' of dwarf galaxies
• California immigration crackdown campaign to enlist American Legion members
• Herhold: The hit on Eastwood's commercial is wrong
• Local Valentine's Day specials: Who's serving what
• In the Bins: Garbanzos delicious in many forms
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Andersen Vineyards 2003 Romantic Red
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: Giving back through food
• Quick Bites, Feb. 8, 2012: New airport eatery readies for takeoff
• Matt Landi, County Bounty: Citrus adds zest to winter produce-bin blues
• Dough your own way: Homemade pizza is fast, easy and downright delicious
• Firefighting boat to launch in Santa Cruz in March
• Best Bets, Feb. 9, 2012: Social Distortion
• Coast Lines: Feb. 8, 2012
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 8, 2012: Police: Drunken driver hits hydrant, light pole, tree
• Business digest: Feb. 8, 2012
• Tiger Woods is feeling the effects of age
• As You See It, Feb. 8, 2012: PG&E should pay my opt-out fee
• As We See It: Gay marriage ban still discriminatory
• Santorum's gamble pays off
• 17 people displaced by fire that hits two houses near downtown Watsonville
• Bay Area athletes, legends at Pebble Beach for good causes
• Inmate walks away from Rountree Detention Center
• Smoky air can harm dogs and cats, too, says vets and pollution experts
• Former Santa Cruz resident sentenced to six months in child porn case
• Santa Cruz Council reviews general plan focused on sustainability: Land-use guide seeks higher-density housing, economic growth
• Drunken driver with blood alcohol four times the legal limit hits fire hydrant, light pole, tree in Watsonville
• Watsonville cell phone store robbed
• Santa Cruz parolee with knife arrested
• Fallen Officer Foundation to host seventh annual ball Saturday
• Santa Cruz County offers grants to seal old wells
• Pajaro Valley weighs school bond measure: Assessment finds $242 million needed for repairs and new construction
• Capitola proposes overhaul of city website
• Rain trickles in bringing less than a half-inch of rain
• Watsonville man faces 15 felony child molest charges
• Former Santa Cruz Mayor Ryan Coonerty seeks economic development post
• Forever 21 to take over former Borders location in downtown Santa Cruz
• State Supreme Court hears case of 2006 Live Oak attempted murder
• Santa Cruz County tweaks bag ban to exempt restaurants
• Man sentenced to six months in child porn case
• Trial date set in Live Oak roommate killing
• Library’s book conservator contributes to project for Japan’s tsunami survivors
• Hold that stretch -- be safe about yoga
• Madonna world tour comes to HP Pavilion Oct. 6
• Jeep rollover blocks highway
• Bay Area getting some rain today, but it's not much
• As We See It, Hits and Misses: Get back on the bus
• Jury selection begins in Aromas cold-case murder; Teressie White was found bludgeoned to death in 1977
• Cops and Courts, Feb. 7, 2012: Woman accused of setting man's pickup on fire
• Big Sur Land Trust donates Henry Miller Library to foundation
• Election Digest: Feb. 7, 2012
• Coast Lines: Feb. 7. 2012
• Setting it Straight: Feb. 7, 2012
• Business Digest: Feb. 7, 2012
• Best Bets, Feb. 7, 2012: Gretchen Peters
• As You See it, Feb. 7, 2012: Superintendent has more explaining to do
• Cabrillo employee nominated for state award
• Gay marriage ruling Tuesday likely a step toward U.S. Supreme Court
• Library board OKs spending amid improved revenue: Director requests improvements for materials, maintenance and website
• Aquaculture class has high school students raising fish, and more
• Capitola economy: Vacancies in Mall, Mercantile; Blockbuster closing but new construction on 41st
• San Lorenzo Valley High grad seeks help with film project: Frank Scott Krueger plans documentary of peoples, cultures in South America
• Donald Schmidt, convicted of murdering Lompico toddler, arrested in Southern California
• Drop in the bucket: Rain won't be enough for county to catch up
• Will Brown's budget initiative doom local tax efforts? Transportation, school funding could be on November ballot
• Harbor High alum seriously injured in Bangkok crash that killed her fiancé
• Traffic stop leads to two arrests
• Will this be Tiger's year?
• Woman arrested for setting man's truck on fire
• Trial set for three alleged gang members charged with drug sales
• Victim identified in fatal Watsonville-area fire
• Editor's Blog: Morning after Super Bowl blues
• Trial pending for man accused of counterfeiting money
• California gay wedding ban ruling due Tuesday in Proposition 8 case
• Woman arrested on prostitution warrant
• Off-road motorcyclist injured on Delaware Avenue
• Spare the Air alerts make air district public enemy No. 1 -- but there's a reason for those no-burn days
• Rainstorm expected to hit tonight
• SeSe Geddes, Santa Cruz County Stories: Live Oak resident sees belly dancing as way to tap inner artist
• 'Restaurant: Impossible' taps Surf City Painting for third makeover job
• Motivational interviewing: Controversial program aimed at helping probationers go straight and stay that way
• California jobs at risk as defense budget cuts loom
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: In absence of signs, when are U-turns allowed?
• Capitola Historical Museum to unveil new video, exhibit
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 6, 2012
• Coast Lines: Feb. 6, 2012
• Praiseworthy, Feb. 6, 2012: Sponsors keep project rolling
• Best Bets, Feb. 6, 2012: Bobby Broom and the Deep Blue Organ Trio
• Business digest: Feb. 6, 2012
• Teens caught after fleeing in stolen car
• Watsonville man stabbed in fight in Pajaro
• Santa Cruz County supervisors set to exempt restaurants from plastic bag ban
• Santa Cruz to review main planning blueprint: Goals for housing, economy, environment set through 2030
• Truck set ablaze on Rodriguez Street in broad daylight
• Marijuana grow found next to Dept. of Justice Crime Lab
• Wallace Baine, Feb. 5, 2012: A story of a snake, YouTube and accidental fame
• Education Digest: Feb. 5, 2012
• Setting it Straight: Feb. 5, 2012
• Coast Lines: Feb. 5, 2012
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 5, 2012: Police investigate suspicious fires
• Best Bets, Feb. 5, 2012: I.B. Bayo
• Justine DaCosta, Name Dropping: Feb. 5, 2012: Happy birthday, Mr. Burns
• Celebrations, Feb. 5, 2012: Schaller-Perez, Kahal-Machado, Dave and Cindy Dutra celebrate 25th anniversary
• Chuck Molnar, Feb. 5, 2012: Standing up for the elderly
• Root disease to force removal of 1,000 trees at Mount Madonna Park near Watsonville
• Desalination environmental review dealt blow
• Jeffrey R. Scharf, Everybody's Business: Tax code in crisis, with no relief in sight
• Births, Feb. 5, 2012: Sutter Jan. 24-29, Dominican Jan. 23-30
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Staying in love is very possible
• As You See It: Feb. 5, 2012: Happy dogs, people
• Curtis Reliford: Serving people who are in need
• As We See It: Moving past redevelopment
• Poki Stewart Namkung: Health advocates disappointed in fluoridation decision
• Rep. Anna Eshoo: Full disclosure puts voters in the driver's seat
• Santa Cruz Police investigate suspicious fires
• Dancing the night away: Two Santa Cruz-area teens join marathon to raise money for pediatric AIDS groups
• Branciforte community celebrates opening of new field, track
• Breaking down myths of 'unskilled work:' Ag harvesting is a craft, Watsonville's Frank Bardake says
• The Dogs of War: Training, deployment and the golden years
• TV murder mystery to air Monday on Santa Cruz woman's slain husband
• Cabrillo's Cash 4 College offers help with financial aid forms to students and parents
• Brinton's closing rough
• Desal EIR dealt blow
• Basking shark tracked from Monterey Bay to Baja
• Monterey Bay Regional Business Plan Competition welcomes startups
• California likely to experience the biggest political turnover in 20 years
• Tina Baine, DIY: Aromas' Louise Coombes, already an avid seamstress, falls hard for quilting
• See it in the sea, buy it on a card
• Sharon Hill, This Week in the Garden: Garden excitement grows as seeds arrive
• Home and Garden Digest, Feb. 4, 2012: UCSC farm will ease blueberry worries
• Get Growing: The beauty of an easy-care orchid
• Faith Digest, Feb. 5, 2012: Holy Cross Chapel hosting prayer for abuse victims
• See it in the sea, buy it on a card: Santa Cruz artist works with seaweed
• Sharon Hill, This Week in the Garden: Garden excitement grows as seeds arrive
• Cara Meyers, Get Growing: The beauty of an easy-care orchid
• Tina Baine, DIY: Aromas' Louise Coombes, already an avid seamstress, falls hard for quilting
• Tina Baine, DIY: Aromas' Louise Coombes, already an avid seamstress, falls hard for quilting
• Home and Garden Digest, Feb. 4, 2012: UCSC farm will ease blueberry worries
• Best Bets, Feb. 4, 2012: Write On!
• Business Digest: Feb. 4, 2012
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 4, 2012
• Rental income may not help refinancers qualify for mortgage
• Coast Lines: Feb. 4, 2012
• See it in the sea, buy it on a card
• Sharon Hill, This Week in the Garden: Garden excitement grows as seeds arrive
• Home and Garden Digest, Feb. 4, 2012: UCSC farm will ease blueberry worries
• Get Growing: The beauty of an easy-care orchid
• Best Bets, Feb. 4, 2012: Write On!
• Faith Digest, Feb. 5, 2012: Holy Cross Chapel hosting prayer for abuse victims
• As You See It: Feb. 4, 2012
• NAACP CEO urges teens to get involved
• Dodgers ask court to disallow Stow claim
• Gunman robs Watsonville bank
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: The Walton Lighthouse - Santa Cruz's new icon
• Watsonville eyes farmland to grow economy: Annexation proposal sparks concern
• Desal petition finalized: Group must now collect about 5,500 signatures from registered voters
• High court denies water appeal: Appellate decision upheld on city service extension to UCSC
• Cabrillo hosts financial aid workshop ahead of state deadline
• No charges yet in occupation of former bank building
• After vehicle crashes into Boulder Creek building, man arrested with 7 pounds of marijuana, other drugs
• Tracking the Money: 2012 Elections
• Eureka man, 18, pleads guilty in 2010 killing of Watsonville store owner
• Restitution ordered for man convicted of stealing house
• How do say 'I love you' - Be part of Santa Cruz MAH's upcoming exhibit
• Judge denies San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's request for visitation
• Suspects in catalytic converter thefts plead not guilty, headed to preliminary hearing
• Santa Cruz's Philippe Kahn starring in Super Bowl ad touting creation of phone camera
• Preliminary hearing postponed in Santa Cruz murder case
• Parolee arrested hours after being listed in Sentinel's 'Most Wanted'
• Stranded boat at Seabright State Beach to be removed Friday
• Upset man suspected of smashing car windows in Santa Cruz
• Watsonville man pleads guilty in Highway 17 chase
• Community Studies alumna brings one-woman show to Santa Cruz
• Job growth stuns economists again, unemployment hits three-year low
• Susan G. Komen for the Cure reverses decision, will continue funding Planned Parenthood
• Man pleads guilty in Santa Cruz salon break-in
• Phillip Hammack receives early career award in psychology
• As You See It, Feb. 3, 2012: City should poll residents before committing to projects
• Sandhill cranes bring their trumpet and dance to the Delta each winter
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 3, 2012
• Civil rights struggle continues in myriad ways, says writer and educator Nikki Giovanni
• As We See It: Watsonville's loss of fluoride funding a victory for tooth decay
• Salinas attempts to justify cost of water rules compliance
• Setting it Straight: Feb. 3, 2012
• Best Bets, Feb. 3, 2012: A Figurative Affair
• Business Digest: Feb. 3, 2012
• Half Moon Bay: Police seize $1.2 million in pot plants, Uzi submachine guns
• Scotts Valley man arrested on suspicion of drug charges
• Fire in travel trailer kills one outside Watsonville
• Two masked men rob Santa Cruz medical marijuana dispensary at gunpoint
• Central Coast 511 system moves forward, with questions
• Students cheer as ribbon is officially - and finally - cut at Felt Street Park
• Susan G. Komen cancer charity confronts backlash over grant cuts to Planned Parenthood
• New Leaf Community Markets opens in San Jose with a crew of 75
• Freedom Boulevard paving project delayed; work between High and Broadis streets expected to wrap up in April
• Water main break closes Coral Street jamming traffic Thursday morning
• Deputies chase woman in BMW, arrest her for DUI in South County
• Trial date set for three accused in Roache Road homicide
• Santa Cruz police seek woman accused in Safeway theft
• Scotts Valley's Central California Alliance for Health earns high marks
• Whale biologist pleads not guilty to federal charges
• Ag-business group alleges water agency used 'creative accounting'
• Man pleads guilty in Cabrillo campus threat case, gets probation and home confinement
• Stories on canvas: Illustration meets fine art in the works of Warren Chang
• After cutting off CHP officer, Ben Lomond woman arrested in Fort Bragg attack
• Restaurant: Impossible to return Wednesday; makeover in Aptos
• Lawmakers reverse cut to school bus funding
• Santa Cruz's Plantronics reports strong third quarter
• California Dental Association pulls funding to fluoridate Watsonville's water
• Grateful Dead Archivist headed to Dead Studies Conference
• Proposition 8 gay marriage ban trial video release denied
• Death of redevelopment draws closer
• UC Santa Cruz astronomers help discover super-Earth in zone where water could exist
• Bike theft suspect cuffed in Santa Cruz
• Health benefits of massage therapy demonstrated in new Buck Institute study
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted, Feb. 2, 2012: Vasquez, Mendoza, Grillo, Reasor, Zamora
• Business Digest: Feb. 2, 2012
• Consumer advocates oppose PG&E's efforts to saddle customers with pipeline upgrades
• Coast Lines: Feb. 2, 2012
• As We See It: Turn page on digital textbooks
• As You See It: Feb. 2, 2012: Supes, there are more important things
• Shakespeare Santa Cruz to serve up firsts and seconds in new summer season
• Street performers such as the Abbott Family Band go indoors for the Buskers Showcase
• Joan Baez brings a friend to town
• Organ takes center stage at Symphony concert
• Still images in motion: The art of photographer Joe Ravetz
• Celebrated Russian chamber group plays the Crocker
• Santa Cruz artists explore the human figure
• Scooters get OK to roll at Scotts Valley skate park
• Proposed skate park draws ire, support at Soquel Union school board meeting
• JobScout: New online resource to help digitally illiterate apply for jobs online
• Tom Ralston Concrete of Santa Cruz wins top honors in national competition
• EcoFarm Bus Tour touts county's organic agriculture to farmers from around the world
• Trial continues this week for ranger accused of mistreating dog walker at Seabright State Beach in 2008
• Code for America begins tech overhaul: Nonprofit helping city design new business permitting portal
• Sheriff's Office: Teen reports attempted grabbing in Fall Creek Park
• Facebook files long-awaited IPO, seeks at least $5 billion
• Storify: Facebook files for IPO
• Trial approaching for man accused of stomping pet parrot to death
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Feb. 1
• Celeb Pix: Brad and Jonah talk 'Moneyball'
• PG&E customers can opt out of Smart Meters -- for $75, plus $10 a month
• Pair arrested in catalytic converter thefts in Watsonville
• 'Most Wanted' arrested in Santa Cruz Tuesday
• Indicted Monterey Bay marine biologist Nancy Black denies feeding killer whales
• Brookdale child molester sentenced to 25 years in prison
• Lecturer's book named Outstanding Scholarship in Medical Anthropology
• Gov. Jerry Brown gets wide array of support for tax-hike initiative
• Shakespeare Santa Cruz announces lineup for 2012 season
• Local dispatcher gets 911 Heroes Award: Dispatcher lauded for call from employees facing gunman at Big 5
• Lifelong Santa Cruz County resident nominated for Live Oak School Board
• Micro-brews: Small-batch beer-making finds itself in vogue
• Salting by the dock of the bay: Monterey Bay Salt Co. taps hidden culinary treasure
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: Drown your Super Bowl sorrows in great food
• Bangkok West, Restaurant Review: A golden opportunity in Overlook Shopping Center
• A Better Way: Keep your guacamole bright green
• In the Bins: The stunning Spanish black radish
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Clos LaChance Biagini Pinot Noir
• Quick Bites: Feb. 1, 2012: Kickback Cafe closes; owners talking sushi
• As You See It: Feb. 1, 2012: State parks downright comical
• Cops and Courts: Feb. 1, 2012: Police seek would-be thief
• Coast Lines: Feb. 1, 2012
• Best Bets, Feb. 01, 2012: Drawing classes for adult beginners
• Business Briefs: Feb. 1, 2012
• As We See It: Romney's rite of passage
• Pebble Beach ready for crowds Tiger Woods will bring
• Wind energy milestone: California now gets about 5 percent of its electricity from wind power
• Andreessen Horowitz raises $1.5 billion venture fund, one of industry's largest in years
• Suspect nabbed in Santa Cruz car burglaries
• Bruce McPherson sets fast fundraising pace for Supervisor's race
• Parolee booked for having drugs, stolen property
• County eyes spring groundbreaking on Canterbury Park affordable housing project in Aptos
• King City man to challenge Sam Farr for Congressional seat
• Montessori teacher focuses on newborns, holds workshops this weekend
• Conference will address labor and the food system, featuring Watsonville labor activist Frank Bardacke
• Santa Cruz landlord issued correction notice for roach infestation
• Online tool will help Santa Cruz government agencies, nonprofits map community needs
• Facebook IPO to spark valley economy
• Romney wins Fla. primary as returns show big lead
• Analysis: Romney proves he's tough and adaptable
• Free financial planning clinic Saturday in Scotts Valley
• Three honored for helping shark attack victim
• Scotts Valley council to discuss allowing scooters in skate park
• Apple shares hit new high, company takes large lead in battle for most valuable company in U.S.
• Mental competency of defendant questioned in Santa Cruz harbor coffee shop rape, robbery case
• Santa Cruz Police: Woman arrested three times in five days
• State regulators to vote on PG&E smart meter "opt-out"
• California could run out of cash by March, state controller warns
• Police seek man who tried to steal bikes from Tannery Arts Center
• Lost on the Left Coast Blog: (Stuff) Santa Cruzans say
• Celeb Pix: J-Lo does the talk show rounds
• Alcoholic Beverage Control issues nearly 300 alcohol citations near colleges: 30 issued in Santa Cruz, Capitola
• Google buses create school safety concerns
• Photo Contest: Happy Face!
• Reader Poll: The Republican process for nominating a candidate has been ...
• NOAA AND THE FLOOD(LIGHTS): Farr takes up neighbors' cause against lighting
• EcoFarm Conference this week to feature farming workshops, food and entertainment
• As You See It, Jan. 31, 2012: We need real, middle-class jobs
• Hits and Misses: Bright but different future for Watsonville
• Cops and Courts, Jan. 31, 2012: Parolee leads officers on chase
• Coast Lines: Jan. 31. 2012
• Setting it Straight: Jan. 31, 2012
• Business Digest: Jan. 31, 2012
• Man on trial for 2001 rape case: DNA hit led to arrest
• UCSC bookstore among first to stock new cards from alum Amy Sibiga
• Tannery Arts Center hires new director
• Año Nuevo visitors get rare, unfettered look at seals
• Marani declines run for county supervisor, citing family obligations
• Arizona man pleads not guilty to robbing Santa Cruz bank
• Aging Gracefully: Ballet instructor Diana Rose young at heart, and feet
• Aging Gracefully: How to make your money age well
• Aging Gracefully: Businesses help seniors get a move on
• Aging Gracefully: Top five financial planning moves in your 50s, 60s and 70s
• Resolutions 2012: Buy, sell or sit it out? The housing market in 2012
• Aging Gracefully: Passing on business wisdom
• Resolutions 2012: Santa Cruz surfboard shaper saw SUP's potential popularity early
• Resolutions 2012: Stand up paddle boarding phenomenon is in full swing in Santa Cruz
• Resolutions 2012: Now's the time to raise your financial IQ
• Wanted parolee leads officers on chase
• Woman arrested for DUI, child endangerment
• Sentencing set, motion denied in murder case
• Vic Marani withdraws from county supervisor race
• Alcoholic Beverage Control: Nearly 300 citations issued near colleges late last year
• Praiseworthy, Jan. 30, 2012: A treat to read about Caroline's
• Cops and Courts: Jan. 30, 2012
• As You See It, Jan. 30, 2012: Obama: Practice what you preach
• Counseling nonprofits merge in Santa Cruz
• Valerie Gomez, Santa Cruz County Stories: Former restaurant operator now 'Demo Queen' at Capitola Trader Joe's
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Soquel Drive intersection unsafe for pedestrians
• Ballot initiative aims to quell unions' clout
• Coast Lines: Jan. 30, 2012
• Chris Rene welcomed home in sold-out Civic concert
• Annual Bridal Expo draws a crowd of wedding planners
• No turnaround in sight for county budget: Fourth year of cuts appears likely
• Upper Westside woman arrested on drug charges
• Justine DaCosta, Name Dropping: New Leaf gives hefty donation
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Good communication skills help with job security
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Booing: Should there be less of it, more of it?
• Education Digest: Jan. 29, 2012
• Cops and Courts: Jan. 29, 2012: Searches lead to 13 arrests
• Coast Lines: Jan. 29, 2012
• As You See It: Jan. 29, 2012: Why not focus on real crime?
• Dan Harper: The power of music
• Births, Jan. 22, 2012: Dominican, Jan. 17-20, Sutter, Dec. 9 to Jan. 24
• As We See It: Big flaw with Obama college plan
• Harry Domash: A screen for finding growth stocks
• Daniel Dodge: Where do redevelopment agencies go from here?
• The Adrian Dominican Sisters of Dominican Hospital: A look back, and ahead, for Dominican Hospita
• The Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County: Babies need a regular source of care
• Hands-on history at Santa Cruz Mission State Park teaches students about life in the late 1800s
• A lifetime of achievement: Pajaro Valley chamber honors Rhea DeHart for many years of community involvement
• Latino Role Model Conference aims to inspire, encourage students on the road to college and careers
• Searches lead to 13 arrests
• Suspected burglar arrested in Santa Cruz
• Suspect sought in broken window at Santa Cruz psychic
• Life of longtime Sentinel columnist celebrated at Saturday memorial
• Boulder Creek Collective worker says pot gave him his life back
• Pot club takes new approach to business: Boulder Creek Collective subsidizes needy clients, donates to charity, charges less
• UC Santa Cruz celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. convocation Feb. 2 with poet Nikki Giovanni
• From foster care to fatherly care: Child advocate Deutron Kebebew to receive Tony Hill Award
• Cabrillo searches for manager to oversee bookstore, food services program
• Plans for San Lorenzo Valley water district campus inch forward as merger talks continue
• Remembrance to be held March 16 for UC Santa Cruz professor John Schaar
• Santa Cruz-area high school students gear up for fundraising event
• Second Harvest holiday food drive yields 2.7 million pounds of food; awards dinner set for March 7
• Faith Digest: Jan. 28, 2012
• The Finest Furniture: Scotts Valley's Heitzman pushes art of furniture building to highest level
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Frost can ruin a plant, but so can pruning too soon after freeze
• Home and Garden Digest, Jan. 28, 2011: Orchid expert to speak at Santa Cruz Orchid Society meeting
• Suddenly, some roses just aren't the same
• Cara Meyers, Get Growing: Sarcococca provides the sweet smell of winter
• Betsy Herbert, Earth Matters: Reason enough to hug a tree: Coast redwoods combat climate change
• Best Bets, Jan. 28, 2012: Certified Organic
• The Finest Furniture: Scotts Valley's Heitzman pushes art of furniture building to highest level
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Frost can ruin a plant, but so can pruning too soon after freeze
• Home and Garden Digest, Jan. 28, 2011: Orchid expert to speak at Santa Cruz Orchid Society meeting
• Suddenly, some roses just aren't the same
• Cara Meyers, Get Growing: Sarcococca provides the sweet smell of winter
• Betsy Herbert, Earth Matters: Reason enough to hug a tree: Coast redwoods combat climate change
• Faith Digest
• Best Bets, Jan. 28, 2012: Certified Organic
• As You See It: Jan. 28, 2012
• Quilt project at Watsonville school to feature tiny hands, treasured memories
• Man injured in agricultural accident
• 'Shovel burglar' gets 22 years for burglaries in Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties
• Capitola skate park controversy far from over
• Two-time Olympian Johnny Weir speaks about his skating comeback
• Gunman robs auto parts store in Santa Cruz
• State high court allows new political maps: Decision likely means Sen. Blakeslee won't run
• Ticket to ride: Aptos High students rewarded for improved test scores
• Celeb Pix: Justin Bieber mingles with Michael Jackson's kids at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
• Earned Income Credit provides tax break for the poor
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Weighing in the harvest of the sea
• Capitola to borrow $2.375 million for Pacific Cove mobile home park shutdown; budget impact uncertain
• Longtime Santa Cruz drug offender pleads guilty to maintaining drug house on Westside
• Facebook IPO filing could come next week
• Capitola to survey voters on taxes
• Zynga stock closes higher than IPO price for first time
• State Supreme Court spurns Republican request to keep old maps
• California passes landmark rules to curb auto emissions
• Two Watsonville men face trial for child molestation
• State high court allows new political maps; Decision means that Blakeslee won't run
• Kindergarten? Transitional class? More preschool? Shifting state law and budget has parents confused
• San Francisco Zoo's resident dragon hosts Chinese New Year
• La Selva Beach ranch uses horses as therapy for children with special needs
• Capitola votes to send skate park back to designer
• Capitola council votes to borrow $2.375M to move residents of Pacific Cove Mobile Home Park, devastated by March flooding
• Armed man wearing ski mask robs Santa Cruz auto parts store
• As You See It, Jan. 27, 2012: SmartMeters fear overblown
• As We See It: As Santa Cruz goes, so goes the nation?
• Cops and Courts, Jan. 27, 2012: Man steals own pickup from tow yard
• Coast Lines: Jan. 27, 2012
• Setting it straight: Jan. 27, 2012
• Ag leader Jess Brown to head Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce
• Business Digest: Jan. 27, 2012
• Best Bets, Jan. 27, 2012: The Bee Eaters
• Joint investigation leads to arrest of two Watsonville men accused of dealing drugs from trailer park
• The string's the thing
• Understanding the written word: Educators, students weigh in at UC Santa Cruz on past, present and future of reading
• Google taking over Mountain View: Office space expanded by 67 percent in 2011
• Desal opponents plan November ballot measure: Petition for city charter change calls for voter OK of water project
• Santa Cruz's Literacy Program makes call for tutors to help waiting list of those wanting to learn to read
• Santa Cruz facing 'critically dry' year; low rainfall makes December second driest on record
• 'Build It Bigger' host aims to inspire students to new height; Danny Forster visits Watsonville's Pajaro Middle School
• Survivor describes harrowing car crash off a cliff; car lands 30 feet up a tree
• Most Wanted suspect arrested in Tuolumne County
• Ag leader Jess Brown to head Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce
• Freedom to explore: Children, families learn, forge connections at Watsonville workshop
• Three arrested at friend's grave in Moss Landing
• Innovation is the key, Cisco strategist and UCSC grad Dart Lindsley tells Santa Cruz chamber lunch
• Man steals his own pickup from Santa Cruz tow yard
• Suspect arraigned in Watsonville New Year's Eve shooting
• Youth advocate Deutron Kebebew to receive 2012 Tony Hill Award
• Three arrested in Santa Cruz for trespassing in dead man's apartment
• Legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle presents 6th Keeley Lecture
• NASA's Kepler mission announces 11 planetary systems hosting 26 planets
• Netflix earnings beat low expectations, stock jumps more than 10 percent
• Santa Cruz County Most Wanted: Jan. 26, 2012: Gorman, Arestov, Wolfgang, White, Martinez
• As You See It, Jan. 26, 2012: County ed criticism almost comical
• Daniel Handler, the writer behind Lemony Snicket, comes to Santa Cruz with a funny new novel about a teenage breakup
• As We See It: SmartMeters: The ban that isn't
• Deborah McArthur, Nature Connection: Welcome to 'Juneuary'
• Business Digest: Jan. 26, 2012
• Cops and Courts, Jan. 26, 2012: Hit-and-run suspect surrenders
• Communication breakthtough: KinderJam has Central Coast woman in running for military spouse of year honors
• Coast Lines: Jan. 26, 2012
• Santa Cruz Symphony goes 'organic'
• Duncan and Daniels dazzle in 'Side'
• Chris Rene comes home
• Jung-Freud story 'A Dangerous Method' more perplexing than enlightening
• Aromas Grange Hall gets musical
• Best Bets, Jan. 26, 2012: Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real
• Pairs partner stays with Los Gatos skater through heart surgery
• Companies worry about SEC's advice to disclose cyberthreats
• Retrial open in San Mateo killing of former Raiders star's daughter
• Netflix earnings beat low expectations, stock jumps more than 10 percent
• Tesla Motors to unveil the Model X Feb. 9
• Fire destroys backyard shack in Boulder Creek, marijuana found inside
• Capitola to review skate park plans Thursday night
• Ellen Pirie endorses replacement in county supes race: Three-term supe backs SCPD analyst Zach Friend
• Rio del Mar 'shovel burglar' to be sentenced in Monterey County
• Bike Dojo kicks off fundraiser for kids
• New life for an old plant? John Martinelli plots revival of former frozen food factory
• Trial nearing for man accused of killing Watsonville teen in 2005
• Santa Cruz looks to retrofit two-thirds of streetlights: LED lights reduce energy use 70 percent, cost 40 percent
• Man held to answer for allegedly shooting a gang member in Watsonville in 2009
• Domestic dispute call leads to arrest of woman on Los Angeles prostitution warrant
• State office approves new fire prevention fee; homeowners in some rural areas face levy of up to $150
• Magnitude 3.4 earthquake hits near Watsonville, 2.8 near Morgan Hill
• When it comes to solar energy, Santa Cruz lets the sun shine in
• Rabbit education, adoption event set Saturday in Soquel
• Editor's Blog: Wireless windmills wreak havoc on elected officials
• Santa Cruz County Bank reports profitable year; deposits climb by $3.3 million
• Hit-and-run suspect surrenders in Watsonville
• UCSC grad creates Rock Band-like video game for the blind
• Judge throws out rodeo lawsuit against Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds
• Santa Cruz's Team Krinoid to show its latest game
• Video: Outspoken sign maker Steve Hosmer accepts Gail Rich Award
• Video: Jim Greiner closes the show with rhythm at the Gail Rich Awards
• Parolee arrested in Santa Cruz on suspicion of possessing drugs, firearm
• Cops and Courts: Jan. 25, 2012: Man arrested after standoff in Harvey West
• Pupuseria Chelito's, Restaurant Review: Comfort food, Salvadoran style
• As You See It, Jan. 25, 2012: Anti-abortion rally not covered
• As We See It: State of the campaign
• Coast Lines: Jan. 25, 2012
• Election Digest: Jan. 25, 2012
• Business Digest: Jan. 25, 2012
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Storrs Winery 2008 Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir
• Best Bets, Jan. 25, 2012: Stanley Clarke Band
• Gov. Jerry Brown's tax proposal gains support among voters
• In the Bins: Kabocha squash -- good to the last seed
• Damaris Santos-Palmer, Kitchen Corners: Remembering your salad days
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: Discover the joy of cheese at the California Artisan Cheese Festival
• Quick Bites: Jan. 25, 2012: Mission Hill Creamery opening on Pacific Avenue
• Stacey Vreeken, Wine Press: Capture time in a bottle with long-lived Mount Eden Vineyard wines
• Four months in, some California judges want more say over state's new sentencing rules
• Apple has another blowout quarter
• Advocates call for Santa Cruz planning to line up with climate action goals
• Scotts Valley school officials to place parcel-tax measure before voters in June
• Watsonville Council votes to end redevelopment, debates manager pay
• Google overhauls its privacy policies
• Live stream: State of the Union address at 6 p.m.
• Cal Am directed to come up new water supply project by March
• Accused wrong-way driver assigned doctors
• Lint in Westside home's dryer sparks fire
• Patrols tightened for off-leash dogs in Santa Cruz County
• Maurice Ainsworth's escape, home invasion cases consolidated
• Santa Cruz County Fair board trims spending as reserves evaporate: Cash set aside for fairgrounds master plan will be used for operations
• Santa Cruz City Council OKs more desal spending, bullfrog ban
• Santa Cruzan Arianne Phillips snags Oscar nomination: Celebrated Hollywood costume designer earns second nod
• Over union objection, Santa Cruz County extends SmartMeter moratorium
• Capitola City Council to talk about taxes Thursday
• Standoff ends, roads reopen in Harvey West area
• Two gas station employees arrested on drug, embezzlement charges
• PAL Judo instructor elevated to fifth-degree black belt
• Aquarium celebrates wide outreach of free education programs
• Another mountain lion sighted in undeveloped area of campus
• Allegiant to offer new Oakland flights and create 60 jobs at the airport
• Steve Jobs' widow to be Michelle Obama's guest at State of Union
• Major injuries reported in Corralitos Road crash
• Driver sought in San Andreas hit-and-run
• Water agency wants payment for Collins' expenses
• As You See It, Jan. 24, 2012: Car crash victim thanks rescuers, good Samaritans
• Business Digest: Jan. 24, 2012
• Hits and Misses: Niners victorious, and Niners denied
• Cops and Courts, Jan. 24, 2012: Tagging suspect arrested
• Setting it Straight: Jan. 24, 2012
• Coast Lines: Jan. 24, 2012
• Best Bets, Jan. 24, 2012: Sherry Austin Band
• Top health official bolsters SmartMeter foes: With opt-out option near, county may extend ban
• Hearing begins for alleged shooter in 2009 Watsonville gang case
• Mike Tomasi, former homeless vet and council meeting character, dead at 63
• 'Storage Wars' films auction, finds old surfboards in Scotts Valley unit; local episode airs Tuesday
• Catholic Healthcare West now Dignity Health; Dominican Hospital to remain Catholic, hospital president says
• San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi faces new domestic violence claim
• Angelo Canepa, longtime auto dealer and son of Italian fishing family, dead at 94
• Casserly Road man reports poodle theft
• Brother donates kidney to save sister's life: Alicia Stewart has rare disease that cause failure in both kidneys
• Three alleged Santa Cruz gang members held on heroin sale, gang charges
• Watsonville cuts redevelopment jobs: Five workers to lose jobs or see hours reduced
• Deputy awarded for solving burglary case in South County
• Oscar predictions: 'The Artist,' 'Descendants' are sure bets
• At the top of the Santa Cruz County, a ruckus: Gun club, neighbors clash over expansion push, noise
• Biz Break: Apple looks invincible going into earnings report, Research in Motion ... not so much
• Editor's Blog: 49er postmortem, couchside
• Reader reaction: Dominican Hospital parent company breaks official ties with Catholic Church
• Shoplifter threatens security guard, police say
• UCSC to host ‘What is a Reader?’ day of events, Jan. 26
• Despite soaking, Bay Area rainfall totals remain well below normal
• Alleged gang member arrested for tagging
• Julie Jag: The 49ers have more to say
• Praiseworthy, Jan. 23, 2012: Care goes above and beyond
• Cops and Courts: Jan. 23, 2012
• Street Smarts: Signal light placement has driver seeing the wrong color
• Santa Cruz County Stories: Scotts Valley resident, a seventh-degree black belt, teaches art of tae kwon do
• Gallery shows work of Rydell Fellowship awardees
• Coast Lines: Jan. 23, 2012
• Business Digest: Jan 23, 2012
• Best Bets Jan. 23, 2012: Gretchen Parlato
• Trout fishing returns to Loch Lomond
• Two arrested after Highway 17 road rage incident
• Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival a sweet success
• Five teens arrested after high-speed chase
• BMW swiped while driver drops off video
• Police arrest two leaving 'suspected drug house'
• Group attacks, stabs two men leaving party
• Analysts say Intel's management shuffle may give clue about next CEO
• As We See It: California voters disenfranchised
• Celebrations, Jan. 22, 2012: Weiss-Nocis, Fawcett-Janowski
• Biggest 49ers fans ready for big game
• Justine DaCosta, Name Dropping: Bringing warmth to those in need
• Best Bets, Jan. 22, 2012: Dwight 'Black Cat' Carrier
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: The law of the lifeboat and an ironic twis
• Coast Lines: Jan. 22, 2012
• Dan Harper: Latex bike pants and other concerns
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: How to extricate yourself from real or perceived loneliness
• Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Pushing elder-friendly bills in the halls of the Capitol
• Jeffrey Scharf, Everybody's Business: Behind Bain Capital
• Births, Jan. 22, 2012: Sutter, Jan. 2-7, Dominican, Dec. 30 to Jan. 15
• As You See It: Jan. 22, 2012: Ready for immigration reform
• County will see wet weather through Monday
• As Roe v. Wade ruling marks its 39th anniversary, reproductive rights still threatened, ACLU speaker tells Santa Cruz audience
• Police report spate of tire slashings in Santa Cruz neighborhood
• Eshoo, Dems demand meeting on foreclosures with Obama
• Santa Cruz debuts time bank at Reskilling Expo Feb. 5
• Club brings Santa Cruz County bonsai aficionados together
• Uncertainty and anxiety: Schools face millions more in cuts if tax measures fail
• Kindergarten change could cost schools more dollars
• Governor pushes for more local control over education spending; proposal would base some funding on student challenges
• Downtown Santa Cruz's Graphfix going out of business; owner wants more family time
• Davenport's Pacific Elementary receives $5,000 'Bright Ideas' grant from PG&E
• Faith Digest, Jan. 21, 2012: Senior luncheon at Trinity Presbyterian Church
• Alliee DeArmond, In the Spirit: Food, family and friends from start to finish
• Home and Garden Digest, Jan. 21, 2012: Rose pruning and growing tips
• Finding answers in the earth with 'natural agriculture'
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: The perfect garden companion when it comes to battling gophers
• Paint it blue or red or green or any color, really
• Business Digest: Jan. 21, 2012
• Coast Lines: Jan. 21, 2012
• Cops and Courts: Jan. 21, 2012
• Best Bets, Jan. 21, 2012: Voodoo Glow Skulls
• Soquel Union Elementary District mulls proposed cuts
• Lighthouse Bank 2011 earnings total $1.4 million
• Counting crows: Number of vocal black birds on rise throughout region
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: The USS Macon's watery grave
• Santa Cruz's Lighthouse Bank posts 2011 earnings of $1.4 million
• Appointment of psychiatrist postponed for man accused in fatal, wrong-way crash
• Santa Cruz County unemployment up to 12.2 percent in December, down to 12.1 percent for 2011
• Santa Cruz DUI arrests down in 2011
• Sentencing postponed for Kenneth Clamp
• Redevelopment's end could mean real estate rush
• Quilts of comfort: Santa Cruz County woman sews patriotic tributes
• Soquel Union Elementary District mulls proposed cuts
• Teen gets 15 years for slashing another teen's face in Watsonville
• Figure skating legend Peggy Fleming thrilled to see U.S. championships back in San Jose
• Dominican Hospital awards $148,495 in community grants
• Trial date to be set in 2009 Roache Road shooting
• Leatherbacks win new federal protections: Giant sea turtles migrate 6,000 miles to Monterey Bay
• Santa Cruz County unemployment up in December to 12.2 percent; down from 13.8 in December the previous year.
• Traffic stop leads to man's arrest on three, outstanding warrants
• Police find San Jose girl unharmed, shoot and kill abductor
• Analysts say Intel's management shuffle may give clue about next CEO
• Winter dry spell ends in Santa Cruz County; more rain expected ahead
• Trial date set for three accused of murder of Santa Cruz teen Tyler Tenorio
• Accused wrong-way driver in fatal Highway 17 crash due back in court Tuesday
• SOPA vote put on hold by Congress
• UCSC's Paul Lubeck provides analysis on insurgency in Nigeria's north
• Editor's Blog: Gingrich tees it up
• Video: Shaq concedes $2,000 bet to Santa Cruz man who got bad tattoos
• Anti-piracy bills that were focus of Internet protest put on hold by Congress
• Neil Young's company sued over warehouse fire sparked by hybrid car
• As We See It: No soap for SOPA?
• Cops and Courts, Jan. 20, 2012: Two arrested, counterfeit money seized
• Coast Lines: Jan. 20, 2012
• As You See It, Jan. 20, 2012: Program demeans King's legacy
• Best Bets, Jan. 20, 2012: Gabriel Iglesias
• Defendant who led authorities to body in Soquel Hills to face trial
• Scotts Valley parks commissioners recommend changing ordinance to allow scooters at skate park
• Man threatens deputies with rock in Live Oak
• After weeks of dry weather, rains begin to fall around the region
• Caroline's story: Aptos mom gives away $40,000 to help children
• Child molester sentenced to 9 years in prison in Santa Cruz drug case
• Google misses earning expectations
• Graphfix going out of business sale under way; owner wants more family time
• New Music Works shows a different side of Schoenberg
• Tensions boil over about new $1.45M ed building: Districts say county agency shouldn't buy office amid state cuts
• Anonymous takes down government, recording industry websites in retaliation for bust
• Former real estate broker to be sentenced in February for embezzlement, passing bad checks
• Mount Madonna fifth-graders give a hoot about bird on state's concerned list
• Gas station expands along Highway 1: Chevron station owner hopes to attract freeway traffic with restaurant and car wash
• GOP presidential nominee likely to be picked long before Santa Cruz gets to vote
• In light of lawsuit, Whole Foods officials say company won't work with farms that source from Live Oak hatchery
• San Lorenzo Valley residents air complaints over smoky conditions: Use of fireplaces, wood-burning stoves increases, worsening air quality
• Editor's Blog: Even SOPA can't clean up piracy
• Monterey airport to offer one daily direct flight to San Diego in June
• Two arrested after sheriff's deputies find counterfeit money, drugs at Santa Cruz home
• 9th annual Scholarship Benefit Dinner to support UCSC students
• Monterey airport gains San Diego flights
• State Supreme Court to weigh in on medical marijuana laws
• Santa Cruz County Most Wanted: Jan. 19, 2012: Harris, Ramirez, Diehl, Zamorano, Thomas
• Business Digest: Jan. 19, 2012
• Coast Lines: Jan. 19, 2012
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: A Snowball's chance? You bet
• Soquel pair survives cliff fall after tree halts car's plunge
• After an amazing 2011, what's next for James Durbin?
• Echoing the fertile Santa Cruz ska scene of the 1990s, Dan P. and the Bricks get back to a primal good-time sound
• Rydells' legacy lives on in art fellowship
• Theater community's best comes out for 'Eight Tens"
• Gailies raise a toast to arts community
• McCaslin to revive 'Bramble & the Rose"
• The art of memoir explored at Book Cafe
• Best Bets, Jan. 19, 2012: Mads Tolling
• As We See It: Brown's speech hits right notes
• As You See It: Jan. 18, 2012: Reporter Kim White is commendable
• CHP: Man arrested with stolen car near Summit
• Trial date to be set next month for accused Watsonville rapist
• Charge changes for hit-and-run defendant
• Suspected drug dealer arrested in Santa Cruz
• TV repairman sentenced in porn case
• Wildfire doused near Manresa State Park Campground
• New Year's shooting suspect to return
• P.V. water board says no to pumping limits
• More signs will equal more business, less confusion, Scotts Valley leaders say
• District could face $4 million in cuts under state plan: Trustees agree not to make reductions now
• Branciforte's field of dreams: Many contribute to school's new athletic digs
• 'Sprechen Sie Deutsch?': Aux Trois Pommes foreign language school enrollment tops 100, plans anniversary open house in Santa Cruz on Saturday
• Preliminary hearing set for woman charged in fatal bus crash in Watsonville
• Killer denied parole in 1974 Santa Cruz murders
• Principal leaving Brook Knoll; school board begins search for replacement
• State medical board issues letter of reprimand to Santa Cruz doctor
• Santa Cruz City Council to tackle climate plan; environmental groups to make transportation, water recommendations
• Sandbar breached, Pajaro River runs to sea
• Trial date to be set next month for man accused of Watsonville rape
• Lost on the Left Coast Blog: Santa Cruz ranks No. 3 in the nation for toilet paper spending
• Soquel veterinarian to help spay abandoned rabbits
• Santa Cruz's GraphOn Corp. announces leadership shift, expanded board
• Preliminary hearing set for woman charged in fatal Watsonville bus crash
• Photo Contest: Encore, Encore! Budding stars on stage
• Gov. Brown pitches higher taxes in annual address
• Live stream: Brown's State of the State Address
• Document: Gov. Brown's State of the State address
• Moss Landing baby whale was premature, undersized
• Documents: SF Sheriff Mirkarimi mistreated wife twice before
• Cops and Courts: Jan. 18, 2012: Jewelry stolen from antique shop
• The Picnic Basket, Restaurant Review: How to have a winter picnic with an ocean view
• Homicide hearing: Daughter testifies to helping dad hide murder of unfaithful stepmother
• As We See It: Small steps forward on immigration
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: Plan, plan, plan, then plan a little more
• Good Food Awards: Local food makers ace taste test
• Sweet Indulgence: Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival serves up the sweetest samples
• As You See It, Jan. 17, 2012: Outstanding work by Kimberly White
• Coast Lines: Jan. 18, 2012
• Setting it Straight: Jan. 18, 2012
• Business Digest: Jan. 18, 2012
• Bay Bridge closing could trim six months off construction schedule
• Quick Bites: New Leaf expands breakfast hours, Cilantros' liquor license temporarily yanked
• In the Bins: Getting to the root of celery root
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Pelican Ranch 2009 Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, Meadow Ridge Vineyard
• Best Bets, Jan. 18, 2012: Grammy-winner Lucinda Williams brings unique style to Rio
• Police say they have leads in rash of catalytic converter thefts in Santa Cruz
• Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang leaves company
• Pair of mountain lions spotted by hikers on UCSC campus
• A third of Santa Cruz County Most Wanted suspects arrested in first year
• Hearing set for two Rialto men in beating at Dodger Stadium
• Three years after becoming a victim of ID theft, Freedom man's battle wages on
• Scotts Valley leaders to discuss off-site signs to increase visibility for businesses
• Results of baby gray whale's death not yet known
• County to breach sandbar blocking Pajaro River mouth: Berm blocked drainage, caused flooding at Pajaro Dunes
• State agency suspends liquor license at Cilantros
• State officials investigating how teen got alcohol before fatal crash
• Jewelry valued at $20,000 stolen from Soquel antique shop
• Vehicle chase in Live Oak leads to guns, wanted man
• Pot grow may be involved with fire that torched Ben Lomond home, authorities say
• <font color="red">BREAKING:</font> Desal Project on Monterey Peninsula looks dead after Cal Am pulls support
• Pacific Grove Mayor to run for Monterey County supervisor
• Hits and Misses: Hoffman's next chapter
• Cops and Courts: Jan. 17, 2012
• Coast Lines: Jan. 17, 2012
• Business Digest: Jan. 17, 2012
• Mortgage rate drop sparks refinancing wave
• As You See It, Jan. 17, 2012: What does 'from Santa Cruz' mean?
• Best Bets, Jan. 17, 2011: Two headliners at Moe's Alley
• After humpback extravaganza, gray whale migration peaking in Monterey Bay
• Hospice of Santa Cruz County seeking volunteers
• Santa Cruz hotels saw occupancy rebound in 2011
• Former Sentinel reporter Kevin Buey dies in New Mexico
• Boardwalk president Charles Canfield and two Boardwalk arcade relics on popular restoration show
• Students distribute fire safety information as part of MLK Day
• Weather Service issues freeze warning, predicts rain by Thursday
• Slough of surprises: Wetlands docent guided to new appreciation of her community
• Volunteers rally for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of service
• Newborn gray whale dies at Moss Landing
• Driver, victim in San Miguel Canyon crash identified
• Facebook IPO reportedly set for late May
• Former Sentinel reporter found dead in home
• Baby found crawling alone around motel, deputies say
• Man arrested with stolen pickup, bikes, CHP says
• Boat sinks off Moss Landing Harbor; 4 scramble to safety
• Tesla stocks nosedive after execs in charge of Model S leave company
• Is Brown's plan to close state parks all a political gimmick?
• National Weather Service issues freeze warning, predicts rain by Thursday
• Praiseworthy, Jan. 16, 2012: We can all be proud of new Branciforte Middle field
• Cops and Courts, Jan. 16, 2012: Watsonville man stabbed, beaten
• Street Smarts: Highway 17 roadwork getting out of hand, reader says
• Barb Bacon, Santa Cruz County Stories: Santa Cruz resident, Woodie aficionado embraces all things island
• Coast Lines: Jan. 16, 2012
• Holiday closings
• Best Bets, Jan. 16, 2011: Roy Hargrove Quintet
• The way of Wally: Iconic Sentinel columnist Wally Trabing dies at 90
• Hobby watch: Clock collectors dedicate time to talk watches
• Why is Amgen Tour coming back? Because she wanted it
• Long Marine lecture focuses on mating habits of fish
• Mavericks organizers hope for new tradition on the coast
• Video: A glimpse into the Santa Cruz Fungus Fair
• Fire danger high, Cal Fire warns
• Inebriated driver crashes, flees and crashes again, police say
• Jim Seimas: 49ers QB Alex Smith goes from bust to bust-out
• Jim Seimas: 49ers QB Alex Smith goes from bust to bust-out
• A lifetime dealing with a traumatic brain injury: Sentinel reporter Kimberly White shares a story of loss, rehabilitation and coping
• Creating new connections: Support group helps TBI survivors cope with drastically changed lives
• 'Flight of a Lifetime:' Aptos pilot's new book recounts tale of trip around the world
• Shitakes, chanterelles, and porcini, oh my: 38th annual Fungus Fair celebrates all things 'shroomy"
• Niner faithful in Santa Cruz cheer 49ers to victory over New Orleans
• UC to ban tobacco on all campuses within two years
• Cemetery vandalism in Watsonville raises concerns
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Rare-book find a real page-turner
• Cops and Courts: Jan. 15, 2012
• Share Adventures updates online access guide for disabled
• Coast Lines: Jan. 14, 2012
• Bonny Doon Elementary solar project looks toward March completion
• Fire sprinkler organization releases winter fire safety tips
• Longtime Santa Cruz toddler center built on respect for the child
• Education Digest: Sunday, Jan. 15
• New leadership revives Springfield Grange; growing membership plans to focus on green farming, building community
• Name Dropping, Jan. 15, 2012: For the love of animals
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: How to best talk to your teenagers
• Harry Domash, Online Investing:
• Celebrations, Jan. 15, 2012: Sower-Gabrio
• Best Bets, Jan. 15, 2012: Slightly Stoopid
• A lifetime dealing with a traumatic brain injury: Sentinel reporter Kimberly White shares a story of loss, rehabilitation and coping
• Cemetery vandalism in Watsonville raises concerns
• Aptos woman arrested in fatal crash
• Niner faithful in Santa Cruz cheer 49ers to victory over New Orleans
• Shitakes, chanterelles, and porcini, oh my: 38th annual Fungus Fair celebrates all things 'shroomy'
• Arrest made in Watsonville hit-and-run crash
• 'Flight of a Lifetime:' Aptos pilot's new book recounts tale of trip around the world
• Parolee arrested on drug, weapons charges in Santa Cruz
• Shared Adventures updates online access guide for disabled
• Attorney arrested for drug possession hours after sentencing, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office reports
• Fire sprinkler organization releases winter fire safety tips
• Longtime Santa Cruz toddler center built on respect for the child
• Bonny Doon Elementary solar project looks toward March completion
• New leadership revives Springfield Grange; growing membership plans to focus on green farming, building community
• Santa Cruz County median home price comes in at $475,000 in December
• Gerard Butler tells Leno watching the Mavericks wave come at him was like a 'tsunami coming'
• Faith Digest, Jan. 14, 2012: Church celebrates Theophany
• Best Bets, Jan. 14, 2012: Wubakia and Antioquia
• Home and Garden Digest, Jan 14 2012: Coastal fruit tree info today
• Business Digest: Jan. 14, 2012
• Coast Lines: Jan. 14, 2012
• Cops and Courts: Jan. 14, 2012
• As You See It, Jan. 14, 2012: If you don't like the homeless, leave
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Add a splash of color to the winter garden
• Los Gatos, not San Jose, will benefit from Netflix decision
• Tesla stocks nosedive after execs in charge of Model S leave comapny
• Catalytic converter recycler cited in Watsonville
• Marina man to face trial in child porn case
• Where's all California's winter moisture? Blame blizzard-buried Alaska
• City says police officers won't be cut: Leaders defend Measure H spending amid criticism over planned cuts
• California's economy battles tough times, Sam Blakeslee tells seminar
• Interior chief Ken Salazar to make push for former Army base
• Creating new connections: Support group helps TBI survivors cope with drastically changed lives
• Carmelita Garcia to shift focus, drop Assembly bid: PG mayor likely to challenge Monterey supervisor
• A lifetime dealing with a traumatic brain injury: Sentinel reporter Kimberly White shares a story of loss, rehabilitation and coping
• Arrests in downtown Santa Cruz drop in 2011
• Parolee arrested after removing ankle bracelet
• Santa Cruz attorney sentenced to jail, still faces more charges
• City officials to seek public nuisance declaration for Westside home
• San Jose financial analyst wins $208 million lottery jackpot in New York
• Owner of Jack's, longtime Sentinel pressman Scott Hutchinson dies of cancer
• Horse rescue organization holds e-waste and shredding fundraiser
• Live updates from Brett Gotcher's Olympic marathon trial, Saturday, Jan. 13, 6 a.m.
• Biz Break: As iPad 3 production reportedly begins, Apple gets serious about workplace conditions; plus, a bad day for Tesla
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Fertility, food chains and fish
• Judge: John Edwards has serious heart condition
• Mom, kids rescued from car teetering off Hwy. 101 bridge in Buellton
• Free entrance for MLK weekend at national parks
• Video: 49ers show their true colors
• Hearing scheduled for man accused of Bixby Street stabbing
• Meet Thomas Horn, young star of 'Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close'
• Trial slated for man accused in Santa Cruz robbery of teen on Halloween
• Soda tax dies in the Legislature
• Reader Poll: Friday the Thirteenth?
• Salyer can't block wiretaps
• As You See It, Jan. 13, 2012: Dispelling myths about homeless
• As We See It: The mayor and the homeless
• Cops and Courts, Jan. 13, 2012: Group beats, stabs man at Ramsay Park
• Coast Lines: Jan. 13, 2012
• Setting it Straight: Jan. 13, 2012
• Business Digest: Jan. 13, 2012
• Best Bets, Jan. 13 2012: Wooster
• Boulder Creek dog's distance jumping lands him on television
• Residents want more community feel at Live Oak lot
• Capitola City Council votes to shut Pacific Cove Mobile Home Park
• UCSC sees record applications; Santa Cruz campus leads system in interest among California freshmen
• Preliminary hearing delayed for murder defendant Louis Kusalich
• Sentencing delayed for convicted murderer Kenneth Clamp
• Pro-bike slate wins Sierra election: Environmental club sees deepest split yet
• Chris Rene comes home: 'X Factor' star to play the Santa Cruz Civic on Jan. 29
• Missing Fremont woman found alive on Highland Way
• Santa Cruz scientists Joel Primack and Nancy Abrams win Chopra award
• Santa Cruz County probe leads advertising ban for gold coin company
• PUC promises legal investigation into PG&E for San Bruno pipeline explosion
• Six more catalytic converters stolen in Santa Cruz
• Cafe opens near Watsonville High School
• Veterans return home, for a day
• Editor's Blog: The mayor and Santa Cruz's homeless
• Solyndra asks judge to pay out $500,000 in bonuses
• Head of High-Speed Rail Authority quits as agency undergoes shake-up
• State regulators orders Anthem to pay providers for services
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted, Jan. 12, 2012: Galpren, Ramirez, Sanders, Mason, Nelson
• K-9 unit finds missing woman in Santa Cruz Mountains
• UC sees 13 percent jump in undergrad applications
• Facebook invites hackers to compete in world competition
• UC system to ban smoking, chewing tobacco
• New San Francisco sheriff awaits word on whether he'll face domestic-violence charges
• Record 29 Bay Area high school students are Intel semifinalists
• Facebook shows relentless global growth
• Facebook invites hackers to compete in world competition
• Hoffman's hour of fame reveals family drama: TV's 'Restaurant: Impossible' takes Santa Cruz eatery to task during transformation
• As You See It, Jan. 12, 2012: Remember the Golden Rule
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Little Miss Jenny is waiting
• Santa Cruz to get its own 'Fringe Festival'
• Cops and Courts, Jan. 12, 2012: Drive found with 4 pounds of pot, CHP says
• Coast Lines: Jan. 12, 2012
• Local journalist Geoff Drake tells the story of the unsung US cycling team that forever changed the sport
• Turning wetsuits into art
• Lucinda Williams 'blesses' Santa Cruz with concert
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Keebler will sweeten your world
• Carmel votes to join Monterey Regional Water Management Authority
• Monterey County limits Cal Am's spending for water project expenses
• Trio leads Bookshop's Local Authors Night
• John McCutcheon show helps bring new era to Resource Center for Nonviolence
• Business Digest: Jan. 12, 2012
• Best Bets, Jan. 12, 2011: Graffiti with Dennis Chambers
• As We See It: Romney perseveres
• Best Bets, Jan. 12, 2011: Graffiti with Dennis Chambers
• Best Bets, Jan. 12, 2011: Graffiti with Dennis Chambers
• Former Watsonville mayor Antonio Rivas to run for county Board of Supervisors
• Watsonville high school teacher one of 39 California science teachers awarded national fellowship
• Businesses moving into Santa Cruz's 2030 North Pacific
• Judge to hear methyl iodide arguments: Groups say chemical used on strawberries is too harsh
• Family of man killed in Watsonville bus wreck sues transit authority
• Bright lights: Pajaro Valley graduates seek futures at elite universities
• Santa Cruz Police: 185 cars stolen in 2011
• Driver found with 4 pounds of marijuana
• Animal rights group sues Live Oak poultry hatchery, alleging animal abuse
• Three arrested on drug charges
• Tori Hannah to take over as Capitola finance director next month
• Monterey County Sheriff's son pleads no contest to drug charges
• California legislative analyst expects lower revenue than Gov. Brown, raising specter of more cuts
• Soquel convenience store robbed at gunpoint
• 'Revenge of the Electric Car' coming to Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz
• The Kingston Trio brings its legendary American folk sound to Sunset Center
• Monterey Peninsula cities to decide on forming joint water authority
• North Coast opens to commercial crabbers Sunday
• Bugsy the bat to begin career in education at East Bay wildlife center
• County delays use of Cal Am credit
• Debate over branding has ranchers lamenting loss of enduring symbol of the West
• Rocky's Cafe, Restaurant Review: Not just another roadside attraction
• Fungus Foray: Santa Cruz Fungus Fair highlights the culinary joys of wild mushrooms
• As We See It: California's numbers game
• Cops and Courts, Jan. 11, 2012: Bail reduction denied for rape suspect
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Trout Gulch Vineyards 2007 Merlot le Trianon
• In the Bins: Scent of mint keeps you focused
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: Teaching kids to cook just might get you dinner
• Back Burner, Jan.11, 2012: Chez Pim teaches art of great pie crust
• Voting limits remain for Mexican nationals
• Business Digest: Jan. 11, 2012
• Setting it Straight: Jan. 11, 2011
• Coast Lines: Jan. 11, 2012
• As You See It, Jan. 11, 2012: Why speak only to Latinos?
• All eyes on Hoffman's tonight on Food Network
• Best Bets, Dec. 11, 2012: The Abbott Brothers
• Watsonville moves to end redevelopment
• Polling on school district parcel-tax measure to begin this week in Scotts Valley
• Murder defendant led authorities to body in Soquel Hills
• Debate over branding has ranchers lamenting loss of enduring symbol of the West
• Police deal with surge of bike thefts in Santa Cruz
• Calif. revenue falls below governor's projections
• Animal rights activists take credit for burning of Harris Ranch cattle trucks
• 'Most Wanted' arrested in San Mateo County
• Vandalism reported at Button Street complex
• State Supreme Court to hear 2006 Live Oak murder case
• Capitola City Council schedules Thursday vote on Pacific Cove Mobile Home Park closure
• Monterey County has state's highest youth murder rate two years running; Santa Cruz County ranks 14
• Capitola police awarded $100,000 state grant
• Santa Cruz City Council OKs targets, not firm cuts, for police
• California community college leaders call for overhaul in effort to up graduation rates
• UC Santa Cruz wins another award for science library energy-saving project
• Judge upholds latest P.V. water fee: Agency worked two years to establish 2010 charge on groundwater pumping
• Police department numbers shows violent crime in Santa Cruz was down in 2011
• Santa Cruz County moves to curtail spread of electronic waste
• Wild turkey crashes through bathroom window in Aptos
• Lost on the Left Coast blog: My first Californian winter -- Snow way!
• Reader Poll: Which Presidential candidate is best for the country in 2012
• Bail reduction refused for man accused of rape
• Two face charges in snail poaching
• Federal officials recommend full funding for BART extension to San Jose
• Out and About blog: Jacques-Maynes shows pro skills in Surf City Cyclocross
• As You See It, Jan. 10, 2012: It's time for Don Lane to retire
• Hits and Misses: The next chapter for Santa Cruz libraries
• Cops and Courts, Jan. 10, 2012: Littering leads to drugs, dagger arrest
• Dr. David Hoban, Santa Cruz psychiatrist, turns in his license, closing overbilling case
• Coast Lines: Jan. 10, 2012
• Business Digest: Jan. 10, 2012
• Best Bets, Jan. 10, 2012: Califa
• Federal officials recommend full funding for BART extension to San Jose
• Houserockers Welcome to 2012
• Houserockers Welcome to 2012
• Longtime Cabrillo trustee Rebecca Garcia resigns, effective immediately
• Library sees unexpected bump in tax revenue: Director says it's too early to say what jobs could be restored
• Sunken sardine boat off Pleasure Point to be recovered
• Hoodia-related dietary pills banned in Santa Cruz, other California counties
• Dry spell continues all week, but rain possible early next week
• Santa Cruz injury collisions rise in 2011
• Burglary items returned to owner
• Watsonville fears loss of tax breaks: State program to spur hiring and business expansion expires in April
• USDA closes Moss Landing station: Office was the headquarters for light brown apple moth research
• Suspect in New Year's Eve shooting arrested at border
• Circumstances of stabbings outside Wooden Nickel remain unclear
• Man to be tried for arson in Capitola carport fire: Prosecutors allege man lit fire under Mercedes of wife's boyfriend
• Man arrested with meth, dagger in Santa Cruz
• Most Wanted suspect arrested in San Diego County
• Many US communities are blocking medical marijuana
• Body found in Live Oak identified
• Monterey County asks to lift desal credit limit
• Tiger Woods to play AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for first time in 10 years
• Prime-time prep time at Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
• Cops and Courts, Jan. 9, 2012: Body found along Live Oak train tracks
• Praiseworthy, Jan. 9, 2012: PG&E donates for a rainy day
• Street Smarts: Yield to the blind at all times
• Tim O'Connor, Santa Cruz County Stories: Aptos man's passion for coffee has taken him around the globe
• Library workers adjust to new duties while patrons rejoice in longer hours
• Second Sundays in Soquel series 'a gift to the community'
• Brown's budget portends wild political season
• Best Bets, Jan. 9, 2012: Kamatana plus Stephen Kent
• Coast Lines: Jan. 9, 2012
• New Santa Cruz mayor urges more permanent housing for homeless
• Santa Cruz police cuts on the table: Consultant recommends personnel reductions, fee hikes and new tax to close future deficits
• Three arrested on drug charges at Branciforte Drive home
• Body of transient found along railroad tracks in Live Oak, deputies say
• Three stabbed in fight at Wooden Nickel in Watsonville
• Freedom man injured in DUI motorcycle wreck, CHP says
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: You pleased your partner during the holidays? Keep it up!
• As You See It, Jan. 8, 2012: Local bicyclists already pay for roads
• Cops and Courts, Jan. 8, 2012: Coffee shop robber remains at large
• Man shot, killed near Gilroy
• Good economic signs on display at San Jose auto show
• Coast Lines: Jan. 8, 2012
• Education Digest: Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012
• As We See It: One mile at a time: RTC approval of "exit lanes" benefits majority of county residents
• Best Bets, Jan. 8, 2012: Frank Vignola
• Births, Jan. 1, 2012: Dominican, Dec. 25-Jan. 1
• Dan Harper: The value of silence
• Justine DaCosta, Name Dropping: Elections worker gets secretary of state's vote
• Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: California Senior Legislature Committees to meet soon
• Monarchs' stay in Santa Cruz approaching end of season
• Man arrested in Santa Cruz arsons
• Suspect in Santa Cruz cafe robbery remains at-large
• Got kale? Capitola store's community health fair promotes nutrition and wellness
• Gail Rich Awards 2012: The creatives among us
• New Cabrillo College program allows medical assistant students to get through course in two years
• Watsonville police seek suspects in jewelry store robbery
• Finding harmony: Santa Cruz's Abbott Brothers put their musical differences to work
• In Santa Cruz County, hospital infection rates vary
• Broker at Aptos' New Wave Energy explains why gas, diesel cost more
• Video: Big surf in Santa Cruz, Jan. 5, 2012
• Masked men with guns rob Soquel bank
• DA will not seek death penalty in slaying of 14-year-old
• Santa Cruz coffee shop robbed
• Up in the air: 108-year-old Mission Street Victorian home gets a lift
• Capitola's Howard O'Dell -- 100 years and counting
• Four men arrested after 100 mph DUI chase in Watsonville
• Biggest swell of winter sinks boat, belts beaches
• Cops and Courts: Jan. 7, 2012
• Coast Lines: Jan. 7, 2012
• Business Digest: Jan. 7, 2012
• Gov. Brown hopes to shutter California's notorious youth prison system; Santa Cruz County facility not set up for long-term offenders
• Effort to block California 'Dream Act' falls short
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: California's four marine sanctuaries are ocean treasures
• Gilroy man headed to state prison for statutory rape, sex assault
• As You See It: Jan. 7, 2012
• Great America finally agrees to 49ers stadium in Santa Clara, for a big price
• Tina Baine, DIY: Struggling artist/crafters take matters into their own hands
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Work now for fantastic fruit trees, roses later
• Ross Clark, Earth Matters: Let the sun shine in -- a case for solar systems
• Home and Garden Digest, Jan. 7, 2011: Winter Reskilling Expo to focus on local food
• Best Bets, Jan. 7, 2012: South 46: The Music of the Allman Brothers
• Faith Digest, Jan. 7, 2012: Pastor to be installed Jan. 22
• Preliminary hearing delayed for accused killer in Salinas
• Parolee in Watsonville caught hiding handgun
• Watsonville jewelry store robbed
• Devastating disaster: Storm of 1982 left 22 dead, many more homeless
• Yahoo's new CEO gets $26 million welcome
• Biggest swell of winter sinks boat, belts beaches Friday
• Four men with gang ties arrested after 100 mph DUI chase on Highway 1 and in Watsonville
• Gov. Brown hopes to shutter California's notorious youth prison system; Santa Cruz County facility not set up for long-term offenders
• Capitola resident marks 100 years; Howard O'Dell works on his computer, enjoys playing music on his keyboard
• Former San Francisco Chronicle Editor Phil Bronstein leaving Hearst
• Suspects charged in 14-year-old Watsonville boy's fatal shooting won't face death penalty
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: California's four marine sanctuaries are ocean treasures
• Sardine fishing vessel sinks in high seas off Pleasure Point
• Fire alarm empties Santa Cruz County Building
• Santa Cruz man arrested for trying to cash stolen checks
• Are you addicted to your smartphone?
• Soquel bank robbed Friday morning
• Hiring surges across U.S.; unemployment rate drops to three-year low
• Immigration rules: Obama proposes reducing families' separation time
• Gilroy man sentenced for statutory rape, sex assault
• Teen arrested in Watsonville for stealing car stereo
• Effort to block California 'Dream Act' falls short
• Ford plans to open research lab in Silicon Valley
• Aquarium increases admission price
• Mental exam for murder defendant
• Sentinel surf report from twitter
• Business Digest: Jan. 12, 2012
• Coast Lines: Jan. 6, 2012
• Cops and Courts: Jan. 6, 2012
• As We See It: Weather story -- or water story?
• Best Bets, Jan. 6: Coffis Brothers and The Mountain Men
• Cooler but sunny weekend ahead
• Schools will be cut $4.8 billion if taxes don't pass, Gov. Jerry Brown says
• Mavericks viewers must watch online or from festival; organizers cite safety concerns
• Ford plans to open research lab in Silicon Valley
• Santa Cruz man who counsels prisoners to host benefit for Friends Outside
• Highway 1 expansion to get under way: Lanes to be added between Soquel, Morrissey
• The Atlantic: San Jose edges Santa Cruz for nation's healthiest metro title
• Santa Cruz's Ted Fehn makes art out of wood destined for trash
• Santa Cruz youngsters Jasper Sloss and Aedan Allen-Brower play music, raise money for Rebele Family Shelter
• Man arrested for drug charges on upper Ocean Street
• Santa Cruz County considers options in cross complaint against Scotts Valley
• Two Santa Cruz County small businesses take advantage of loans from the Opportunity Fund
• Appeals court upholds P.V. Water Management Agency's pumping fee
• Real estate: 5 reasons to get a new mortgage in 2012
• Marcos Chavez, accused in Capitola homicide last month, pleads not guilty
• Hicks: Tiger Woods' ex-wife destroys house
• AT&T finally rolls out high-speed 4G network in Bay Area
• Two arrested in theft of boat, trailer
• Wrong-way driver enters plea of not guilty by reason of insanity
• Man sentenced to 7 years in prison for drug, gang charges
• Fresh & Easy gets go-ahead in Monterey
• Shasta folkie sings of life in the hills
• Tattoo artists display their outside-the-shop work at Santa Cruz gallery
• Spy film 'Tinker' is the anti-Bond
• As You See It: Jan. 5, 2012: Gender balance lacking
• Cops and Courts, Jan. 5, 2012: Santa Cruz bike thefts in 2011 nearly double 2010 total
• Coast Lines: Jan. 5, 2012
• CSUMB to accept nursing students from four local community colleges
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Tugging at your heartstrings
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Ralston has short legs, big heart
• Business Digest: Jan. 5, 2012
• As We See It: As Iowa goes, so goes Romney
• Best Bets, Jan. 5, 2011: McCoy Tyler Band and The Abbot Brothers
• Grand jury indicts marine biologist for allegedly feeding killer whales in Monterey Bay
• Two men try to rob store but fail when clerk flees, attempts to open cash register fail
• More than one bike a day stolen in Santa Cruz in 2011, police say
• Supplement firm to pay $1.5 million settlement
• Case dismissed against Santa Cruz County gardener whose sons face federal drug charges
• Sentinel reporter Jondi Gumz honored by Soroptimists
• UCSC veteran Mike Rotkin retires rather than face another pink slip: Campus awaits state budget news six months after issuing 70 layoffs
• State's high court declines to review Scotts Valley, county property-tax case; city due $2 million
• Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History honoring two researchers, local historians
• CVS gains new prescription customers as Walgreens' agreement with Express Scripts expires
• SV leaders to discuss changing skate park ordinance to allow scooters
• Moss Landing man arrested after brief chase
• Health Improvement Partnership awarded $150,000 for data-driven health care at safety net clinics
• Mastering math: Rolling Hills Middle School students seek better futures at Algebra Academy in Watsonville
• Santa Cruz class teaches the next generation of karate kids
• Santa Cruz County board may revise plastic bag ban
• Man who dragged Santa Cruz police officer after car stop sentenced to jail, probation
• Holiday DUI arrests rise in Santa Cruz County, authorities say
• Without district changes mandated by court, Sam Blakeslee is out of race for State Senate
• Gang member sentenced to 18 years in 2010 shooting
• CHP: Fire vehicle strikes van on way to collision in Soquel
• Burglary suspect arrested near Boulder Creek; victims pulled her over, then called Sheriff
• Bachmann quits GOP presidential race, says she'll fight for issues
• Video: First surf of 2012
• Blakeslee says he won't run again unless state's high court redraws political boundaries
• Experts agree: 2011 was a lousy year for stock IPOs
• Pleasure Pizza Eastside Eatery, Food Review: Pleasure Pizza's Eastside Eatery covers the corner with savory pies
• As We See It: RDAs still have purpose
• Business Digest: Jan. 4, 2012
• Body of Salinas woman found between Watsonville and Hwy. 101
• Cops and Courts, Jan. 4, 2012: DUI suspect arrested after brief foot chase
• As You See It, Jan. 4, 2012: RDAs should stick to original goal
• Back Burner, Jan. 4, 2012: Learn to cook like a Viking; crab, wine event in Jan. 22
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: New food for a New Year
• Matt Landi, County Bounty: Brussels sprouts -- Go ahead and give them another try
• Got hops? One million cases of Mexican beer distributed locally this year
• In the Bins: Mache is the most delicate of greens
• Best Bets, Jan. 4, 2011: NOFX
• Dominican offers classes to smokers who want to quit
• Most Wanted woman arrested for ID theft, possessing stolen property
• Man beaten while walking home from New Year's Eve party
• Catalytic converter program sponsored by SCPD and Toyota of Santa Cruz is booked through the month
• Santa Cruz police report fewer noise complaints in 2011
• Aimed at covering 1,000 more people, county health expansion under way
• With no rain in sight, dry conditions persist in Santa Cruz County
• Dave Kegebein to head County Fair management team: Volunteers replace paid manager
• Santa Cruz County's Dr. Sharon Tapper chosen as Medicare innovation advisor
• State set to levy new fire prevention fee: Annual $150 fee to affect some in unincorporated Santa Cruz County
• Former Metro headquarters slated for demolition: Development plans fall through at Watsonville property
• Santa Cruz High senior starts nonprofit, donates money, renovated computers to help foster youth
• Scotts Valley Artisans to open at larger site Friday
• Mavericks opening ceremony to be held Friday
• Rob Bernosky renews bid for Assembly seat held by Luis Alejo
• Body of alleged homicide victim found
• Police suspect gangster in New Year's Eve shooting in Watsonville
• Libraries see 24 percent increase in hours: New Year brings expanded access
• Deadly parasite turns Bay Area honeybees into zombie slaves
• Carmel Valley man arrested for driving under the influence, resisting arrest
• Public service campaign takes aim at childhood obesity; what do you think?
• Controversial public service campaign targets overweight kids. What do you think?
• Reader Poll: Which Republican candidate would make the best President
• Hits and Misses, Jan. 3, 2012: Holiday helpers
• As You See It, Jan. 3, 2012: And I thought I was being smart
• Cops and Courts, Jan. 3, 2012: Knife-wielding man steals tip jar from Capitola Subway
• Coast Lines: Jan. 3, 2012
• Setting It Straight: Jan. 3, 2012
• Business Digest: Jan. 3, 2012
• Best Bets, Jan. 3, 2012: Holiday Toy Train Tour downtown
• New MAH director has increased attendance, membership: Downtown museum has healthy reserves now
• CHP: Pair driving stolen car linked to Watsonville, Capitola burglaries
• Knife-wielding man makes off with tip jar at Capitola Subway
• Video: Santa Cruz animal control officer frees buck entangled in rope swing
• Vinocruz still going strong under new owners: Wine shop hopes to connect more with Museum of Art and History
• Roaring Camp Railroads names new CEO; it's all in the family
• James Durbin, longtime girlfriend tie the knot
• Body found in trunk of car in Moss Landing
• Praiseworthy, Jan. 2, 2012: Secret Santa comes to Scotts Valley Kmart
• Setting it Straight: Jan. 2, 2012
• Cops and Courts, Jan. 2, 2012: Two arrested with burglary tools in Scotts Valley
• Longtime Santa Cruz Buddhist priest teaches kindness
• Street Smarts: New traffic laws for 2012
• County leaders share their resolutions for the new year
• Coast Lines: Jan. 2, 2012
• Holiday closings
• Best Bets, Jan. 2, 2012: Total Recall
• And the first-baby award goes to ...
• New Year's Eve goes off mostly without a hitch: Police arrest 15, cite 24
• Scotts Valley police: Two arrested with burglary tools
• Man stabbed in hand on Santa Cruz river levee
• Santa Cruz police: DUI suspect strikes officer with car
• Man shot in chest outside Watsonville home
• Video: Santa Cruz welcomes in the New Year
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Is it better to give than to receive?
• Celebrations, Jan. 1, 2012: Gardiner-Almquist
• Best Bets, Jan. 1, 2012: Hike to Cathedral Redwoods
• Justine DaCosta, Name Dropping: Giving into the new year
• Harry Domash, Online Investing: Seven stocks to own in 2012
• Education Digest: Jan. 1, 2012
• Coast Lines: Jan. 1, 2012
• Cops and Courts: Jan. 1, 2012: Five suspected gang members arrested
• Births, Jan. 1, 2012: Dominican, Dec. 14-Dec. 26; Home births, Nov. 26, 30
• Dry, cool weather to continue in new year in Santa Cruz County
• Wallace Baine, Mea culpa: What I got wrong in 2011
• As You See It: Jan. 1, 2012: 2011 not a good year for meat industry
• As We See It: Wishes for 2012
• Santa Cruz's DIY Parade marches to beat of own sitar
• At First Congregational Church in Santa Cruz, musicians herald the new year with annual concert
• 2011's TOP NEWSMAKERS: James Durbin and Chris Rene
• 2011 NEWSMAKERS: Big crime stories of the year: County saw 14 homicides, including two murder suicides
• Felton's Paisley Frost earns highest award from Girl Scouts
• Watsonville police arrest five suspected gang members Friday night after vehicle pursuit
• Home and Garden Digest, Dec. 31, 2011: Share knowledge, rootstocks at Rare Fruit Growers' Scion Exchange
• Police make drug, elder abuse arrests at Westside home
• 'Color of the Year' packs a bright citrus punch
• In a troubled economy, Occupy movement gained traction in Santa Cruz
• After tough cuts, Santa Cruz has healthy reserve; city manager says savings will be drawn down to close deficit
• Coast Lines: Dec. 31, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 31, 2011
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Room to grow in 2012
• 'Color of the Year' packs a bright citrus punch
• Apple orchard near Watsonville protected from development; land trust purchases 75-acre conservation easement from Pista family
• Best Bets, Dec. 31, 2011: New Year's Eve All Ages Dance Party
• 2011 NEWSMAKERS: Some job gains, but foreclosures weighed on the local economy like an anchor
• Peter Boutel: Mortgage industry has given many a lot to be happy about
• As You See It: Dec. 31, 2011
• Business Digest: Dec. 31, 2011
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Room to grow in 2012
• Home and Garden Digest, Dec. 31, 2011: Share knowledge, rootstocks at Rare Fruit Growers' Scion Exchange
• Best Bets, Dec. 31, 2011: New Year's Eve All Ages Dance Party
• Bauer Financial posts third quarter ratings for Santa Cruz area banks, credit unions
• International ad campaign features farm bureau leader; oil painting captures Jess Brown shirtless
• Mavericks organizers plan public safety meeting as surfing contest season opens
• DUI checkpoint planned for Friday night in Santa Cruz
• Cities, county weigh impact of redevelopment ruling
• Police make drug, elder abuse arrests at Westside home
• As You See It: Focused on the molehill
• Man arrested, accused of stealing tires from dealership
• Newsmakers 2011: Injured Giants' fan Bryan Stow finishes 2011 with triumph as legal battles wage on
• Cops and Courts, Dec. 30, 2011: Man to be arraigned in Christmas assault
• As We See It: Santa Cruz officials, DIY Parade organizers in an uneasy truce
• Holiday Calendar
• Coast Lines: Dec. 30, 2011
• Setting it straight: Dec. 30, 2011
• Dominican Hospital emergency department ready for New Year's
• Best Bets, Dec. 30, 2011: New Year's Eve Eve with Joe Sharino Band
• Police: San Jose man who wouldn't turn down music, and then pulled out machete, now in custody
• More catalytic converters stolen in Live Oak
• Man to be arraigned in Christmas assault in Ben Lomond
• Santa Cruz police gear up for New Year's Eve
• From garbage to fuel: Santa Cruz nonprofit pushes program to turn plastic pollution into power
• Methyl bromide use plunges in Santa Cruz County; growers switching to alternatives
• CHP honors officer killed in the line of duty in 2005
• CHP: DUI suspect caused four-vehicle Highway 9 wreck
• State high court ends redevelopment
• 2011 Newsmakers: Pension problems pushed to fore
• Hometown jazz man comes back to Santa Cruz
• Best Bets, Dec. 29, 2011: The Jake Shandling Trio
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 29, 2011
• As You See It: Dec. 29, 2011: Local Sierra Club members, stay informed
• Chris Rene's sister Gina has a muse of her own
• 11 from '11: In a year of upended expectations, these are the year's best films
• NASA Scientists make big strides in hunt for earthlike planets
• Love Eternal headlines New Year's Eve dance party
• No compromises for NOFX
• Joe Sharino's career proves the enduring appeal of classic rock
• White Album Ensemble chimes in the new year
• Holiday closings
• Coast Lines: Dec. 29, 2011
• State offers health coverage for pre-existing conditions; 78 Santa Cruz County residents enrolled so far
• Burglaries drop in first five months of predictive policing in Santa Cruz
• Water crew works through Christmas after Eastside main breaks twice
• SPCA Pet of the Week: Are you 'purr-fect' for Portis?
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Beautiful Marilyn is waiting for love
• As We See It: Sierra Club infighting suggests area's evolving political priorities
• Business Digest: Dec. 29, 2011
• Union Pacific trains to run through county once more
• Band on the run: Local group Almost Chaos prepares for national competition
• Burglaries drop in first five months of predictive policing in Santa Cruz
• Police say teen ditched loaded handgun during chase in Watsonville
• Pilots keep pressure on Watsonville growth plan; Litigation threat hangs over city's efforts to revise Buena Vista development blueprint
• State offers health coverage for pre-existing conditions; 78 Santa Cruz County residents enrolled so far
• Capitola's Mid-County Senior Center ends Friday ballroom dances
• Out and About Blog: Nat Young's World Tour debut postponed as result of policy change
• Police say teen ditched loaded handgun during chase in Watsonville
• Lost couple rescued in Pogonip near UC Santa Cruz
• 2011 Newsmakers: Late-winter storms, tsunami packed a wallop: Officials still dealing with damage from March flooding, rock slides
• At least 100 Sears, Kmart stores to close
• Sharpening your culinary chops: Soquel cooking school caters to home cooks
• Cops and Courts, Dec. 28, 2011: Watsonville man faces child molestation charges
• As You See It, Dec. 28, 2011: Save the Mid-County Senior Center's Friday night dance
• Pot drink led to plenty of Web hits: Sentinel's most-viewed stories of 2011
• Coast Lines: Dec. 28, 2011
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: Making sense of holiday marshmallows, coffee filters and clafouti
• Damaris Santos-Palmer, Kitchen Corners: One last decadence before New Year's
• Back Burner, Dec. 28, 2011: Watsonville's Beach Street Diner closes
• Best Bets, Dec. 28, 2011: Peppino D'Agostino
• As We See It: Politics continue to intrude on Medicare reimbursement debate
• Save Our Shores eyes Twin Lakes closure: Group concerned about litter buildup
• More catalytic converters stolen in Santa Cruz
• Beach Street Diner falls victim to economy; Watsonville cafe fed truckers and tourists for three decades
• Sting nets three stores in Watsonville for selling cigarettes to minors
• Watsonville man to be arraigned on child abuse charge
• Daily Deal: Saturday and Sunday morning cruises on the Chardonnay II for $20
• Sears to close 100 or more stores across the country
• Couple in Sims Road murder-suicide identified
• Photo contest: Happy Holidays!
• Boys Basketball Preview, 2011-12: Santa Cruz County teams are optimistic in what is expected to be a competitive season in the Monterey Bay League
• Hits and Misses: That's show business
• As You See It, Dec. 27, 2011: Why the US Postal Service is struggling
• Cops and Courts, Dec. 27, 2011: Ben Lomond man arrested in Christmas morning assault on stepson
• 2011 Newsmakers: Houghton plane crash still under investigation
• Coast Lines: Dec. 24, 2011
• Deborah McArthur, Nature Connection: "My favorite part was everything"
• Best Bets, Dec. 27, 2011: 7 Come 11
• Ben Lomond man accused of assaulting son-in-law on Christmas
• With Christmas over, shoppers return for discounts: Prices slashed for holiday merchandise
• Christmas labors taken lightly: Many say working on Christmas Day not so bad
• Hal Hyde, Santa Cruz County Stories: Watsonville native a man of many firsts
• Street Smarts: Getting involved in pedestrian safety-related decision-making
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 27, 2011: Police: Man caught trying to steal bike, again
• Best Bets, Dec. 26, 2011: DJ Tom LG's Sides Speakeasy and Swing Dancing
• Praiseworthy: Dec. 26, 2011: Route 19 bus driver commendable
• Serving those in need: Watsonville Salvation Army offers a Christmas Day lunch
• Woman in Sims Road shooting dies
• Scotts Valley 14-year-old raises money to send child to camp
• Four-alarm fire gutted historic Watsonville building: Apple Growers Ice & Cold Storage loss called 'end of an era'
• Sierra Club headed into another rocky election: Key environmental group riven over bike trails
• People in Business: Dec. 25, 2011
• Name Dropping, Dec. 25, 2011: Art for a sustainable cause
• Celebrations, Dec. 25, 2011: Phalen-Runzler, Chartrand-Parisi, Newkirk-Mazry, Perry-Abramsom
• UCSC looks to take more 'holistic' approach with admissions
• 2011 Newsmaker: Humpback whales have fall feeding frenzy, drawing international attention to Santa Cruz
• Coast Lines: Dec. 25, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 25, 2011: Police arrest security guard for sexual assault
• Dan Harper: Whatever happened to the Christmas card?
• Eighth-grader develops iPad app
• As We See It: In Hoc Anno Domini -- Vermont Royster's classic Wall Street Journal Christmas editorial
• Best Bets, Dec. 25, 2011: Santa Cruz Jazz Society
• As You See It: Dec. 25, 2011: Democrats the party of entitlement
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: To keep or not to keep secrets
• Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Savings abound with senior discounts
• Health problems may have prompted Sims Road shooting, Santa Cruz County deputies say
• Amassing Christmas joy: Celebration draws crowd to Santa Cruz's Holy Cross Church
• Santa Cruz shelter raises money for new playground structure
• Santa Cruz women surf over gender barriers on waves and in the lab
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: The Christmas morning play by play
• Rest easy, monarch watchers: Spate of dead butterflies in Pacific Grove just part of nature, experts say
• The sting of the vines: Scientists con Pierce's germs and their sharpshooting sidekicks
• Watsonville police arrest security guard in sexual battery case
• Watsonville convenience store robbed at gunpoint
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 24, 2011: Mugging suspect gets smelly surprise
• 2011 Newsmaker: Jay Moriarity movie stirs up memories of surfing star
• Setting It Straight: Dec. 24, 2011
• Santa Cruz County's 2nd District race gets crowded, too
• Coast Lines: Dec. 24, 2011
• Business Digest: Dec. 24, 2011
• Holiday Helping Hand: Giving opportunities for the holiday season
• Holiday Calendar
• Faith Digest, Dec. 24, 2011: St. John's to perform 'Christmas in Heaven"
• Best Bets, Dec. 24, 2011: Monarch butterfly tour
• Home and Garden Digest, Dec. 24, 2011: Love Apple class targets gophers
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Now's the time to give roses
• Capitola City Clerk Pam Greeninger retires after 32 years
• Don Miller: Christmas light shines in darkness
• As You See It: Dec. 24, 2011: The cause of the accident?
• Betsy Herbert, Earth Matters: All eyes now on conservation plan
• San Jose: Bank manager, husband charged with stealing $1 million from 96-year-old
• Santa Cruz man looks to clear his name in attempted robbery case
• After court-ordered auction, Brady's Yacht Club in Santa Cruz reopens under new ownership
• Gang task force arrests two in Watsonville for probation violations, firearm possession
• Elderly man dead, wife flown to trauma center after shooting on Sims Road
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: The improbable discovery of the Pacific's plastic soup
• Aptos's Jade Bowdoin prepares to compete in Miss California Teen Pageant
• Bank of America vacates loan office in Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz woman thwarts mugger, hands him bag of dog poop
• Gang Task Force arrests two in Watsonville for weapons charges, probation violations
• Burn ban in effect for Santa Cruz County
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Dec. 21
• Slideshow: Huge apartment fire in San Francisco
• More retailers pull infant formula after Missouri infant death
• Capitola murder suspect, victim shared meal on night of alleged slaying
• Santa Cruz police, DIY parade organizers prepare for New Year's Eve
• As We See It: Partisan politics: Redistricting report, payroll tax reversals put Congress in even worse light
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 23, 2011
• Holiday closings
• Coast Lines: Dec. 23, 2011
• Setting it Straight: Dec. 23, 2011
• As You See It, Dec. 23, 2011: Dude, Gerard
• Best Bets, Dec. 23, 2011: Le Boeuf Brothers
• Sixty people displaced by intense fire in San Francisco's Western Addition
• Candlestick power outages detailed; fixes set before playoffs
• Coldwater Classic named top tier World Title Series event in Santa Cruz in 2012
• Rene's ride ends: Santa Cruz singer finishes short in quest to win 'X Factor' grand prize
• Jay Moriarity movie stirs up memories of surfing star: Film crew drew crowds in Pleasure Point
• Newsmakers 2011: Santa Cruz skateboarder Raven Tershy riding wave of success
• Cough syrup sales ban takes effect Jan. 1 in California; bill authored by Sen. Joe Simitian
• Caroline's in Aptos Village: Resale shop a labor of love for mom Christy Licker in memory of her daughter
• Pickup driver crashes into Volvo, fountain near Ben Lomond
• Santa Cruz police seeking Arizona man in connection with bank robbery
• San Lorenzo Valley Chamber of Commerce names best of the holiday-lights best
• Bomb threat, shooting threat at Live Oak PG&E facility deemed harmless as deputies search for caller
• Santa Cruz Mayor Don Lane's inaugural speech to the City Council, Dec. 13, 2011
• CHP: Ford driver hits pedestrian on Graham Hill Road
• Ravens' Ayanbadejo headed to NFL Pro Bowl for a fourth time
• 'Indie Game: The Movie': Sundance documentary follows Santa Cruz video game developer Edmund McMillen to hell and back
• Surfer attacked by shark at Marina beach recounts ordeal: 'I could potentially die'
• The irresistible charms of 'The Artist'
• Santa Cruz exerted own influence over political maps
• Cops and Courts, Dec. 22, 2011: Suspect in fatal hit-and-run to stand trial
• As You See It: Dec. 22, 2011: Shopping locally is invaluable
• Cabrillo Stage's 'Forever Plaid' delivers laughter and tears
• Christmas, Peggy Lee-style: Singer Carolyn Sills steeped in 1950s classic pop
• Coast Lines: Dec. 22, 2011
• Holiday closings
• As We See It: The three days of Christmas: Shopping locally means supporting your community
• Chris Rene's moment: Santa Cruz screams itself hoarse hometown hero; 'X Factor' vote results announced Thursday night
• Santa Cruz Land Trust set to acquire 18 acres in Scotts Valley
• Suspect in fatal hit-and-run to face trial
• Teens crash stolen SUV, gang task force reports
• New trial to be set in fatal La Selva Beach stabbing
• Robbery charge to be added in Capitola homicide case, court papers show
• Property on Scotts Valley's El Pueblo Road reverts to lender for $730,000
• Goodwill launches jobs program for veterans in Santa Cruz
• Thanks all around: Watsonville's Christmas Project provides for the holidays
• For Wowak, 2011 was another busy year: Sheriff-coroner juggled recall, plans for new center
• Aptos man gets year in county jail, 36 months on probation in Aptos burglary case
• Watsonville stabbing suspect pleads no contest, will be sentenced to 5 years in prison
• ProPublica report: California Democrats secretly influenced drawing of new political district boundaries to benefit them
• Cops and Courts, Dec. 21, 2011: Santa Cruz police arrest two on drug charges
• Watsonville rape, kidnapping suspect to face trial
• As We See It: Santa Cruz County leads way on government spending
• Taqueria Santa Cruz, Restaurant Review: Two hot spots in town
• Business Digest: Dec. 21, 2011
• Rape, burglary suspect to face trial
• Holiday Helping Hand: Giving opportunities for the holiday season
• Tahoe thirsty for more snow
• Holiday Calendar
• Medicare reimbursement to drop 27 percent Jan. 1; local medical providers worried
• Sky Meadow Apothecary & Spa in Capitola to liquidate
• Holiday closings
• Developer to discuss proposed office building at prominent Live Oak corner lot
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: A better-than-decent pot roast
• Back Burner, Dec. 21, 2011: Brad Briske lands at Gabriella
• Cherryvale Farms aims to make it easy
• Best Bets, Dec. 21, 2011: Mike Renwick and his Rockin' Holiday Party
• In the Bins: Grapefruit: The intersection of a sweet orange and a pummelo
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Trout Gulch Vineyards 2009 Pinot Noir la confluence
• As You See It: Dec. 21, 2011: Give something that really matters
• Temple Beth El celebrates first night of Hanukkah with candle-lighting, song and dance
• Dreaming of a dry Christmas: December sees significant drop in rainfall for Santa Cruz County
• CHP announces holiday wishes, enforcement plans
• Four men plead not guilty in slaying of Watsonville 14-year-old
• Santa Cruz ceremony remembers the homeless
• Soquel man faces three years after entering plea in drunken-driving case
• Live Oak's LION neighborhood improvement project extended through 2012
• Sky Meadow Apothecary & Spa in Capitola to liquidate
• Newsmakers 2011: Little meter, big debate: In 2011, SmartMeters touch off battle over wireless safety
• Editor's Blog: 49ers move past Third World breakdown
• Santa Cruz's Blaine Street inmates knit blankets for seniors
• Americorps volunteers give conservation efforts a boost in Santa Cruz County
• More catalytic converter thefts reported in Santa Cruz County
• Feds shutter Marin marijuana dispensary, oldest in state
• Defendants in 14-year-old's slaying in Watsonville plead not guilty
• Police arrest two on drug charges at Grant Street Park
• Deadly snowstorm halts travel across Great Plains
• Bryan Stow smiles, speaks in first television interview
• Actor Gerard Butler survives pounding at Mavericks
• County payroll costs dropped $10 million in 2010
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 20, 2011
• Musician sentenced to jail, probation for sexual offense charges
• Coast Lines: Dec. 20, 2011
• Holiday closings: Dec. 20, 2011
• Exercise instructor, 89, gets seniors moving at Oak Tree facility
• Business Digest: Dec. 20, 2011
• Setting it Straight: Dec. 20, 2011
• As You See It, Dec. 20, 2011: Local Head Start has high standards
• As We See It: 12/20/11: Hits and Misses
• Best Bets, Dec. 20, 2011: Brian Setzer Orchestra
• Public salary data: Santa Cruz County cut back on employees, overtime and personnel costs in 2010
• Video: 'Rock Center' interview with Bryan Stow, from NBC
• CHP leader honors local highway patrol
• <p>Blacked Out: Power outage delays 49ers game</p>
• Dominican Hospital parent negotiating with UnitedHealthcare: Patients get letter about possible termination
• Historian peers into Pajaro Valley past: Region provides unique perspective while reflecting many state trends
• Eshoo again calls for tough campaign rules: Effort to thwart contracting proposal defeated
• Chris Rene viewing party comes to Catalyst Wednesday; The 'X Factor' will be broadcast live
• Mystery surrounds son set to succeed Kim Jong Il
• Santa Cruz County salary database, 2010
• Newsmakers 2011: Police standoff at Watsonville sporting goods store ends in death: Officers cleared in shooting of former high school wrestler
• Slide show: Big day at Steamer Lane, Dec. 19, 2011
• At gas pump, 2011 was the year of the big squeeze
• FBI: Violent and property crime down in early 2011
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 19, 2011
• Gender gap grows at CSU, nationally
• Mrs. Claus Christmas concert sings to the wonders of the season
• Street Smarts: Stop walking to the hand, countdown works better, reader says
• Coast Lines: Dec. 19, 2011
• Holiday closing: Christmas/New Year's .
• Praiseworthy: Dec. 19, 2011: BizAid for AIDS program a success
• Best Bets, Dec. 19, 2011: Just One Angel Holiday Concert
• North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dead at age 69
• Shoppers out in full force: Last full weekend before Christmas brings out bargain hunters
• 2011 Newsmaker: Mark Stone closes eventful, and controversial, year
• Salinas teen arrested in crash that killed Watsonville man
• Teen arrested in solo DUI wreck in Corralitos
• Man robbed of wallet, bike in Watsonville
• Hells Angels murder suspect Steve Ruiz seen in San Jose, police say
• Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked and Broke: Gifts for that special surfer
• Homicide total at 11, with many unsolved
• Pajaro Valley Chamber hosts 50th annual awards dinner; fire chief, teacher honored as man, woman of the year
• Watsonville police investigating afternoon shooting
• Annual Christmas Bird Count helps tracks species in Santa Cruz and beyond
• Four-legged friends celebrated at Greek Orthodox Church's Blessing of Pets in Santa Cruz
• Funding in place for rehab of Santa Cruz's Kron House; state grant to allow city to undertake renovation of historic tannery home
• Freedom man killed in head-on collision near Las Lomas
• Barefoot-style shoes gain in popularity
• Man arrested after fight in Scotts Valley
• Perfect mom gift? Depends on your mom model
• Last Minute Gift Guide: Easy gifts for dad who work and play hard
• Santa Cruz County authorities to step up drunken-driving enforcement during holiday season
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 17, 2011
• Alliee DeArmond, In The Spirit: A labor of love for Christmas
• After eventful decade, county's top health official signs off
• Coast Lines
• Sentinel Holiday Lights Map: Let us light your way
• Home and Garden Digest, Dec. 17, 2011: Gopher trapping class set at Love Apple Farm
• Faith Digest, Dec. 17, 2011: Community Christmas caroling today at Congregational Church of Soquel
• Best Bets, Dec. 17, 2011: Makers at the MAH: Gayle Pitts
• As You See It: Dec. 17, 2011
• Business Digest: Dec. 17, 2011
• Santa Cruz County unemployment up to 10.6 percent in November
• Former Westside hairdresser found guilty in 2009 murder of Los Angeles man
• Coroner: Knife slash killed Capitola paramedic student
• Bert Muhly, former Santa Cruz mayor and icon of progressive politics, dies at 88
• Calvin Jolley, 90-year-old Scotts Valley pioneer, dies
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: A 1906 view of the Santa Cruz waterfront
• NBC to air first interview with injured Giants' fan Bryan Stow on Monday evening
• Holiday Helping Hand: Giving opportunities for the holiday season
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden:
• Last Minute Gift Guide: Gifts that make great sense for greenthumbs
• Last Minute Gift Guide: New or used, hardware is handy gift for many
• Enormous cabbages challenge elementary school kids to grow their gardening skills
• Bert Muhly, former Santa Cruz mayor and icon of progressive politics, dies at 88
• Coroner: Knife slash killed Capitola paramedic student Aaron Carpenter
• PG&E restores power to Santa Cruz County residents who removed SmartMeters
• Calvin Jolley, 90-year-old Scotts Valley pioneer, dies
• After eventful decade, Santa Cruz County's top health official Rama Khalsa to step down
• 10 pounds of pot and cash stolen from Pleasure Point medical marijuana dispensary
• Fire officials: Macy's fire suspicious
• TV show Modern Marvels features Marini's chocolate-covered bacon
• NBC to air first interview with injured Giants' fan Bryan Stow on Monday evening
• Santa Cruz County's unemployment up to 10.6 percent in November
• Video: NBC to show first interview with Bryan Stow
• Conservationists catch wins on fish policy: State won't reopen squid fishery, may weigh forage policy
• KSCO looks to capitalize on big changes at KGO
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: A 1906 view of the Santa Cruz waterfront
• Jurors find Stewart Skuba guilty of murdering Elias Sorokin
• Deputies: Larkin Valley felon arrested with pistol, meth
• Coroner: Victim's neck slashed in Capitola homicide
• Live coverage from courtroom: Barry Bonds sentencing
• Watsonville man gets more than 12 years in prison for assault, violent history
• The sad lives and deaths of homeless on the streets of Santa Clara County - a continuing tragedy
• Holiday Calendar
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 16, 2011
• Longtime educator Arnie Levine elected president of county education board: Agency in good financial shape even after recent spending
• Friends of Jesse Lopez call Watsonville High freshman's homicide 'heartbreaking' at vigil in his honor
• Friends of Jesse Lopez call Watsonville High freshman's homicide 'heartbreaking' at vigil in his honor
• 'Most Wanted' Watsonville man surrenders after 6-hour standoff in Gilroy
• Santa Cruz nonprofit works to ease global poverty
• Santa Cruz police release sketch of man who approached teen twice
• As You See It, Dec. 16, 2011: Given trigger cuts, UC raises excessive
• Chris Rene makes it to the finale of 'The X Factor'
• Rabbit Haven hosts adoption show Saturday in Soquel
• Live Oak School Board declares vacancy, will begin accepting applications in January
• Coast Lines: Dec. 16, 2011
• With rail deal apparently done, a final twist: Sierra Northern notifies RTC it wants out of deal
• Median home price in November falls to $410,000, lowest it's been this year
• Senior gift project forced to scale back: Organizers seek donations
• Coalition hands out thousands of reusable bags on 'Bring Your Own Bag Day"
• Armed men rob Live Oak marijuana dispensary
• Key witness in Santa Cruz murder trial sentenced to 2 years for robbery charge
• Best Bets, Dec. 16, 2011: Third Friday at the MAH: Behind the Scenes
• As We See It: Confronting teen drug use
• Armed men rob Live Oak marijuana dispensary
• Coalition hands out thousands of reusable bags on 'Bring Your Own Bag Day'
• Live Oak School Board declares vacancy, will begin accepting applications in January
• Santa Cruz County median home price in November falls to $410,000, lowest it's been this year
• Finale or going home? 'The X Factor' vote is in on Chris Rene
• Longtime educator Arnie Levine elected president of county education board; agency in good financial shape even after recent spending
• With rail deal apparently done, a final twist: Sierra Northern notifies RTC it wants out of deal
• Senior gift project forced to scale back: Organizers seek donations
• Santa Cruz nonprofit works to ease global poverty
• Few details released on Capitola homicide
• Group behind millionaire's tax presses on
• Santa Cruz police release sketch of man suspected of approaching teen
• Celeb Pix: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara and 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' cast stun red carpet crowds
• Editor's Blog: Medical pot, parents behind teen marijuana spike?
• Social studies: Woman ends Santa Cruz stay with goal of helping Kyrgyzstan's orphans
• Rialto men in court in Dodgers Stadium beating
• 'Most Wanted' Watsonville man surrenders after 6-hour standoff in Gilroy
• US formally ends Iraq war with little fanfare
• Key witness in Santa Cruz murder trial sentenced to 2 years for robbery charge
• Dog brings relief to autistic teen and family
• Santa Cruz County median home price falls to lowest of the year, $410,000
• Most wanted man reports to Scotts Valley Police
• Iraq: Key figures since the war began
• Financial aid program benefits middle-class students at UC Berkeley
• Teens arrested for having knives at Santa Cruz alternative school
• Watsonville man arrested for illegal gun, ammunition possession
• Santa Clara County school board votes to approve 20 new Rocketship charter schools
• Monterey County school trustees urge repeal of methyl iodide
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted, Dec. 15, 2011: Howe, Froylan, Andersen, Wampole, Medina
• Vallejo shooting victim had Santa Cruz ties
• Coast Lines: Dec. 15, 2011: Immigration enforcement program to get a closer look
• Santa Cruz Planning Commission to consider 58-unit apartment complex proposed for 350 Ocean St.
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 15, 2011: Prelim set for robbery suspect
• Capitola author Vince Barabba, a former Census director, offers framework for decision-making
• Toyota of Santa Cruz offers free catalytic converter theft prevention
• Arraignment postponed for Capitola homicide suspect, public defender appointed
• Frosty found: Dog will be treated for injury sustained after being thrown from car in Monterey
• Convicted Santa Cruz sex offender sentenced to 50 years to life in child porn possession, drug case
• White House honors Santa Cruz educator: Judit Camacho named 'Champion of Change' for math, science effort
• Sen. Boxer speaks up for rental car safety
• Chris Rene gets emotional on 'The X Factor'
• Educators slam cuts to school bus funding: Most county districts can weather new round of cuts this year, but hope for better times ahead
• Santa Cruz City Schools trustees eye June parcel tax measure, elect leader
• In his new documentary 'Programming the Nation?,' Santa Cruz's Jeff Warrick looks at the messages behind the messages
• 'Tis the weekend of 'The Nutcracker"
• Cabrillo Stage Dreaming of a "Plaid" Christmas
• Shelby Graham explores 'Butterfly Effect"
• Lavin presents a holiday show for the singles
• Business Digest: Dec. 15, 2011
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Step up to the plate for Rontu
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Give these hairless terriers a chance
• As We See It: Unaffordable health care
• As You See It: Dec. 15, 2011: Downtown not the 'gem' it was said to be
• Judge set to sentence Barry Bonds on Friday
• Santa Cruz City Schools trustees eye June parcel tax measure, elect leader
• Toyota of Santa Cruz offers free catalytic converter theft prevention
• White House honors Santa Cruz educator: Judit Camacho named 'Champion of Change' for math, science effort
• Sen. Barbara Boxer speaks up for rental car safety
• Educators slam cuts to school busing: Most county districts can weather new round of cuts this year, but hope for better times ahead
• Hicks: A cat inherits $13 million -- that's not cute, it's insane.
• Santa Cruz Planning Commission to consider 58-unit apartment complex proposed for 350 Ocean St.
• Editor's Blog: Ripping and shredding
• Survey: Teen marijuana use rises, alcohol use declines
• Arraignment postponed for suspect in Capitola homicide
• Woman on 'Most Wanted' list arrested
• Capitola author Vince Barabba, a former Census director, offers framework for decision-making
• Convicted Santa Cruz sex offender sentenced to 50 years to life in child porn possession, drug case
• Santa Cruz dog thrown from car in Monterey found alive
• Four men arrested in shooting death of 14-year-old Watsonville boy
• Preliminary hearing set for suspected Seabright robber
• Second Vallejo homicide victim from Tuesday identified as Darjhan Lewis
• Sex offender sentenced to 50 years to life for possessing child porn, meth
• Navy reinstates gay DLI grad
• As You See It, Dec. 14, 2011: Arana Gulch crocodile tears
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 14, 2011
• Jury gets Santa Cruz drug-deal murder case
• Veteran police officer seeks reinstatement after firing: Watsonville commission finds termination 'unfounded'
• PG&E cuts power to three SmartMeter opponents who removed devices
• Don Lane, in second stint as Santa Cruz's mayor, promises to focus on homelessness: After year of economic measures, longstanding social issue returns to fore
• Fair leaders delay decisions on finances, management: Board elects Jody Belgard Akimoto and Patrice Edwards as officers
• Santa Cruz City Council OKs five-year water planning update
• Capitola homicide victim worked with veterans, studied to be an EMT
• Gov. Jerry Brown orders $1 billion in cuts
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: It's a moment of truth for Chris Rene and his hometown
• American bullfrog may get boot from county: In a first, board moves to ban invasive species
• Woman jailed for tying puppy's nose with rubber band
• PG&E cuts power to three SmartMeter opponents
• Volunteers help brighten holiday for Adopt-a-Family Project; donations still needed
• Scotts Valley school officials to poll voters on parcel-tax measure
• Coast Lines: Dec. 14, 2011
• Business Digest: Dec. 14, 2011
• As We See It: Saving the coast: Cemex deal provides new model for conservation
• Best Bets, Dec. 14, 2011: West Coast Soul with James Murray
• In the Bins: Watercress packs a peppery punch
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: Cracking the cookie code
• New Buttercup Cakes and Farm House Frosting serves up cupcakes -- and packages of the sweet frosting that covers them
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Villa del Monte Winery 2009 Syrah, Pasha Vineyard
• Golden Palace, Restaurant Review: A bit of bling on Ocean Street
• Stacey Vreeken, Wine Press: Brothers, friends, winemakers connect at Soquel Vineyards
• Matt Landi, County Bounty: Sweet on kiwis
• Back Burner, Dec. 14, 2011: Main Street Garden Cafe announces new chef
• Don Lane, in second stint as Santa Cruz's mayor, promises to focus on homelessness: After year of economic measures, longstanding social issue returns to fore
• Scotts Valley school officials to poll voters on parcel-tax measure
• Veteran Watsonville police officer seeks reinstatement after firing: Watsonville commission finds firing 'unfounded'
• Stewart Skuba murder trial draws to a close: Attorneys give closing arguments for man accused of killing Elias Sorokin
• Capitola homicide victim worked with veterans, studied to be an EMT
• Deputies: Hecker Pass homicide investigation progressing
• Five months after tragic accident, teenager delivers meal to Capitola widower
• Volunteers help brighten holiday for Adopt-a-Family Project; donations still needed
• PG&E cuts power to three SmartMeter opponents
• Fair leaders delay decisions on finances, management; board elects Jody Belgard Akimoto and Patrice Edwards as officers
• Wallace Baine: A moment of truth for 'X Factor' singer Chris Rene, his hometown
• Gov. Jerry Brown pulls 'trigger': Colleges, school bus funding and services for disabled hit
• College student jailed for tying puppy's nose with rubber band
• We want to connect with your blog
• No cellphones, no texting by drivers, US urges
• Feds say states should ban all cellphone use by drivers, hands-free or not
• State Senate president seeks to offer free electronic college textbooks
• Editor's Blog: What the digital transformation means for the Sentinel
• Santa Cruz County may ban bullfrogs
• Sentencing for convicted murderer Michael McClish scheduled for Feb. 15
• Sentinel photo blog: Most powerful images of 2011 from around Santa Cruz
• Coast Lines: Dec. 13, 2011: Scotts Valley school board to discuss parcel tax
• Grand, new addition to national park system: Coastal ranch north of Half Moon Bay
• Newspaper leaders see promising future
• As You See It, Dec. 13, 2011: Police chief's quote outrageous
• As We See It: Dec. 13, 2011: Hits and Misses
• Officials cut Watsonville bar's hours, require more security: Patrons defend The Villager as a safe, neighborhood business
• Geoffrey Dunn backs off supervisorial race
• PG&E's new boss pledges improvements in safety and service
• Surfer Anthony Ruffo pleads no contest to selling meth, other charges
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 13, 2011
• Poll: Brown tax plan viewed favorably
• Scotts Valley TV repair man pleads guilty to child porn charge
• Community asked to keep eyes peeled for Frosty, a dog thrown from car in Monterey
• Beautiful boxes: Watsonville art project designed to spruce up streets, deter graffiti
• Soquel post office plans move; fate of murals unclear
• US Postal Service cutbacks could spur shift to UPS, FedEx
• County asks state Supreme Court to review property-tax lawsuit
• Setting it Straight: Dec. 13, 2011
• Teen shot at Highway 152 turnout identified
• Record number attend gay-straight student conference: Schools, donor work together to provide busses
• Best Bets, Dec. 13, 2011: Sherry Austin Band
• Business Digest: Dec. 13, 2011
• Officials cut Watsonville bar's hours, require more security: Patrons defend The Villager as a safe, neighborhood business
• Newspaper leaders see promising future
• PG&E's new boss pledges improvements in safety and service
• Occupy protests disrupt operations at Port of Oakland
• Record number attend gay-straight student conference: Schools, donor work together to provide buses
• U.S. Postal Service cutbacks could spur shift to UPS, FedEx
• Soquel post office plans move; fate of murals unclear
• Scotts Valley TV repair man pleads guilty to child porn, drug charges
• Surfer Anthony Ruffo admits to drug sales, other charges
• Teen arrested in smoke shop burglary
• CHP warns of dangers of distracted driving
• County asks state Supreme Court to review property-tax lawsuit
• Shotgun fired into home on Manfre Road in Watsonville
• Deputies ID 14-year-old who died of gunshot wounds
• Occupy movement targets West Coast ports today
• Beautiful boxes: Watsonville art project designed to spruce up streets, deter graffiti
• Community asked to keep eyes peeled for Frosty who was thrown from car in Monterey
• Man, who was stabbed to death at house in Capitola, ID'd
• Men robbed of wallets, cell phones
• Cal Fire lifts burning ban
• Sentencing continued for man with record of child abuse
• 'End the Wars' vigil planned for Tuesday evening in Santa Cruz
• Geoff Dunn backs off supervisorial race
• Horse seized, man arrested in Moss Landing, deputies say
• Bay Area Lucky Supermarkets card-theft scam hits U.S. troops
• New law may help local crab fishermen
• Watsonville teen, 14, killed in Hecker Pass shooting
• Praiseworthy, Dec. 12, 2011: Mayor calm during storm
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 12, 2011
• Trevor Bridge, Santa Cruz County Stories: Easy-going Costanoa manager may be chasing skunks or making music
• Downtown antique faire offers a range of items
• Coast Lines: Dec. 12, 2011
• Law limiting crab pots aims to help local fishermen compete
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network workshops this week
• Whiting Foods patriarch dies: Ted Whiting Jr. grew his Boardwalk food concessions from one to 24
• High price for higher education: CPA tries to teach parents tools to pay for child's tuition
• Whiting Foods patriarch dies: Ted Whiting Jr. grew his Boardwalk food concessions from one to 24
• 14-year-old Watsonville boy shot, killed in South County
• Deputies respond to report of shots fired on East Cliff Drive
• Yes, Virginia, there's a real Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santa Clauses
• Sentinel All-County Football: Aptos' Powell and the rest of the best from the '11 season
• People in Business: Dec. 11, 2011
• Celebrations, Dec. 11, 2011: Simmons, Brown-Yamashita, Muhly
• Name Dropping, Dec. 11, 2011: Illuminating Hope
• Dan Harper: Dutch elm trees and my travel urges
• Ben Lomond school gets into holiday spirit with gift boutique and gingerbread house contest
• Education Digest: Dec. 11, 2011
• Cabrillo communication department to be honored as model program at regional conference
• Holiday Helping Hand: Giving opportunities for the holiday season
• Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Take action to prevent financial elder abuse
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: The ghost of Andy Rooney and me
• Best Bets, Dec. 12, 2011: Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola Duo
• As You See It: Dec. 11, 2011: Arana Gulch an asset
• Nick Bulaich: Claims by fluoridation proponents dishonest, far-fetched
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: How to create consistent harmony throughout your marriage
• As We See It: Higher ed's paying customers
• Caught in the middle: The safety nets set up to help students with rising tuition do not catch everyone
• Longtime Aptos Farmers Market vendor retires after 35 years
• Moss Landing marine researchers track tsunami wave heights inside Monterey Bay
• At heart of massive Davenport preservation deal, a paradox
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: What's your ocean IQ?
• Defense rests case in Skuba murder trial in Santa Cruz
• Napa growers give up land for salmon
• Violent crime prompts calls for limits on Watsonville bar: Police want operating hours cut at The Villager
• California Certified Organic Farmers founder, Live Oak School Board member dies at 73
• Coast Lines: Dec. 10, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 10, 2011: Accused molester headed to hearing
• Holiday Calendar
• Peter Boutell: Today's mortgage process requires more patience
• Business Digest: Dec. 10, 2011
• As You See It: Dec. 10, 2011: Bad PR for SCPD
• Cabrillo pushes back opening of green building center: Construction of Watsonville campus addition nearly complete
• Santa Cruz County's Gang Task Force arrests three on drug trafficking charges
• Dr. Andrew Abarbanel put on probation by state medical board
• Home and Garden Digest, Dec. 10, 2011: Love Apple Farms offers exclusive tour
• Sharon Hull, This Week In the Garden: Roses and more ready for planting
• Handmade for the Holidays: Local crafters turn to Etsy
• Ross Clark, Earth Matters: How local businesses are saving the world
• Gifts for the spirit in the spirit of the season
• Last Minute Gift Guide: Give the gift of a helping hand
• Last Minute Gift Guide: Help out a home cook with cool tools, valuable lessons
• Last Minute Gift Guide: Homeless Garden Project discovers residents will indeed shop for a cause
• Last Minute Gift Guide: No-cost, low-cost the meaningful gift for some
• Best Bets, Dec. 10, 2011: Decemberchild Benefit Concert
• Faith Digest, Dec, 10, 2011: Congregational Church of Soquel announces upcoming events
• Getting freshmen on track: How local high schools prepare 9th-graders for college
• Home for the holidays?
• Defense rests case in Stewart Skuba murder trial in Santa Cruz
• Cabrillo pushes back opening of green building center: Construction of Watsonville campus addition nearly complete
• Dr. Andrew Abarbanel put on probation by state medical board
• Holiday Calendar
• Brief lockdown at South County high school
• Slideshow: Hangar One: A look back
• Violent crime prompts calls for limits on Watsonville bar: Police want operating hours cut at The Villager
• Napa growers give up land for salmon
• Suspicious backpacks deemed harmless at UC Santa Cruz
• At heart of massive Davenport preservation deal, a paradox
• California Certified Organic Farmers founder, Live Oak School Board member dies at 73
• Cabrillo communication department to be honored as model program at regional conference
• Authorities identify Aromas couple killed in Wednesday crash on Highway 129
• It's the 130th anniversary of San Jose's once-famous electric tower
• Watsonville police: Drunken-driver strikes two houses, rolls car on its roof
• Accused child molester headed to preliminary hearing
• 'The X Factor': Is it good TV or child abuse?
• Christmas Cheer: Family comes together during Monterey woman's brain surgery
• Cheech Marin brings Chicano art to Monterey
• Santa Cruz County's Gang Task Force arrests three on drug trafficking charges
• Dads Club: Soquel dominates in opener; Watsonville, Salinas, Santa Cruz also post victories
• Santa Cruz singer's magic ride continues on 'The X Factor'
• Solar thermal power plants switching technology to take advantage of falling PV prices
• County Fair Manager Michael Bethke quits: Tough year included legal disputes, troubled finances
• Coastal Commission approves Arana Gulch plan: Third time's a charm for Santa Cruz project
• Move to keep local state parks open gains steam: Price tag to keep Castle Rock, Mission open is steep
• Santa Cruz homicide defendant says he lied to police because he was afraid of the real killer
• Santa Cruz homicide defendant says he lied to police because he was afraid of the real killer
• Martinelli puts part of former Birds Eye property in Watsonville up for lease; plans for contract bottling fall through
• Relationship expert: Here's why men and women are different
• Coast Lines: Dec. 9, 2011
• Capitola's Jones & Bones gift shop set to reopen Saturday and Sunday
• Rabbit Haven hosts adoption event Saturday in Soquel, aims to find homes for rescued rabbits
• 'Miss Representation' sparks frank talk on treatment of women
• As You See It: Dec. 9, 2011: Occupy lost its way
• Michael Termini elected mayor, Stephanie Harlan vice mayor in Capitola
• Desalination officials hear concerns of residents
• Santa Cruz District Attorney warns county residents of bogus prize offers
• Pajaro Valley leaders explore school bond measure
• Summer break delayed for Pajaro Valley students: End of furloughs means five more school days in June
• As We See It: Higher taxes? Pick your poison
• Desalination officials hear concerns of residents
• Silicon Valley fighting proposed law pushed by Hollywood
• Prosecutors want Barry Bonds to go to prison
• BART-to-San Jose extension could open 18 months ahead of schedule
• Appeals court appears reluctant to find Proposition 8 judge biased
• Michael Termini elected mayor, Stephanie Harlan vice mayor in Capitola
• Martinelli puts part of former Birds Eye property in Watsonville up for lease; plans for contract bottling fall through
• Coastal Commission approves Arana Gulch trails 10-1
• Santa Cruz District Attorney warns county residents of bogus prize offers
• Michael Bethke resigns as Fair Board manager, effective Monday
• Will Santa Cruz singer's magic ride continue on 'The X Factor'?
• Celeb Pix: Ashton and Lea get close at 'New Year's Eve' premiere, 'Sherlock Holmes' goes Euro and Paris Hilton's holiday bash
• John Gray, author of Mars-Venus books, tells Santa Cruz audience about differences between men and women
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted, Dec. 8, 2011: McDonald, Minguela, Bay, Hinard, Thomas
• Va. Tech gunman kills officer, later found dead
• Rabbit Haven hosts adoption event Saturday in Soquel, aims to find homes for rescued rabbits
• UCSC water extension gets green light: Panel will formalize support for growth plan in March
• Wallace Baine: The new Father Christmas
• Oscar contender 'The Descendants' continues the job Santa Cruz's Dancing Cat Records began: to bring Hawaiian slack-key guitar to the mainstream
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 8, 2011: Fire burns at surfboard glassing shop
• Coast Lines: Dec. 8, 2011
• Business Digest: Dec. 8, 2011
• Best Bets, Dec. 8, 2011: Bicycle Dreams
• As We See It: Approve Arana Gulch plan
• A holiday reading for the young ones
• Gilroy police arrest more than a dozen suspected gang members in early morning sweep
• Police clear Occupy Santa Cruz camp, arrest 8 people
• Slide show: Occupy Santa Cruz camp cleared: Dec. 8, 2011
• Video: Occupy Santa Cruz camp cleared out
• Santa Cruz District Attorney warns county residents of fake prize offers
• PVUSD considers bond measure
• Pajaro Valley extends school year to June 8, ends furloughs
• As You See It: Dec. 8, 2011: Supes, end curfew
• Dads Club Tournament tips off today in Santa Cruz Civic
• Huge property in Santa Cruz Mountains to be preserved
• Federal appeals court to consider Proposition 8 issues
• Five conservation groups to buy Cemex property in $30M deal
• PV school board eyes ballot measure: New leaders chosen
• Reopening planned for store struck by car
• Donna Lind assumes new post as Scotts Valley mayor
• Apple refines futuristic Cupertino campus
• Santa Cruz's Chris Rene takes bold step with original song in 'X Factor'
• Santa Cruz homicide defendant cross-examined in Elias Sorokin case
• Gathering commemorates 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack: Two surviving veterans honored at Watsonville breakfast
• Move to keep local state parks open gains steam: Price tag to keep Castle Rock, Mission open is steep
• 41st Avenue 're-vision' to get public hearing Thursday
• Steel connects Corralitos fire station, 9/11's ground zero
• Santa Cruz screening of film 'Miss Representation' sparks frank talk on treatment of women
• When SmartMeter opponents show up, police clear PG&E office
• Judge denies Occupy's request for temporary restraining order against their eviction; some campers leave voluntarily
• Scotts Valley High School, Vine Hill Elementary still assessing costs to repair structures damaged by wind
• Two people killed in crash with big rig on Highway 129 outside Watsonville
• LAFCO approves smaller UCSC growth plan
• Salinas police chief retires
• Fire breaks out at Santa Cruz surfboard glass shop
• Errant 'Mythbusters' cannonball hits East Bay house
• Road still shut as crew repairs gas leak in Santa Cruz
• No wild-card entry to final Triple Crown leg for Santa Cruz pro surfer Nat Young, despite strong showing
• Homemade food gifts taste great and let you show off your kitchen skills
• Peppermint Twist: New take on holiday classic:
• Deli-Licious, Restaurant Review: Laid-back Brazilian charm warms this Eastside cafe
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: Gift ideas for foodie friends
• Back Burner, Dec. 7, 2011: Let's Cook! announces cooking classes
• In the Bins: Chocolate-covered raisins -- Fruit or perfect holiday sweet?
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Silver Mountain Vineyards 2005 Alloy, Central Coast
• Best Bets, Dec. 7, 2011: 'The Whip' book signing party
• Santa Cruz's Plantronics unveils office of the future
• Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: Watsonville man recalls 'a date that will live in infamy"
• Occupy Santa Cruz seeks restraining order against eviction from San Lorenzo Park
• County sets growth limits, but law hasn't had to flex muscles in a while
• Forecast: Temperatures to rise a bit after a frosty Tuesday
• Paradise Party store in Capitola to close; customers get sale prices
• Watsonville's Christmas Project helps to brighten holidays for families of migrant agricultural workers
• Business Digest: Dec. 7, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 7, 2011: Man arrested in bushes beside Police Department
• Coast Lines: Dec. 7, 2011
• As You See It: Dec. 7, 2011: Examine why Occupy took place
• Santa Cruz giving circle prepares to give to local group
• Scotts Valley leaders to discuss e-waste, water-rebate programs
• Lucky urges some customers to close bank accounts in wake of hacking; Watsonville's Save Mart among stores compromised
• As We See It: Don't undo city-UCSC agreement
• Santa Cruz SPCA seeking missing dog
• Man arrested in bushes near Santa Cruz Police Department
• County sets growth limits, but muscular law hasn't had to flex in awhile
• Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: Watsonville man recalls 'a date which will live in infamy'
• Santa Cruz County temperatures to rise a bit after a frosty Tuesday, NWS forecaster says
• Occupy Santa Cruz seeks restraining order against eviction from San Lorenzo Park
• Larry Woods, president of banks in Boulder Creek, Felton retires; Philip LaChapelle replaces him
• Paradise Party store in Capitola to close; customers get sale prices
• Santa Cruz giving circle prepares to give to local group
• Plantronics unveils office of the future
• Special section: Season of Sharing 2011
• Jury convicts Ben Lomond's Michael McClish in death of Joanna 'Asha' Veil, her unborn child
• Man sentenced in medical care theft case
• Scotts Valley City Council to discuss e-waste, water-rebate programs
• Watsonville's Christmas Project helps to brighten holidays for families of migrant agricultural workers
• Suspected prowler arrested in Santa Cruz Monday night
• Holiday Lights Map 2011
• New SLV library opens five years after fire: Two-story facility will be shared with middle school
• Santa Cruz city and county crack down on Occupy Santa Cruz protestors
• UCSC chancellor says town-gown good will on line: Blumenthal warns LAFCO not to overstep power on campus growth
• Santa Cruz releases final Climate Action Plan draft: Mayor announces additional goals to reach carbon neutrality
• Santa Cruz County takes sheriff's complex plan to neighborhood
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 6, 2011
• State Farm gets 99 storm damage claims from Santa Cruz County; a windfall for tree companies
• UC Santa Cruz alumna reports on Egyptian protests
• Cabrillo College campus renovation to go forward
• Coast Lines: Dec. 6, 2011
• Bay area-based phone group connects lonely seniors
• Business Digest: Dec. 6, 2011
• As You See It: Dec. 6, 2011
• Best Bets, Dec. 6, 2011: Farmer's Market String Band
• As We See It: Dec. 6, 2011: Hits and Misses
• Man robbed in Main Street shopping center
• Man admits to child abuse charges
• Attorney pleads no contest to four charges
• New SLV library opens five years after fire: 13K facility will be shared with middle school
• Open burns suspended in Santa Cruz County due to dry conditions, high winds
• Two arrested at Occupy Santa Cruz after chaining themselves to courthouse steps
• Several Santa Cruz County roads remained closed; scattered power outages persist five days after windstorm
• Bank occupation ends peacefully; deputies remove 'Occudome' from outside courthouse
• Cousins donate Boardwalk arcade winnings to charity
• Ron Ballauf, Santa Cruz County Stories: Christmas tree farm owner's Felton roots run deep
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 5, 2011: Martinelli Street fire displaces four residents
• Soquel resident, Jack Roberts, 74, inducted into Space Operations Hall of Fame
• Coast Lines: Dec. 5, 2011
• Praiseworthy: Dec. 5, 2011: Thank you, life savers
• Streets Smarts: DMV offers help to understand rules on the power of attorney
• Two arrested at Occupy Santa Cruz camp Saturday
• Martinelli Street fire displaces four residents
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: How to deal with a compulsive talker
• Harry Domash: Organic growers vs. serial acquirers
• Births, Dec.4, 2011: Sutter, Oct. 2, Nov. 14-18
• Name Dropping, Dec. 4, 2011: The Gift of the Sea
• Celebrations, Dec. 4, 2011: Corbin-Brown, Shanahan-Rolland, Pokriots celebrate 60 years, Taylor-Maynetto
• Bicyclist seriously injured after hitting open truck door
• Cousins donate Boardwalk arcade winnings to charity
• Sheriff's deputies remove Occupy Santa Cruz encampment around courthouse
• Fourth annual Handmade Gift Sale showcases local artists, unique gifts
• Education Digest: Dec. 4, 2011
• Coast Lines: Dec. 4, 2011
• Police chief: Our goal for a peaceful resolution to the 'illegal' takeover was successful
• A toxic river of poison: San Benito County's New Idria mercury mine now a Superfund site
• Santa Cruz demonstrators talk about leaving; police hold firm on stance
• Occupiers of former bank have left the building leaving destruction behind
• Santa Cruz's Holiday Parade brings community together
• Calendar uncovers breast cancer awareness
• Ryan Coonerty and George Blumenthal: Celebrating three years of collaboration
• Ian Carbone: Occupy and an opportunity for environmentalism
• As You See It: Dec. 4, 2011: Demonstrators should protest elsewhere
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: No. 5, but on the rise
• Refashioned meters net hundreds: Imagine Positive Change sites provide alternative to giving to panhandlers
• Spending in higher education off 10 percent in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties
• Forum on water neutrality Monday: Conservation offsets will be critical to UCSC water case
• As We See It: A mighty wind
• Paul Binding: Discourage urban wildlife
• Santa Cruz County focusing on finding permanent homes for foster youth
• Cain announces he's suspending his campaign
• Fourth annual Handmade Gift Sale showcases local artists, unique gifts
• Nearly 7,000 Santa Cruz County residents remain without power Saturday
• Refashioned meters net hundreds: Imagine Positive Change sites provide alternative to giving to panhandlers
• Santa Cruz County median home price $470,000 in October
• Santa Cruz forum on water neutrality Monday: Conservation offsets will be critical to UCSC water case
• Sentinel breaking news: Latest tweets from our reporters
• Santa Clara, 49ers announce deal to pay for stadium
• Best Bets, Dec. 3, 2011: Surf Swap Meet at Hotline Wetsuits
• Faith Digest, Dec. 3, 2011: Kirking O' The Tartans and Saint Andrew's Feast
• Repeat offender sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for drunken-driving, hit-and-run accident
• Police pledge to remove, arrest Occupy Santa Cruz squatters
• Hundreds of marijuana plants, mushrooms found in Aptos bust
• Eshoo urges federal 'dig once' policy to support broadband
• Downtown Santa Cruz holiday parade Saturday: Carriage rides, toy trains, window decorating contest taking place this month
• Holiday calendar
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 3, 2011
• Big Basin campground, closed during high winds, expected to open again Saturday
• Power failure continues in parts of Santa Cruz County
• Surf City Coffee's WiFi attracts telecommuters to Scotts Valley during power outage
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Waves will eventually wear away the rocks
• Leaders push after-school programs to fight crime: Assemblyman Bill Monning, District Attorney Bob Lee and Police Chief Manny Solano tour middle school
• Boulder Creek merchants offer supplies, sustenance to people out of power
• Repeat offender sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for drunken-driving, hit-and-run accident
• Setting it Straight: Dec. 3, 2011
• Coast Lines: Dec. 3, 2011
• Tina Baine, DIY: Seeking inspiration: Take the 'Work of Art' challenge
• Sharon Hull, This Week In the Garden: Pomegranates, the jewel of fall fruit
• Home and Garden Digest, Dec. 3, 2011: Island Home and Garden offers free demos at open house
• Faith Digest, Dec. 3, 2011: Kirking O' The Tartans and Saint Andrew's Feast
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Best to sell current home before buying next home
• Stealthy cellphone software stirs outcry
• Scotts Valley High School stages 'The Curious Savage' this weekend and next
• Wildfire sparked by power lines
• Surf City Coffee Co.'s Wi-Fi attracts telecommuters to Scotts Valley during power outage
• Power still out for 16,000 in parts of Santa Cruz County
• Ventana Wildlife biologist killed by falling tree in Big Sur
• Leaders push after-school programs to fight crime: Assemblyman Bill Monning, District Attorney Bob Lee and Police Chief Manny Solano tour middle school
• Boulder Creek merchants offer supplies, sustenance to people out of power
• 2 stabbed in Watsonville; police searching for suspects
• Repeat offender sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for drunken-driving, hit-and-run accident
• Hundreds of marijuana plants, mushrooms found in bust at Aptos home
• Vintage 'Christmas Apple' preserved in Pajaro Valley orchards: Hauer pippin rooted in Aptos history
• SCPD makes 169 calls for parties/loud noise complaints in November
• Big Basin campground, closed during high winds, expected to open again Saturday
• Downtown Santa Cruz holiday parade Saturday: Carriage rides, toy trains, window decorating contest taking place this month
• Comerica Bank in Capitola robbed Thursday morning, the second time in a week
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Waves will eventually wear away the rocks
• Eshoo urges federal 'dig once' policy to support broadband
• Santa Cruz Police: Update on Takeover of Vacant Building at 75 River Street
• Santa Cruz City Council calls takeover of former bank building 'misguided, ineffective and illegal'
• Power failure knocks out cell service to some areas of Santa Cruz County
• More than a week later, jurors still deliberating in Ben Lomond murder trial of Michael McClish
• A local murder to be featured on "America's Most Wanted"
• Prominent chef fights to save dog deemed unadoptable by Healdsburg shelter
• Firefighters respond to wildland blaze in Santa Cruz Mountains
• Editor's Blog: Occupying their attention
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted, Dec. 2, 2011: Abela, Ramirez, Baxter, Niemczyk, Tolan
• Survey: Drivers fear cellphone users more than drunks
• Panetta enjoys fruits of bin Laden takedown
• All-SCCAL Football, 2011: Riggs Powell named MVP
• Housing Authority of Santa Cruz County investigation in 'mid-stream'
• Coast Lines: Dec. 2, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 2, 2011: Fire at plant nursery extinguished
• Watsonville's new K-9 cop ready to protect, serve; nonprofit police support group funded $11,000 purchase
• Occupy Santa Cruz members remain in former bank building Thursday
• Chris Rene makes it to the top 5 on 'The X Factor'
• Aptos schoolchildren knit caps for charity
• Congressional aide remembered with room at Capitol: UCSC grad was killed in shooting rampage targeting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
• Holiday Helping Hand: Giving opportunities for the holiday season
• Business Digest: Dec. 2, 2011
• Best Bets, Dec. 2, 2011: Our Town
• Pacific Cove shutdown heads to council
• Regional Transportation Commission approves list of projects, including Highway 1 auxiliary-lane project
• CPUC approves $450,000 3-year grant to jump-start Central Coast broadband
• More school-age California children are living in poverty, Census figures show
• As You See It: Dec. 2, 2011: Where's SLV coverage?
• As We See It: Occupying nothing: Protesters won't find support for law breaking
• Police arrest 'Most Wanted' suspect
• Fire at plant nursery extinguished
• Beach Street Inn & Suites in Santa Cruz begins second phase of renovation
• CPUC approves $450,000 3-year grant to jump-start Central Coast broadband
• Housing Authority of Santa Cruz County investigation in 'mid-stream'
• Watsonville's new K-9 cop ready to protect, serve; nonprofit police support group funded $11,000 purchase
• The judges have made their ruling on Chris Rene's future on 'The X Factor'
• Regional Transportation Commission approves list of projects, including Highway 1 auxiliary-lane project
• Aptos school children have a yarn for knit caps
• Retrial to be scheduled for accused La Selva Beach killer
• Pot bust arrestee previously charged in 2007 bank robbery
• Congressional aide remembered with room at Capitol: UCSC grad was killed in shooting rampage targeting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
• Occupy demonstrators remain in office building in Santa Cruz
• Video: Protesters confront police at occupied building in Santa Cruz
• Hells Angels biker in Nevada court over shootout
• Black Friday bump leaves retailers smiling
• Tens of thousands still without power around the Bay Area
• PG&E power outage map
• High winds, power outages persist in Santa Cruz County
• Live conversation: Power outages and high winds in Santa Cruz County
• Collins pleads not guilty
• Fousek gets six years in baby case
• FDA examines level of arsenic in apple juice
• Drug arrest lands one-time U.S. sheriff of the year in jail named for him
• More school-age California children are living in poverty
• Zynga and other Internet companies work to guarantee sizzling IPOs
• Gov. Jerry Brown to add sales and income tax increases to budget plan
• Herhold: The ingredients of a tragedy involving San Jose cop and his wife
• South County offers factory sale, craft fair Saturday
• Preliminary hearing scheduled for former Lompico Water District manager
• Cops and Courts: Dec. 1, 2011
• Bike-riding bank robber sentenced to 14 years in prison for bank robberies in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara counties
• Atlantic Magazine ranks Santa Cruz, Watsonville in top 10 of country's most artistic cities
• Verve Coffee Roasters gaining fans in downtown Santa Cruz
• Coast Lines: Dec. 1, 2011
• Santa Cruz event to mark 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day Thursday
• California students fall short of fitness goals
• Will Santa Cruz 'Be There' for Rene?
• Natural Bridges High School students teach Bay View first-graders about watersheds
• Holiday calendar
• Scotts Valley library to stream all-day 'TEDxWomen' event today
• Santa Cruz SPCA: Hooper's bowed, but not forgotten
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Rescued rabbits available at shelter
• Eagles bassist Schmit flies solo
• Love and survival: Sista Monica returns to the blues with soulful new album
• Cam Archer's new direction
• Holiday calendar
• Scotts Valley library to stream all-day 'TEDxWomen' event today
• Santa Cruz SPCA: Hooper's bowed, but not forgotten
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Rescued rabbits available at shelter
• As We See It: Move forward on retail report
• Business Digest: Dec. 1, 2011
• Two Boardwalk concessionaires win awards
• Will Santa Cruz 'Be There' for Rene?
• 'Betty Boop' murder victim from Pacifica exhumed for DNA test
• Bike-riding bank robber sentenced to 14 years in prison for bank robberies in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara counties
• Santa Cruz event to mark 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day Thursday
• California students, including those in Santa Cruz County, fall short of fitness goals
• Two Boardwalk concessionaires win awards
• Atlantic Magazine ranks Santa Cruz, Watsonville in top 10 of country's most artistic cities
• Natural Bridges High School students offer environmental instruction to Bay View first-graders
• Occupy Santa Cruz takes over vacant building on Water Street; police plan to remove them
• High winds knock out power for hundreds in Santa Cruz County
• Mavericks organizers announce new start date for surf contest
• Dow has biggest day in more than two years after banks release credit reins
• Teen brothers headed to preliminary hearing for burglary spree
• Bike-riding bank robber gets 14 years in prison for robberies in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara counties
• Salinas man gets six years in baby seller case
• Quake warning system for West Coast nears reality
• Top analyst warns state could waste $6 billion over high-speed rail
• Vet marches 1,460 miles for the homeless
• Rookie, veteran chosen to lead Watsonville City Council: Eduardo Montesino is new mayor, Oscar Rios, vice mayor
• Police link Santa Cruz robbery suspect to other crimes
• Witness in Westside man's murder trail testifies she heard a man's voice pleading
• Ukalope oversees one-year anniversary celebration at Tiki King's
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 30, 2011
• Coast Lines: Nov. 30, 2011
• Setting it Straight: Nov. 30, 2011
• Appellate Court denies county's request to reconsider Scotts Valley property-tax award
• Thirsty Duck Ale House eyes empty space in in Capitola Mercantile; public hearing Thursday
• Santa Cruz's Planned Parenthood chapter to mark anniversary
• Strong north winds will blow over the Bay Area starting with Wednesday's morning commute
• Consultant to city: Get downtown anchor store and more will come
• As You See It, Nov. 30, 2011: Student protests are nothing new Students shut down a regents meeting. The main issue is regents' salaries and the hike in student tuitions. Frankly, I was stunned. Has there ever been a student protest about fees in th
• As We See It: Rising cost of affordable housing
• Business Digest: Nov. 30, 2011
• Best Bets, Nov. 30, 2011: The Young Dubliners
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Bargetto 2008 'Old Vine' Lodi Zinfandel
• In the Bins: Brussels sprouts -- Stinky yet healthy
• Good Food Award highlights responsible local food endeavors
• Back Burner, Nov. 30, 2011: Downtown doings -- Verve opens on Pacific Avenue, Cafe Gratitude on the block
• Cellar Door, Restaurant Review: Stellar cuisine and wines at Westside restaurant
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: Unusual ingredients make the feast
• Consultant to city: Get downtown anchor store and more will come
• Rookie, veteran chosen to lead Watsonville City Council: Eduardo Montesino is new mayor, Oscar Rios, vice mayor
• Santa Cruz's Planned Parenthood chapter to mark anniversary
• Confinement sought for convicted sex offender
• Reckless driving at SLVHS sparks concerns
• CHP recovers car stolen from El Cajon, arrests Hollister man
• Man armed with knife robs Watsonville store clerk
• Santa Cruz Police: Belligerent customer pepper-sprayed
• More catalytic converters reported stolen in Santa Cruz
• Witness in Westside man's murder trail testifies she heard a man's voice pleading
• Thirsty Duck Ale House eyes empty space in in Capitola Mercantile; public hearing Thursday
• Police link Santa Cruz robbery suspect to other crimes
• Former Borland HQ attracts no takers despite $12.2 million opening bid
• New mascot 'ukalope' oversees one-year anniversary celebration at Tiki King's Ukuleles of Felton
• Former homeless veteran treks from Montana to L.A. to raise money and awareness for homeless
• Strong north winds will blow over the Bay Area starting with Wednesday's morning commute
• Appellate Court denies county's request to reconsider Scotts Valley property-tax award
• Poll: Californians evenly split on Occupy movement
• Google Maps moves indoors with layouts of malls, airports and more
• Occupation ends at UCSC student services building
• As You See It, Nov. 29, 2011: Occupy camp solves nothing
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 29, 2011
• Setting it Straight: Nov. 29, 2011
• From troubled to honored: Santa Cruz Navy sailor helps keep order on the high seas
• At least eight shot in West Oakland
• Pacific Cove Mobile Home Park shutdown looms: Public hearing set for Thursday before Capitola Planning Commission
• County Fairgrounds in financial trouble: Spending increased while revenues declined
• Police: Man with gun steals woman's tote bag in Seabright
• Crab stalemate breaks; fishermen get some of what they waited for
• Prosecution witness testifies about cellphone use in Sorokin murder case
• 'Weed Wars': Reality TV puts Oakland dispensary in spotlight
• Dumpster diving helps aquarium streamline its trash
• Larkin Valley horse rescue organization holds winter hay drive
• Negative low tide draws people to the beach
• Coast Lines: Nov. 29, 2011
• Cyber Monday continues to grow, with boost in mobile sales
• Hits and Misses: Nov. 29, 2011
• Business Digest: Nov. 29, 2011
• Best Bets, Nov. 29, 2011: Steve MeckFessel
• Crab stalemate breaks; fishermen get some of what they waited for
• Larkin Valley horse rescue organization holds winter hay drive
• Negative low tide draws people to the beach over the weekend
• Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds in financial trouble: Spending increased while revenues declined
• Two 'Most Wanted' suspects arrested
• Prosecution witness testifies about cell phone use in Sorokin murder case
• Pacific Cove Mobile Home Park shutdown looms: Public hearing set for Thursday before Capitola Planning Commission
• Disguised, armed man robs 41st Avenue bank
• Black Friday shopper smacked in head with hammer at San Jose Macy's
• Police: Man with gun steals woman's tote bag in Seabright
• 'Weed Wars': Reality TV puts Oakland dispensary in spotlight
• Live Blog: Berkeley faculty condemns police violence
• Santa Cruz Navy sailor Steven Hollingsworth does his part to keep order on high seas
• Woman accuses Cain of 13-year affair
• Slide show: UC Santa Cruz student protest
• UCSC students shut down business services building
• DUI suspect nearly hits deputies, CHP says
• Gilroy police: San Jose cop, wife died in murder-suicide
• Officers called to Occupy Santa Cruz for gun report, no weapon found
• Protesters shut down UC Regents meeting
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 28, 2011
• Jewish Artisans Faire comes to Temple Beth El
• 'Our Hearts to Your Soles' assists homeless with foot care
• Street Smarts: Motorcycle, motor scooter helmet laws not built the same state to state
• Coast Lines: Nov. 28, 2011
• Occupy protest targets UC regents
• Man hospitalized after Live Oak explosion
• Twin Lakes Church gives big boost to Second Harvest Food Bank
• Praiseworthy, Nov. 28, 2011:
• Best Bets, Nov. 28, 2011: Chester Thompson Quartet
• Deputies: Suicide victim found in pickup near Greyhound Rock
• Man hospitalized after butane-caused explosion
• Man tackles personal bucket list as 68th - and likely last - birthday celebration nears
• Twin Lakes Church gives big boost to Second Harvest Food Bank
• Man arrested on suspicion of molesting two children
• Skating competition raises money for proposed Capitola skatepark
• Aromas scout Shayne Ely honored for heroism
• The Great Morgani celebrates 15 years of street performing in Santa Cruz
• City has openings on advisory panels
• Name Dropping, Nov. 27, 2011: Local woman turns 100
• Education Digest: Nov. 27, 2011
• Best Bets, Nov. 27, 2011: Baby Gramps
• Coast Lines: Nov. 26, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 27, 2011
• Celebrations, Nov. 27, 2011: Collopys celebrate 50 years, Dantzler-Shood, Kieffers celebrate 50th anniversary
• Q-and-A about the science of fluoridation
• Fluoridation: How to read about research
• Stow family celebrates Thanksgiving
• Peaches and paintings: Home and Hearth Holiday Fair comes to Aptos Farmers Market
• Dan Harper: Gambling, Shysters and Losers on Thanksgiving
• People in Business: Nov. 27, 2011
• Boulder Creek surfer launches surfboard fin business
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Novel writing for neurotics
• Births, Nov. 27, 2011: Sutter, Oct. 4, Nov. 2-10; Dominican, Nov. 7-21
• Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Seniors face hunger and financial abuse
• Jeffrey R. Scharf, Everybody's Business: To the surprise of no one ...
• As You See It: Nov. 27, 2011: PCS should be questioned
• As We See It: Newt voice on immigration reform
• Skating competition raises money for proposed Capitola skatepark
• Peaches and paintings: Home and Hearth Holiday Fair comes to Aptos Farmers Market
• Police investigating drive-by shooting in Watsonville
• 'Our Hearts to Your Soles' assists homeless with foot care
• Aromas scout Shayne Ely honored for heroism
• Watsonville fluoride battle 10 years after approval: Backers fight back as support wanes
• Santa Cruz police seek suspect in attempted carjacking
• Boulder Creek surfer launches surfboard fin business
• MakersFactory in Santa Cruz gears up for holidays with new 3D printer
• Fundraiser at Pizza My Heart will benefit Santa Cruz man Michael Garza left comatose after August vehicle crash
• Bonny Doon Elementary serves as test site for 'Solar For Schools' program
• Merry ax-Mas: 'Tis the season to cut your own Christmas tree
• Artisans fair livens up the Slow Coast
• Home and Garden Digest, Nov. 26, 2011: Public library displays recycling art
• Best Bets, Nov. 26, 2011: Nutcracker Ballet
• As You See It: Nov. 26, 2011: What if no students came to class?
• Faith Digest, Nov. 26, 2011: Congregational Church of Soquel announces holiday service
• Grocery chain issues identity theft warning for 20 locations, including Watsonville store
• Coast Lines: Nov. 26, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 26, 2011: Driver leads police on slow-speed chase
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Begin your holidays with Santa Cruz Lighted Boat Parade
• Betsy Herbert, Earth Matters: Say hey to graywater, while rainwater catchments catch on
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: HARP designed to help out homeowners and lenders
• Pacific Grove Mayor Carmelita Garcia joins Mark Stone in the race for Assembly seat
• Fundraiser at Pizza My Heart will benefit Santa Cruz man Michael Garza left comatose after August vehicle crash
• Bonny Doon Elementary serves as test site for 'Solar for Schools' program
• MakersFactory in Santa Cruz gears up for holidays with new 3D printer
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Begin your holidays with Santa Cruz Lighted Boat Parade
• Consumers flocks to stores as 'Black Friday' kicks off holiday shopping season
• Driver leads Capitola police on slow-speed chase
• Man arrested for heroin use Wednesday in San Lorenzo Park
• Drought and rising temperatures will challenge California's farmers, experts say
• Photo Contest: What are you thankful for?
• Sister city in Nicaragua gets garbage truck for holidays: Santa Cruz donates retired refuse collection vehicle
• Thanksgiving meal served to hundreds at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
• For members of Occupy Santa Cruz, it's a quiet holiday
• Coast Lines: Nov. 25, 2011
• On the move: Dream Theater sign emerges from storage, heads to Monterey museum
• As You See It, Nov. 25, 2011: 'Forever Family' story was touching
• Holiday Helping Hands: Giving opportunities for the holiday season
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 25, 2011: Store employee robbed while making deposit
• As We See It: Live locally, shop locally
• Santa Cruz area CHP wins two awards for traffic safety
• Saturday's low tide will show off sea life
• Store employee robbed while making deposit
• Thanksgiving meal served to hundreds at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
• Man suspected of prowling
• Loaves and Fishes: Volunteers step up to serve Thanksgiving meals in Watsonville
• Santa Cruz area CHP wins two awards for traffic safety
• Editor's Blog: Have a radical T(t)hanksgiving
• Mount Madonna students focus on return of owl at slough near Watsonville
• Capitola eyes 9,000 square foot skatepark at Monterey Park
• Further arraignment pending for man arrested in Watsonville marijuana bust
• Chris Rene survives to make 'Magnificent Seven' on 'The X Factor"
• SmartMeter opponents unfazed by opt-out option; local group says PUC proposal falls short
• Santa Cruz County can expect a rainy start to Thanksgiving holiday
• A Santa Cruz military family celebrates Thanksgiving
• Credit unions say new members streaming in; Lighthouse Bank gains $500,000 in deposits
• Iliad, a California sea lion rescued from Capitola, released back into wild
• Deputies: Heroin addiction fueled San Lorenzo Valley burglaries
• Another abandoned puppy discovered at Royal Oaks plant, bringing total to 7
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 24, 2011
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Come celebrate Black FUR-iday!
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Hope is all it takes
• Coast Lines: Nov. 24, 2011
• Holiday closing: Nov. 24, 2011
• Best Bets, Nov. 24, 2011: Roaring Camp Steam Train
• Odd couple delights in SSC's 'Frog and Toad"
• Don Miller: Making a choice to give thanks
• As We See It: Day of Thanksgiving proclaimed
• As Wee See It: Article on Kennedy hit the mark
• Saturday low tide will show off sea life
• Growing up Harbaugh: Little sister shares what it was like
• Court to review Peace Camp demonstrator's appeal
• Chris Rene survives to make 'Magnificent Seven' on 'The X Factor'
• Holiday dream: Watsonville boy works to bring cheer to children
• Small Business Saturday: Noli n Nali expanding despite sputtering recovery
• Former UC Berkeley Chancellor Ira Michael Heyman was a champion of diversity, civil rights
• Santa Cruz County can expect a rainy start to Thanksgiving holiday
• Another abandoned puppy discovered at Royal Oaks plant, bringing total to 7
• Further arraignment pending for man arrested in Watsonville marijuana bust
• Lane, Bryant named to Santa Cruz City Council's top seats
• Lost on the Left Coast blog: Giving thanks for a beautiful place
• Deputies: Heroin addiction fueled San Lorenzo Valley burglaries
• A Santa Cruz military family celebrates Thanksgiving
• Time magazine names Santa Cruz predictive policing program one of the year's top inventions
• Credit unions say new members streaming in; Lighthouse Bank gains $500,000 in deposits
• Mount Madonna students focus on return of owl at slough near Watsonville
• SmartMeter opponents unfazed by opt-out option; local group says PUC proposal falls short
• Sickened sea lion rescued from Capitola released back into wild Wednesday following treatment
• Capitola eyes 9,000 square foot skatepark at Monterey Park
• Holiday Gift Guide 2011
• Gift Guide 2011: Rover rolling over ought to earn him something special
• Gift Guide 2011: For the outdoors-lover who has everything
• Chris Rene impresses 'The X Factor' crowd with mash-up
• Local merchants, artists vying with retail chains for sales
• Santa Cruz City Council overturns ruling on historic carriage house: Conversion OK'd over concerns from panel seen as overreaching
• House guest testifies about alleged killer's actions in Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz reports drop in robberies but more burglaries
• Teenager paralyzed in DUI crash brings message of hope to Harbor High
• Desal debate deepens as Santa Cruz City Council weighs water planning that counts on facility
• Residents, merchants weigh in on sandwich boards in Capitola
• Police: Bank robbery cash surfaces at Santa Cruz gas station
• Following weeks of testimony, jurors begin deliberations in Michael McClish's murder trial
• Holiday calendar
• Scotts Valley vs. Santa Cruz County case may head to state's high court
• Community mourns sudden death of Scarborough Lumber
• Setting it straight: Nov. 23, 2011
• Coast Lines: Nov. 23, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 23, 2011
• Business Briefs: Nov. 23, 2011
• Rabbit Haven hosts adoption event Saturday at Pet Pals
• As We See It: Don't waste CAP data
• As You See It, Nov. 23,2011: We need a supervisor who will represent SLV, Scotts Valley
• Gift Guide 2011: Think soft and soothing things for babies
• Gift Guide 2011: Remember that educational toys are still that: toys!
• Gift Guide 2011: Pamper Grandma and Papa this holiday season
• Gift Guide 2011: Wine's fine, but there are others gifts for vino lovers, too
• Gift Guide 2011: Gifts for a teen
• Gift Guide, 2011: Sweeten the season with a gift of homemade chocolate
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: A few tips for a stress-free Thanksgiving
• Gift Guide 2011: Remember that educational toys are still that: toys!
• Gift Guide 2011: Think soft and soothing things for babies
• Gift Guide 2011: Pamper Grandma and Papa this holiday season
• Gift Guide 2011: Wine's fine, but there are others gifts for vino lovers, too
• Gift Guide 2011: Gifts for a teen
• Gift Guide, 2011: Sweeten the season with a gift of homemade chocolate
• Back Burner, Nov. 23, 2011: Sabieng reopening postponed until spring
• Transform T-Day leftovers into fantastic sandwiches
• Let these restaurants do the Thanksgiving cooking
• Damaris Santos-Palmer, Kitchen Corners: Roll the dice with this sweet blended kale juice
• Best Bets, Nov. 23, 2011: Harry and The Hit Men: Thanksgiving Eve Ball
• Desal debate deepens as Santa Cruz City Council weighs water planning that counts on facility
• Police move in on latest Occupy Oakland protest
• Capitola residents, merchants weigh in on sandwich boards
• State regulators reveal 'opt-out' plan for PG&E SmartMeters
• Officer involved in UC Davis pepper-spraying incident previously honored
• Teenager paralyzed in DUI crash brings message of hope to Harbor High
• Watsonville's Sandra Toscano finds hope, new life at Mariposa Wellness Center
• Chris Rene impresses 'The X Factor' crowd with mash-up
• House guest testifies he heard fight, screams the night Elias Sorokin is believed to have been killed
• Off-duty Watsonville cop arrests 'Most Wanted' 49ers football fan at Candlestick
• City attorney fires back in Occupy Santa Cruz case
• Watsonville Police: Teen girls steal Mustang, cause crash, flee, end up in cuffs 20 minutes later
• Santa Cruz reports drop in robberies but more burglaries
• Santa Cruz City Council overturns ruling on historic carriage house: Conversion OK'd over concerns from panel seen as overreaching
• Police: Bank robbery cash surfaces at Santa Cruz gas station
• Local merchants, artists vying with retail chains for sales
• Holiday Calendar
• Scotts Valley vs. Santa Cruz County case may head to state's high court
• Santa Cruz teen band battles for spot in SchoolJam USA competition finals
• Community mourns sudden death of Scarborough Lumber president
• Rabbit Haven hosts adoption event Saturday at Pet Pals in Soquel
• Jury begins deliberations in Michael McClish trial
• Convicted sex offender's civil confinement hearing to be held Monday in Santa Cruz County Court
• Coastal panel staff back Arana Gulch plan
• Price dispute stalls Dungeness crab catch
• Closing arguments start in Michael McClish murder trial
• Bruce McPherson enters crowded 5th District race
• Deborah McArthur. Nature Connection: Front row for marine spectacle
• Community Assessment Project report outlines Santa Cruz County's quality of life
• Bob Begun, former Capitola mayor, dead at 84; known for his civility and financial acumen
• Thanksgiving dinners abound across county
• Californians gearing up for heavy travel weekend
• Karen Delaney, Be the Difference: Charitable giving at the holidays plays important role in the community
• Judge reviews P.V. conflict of interest charge: Plaintiffs, water agency dispute rate-setting vote
• Election Digest: Nov. 22, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 22, 2011
• Setting It Straight: Nov. 22, 2011
• Coast Lines: Nov. 22, 2011
• Business Digest: Nov. 22, 2011
• Holiday closing: Nov. 22, 2011
• As You See It, Nov. 22, 2011: School budget cuts affect us all
• As We See It: Scott Kennedy took a stand
• As We See It: Bob Begun, former Capitola treasurer, mayor
• Best Bets, Nov. 22, 2011: Like There's No Tomorrow
• Federal agents say 88-year-old Saratoga man's invention is being used by meth labs
• Community Assessment Project report outlines Santa Cruz County's quality of life
• Arana Gulch hearing next month: City, opponents to square off during Dec. 8 hearing in S.F.
• Capitola City Council to weigh sandwich board signs
• Closing arguments start in Michael McClish murder trial
• Fans swarm around James Durbin as he signs his debut album
• Two nightclubs burglarized in Santa Cruz
• Computers stolen from school in Santa Cruz
• Super failure: Deficit-cutting panel gives up
• Price dispute stalls Dungeness crab catch
• Judge reviews P.V. conflict of interest charge: Plaintiffs, water agency dispute rate-setting vote
• Thanksgiving dinners abound across Santa Cruz County
• Californians gearing up for heavy travel weekend
• Bruce McPherson enters crowded 5th District race
• Twitter: What they're saying about James Durbin's album: Memories of a Beautiful Disaster
• Former Capitola mayor Bob Begun dies at 84
• Live conversation: Talking shopping in Santa Cruz County
• Facebook's Timeline followed years of conversation
• Lawsuit targets Fort Ord roadway
• Longtime sports writer David Coffin dies
• Let there be light: Restoration finally begins at Pigeon Point Lighthouse
• Nearly two-thirds of Big Sur Half Marathon entrants are female
• Embroidery artist makes public debut: Mardeen Gordon reproduces paintings with needle and thread
• Let there be light: Restoration finally begins at Pigeon Point Lighthouse
• Embroidery artist makes public debut: Mardeen Gordon reproduces paintings with needle and thread
• Coast Lines: Nov. 21, 2011
• Suzanne Semmes, Santa Cruz County Stories: Community minister, by listening, helps those who are struggling to find the grace within
• Scott Kennedy's family, colleagues plan memorial and center's future
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Dispelling some myths about turn signals
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Dispelling some myths about turn signals
• Former Olympians finish one-two at Big Sur Half Marathon
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 21, 2011
• Best Bets, Nov. 21, 2011: Ray Brown's Great Big Band
• Praiseworthy, Nov. 21, 2011: A good start to Christmas Project
• Deputies investigate shooting near Watsonville
• Scott Kennedy's family, colleagues plan memorial, center's future
• Let there be light: Restoration finally begins at Pigeon Point Lighthouse
• Nipping bullying the bud: Scotts Valley High School drama class to stage anti-bullying skits for elementary school
• Officers in UC Davis pepper spray incident placed on leave
• Police clear new Occupy Oakland camp
• From seed to plate, food truck and cafe work to raise money for youth program in Santa Cruz
• Cabrillo faculty, staff 'adopt' 30 struggling families as part of holiday program
• Branciforte firefighters pass half-way mark for 'Movember'
• Education Digest: Nov. 20, 2011
• Coast Lines: Nov. 20, 2011
• Name Dropping, Nov. 19, 2011: Singing for their choirs
• Celebrations, Nov. 20, 2011: Eckert-Peterson, Gil-Osorio-Ritt, McMaster-Newell, Land and Kieffer
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Cherish your relationship with your adult siblings
• County compiles list of Occupy Santa Cruz problems
• UC Santa Cruz Arboretum's relearning garden reawakens traditional Amah Mutsun plant knowledge
• Work set to begin next week on Blue Bonnet townhouse development
• As You See It: Health care for the 99 percent
• Nonprofit with ties to Santa Cruz County finds older dogs new homes
• Best Bets, Nov. 20, 2011: Kids Fun Fest
• Watsonville police warn of rash of car thefts
• As We See It: DC corruption and Sarah Palin
• Harry Domash, Online Investing: Closed-end funds outperform the S&P
• Cabrillo faculty, staff 'adopt' 30 struggling families as part of holiday program
• From seed to plate, food truck and café work to raise money for youth program in Santa Cruz
• Scott Kennedy, former Santa Cruz mayor and founder of the Resource Center for Nonviolence, dies
• Afterburner: James Durbin releases debut album
• Work slated to begin next week on Scotts Valley's long-awaited Blue Bonnet housing project
• UC Davis launches probe after pepper spray video
• Facebook's Timeline followed years of conversation
• Nonprofit with ties to Santa Cruz County finds older dogs new homes
• Firefighters aided by easing winds in Reno fire
• Watsonville police warn of rash of car thefts
• County compiles list of nearly 100 problems since Occupy Santa Cruz moved in
• Man leads deputy on vehicle, foot chase in Santa Cruz
• US deficit deal failure would pose crummy choice
• Treacherous Devil's Slide will transform into family friendly park
• Alliee DeArmond, In the Spirit: A safe place for youth to study and socialize
• Faith Digest, Nov. 11, 2011: Congregational Church of Soquel holding Holly Day Bazaar today
• Home and Garden Digest, Nov. 19, 2011: Vendor Showcase aids local direct sales representatives and artisans
• News Briefs: Nov. 19, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 19, 2011
• Unemployment at 10.1 percent in October
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: West Cliff is a local treasure
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: The best first step for homebuyers
• Another swastika found at UCSC: Jewish student, instructor call for stern response
• Holiday calendar
• Sheriff's deputies seize more than 130 pounds of marijuana in Watsonville following anonymous tip
• Holiday Helping Hand: Giving opportunities for the holiday season
• Business Digest: Nov. 19, 2011
• San Mateo County hopes to complete transformation of Devil's Slide area to family friendly park
• Tentative ruling OKs Pajaro Valley water fees
• Shirley Jones regales 300 at Dominican Hospital Foundation Guild fundraiser
• Coast Lines: Nov. 19, 2011
• Safeway shoppers in Soquel taken aback by locking carts
• Rolling stones: Michael Eckerman shows a softer side of stone masonry
• Maureen Gilmer, Yardsmart: Getting color from cool-season annuals
• Best Bets, Nov. 19, 2011: Makers at the MAH: Chalk Painting
• Forever family: Parents, children seal lifelong bonds in Watsonville courtroom
• CSI tells jury details of murder victim's charred truck
• Santa Cruz County unemployment at 10.1 percent in October; 136,300 employed, many outside the county
• Another swastika found at UCSC: Jewish student, instructor call for stern response
• Sarah Palin goes rogue on DC corruption
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: West Cliff is a local treasure
• Lost on the Left Coast Blog: Santa Cruz food: regional specialties?
• Preliminary hearing set for three men involved in jail beating of convicted murder
• Fire rages in Reno neighborhood; 10,000 evacuated, 20 homes lost
• Safeway shoppers in Soquel taken aback by locking carts
• More than 20 small animals die in fire at feed store in Pajaro
• Best-selling cancer drug Avastin no longer approved for advanced breast cancer
• Joe Paterno has lung cancer, son says
• Pajaro Valley water fees disputed in court
• Video: Behind the scenes with James Durbin for filming of "Love Me Bad"
• Live Occupy blog: Oakland tree-sitter gets company
• Accident involving semi-truck, passenger vehicle closes Highway 1 temporarily near Watsonville
• Deputies seize more than 130 pounds of pot from Watsonville home
• Santa Cruz County unemployment up slightly, to 10.1 percent in October 2011
• Notorious killer of boy in public restroom hangs himself at San Quentin
• Editor's Blog: What's going on with Tim Tebow
• Occupy movements in Bay Area regroup after raids
• Middle-age crazy: 'Menopause: The Musical' comes to Santa Cruz
• As You See It, Nov. 18, 2011: There are more deserving causes than Miss California
• Teen with loaded shotgun arrested after brief standoff in Watsonville
• Chris Rene makes the cut again on 'The X Factor'
• 'We are 99 percent' rally brings together union leaders, activist groups in Santa Cruz
• Cops and Courts, Nov. 18, 2011: Convicted tagger arrested again
• Santa Cruz County Visitors Council launches town-specific webpages
• Defense witnesses begin testifying in trial of man accused of killing pregnant woman in 2006
• Six puppies found abandoned near Watsonville, SPCA offering $500 reward for information
• Homicide victim Elias Sorokin described as an entrepreneur
• Coast Lines, Nov. 18, 2011: Expect delays on Laurel Street
• Setting it Straight: Nov. 18, 2011
• Road taxes may show up on local ballots
• Supreme Court: Prop. 8 supporters can defend the law
• UCSC scientists lead a team deploying robots to forecast toxic algae blooms
• County Board of Supervisors shelves Poor Clares housing project for good
• Volunteers, soldiers help keep Big Sur Half Marathon running
• Watsonville Law Center chief chosen for sabbatical
• Business Digest: Nov. 18, 2011
• As We See It: Don't gut education
• Best Bets, Nov. 18, 2011: Radical Craft Night at the MAH
• Do you know of a service member coming home for Thanksgiving?
• Watsonville Law Center chief chosen for sabbatical
• Chris Rene makes the cut again on 'The X Factor'
• Defense witnesses begin testifying in trial of man accused of killing pregnant woman in 2006
• Convicted tagger arrested again
• UC Santa Cruz scientists lead team deploying robots to forecast toxic algae blooms
• Judge recuses himself in Boulder Creek hoarder case
• 'We are 99 percent' rally brings together union leaders, activist groups in Santa Cruz
• Homicide victim Elias Sorokin described as an entrepreneur
• County Office of Education approves new trustee map, grills charter school again for lack of diversity
• Road taxes may show up on local ballots
• County Board of Supervisors shelves Poor Clares housing project for good
• Deputies: Teen with loaded shotgun ends standoff in Watsonville
• Forecast calls for a wet weekend, Thanksgiving Day
• Supreme Court rules Prop 8 supporters can defend the law
• Six puppies found abandoned near Watsonville , SPCA offering $500 reward for information
• Energy Secretary Steven Chu defends loan guarantee program before Congress
• Vallejo cop shot and killed while pursuing bank robbery suspects
• County Board of Education OKs redistricting proposal
• Celeb Pix: Paris Hilton, Stan Lee, Will.I.Am Rock the Kasbah with Richard Branson.
• Police search for bank robbery suspect in Santa Cruz
• Jan. 17 trial set for suspect in killing of San Jose Hells Angel president
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted, Nov. 17, 2011: Ponce, Sanches, Anderson, Williams, Collins
• A holiday 12-pack
• Holiday calendar
• New round of education cuts look likely: Pajaro Valley, Santa Cruz say they can absorb hit this year, but reductions loom
• New round of education cuts look likely: Pajaro Valley, Santa Cruz say they can absorb hit this year, but reductions loom
• As You See It: Nov. 17, 2011: Flexi proposal makes great sense
• Chris Rene breaks out Marley on 'The X Factor'
• Coast Lines: Nov. 17, 2011: James Durbin to make appearance at Streetlight Records in downtown Santa Cruz
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 17, 2011: Hearing set for man accused in Santa Cruz woman's death
• Purchase of Star Creek Ranch could help South Santa Cruz County gem shine forever
• SPCA store opens at Capitola Mall: Retail space offered free
• Trial opens for third man accused of drug-deal murder
• Desal task force OKs nearly $600K in spending: Opponents want consultant funding stopped
• Funding shaky for rockslide cleanup in Scotts Valley
• Setting it Straight: Nov. 17, 2011
• After ugly legal battle, Seabright's Brady's Yacht Club heads to court-ordered auction
• State revenue projections fall short: $2 billion in cuts loom
• Economist Jeffrey Michael: Census figures show Santa Cruz County unemployment fell to 10 percent in 2010
• 'Melancholia': poetry in motion
• The amazing journey of Shirley Jones
• Ozomatli headlines new concert series in Watsonville
• The Pixies bring back the exciting days of the post-punk underground
• Singer channels spirit of Tom Lehrer
• Poet Laureate Kay Ryan headlines Marcus Reading
• Santa Cruz Symphony presents thrilling triple play
• Crafting unleashed: the Museum of Art & History hosts Radical Craft Night
• Business Digest: Nov. 17, 2011
• Leatherback turtle protections delayed again
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Take a little nibble of this Peanut
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Walking in a puppy wonderland
• As We See It: No more excuses: Fluoride prevents tooth decay, yet still absent in Santa Cruz County
• Rising bay water could drown marshlands
• Desal task force OKs nearly $600k in spending: Opponents want consultant funding stopped
• Funding shaky for rockslide cleanup in Scotts Valley
• Chris Rene breaks out Marley on 'The X Factor'
• 72-year-old child molester, who posed as a priest, sentenced to 14 years
• Purchase of Star Creek Ranch could help South Santa Cruz County gem shine forever
• Occupy Santa Cruz demonstrator ticketed for smoking in San Lorenzo Park
• Pedestrian stuck by motorcyclist on Mission Street
• After ugly legal battle, Seabright's Brady's Yacht Club heads to court-ordered auction
• Economist Jeffrey Michael: Census figures show Santa Cruz County unemployment fell to 10 percent in 2010
• Toddlers get hands-on learning with animals, nature at Peaceful Valley's Farm
• Editor's Blog: Iron Mike and the entertaining 2012 Republicans
• SPCA store opens at Capitola Mall: Retail space offered free
• Bay Area Occupy Blog: Marchers stream into BofA in financial district
• Suspect in shooting near White House arrested
• Man shot by UC Berkeley police dies in hospital
• Leatherback turtle protections delayed again
• Rayvon Williams hired as new airport manager in Watsonville
• Preliminary hearing set for John Clauer, who's accused of killing Santa Cruz woman
• Opening statements made in trial of Stewart Skuba, charged with murder of Elias Sorokin
• State recalls, quarantines raw milk products after 3 children sickened
• State falls short of projections; 'trigger cuts' likely
• Under siege from coast to coast, Occupy camps now losing battles in court
• Move over, pumpkin pie: Putting a fresh twist on traditional Thanksgiving dessert
• LAFCO staff recommends UCSC water expansion: Director calls for smaller extension than requested, limits on growth
• As You See It, Nov. 16, 2011: Story a breath of fresh air
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 16, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 16, 2011
• More than 50 sign up for first night of shelter
• Best Bets, Nov. 16, 2011: Sparring with Beatnik Ghosts Poetry Reading
• In the Bins: Jicama -- Go ahead and try it
• Thanksgiving: Let these restaurants do the work
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Clos LaChance Winery 2008 Reserve Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mountains
• Back Burner, Oct. 16, 2011: SmoQe closes, may reopen under new name
• Linwood's Bar & Grill, Restaurant Review: Local getaway sits high above Santa Cruz
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: The best gifts don't need to empty your bank account
• Occupy Santa Cruz supporters take battle to court
• Santa Cruz County declines major changes to community group funding
• Plea in drug case inches closer for Santa Cruz pro surfer Anthony Ruffo
• Police shoot armed man on Cal campus
• Occupy Santa Cruz supporters take battle to court
• Mixer tonight at former Wrigley factory in Santa Cruz; William Ow hopes to attract artists
• School officials discuss language in draft parcel-tax reslution
• Monterey County DA charges former water board member with multiple felonies
• Santa Cruz police say they're expanding downtown staffing for holiday season
• Rio Sands Motel celebrates completion of remodel
• Santa Cruz resident sets eyes on Miss California title
• Santa Clara Valley Water District OKs adding fluoride to its drinking water
• Coast Lines: Nov. 16, 2011
• Santa Cruz police say they're expanding downtown staffing for holiday season
• Rio Sands Motel celebrates completion of remodel
• Santa Cruz resident sets eyes on Miss California title
• Santa Clara Valley Water District OKs adding fluoride to its drinking water
• Coast Lines: Nov. 16, 2011
• As We See It: Occupying the barricades: Removing tents doesn't remove sense something's wrong in America
• Business Digest: Nov. 16, 2011
• More than 50 people sign up for first night of seasonal shelter at National Guard Armory in Santa Cruz
• Occupy Santa Cruz supporters take battle to court
• Santa Cruz police say they're expanding downtown staffing for holiday season
• Trial delayed for man accused of not attending fire that sparked Summit Fire
• Man sentenced for brandishing weapon at UCSC
• Mixer Wednesday at former Wrigley factory in Santa Cruz; William Ow hopes to attract artists
• Santa Cruz County declines major changes to community group funding
• National campaign renews push for water fluoridation: Watsonville's treatment plan stalled
• Rio Sands Motel hosts mixer tonight to celebrate remodel
• UC Berkeley building evacuated after officer-involved shooting
• LAFCO staff recommends UCSC water expansion: Director calls for smaller extension than requested, limits on growth
• Santa Cruz resident sets eyes on Miss California title
• Potential plea deal considered in drug case against Santa Cruz pro surfer Anthony Ruffo
• Out and About Blog: Is the Cold Water Classic on the ASP World Tour?
• More security guards to be downtown Santa Cruz during holiday season
• Sandusky interview surprised even NBC's Bob Costas
• DA to charge Collins with felony
• Santa Cruz Neighbors to meet Wednesday
• The iconic Cats Restaurant in Los Gatos begins another of its nine lives
• Santa Cruz County supervisors impose moratorium on medical marijuana regulations, join legal appeal
• Got Daily Deals: Tuesday, Nov. 15 Deal: $7.50 for $15 of Fresh Roasted Turkey, Sides & Baked Goods at The Turkey Boat
• Lawyers: Court order allows Occupy Wall St. protesters back to New York park
• Santa Cruz officials not expected to dismantle Occupy camp Wednesday
• USDA: 'Locally grown' food a $4.8 billion business
• County wildfire info grows with online maps, social networks
• McClish trial testimony focuses on DNA recovered from rope
• City reports dogs have had 'minimal' impact downtown: Police issue nine citations for violations since August
• Aiming for an A: Watsonville High project teaches physics and teamwork
• Donations accepted for Live Oak family who lost home in fire
• Hospice seeking new chief; executive director Ann Pomper to retire
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 15, 2011
• Coast Lines: Nov. 15, 2011
• Setting it Straight: Nov. 15, 2011
• Best Bets, Nov. 15, 2011: Rich Robinson of the Black Crows
• Hits and Misses: Nov. 15, 2011
• As You See It, Nov. 15, 2011: Someone read my mind
• Business Digest: Nov. 15, 2011
• UC Regents cancel meeting citing potential danger
• Watsonville man says he was beaten by gangsters
• Bus shoves car into ice cream shop
• Deputies link coins to burglary
• Santa Cruz reports dogs have had 'minimal' impact downtown: Police issue nine citations for violations since August
• Donations accepted for Live Oak family who lost home in fire
• Santa Cruz officials not expected to dismantle Occupy camp Wednesday
• Michael McClish trial testimony focuses on DNA recovered from rope
• Santa Cruz County wildfire information grows with online maps, social networks
• Hospice seeking new chief; executive director Ann Pomper to retire
• Aiming for an A: Watsonville High project teaches physics and teamwork
• To catch a crab: Commercial Dungeness crab season kicks off
• Coast Lines: Nov. 13, 2011
• Tortilla recall from Salinas, Watsonville stores
• Raging West Cliff Drive party brings arrest, two citations
• House fire doused in Soquel
• Heat lamp sparks fire in Soquel retirement home
• Police find man in Capitola falafel restaurant with windows smashed
• Vagos biker gang member back in Nevada in Sparks casino shooting case
• Buyer of minivan finds hidden $500K in cocaine
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 14, 2011
• Praiseworthy, Nov. 14, 2011: Print media still works
• Best Bets, Nov. 14, 2011: John Perkins' 'Hoodwinked!'
• Students cut, splice together footage into film about life at Bonny Doon Elementary
• Santa Cruz County Symphony performance highlights young talent
• Charles Douglas 'Turkey Egg' Greer, Santa Cruz County Stories: Scotts Valley man's life unfolds like a Hollywood script
• Aptos teen headed to national horse show
• Bicycle, pedestrian trail to link Santa Cruz, Monterey counties
• Five arrested on drug charges at Santa Cruz home
• Aptos teen headed to national horse show
• Councilman wants UCSC to expand campus debit system to local businesses
• Oakland mayor hints at another crackdown on Occupy camp
• Aptos man jailed in Illinois accused of possessing 72 pounds of marijuana
• Man stabbed while breaking up bar fight
• Thief steals SUV with toddler inside
• Name Dropping, Nov. 13, 2011: Trivia champs put all that knowledge to good use
• Celebrations, Nov. 13, 2011: Pierce-Contreras, Rowden-Jara Simkin, Ray-Bogner, Wittwer, Miller
• Watsonville Fire Department commemorates 150 years of serving the community
• Rising International, St. Francis Soup Kitchen hold holiday shopping event for a good cause
• Education Digest: Nov. 13
• GolferAID: New beverage targets golfers seeking stamina
• Election Digest: Nov. 13, 2011
• Holiday Helping Hand: Giving opportunities for the holiday season
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 13, 2011: Afternoon blaze destroys family's home
• People in Business: Nov. 13, 2011
• James Guthrie: Low-cost reforms can improve education
• As You See It: Nov. 13, 2011: Valley resident should represent 5th District
• Best Bets, Nov. 13, 2011: Opium Nation literary reading
• Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Highlights of the Senior Legislature
• Dan Harper: Halloween belongs to grandparents
• Births, Nov. 13, 2011: Dominican, Oct. 25-Nov. 6; Sutter, Oct. 1, Oct. 19-Nov. 6; Home Births, Oct. 26
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: An ode to my readers
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: We hear America singing
• Some funding likely for Central Coast Broadband Consortium
• County submits rail improvement plans without Sierra Northern's agreement over liability
• Salvation Army, Comerica collecting gifts for children with cancer
• Jeffrey R. Scharf, Everybody's Business: Awash in debt, there's no easy way out
• As We See It: Fix the roads: Holster bullet train to rehab state tranportation system.
• Afternoon blaze destroys family's home
• Police: Two teens entered home, stole car keys, drove off
• Police: Man arrested on weapons possession, gang charges
• GolferAID: New beverage targets golfers seeking stamina
• Pizarro: 'American Idol' stars will help light up Santana Row
• Judge: Morgan Hill school could order removal of flag clothes
• The Afterglow: Filming of Jay Moriarity movie in Pleasure Point is done, leaving behind an unforgettable experience for his loved ones
• Venezuelan police free major leaguer Wilson Ramos
• County submits rail improvement plans without Sierra Northern's agreement over liability
• Boy blows out 11 candles at 11:11 a.m. on 11/11/11
• Enterprise Technology Centre slated for foreclosure auction Nov. 29
• Santa Cruz city attorney sues Occupy campers for nuisance
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Reopen Martin's Beach
• Centenarian celebrates with carousel ride
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 12, 2011: Police: Missing woman may be with man
• Maureen Gilmer, Yardsmart: Fancy zonal geraniums in winter
• Best Bets, Nov. 12, 2011: Deby Benton Grosjean
• February trial for man accused of killing live-in girlfriend in Felton
• Holiday Calendar
• Faith Digest, Nov. 12, 2011: Congregational Church announces holiday events
• Home and Garden Digest, Nov. 12, 2011: Swanton artisans fair Dec. 3-4 at berry farm
• Rabbit Haven hosts adoption event Saturday at Pet Pals
• Coast Lines: Nov. 12, 2011
• Business Digest: Nov. 12, 2011
• As You See It: Nov. 12, 2011: Cut management salaries
• After legal blow, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors could halt medical pot rules
• Setting it Straight: Nov. 12, 2011
• County drops plans for pricey pool cover after costs balloon to $125k
• Cara Meyers, Get Growing: Cyclamen a great holiday bloomer
• Ross Clark, Earth Matters: Climate action plans -- yours, mine and ours
• Dwight Barnett, Homefix: Why crank windows may not open
• Santa Cruz County's anti-crime team vows to continue efforts despite looming budget cuts
• Salvation Army, Comerica collecting gifts for children with cancer
• Supreme Court considers challenge to state move dissolving redevelopment agencies
• Some funding likely for Central Coast Broadband Consortium that would link Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties
• Santa Cruz city attorney sues Occupy campers for nuisance
• Holiday calendar
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Reopen Martin's Beach
• Wildfires cause less damage thanks to weather
• Dinghy battered by surf near Steamer Lane
• Macy's fire probe not yet complete
• Watsonville police arrest man on probation had gun
• County drops plans for pricey pool cover after costs balloon to $125k
• Santa Cruz Emergency Physicians, which staffs Dominican Hospital, joins CEP America
• Veterans service cheered by patriotic crowd at Watsonville ceremony
• After legal blow, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors could halt medical pot rules
• Centenarian celebrates with carousel ride
• Boy blows out 11 candles at 11:11 a.m. on 11/11/11
• Police: Missing Santa Cruz woman may be with homeless man
• Former Borland HQ slated for Nov. 29 foreclosure auction
• Facebook and LinkedIn could lead to your next job
• Series explores the film industry of Santa Cruz County
• As You See It, Nov. 11, 2011: Occupiers speak for me
• Macy's reopens after fire; damage estimate not available
• Santa Cruz's Chris Rene among the top 10 on 'The X Factor'
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 11, 2011
• Veterans Day events calendar
• Holiday calendar
• Patrick Yam speaks to 140 people at Lighthouse Bank luncheon
• San Lorenzo Valley taxpayers saved $571,000 in refinance
• Setting it Straight: Nov. 11, 2011
• Holiday closing: Nov. 11, 2011
• Coast Lines: Nov. 11, 2011
• Bruce McPherson appears set for Santa Cruz County supervisor run
• Shooting near Occupy Oakland site prompts some to call for dismantling of encampment
• UCSC discovery bolsters Big Bang theory: Researchers find pristine gas -- cloudy relics of universe's beginnings
• Santa Cruz County severs ties with JPMorgan, Bank of America
• Account established for Scotts Valley woman paralyzed in fall
• Business Digest: Nov. 11, 2011
• Best Bets, Nov. 11, 2011: Raison D'Entre -A Reason To Be
• As We See It: Honoring those who serve
• February trial for man accused of killing live-in girlfriend in Felton
• Rabbit Haven hosts adoption event Saturday at Pet Pals
• Facebook nearing settlement with FTC over privacy concerns
• UC-Santa Cruz astronomers discover pristine gas - cloudy relics of The Big Bang
• Transcript: Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers live chat
• Santa Cruz's Chris Rene among the top 10 on 'The X Factor'
• A call to honor: Veteran remembers fierce fight, lost friends
• Santa Cruz woman missing since Oct. 30, friends say
• Trial date set for Boulder Creek man accused of being a hoarder
• Pep talk: Two-time Olympian Kerri Walsh inspires St. Francis students
• Holiday calendar
• Account established for Scotts Valley woman paralyzed in fall
• Santa Cruz County severs ties with JP Morgan, Bank of America
• Veterans Day events calendar
• Venture capitalist Patrick Yam speaks to 140 people at Lighthouse Bank luncheon
• One shot near Occupy Oakland
• Santa Cruz Symphony brings back native talent
• Jewel present revue with panache
• Donald Young tells of his WWII adventures in 'The Battle for Snow Mountain'
• 'Murder in Reel Time' has some rough spots
• John Perkins: The 'Economic Hit Man' hits back
• 'Skin I Live In' shows Almodovar in all his lurid glory
• Cabrillo delivers on Chekhov's 'Three Sisters'
• Keith Greeninger reaches across cultures in new single 'Hop in the Truck"
• Best ever? Headed to the CCS Championships, the SCCAL trio of Hiltz, Maxwell, Fraser ranks among top runners
• Macy's opens, a day after two-alarm fire at the Capitola Mall
• Police: Suspects found in Penn State riot
• Intoxicated man arrested after kicking deputy in Felton
• Coast Lines: Nov. 10, 2011
• Bruce McPherson may run for Santa Cruz County supervisor
• Cemetery donates plaque, resting place for brothers who died in drunken driving crash
• Man arrested in Santa Cruz for prowling, having fake gun
• February trial scheduled for man accused of killing live-in girlfriend
• Bank Transfer Day protesters act out their frustrations
• Nearly 4,000 attend Cabrillo's College and Careers Night
• UC Santa Cruz students protesting university cuts and tuition increases join Occupy Santa Cruz movement downtown
• Chris Rene reworks 'Gangsta's Paradise' on 'The X Factor'
• Holiday Helping Hands: A list of ways to help during the the holiday season
• Cops and Courts: Nov. 10, 2011: Woman struck in head with skillet at Capitola Park
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: Nov. 10, 2011: Hylton, Hurtado, Gilbert, Swienton, Medokowich
• Two-alarm fire closes Macy's; sprinklers doused blaze but cause unknown
• Marina police: Employees tried to save victims of deadly fire
• Scotts Valley's VirnetX posts quarterly numbers ahead of move to Nevada
• Scotts Valley's VirnetX posts quarterly numbers ahead of move to Nevada
• Scotts Valley's Zero Motorcycles debuts electronic motorcycle with 100-mile range and improved speed
• Scotts Valley's Zero Motorcycles debuts electronic motorcycle with 100-mile range and improved speed
• UCSC researchers propose a new way the moon could have generated a magnetic field
• Strong Like Susan: Santa Cruz trainer, Susan Becraft, chosen as YouTube Next Trainer
• Police arrest UC Berkeley students, professor over Occupy camp
• As You See It: Nov. 10, 2011
• Jury selection begins for third man charged in connection with LA businessman's 2009 murder
• Holiday closing: Nov. 10, 2011
• Pilots, residents argue against Buena Vista development: Watsonville works on general plan revisions to meet court mandate
• Aromas School students pay tribute to area veterans
• Business Digest: Nov. 10, 2011
• County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Sakura is the poster child for resilience
• Strong Like Susan: Santa Cruz trainer, Susan Becraft, chosen as YouTube Next Trainer
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Pick this Poppy
• As We See It: Little progress on childhood obesity
• Pilots, residents argue against Buena Vista development: Watsonville works on general plan revisions to meet court mandate
• 'Family Circus' creator Bil Keane dies at 89
• Penn State trustees fire coach Joe Paterno, university president
• Santa Cruz Cemetery donates plaque, resting place for brothers who died in drunken driving crash
• Chris Rene reworks 'Gangsta's Paradise' on 'The X Factor'
• Penn State trustees oust Joe Paterno
• Aromas School students pay tribute to area veterans
• City attorney pursuing Occupy Santa Cruz in court Thursday
• UCSC researchers propose a new way the moon could have generated a magnetic field
• APNewsBreak: AG pulls out of 34 drug, gang units
• Santa Cruz Turkey Trot
• Co-worker testifies about affair with murder defendant
• Cops and Courts, Nov. 1, 2011: Homeowner injured in Scotts Valley fire
• Congress to bestow highest honor on Japanese-American soldiers: Award awakens memories for Watsonville World War II veterans
• Shark bite victim leaves hospital, recovering at home
• As You See It, Nov. 1, 2011: 'Party house' rule needs some work
• Hits and Misses: Zerky lives on
• Congress to bestow highest honor on Japanese-American soldiers: Award awakens memories for Watsonville World War II veterans
• Domestic Violence Tally: Oct. 30, 2011
• Accused wrong-way driver to face murder trial
• Revelers boogie on Pacific Avenue
• Deputies say five teens arrested after hunt off Soquel San Jose Road
• Coast Guard to fly rare monk seal to new home in Hawaii
• Small school districts aim for more collaboration with data program
• New owner for city's largest hotel: University Inn & Conference Center to reopen in May after remodel
• To meet demand, Metro to add drivers; Board voted to hire 10 bus, two ParaCruz staff
• Coast Lines: Nov. 1, 2011
• Santa Cruz County to weigh future of pot regulations
• Santa Cruz County to weigh future of pot regulations
• Valley Community Bank signs agreement with FDIC
• Business Digest: Nov. 1, 2011
• Best Bets, Nov. 1: Ruth Moody Band
• Congress to bestow highest honor on Japanese-American soldiers: Award awakens memories for Watsonville World War II veterans
• Coast Guard to fly rare monk seal to new home in Hawaii
• Halloween revelers boogie on Pacific Avenue: Police reported no arrests early in the evening
• Celeb Pix: America Ferrera is ravishing in red
• Crowds swarm to bay in hunt of humpback sighting
• Man beaten and robbed in Santa Cruz, police report
• Most Wanted suspect arrested
• Woman testifies she had affair with former Ben Lomond man accused in pregnant woman's 2006 death
• Fire injures Nelson Road homeowner
• Valley Community Bank signs agreement with FDIC
• New owner for city's largest hotel: University Inn & Conference Center to reopen in May after remodel
• Shark attack victim returns home
• Small school districts aim for more collaboration with data program
• To meet demand, Metro to add drivers; Board voted to hire 10 bus, two ParaCruz staff
• Slide show: Humpback whales attract a crowd near Santa Cruz Wharf
• Man arrested after robbing teen downtown
• Santa Cruz wrong-way driver to face murder trial
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Oct. 31
• Fire damages Hollywood's Magic Castle
• Stock market headed positive in a big way in October
• Halloween in Santa Cruz: Live on Twitter
• Brazilian surfer Pupo wins Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz, series title
• Man stabbed at pizza restaurant expected to survive
• Deputies say five teens arrested Sunday after hunt for robbery suspects off Soquel San Jose Road
• University Inn & Conference Center in Santa Cruz has new owner
• Air ambulances called for two Santa Cruz area crashes
• Farr, House members question pot club crackdown
• 7 billion and counting: Earth's population odometer turns over Monday
• Halloween in Santa Cruz: Live updates
• Video: Humpback whales in Monterey Bay, Oct. 26, 2011
• Kidpower launches One Million Safer Kids campaign to teach kids and teenagers personal safety skills
• One arrested in Roache Road shooting early Sunday
• Hundreds fill Capitola Village for annual Halloween Parade
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 31, 2011
• Michael Wasserman, Santa Cruz County Stories: Watsonville man has defied expectations his entire life
• Street Smarts: Pedestrian safety tips for mobility scooter users
• Coast Lines: Oct. 31, 2011
• Shark attack victim lucky to be alive, doctors say
• Empowering public participation with Google Earth
• Praiseworthy, Oct. 31, 2011: UN parade raises funds for UNICEF
• Best Bets, Oct. 31, 2011: Halloween with Head for the Hills
• Hundreds fill Capitola Village for annual Halloween Parade
• Brazilian Miguel Pupo takes Coldwater Classic crown
• Shark attack victim lucky to be alive, doctors say
• Man shot with Taser after biting officer
• Empowering public participation with Google Earth: Santa Cruz Mountains resident showed Internet tool's potential early on
• Deputies searching Soquel neighborhood for armed robbers
• Funeral held for Hells Angel killed at fellow biker's burial
• One arrested in Roache Road shooting
• Coldwater Classic: Young applies Steamer Lane savvy to reach quarterfinals
• Halloween Weekend Events Calendar: Oct. 30, 2011
• People in Business: Oct. 30, 2011
• Name Dropping, Oct. 30, 2011: Bold, bald and beautiful
• Celebrations, Oct. 30, 2011: Ghio, Miller, Rossman-Perryman, Stengl-Ghaffarian, Wallace-Martinico, Alve-Bridges
• Emmy winner swims with sharks
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 30, 2011: Stabbing suspect arrested at motel in Gilroy
• Coast Lines: Oct. 30, 2011
• Domestic Violence Tally: OctT. 30, 2011
• Education Digest: Oct. 30, 2011
• Jeffrey Scharf, Everybody's Business: How we got to Occupy
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: The man who listens for the aliens
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Why do some intimate partners become physically abusive?
• Dan Harper: The lesson Col. Muammar Gadhafi left us
• Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Senior Legislature convenes to protect, promote seniors
• Best Bets, Oct. 30, 2011: A Halloween Concert
• As We See It: Bold plan on pensions by Brown
• Surfer attacked by shark Saturday morning at Marina State Beach
• The next big thing: Santa Cruz's Chris Rene follows a familiar path to pop stardom
• Annual Watsonville Peace and Unity March calls for an end to gang violence
• Man arrested in Santa Cruz stabbing
• Corralitos youngster raises awareness about plight of orangutans
• Surfer attacked by shark off Marina beach
• Funeral for Hells Angel killed at fellow biker's burial begins
• Santa Cruz City Council to review key water policy: Desal opponents to make pitch against costly plant
• Live blog: Filmmaker Michael Moore now headed to Occupy San Francisco
• Deputies, police plan DUI checks in Santa Cruz County on Halloween night
• Yahoo, while losing ground in the online ad market, still has a lot of value, experts say
• Inside the walls: Facebook's new home
• Occupy Oakland: Quan booed offstage; Michael Moore to visit
• As You See It: Oct. 29, 2011
• Police patrol to clamp down on college parties
• Zerky's Park in Santa Cruz: A father's memorial to his son
• Pajaro Park seeks friends: Campaign aims to raise funds for upkeep of new park
• Scotts Valley High turns student union into haunted house
• Steve Gladstone, photographer, dies at age 56
• Halloween Weekend Events Calendar, Oct. 29-31
• Man suspected of stomping parrot to death arrested again this week on drug charges
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 29, 2011
• Domestic Violence Tally: OCT. 29, 2011
• Watsonville firefighter moonlights as disaster response specialist in Army Reserves
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Is there a bigger tsunami to come?
• Succulent wreaths a living take on seasonal classic
• Coast Lines: Oct. 29, 2011
• Betsy Herbert and Ross Clark, Earth Matters: Introducing new Sentinel column
• Business Digest: Oct. 29, 2011
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: A gift is OK for the down payment
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Pistache and persimmon key trees for fall color
• Home, sing home: Symphony League Home Tour is a fundraiser for a musical cause
• Home and Garden Digest, Oct. 29, 2011: Poppy Farm Fair in Aptos brings community together
• Alliee DeArmond, In The Spirit: Dressed for Halloween success
• Faith Digest, Oct. 29, 2011: An Evening with Miryan Kabakov
• Best Bets, Oct. 29, 2011: Wearable Art Halloween Ball
• An 8-Year, 80-Country Cycling Expedition Inspires The World
• Scotts Valley High turns student union into haunted house
• Zerky's Park in Santa Cruz: A father's memorial to his son
• Recuperative center OK'd for housing transition program: Santa Cruz's Page Smith House will also get new buildings
• Police patrol to clamp down on college parties in Santa Cruz
• Man suspected of stomping parrot to death arrested again this week on drug charges
• Slide show: O'Neill Coldwater Classic, Round of 96
• Slide show: Whales in Monterey Bay, Oct. 28, 2011
• Pajaro Park seeks friends: Campaign aims to raise funds for upkeep of new park
• Felton man heads to preliminary hearing on drug charges
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Is there a bigger tsunami to come?
• Photographer Steve Gladstone, former Santa Cruz resident, dies at age 56
• Point After Blog: Andrew Matheson previews Santa Cruz County weekend football
• Suspect in attempted Boulder Creek bank robbery back in court
• Editor's Blog: Nelson Cruz and the living ghost of Bill Buckner
• Man accused of killing parrot in Boulder Creek arrested again this week
• L.A. Dodgers say Stow's attackers liable in suit
• White shark spotted from helicopter off Rio del Mar
• Ben Lomond woman recounts finding Asha Veil's body
• Local military moms host Halloween Bash to raise money to ship care packages to the troops
• Field trip inspires Watsonville High art students; partnership brings together school, arts group and plant nursery
• New faces coming to Capitola City Hall
• Median home price $490,000 in September
• New faces coming to Capitola City Hall
• Redistricting boosts representation for PV schools; proposed map for county trustees keeps like districts together
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 28, 2011
• Watsonville's West Marine posts increased profits
• Business Digest: Oct. 28, 2011
• As We See It: Spending in Surf City: Sport of kings a boon to local economy
• New faces coming to Capitola City Hall
• Santa Cruz County warns of high bacteria levels in water near Municipal Wharf
• Former La Selva, Aptos resident pleads no contest in tax evasion case
• L.A. Dodgers say Stow's attackers liable in suit
• Redistricting boosts representation for PV schools: Proposed map for county trustees keeps like districts together
• Whale watchers get up close, personal in Santa Cruz Harbor
• Ben Lomond woman recalls finding Joanna 'Asha' Veil's body
• White shark spotted from helicopter off Rio Del Mar
• Field trip inspires Watsonville High art students; partnership brings together school, arts group and plant nursery
• Controlled burn spreads smoke in San Lorenzo Valley
• San Lorenzo Valley hires new school cafeteria chief; more meals from scratch planned
• Dodgers say Bryan Stow's attackers liable in suit
• Watsonville's West Marine posts increased profits
• Brown's 'hybrid' pension proposal: guaranteed benefits plus 401(k)-style plan
• Stocks surge on European debt deal; Dow gains 339
• Commission meetings on proposal for two-way Pacific Avenue set for Nov. 3
• Lost on the Left Coast Blog: Halloween or Santa Cruz?
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted for domestic violence: October 26, 2011: Rodriguez, Gorgonio, Peterson, Serrato, Chandler
• San Jose releases details on sale of downtown land to Oakland A's
• Live Blog: Protesters taunt BART: 'Don't Shoot Me!'
• More than 1,000 Occupy SF protesters await clash with police
• Monterey County leads U.S. in deportation of non-criminals
• Santa Cruz police prepare for Halloween downtown
• Appeals court awards Scotts Valley $2 million, more property-tax revenue
• Trial begins for former Ben Lomond man accused of killing a 28-year-old woman and her unborn child in 2006
• Halloween Weekend Events Calendar, Oct. 28-31
• Occupy demonstrators, police clash in downtown Oakland
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 27, 2011: Suspect in assistant city attorney's killing due in court
• Judge to sentence Watsonville gang member who ditched gun in park
• SV Councilman Jim Reed decides not to run for supervisor
• Domestic violence tally: Oct. 25, 2011
• AT&T fixes SLV Internet service outage
• Officials, residents brainstorm ideas to combat underage drinking, bingeing
• Coast Lines: Oct. 27, 2011
• Essential Space in Santa Cruz geared for healing arts professionals
• Business Digest: Oct. 27, 2011
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Cross paths with these black cats
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: They come from the land Down Under
• 'Metropolis' gets original new score at the Rio
• PV Gallery honors the dead through art
• Celebrated Spanish dancer headlines Flamenco Festival
• Seeking out the spooky tales of Santa Cruz
• 'Margin Call' brings tense drama to Wall Street meltdown
• Santa Cruz's fastest growing industry? It just might be Tim Ward's colorful bumper stickers
• Doing 'The Cruz'
• Humpbacks give kayaker a close-up encounter off Seabright
• Pajaro Valley teachers demand reduction in class sizes: District surplus sparks new budget debate
• Cabrillo student shares 19-year story of domestic abuse
• Best Bets, Oct. 27, 2011: Creativity Under the Influence
• As You See It: Oct. 27, 2011: Stop fluoride wars
• As We See It: The high cost of higher ed
• Beach Flats man due in court Wednesday in Hawaii in death of Celestial Cassman
• Brown shows he's serious about pension reform
• Watsonville parolee with gun pleads guilty
• Pajaro Valley teachers demand reduction in class sizes: District surplus sparks new budget debate
• Scotts Valley Councilman Jim Reed decides won't run for supervisor
• Humpbacks give kayaker a close-up encounter off Seabright
• Santa Cruz police prepare for Halloween downtown
• Appeals court awards Scotts Valley $2 million, more property-tax revenue
• AT&T fixes SLV Internet service outage
• Cabrillo student shares 19-year story of domestic abuse
• Trial begins for former Ben Lomond man accused of killing a 28-year-old woman and her unborn child in 2006
• Editor's Blog: Revisionist Jobs: Tirades and dinner at home
• Judge to sentence Watsonville gang member with gun in park
• Essential Space in Santa Cruz geared for healing arts professionals
• O'Neill Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz draws world's best
• Slide show: O'Neill Coldwater Classic, Day 1
• Santa Cruz County nonprofit seeking to fill 24 jobs
• Occupy Oakland: Calm returns after protests
• Coldwater Classic on Twitter
• Trial begins for former Ben Lomond man accused of killing pregnant woman in 2006
• AT&T outage reported in San Lorenzo Valley, expected to be repaired today
• Report: Asian-Americans grow beyond coastal hubs
• Skateboarder arrested for threatening to fight guards rearrested in Santa Cruz less than a week later
• San Jose cops shouldn't have shot man with toy gun, suspect's relatives say
• Leon Panetta to toast New Year's with $10k bottle of wine
• Domestic Violence Tally: Oct. 24, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 26, 2011
• Water districts commemorate decades of service
• Santa Cruz City Council OKs study of two-way Pacific Avenue; public meeting to be scheduled before Nov. 8 vote
• Removal proceeds on schedule in Stinson Beach for Scotts Valley man's boatwreck
• Records: Stow likely to be key in bankruptcy case
• Slideshow: Police raid, arrest Occupy Oakland encampment protestors
• Feds charge couple with pimping out teens in San Jose, South San Francisco hotels
• California attorney general goes after questionable 'biodegradable plastic' bottles
• Ousted protesters marching back to Frank Ogawa Plaza
• Jury convicts father in Salinas baby-selling case
• Jury selection resumes Wednesday in trial of former Ben Lomond man accused of pregnant woman's 2006 slaying
• Monterey Bay Aquarium returns great white shark to wild
• Santa Cruz police lieutenant becomes department's first female motorcycle officer
• Water districts commemorate decades of service
• Harbor cuts spending mid-year: Amid increased costs, commission OKs raise for port director
• Watsonville eyes highway takeover: Highway 152 seen as obstacle to downtown revitalization
• Chris Rene makes the cut: Santa Cruz singer belts out 'Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
• Sergeant appeals for help in solving Las Lomas homicide
• USDA awards $2.6 million crop grant to UC Santa Cruz
• Supervisors ask sheriff to examine Secure Communities
• Business Digest: Oct. 26, 2011
• Coast Lines: Oct. 26, 2011
• Occupy demonstrators, police clash in downtown Oakland
• Silicon Valley well positioned to be a leader in smart grid related technology
• Obama collects $1 million at San Francisco fundraiser
• As We See It: Back to dry land: Mortgage plan could help SC County underwater homeowners
• As You See It, Oct. 26, 2011: Save the world to save jobs
• Best Bets, Oct. 26: Tom Russell
• Glaum chickens dance for dollars
• Back Burner, Oct. 26, 2011: Avanti moving to former Coldwater home
• Damaris Santos-Palmer, Kitchen Corners: Bananas about banana bread
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: Mozza Caprese and other delights
• Supersize me, vegan-style: 'Big Vegan' puts preaching aside, aims to convert with great-tasting food
• Harbor cuts spending midyear: Amid increased costs, commission OKs raise for port director
• Hoffman's Bistro and Patisserie, Restaurant Review: New and improved Hoffman's is Restaurant Possible
• Gastronaut: Pim Techamuanvivit struck out from the tech world and helped pioneer the foodie blogosphere
• Santa Cruz teen held on gun charges
• Driver arrested in front of SVHS for DUI
• Watsonville eyes highway takeover: Highway 152 seen as obstacle to downtown revitalization
• Scotts Valley takes up SV parcel tax measure during public hearing
• Chris Rene makes 'The X Factor' cut: Santa Cruz singer belts out 'Love Don't Live Here Anymore'
• Santa Cruz City Council OKs study of two-way Pacific Avenue; public meeting to be scheduled before Nov. 8 vote
• Jury selection resumes Wednesday in trial of former Ben Lomond man accused of pregnant woman's 2006 slaying
• Study says science crowded out of California elementary classrooms: Time and resources go to English and math instruction
• Police: 9-year-old again drove for drinking dad
• Three water districts commemorate decades of service in Santa Cruz County
• Santa Cruz police lieutenant becomes department's first female motorcycle officer
• Sergeant appeals for help in solving Las Lomas homicide
• Supervisors ask sheriff to examine Secure Communities
• Woman crashes vehicle into medical building, CHP says
• Monterey Bay Aquarium returns great white shark to wild
• Removal proceeds on schedule in Stinson Beach for Scotts Valley man's boatwreck
• Editor's Blog: A failure to communicate
• Celeb Pix: Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor steal spotlight at 'Tower Heist' premiere.
• Paratransit driver charged with murder of biker in San Leandro
• Netflix has one of its biggest descents yet
• Santa Cruz County man arrested on molestation charges
• Dodgers bankruptcy documents name Bryan Stow's lawsuit as key
• Case of alleged duck-throwing in Pleasure Point still pending
• Guilty verdict in baby seller case
• PG&E pipeline near Bakersfield ruptures during pressure test
• Watsonville residents found with drugs, burglary tools, deputy says
• No new trial for prison guard who ordered hit on ex-girlfriend
• Bergstrom rape conviction overturned
• Report: MLB says McCourt looted $190M from Dodgers
• Pew study: Tablet users don't want to pay for news
• Sentinel Halloween photo contest: We love your pictures
• As You See It, Oct. 25, 2011: Give Jack O'Neill a break
• Cops and Courts, Oct. 25, 2011: Shots fired at men in Watsonville neighborhood
• Woman in truck that dragged officer will stand trial
• Obama offers mortgage relief: 20 percent of Santa Cruz County homeonwers underwater on their loans
• Watsonville water fluoridation comes up $1 million short: Dental group reviewing bids
• Santa Cruz City Council to weigh study of two-way traffic on Pacific Avenue
• County Housing Authority investigating allegation of Section 8 fraud
• Another Hells Angel funeral slated for Oak Hill cemetery: Service for legendary enforcer will be private
• Man stabbed through open car window on Bixby Street, police say
• Drive for Schools: Santa Cruz man wins top prize as 83 schools split $435K
• Watsonville native promoted to police leadership post: Jorge Zamora named lieutenant
• Cedar Funding exec pleads guilty: Central Coast investors lost more than $100M
• Deborah McArthur, Nature Connection: A look at some coastal misnomers
• Nonprofit schedules Medicare seminars
• Baskin Center for Philanthropy earns LEED gold certification
• Setting it Straight: Oct. 25, 2011
• Hits and Misses: Oct. 25, 2011
• Granite Rock releases Version 2.0 of iPhone app
• Business Digest: Oct. 25, 2011
• Best Bets, Oct. 25, 2011: This Isn't Sometimes, This Is Always
• Santa Cruz City Council to weigh study of two-way traffic on Pacific Avenue
• Obama offers mortgage relief on western trip: 20 percent of local residents under water in their loans
• Drive for Schools: Santa Cruz man wins top prize as 83 schools split $435K
• The Santa Cruz shoot for the film 'Of Men and Mavericks' finishes with a scene at - where else? - the Beach Boardwalk
• Baskin Center for Philanthropy earns LEED gold certification
• County Housing Authority investigating allegation of Section 8 fraud
• Nonprofit offers more Medicare seminars
• Man pulls knife on stranger in downtown Santa Cruz
• Watsonville man to face molest charges
• Police arrest three at Pacheco Avenue residence
• Prescribed burn continuing at Big Basin Park area
• Woman in truck that dragged officer held on two charges after preliminary hearing
• Watsonville native promoted to police leadership post: Jorge Zamora named lieutenant
• Santa Cruz man stabbed as he pulls out of Bixby Street driveway, police say
• Another Hells Angel funeral slated for Oak Hill cemetery, but this one will be private
• Watsonville water fluoridation comes up $1 million short: Dental group reviewing bids
• RAND retracts report on pot dispensaries and crime
• Granite Rock releases Version 2.0 of iPhone app to estimate project materials
• Parolee flees, rolls car down Vista Point embankment after high speed chase
• Teen on bike fires shots at men on Hill Avenue
• Cops and Courts, Oct. 24, 2011: Shotgun blast leads to arrest
• Scotts Valley inventor puts human-powered helicopter to the test; engineer aims for international aviation prize
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Cyclist shares crash survival story
• Teen shot, killed at kids' birthday party in North Monterey County
• Occupy Santa Cruz forms human chain at Lighthouse Point
• Parents get free prints, more at child safety event
• Operations begin to remove stranded fishing boat
• Coast Lines: Oct. 24, 2011
• Praiseworthy, Oct. 24, 2011: Here's to 30 more years of Elderday
• Best Bets, Oct. 24, 2011: 'Maman's Homesick Pie' reading
• Deputies use Taser on unruly man
• Shotgun blast leads to arrest in Watsonville
• Man wielding weapon shot by San Jose police at hotel in city's seventh officer-involved shooting this year
• Parents get free prints, more at child safety event
• Teen shot, killed outside Las Lomas party
• Occupy Santa Cruz forms human chain at Lighthouse Point
• Teen tries to rob Watsonville 7-Eleven
• 7.2 quake in Turkey kills at least 88, collapses buildings
• Operations begin to remove stranded fishing boat at Stinson Beach
• Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked & Broke: O'Neill Coldwater Classic Santa Cruz to begin Wednesday
• Police stakeout fails to catch suspected Hells Angel shooter thought to be holed up inside Stockton home
• Harry Domash, Online Investing: Build your portfolio around value-priced stocks
• People in Business: Oct. 23, 2011
• Name Dropping, Oct. 23, 2011: A taste of the sea
• Best Bets, Oct. 23, 2011: 'A Queens Journey' launch
• Emmy winner Maurice LaMarche adds his voice to help raise money for injured Santa Cruz surfer Levi Castro
• Stop, drop and volunteer: Annual Make a Difference Day features nine projects in Santa Cruz County
• Chili Cook-off heats up at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
• Grocery, drug stores among those offering flu shots in Santa Cruz County
• Ghosts, gold & greed: Historian to guide Halloween walking tour of historic district of UC Santa Cruz
• Domestic Violence Tally: Oct. 20, 2011
• Coast Lines: Oct. 23, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 23, 2011
• Education Digest: Oct. 23, 2011
• UCSC researcher reveals trend in West Nile spread
• Hells Angel biker rammed intentionally, dragged a mile by East Bay Paratransit bus in San Leandro
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: How to help your man with his depression
• Births, Oct. 23, 2011: Dominican, Oct. 11-16; Sutter, Sept. 25 to Oct. 3
• Santa Cruz tai chi class offers help for those with arthritis
• Occupy Santa Cruz warned of potential camping citations
• Lompico water board votes to censure director
• As You See It: Oct 23, 2011: Like robbing a bank
• As We See It: Capping job losses: Will California's cap and trade, and Democrats infrastructure spending get people working?
• California study: Kindergartners may be wrongly identified as English learners
• Emmy winner Maurice LaMarche adds his voice to help raise money for injured Santa Cruz surfer Levi Castro
• Former Santa Cruz police officer tapped as chief in Atascadero
• Hearing postponed in Watsonville stabbing case
• Occupy Santa Cruz warned of potential citations for illegal camping
• Grocer, drug stores among those offering flu shots in Santa Cruz County
• Baby-selling case goes to jury
• GOP barely raising a whimper
• Bombings, beheadings? Stats show a peaceful world
• Fed threat gets results as California pot shops close
• Lompico water board votes to censure director
• Santa Cruz tai chi class offers help for those with arthritis
• Ghosts, gold & greed: Historian to guide Halloween walking tour of historic district of UC Santa Cruz
• Salinas neighbors tell of meth odors
• 408 area code set to be joined by 669
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Confusion over NOTE rate and APR
• Suspected Hells Angels killer is alive -- but with black eyes
• As You See It: Oct. 22, 2011
• Faith Digest, Oct. 22, 2011: Holiday Fair Trade Boutique supports the needy
• Home and Garden Digest, Oct. 22, 2011: DIG Gardens gets crafty for the holidays
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 22, 2011
• Branching out from Bartletts
• New Fish and Game head tours Elkhorn Slough, touts its importance
• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TALLY: OCT. 20, 2011
• UCSC helps PV teachers implement new state reading and writing standards
• Group takes pride in ownership at the resident-owned Blue Pacific Mobile Home Park in Aptos
• September jobless rate at 10.1 percent, lowest in two years
• UC Santa Cruz forum touts personalized medicine for cancer care
• Owner of Brookdale Inn, facing multiple lawsuits, headed to trial in March for insurance fraud
• Halloween Weekend Events Calendar, Oct. 28-31
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Our coastline will change and that's for certain
• Sacramento man gets four years in state prison in Lower Ocean Street prostitution case
• Sleuths to gather Saturday at Scotts Valley library for murder-mystery fundraiser
• Julia Sweig receives UCSC alumni award: Latin America expert shares thoughts on U.S. foreign policy
• Coast Lines: Oct. 22, 2011
• Business Digest: Oct. 22, 2011
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Water is the issue for Central Coast gardeners
• Harvest Festival goes green at Live Oak Grange
• Best Bets, Oct. 22, 2011: Boardwalk Chili Cook-Off
• UC Santa Cruz forum touts personalized medicine for cancer care
• UCSC helps PV teachers implement new state reading and writing standards
• Occupy Santa Cruz plans Sunday gathering at Lighthouse
• Santa Cruz County September jobless rate at 10.1 percent; mark is lowest in two years
• 'Steve Jobs' book shows how Jobs ran company
• Julia Sweig receives UCSC alumni award: Latin America expert shares thoughts on U.S. foreign policy
• Group takes pride in ownership at the resident-owned Blue Pacific Mobile Home Park in Aptos
• Humpback whale skirts around O'Neill catamaran filled with school children Friday
• New Fish and Game head tours Elkhorn Slough, touts its importance
• Point After Blog: New No. 1 in Football Power Poll
• Owner of Brookdale Inn, facing multiple lawsuits, headed to trial in March for insurance fraud
• Sleuths to gather Saturday at Scotts Valley library for murder-mystery fundraiser
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Our coastline will change and that's for certain
• Sacramento man gets 4 years in prison for Ocean Street prostitution case
• Prelim set for Scotts Valley man charged with possessing child porn
• Editor's Blog: Gadhafi and the rule of violence
• Obama: Iraq war is over, all troops coming home
• Two arrested in Watsonville for code and property violations, being under the influence of drugs
• Two arrested in Aptos after domestic violence warrant search uncovers meth
• 'He handed me the baby,' woman testifies in Salinas case
• Appeals court hears arguments in Flanders Mansion lawsuit
• Cancer experts say Apple's former CEO Steve Jobs could still be alive had he had surgery earlier
• Big new section of Bay Area Ridge Trail to open Saturday east of San Jose
• California unemployment rate dips to 11.9 percent
• State unemployment rates in September, at a glance
• Calif. produce company recalls 560 bags of spinach
• Stinson Beach boat wreck leaves wake of bad feelings
• Expedition tests find little oil aboard WWII-era tanker SS Montebello
• Volunteering in Santa Cruz spans generations
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 21, 2011: Gas station clerk robbed at gunpoint
• Coast Lines: Oct. 21, 2011
• Domestic Violence Tally: Oct. 19, 2011
• WAMMfest continues for a 9th year as federal authorities cracking down on medical marijuana growers, dispensaries
• Business Digest: Oct. 21, 2011
• Best Bets, Oct. 21, 2011: Third Friday at the MAH
• As You See It: Oct. 21, 2011: Disappointed in format change
• Watsonville mother who egged on daughter's fight in YouTube video sentenced to 120 days in County Jail
• Parents listen as panelists urge support for SV parcel tax measure
• As We See It: Crowded classrooms: Cabrillo caps class failures, withdrawals
• State regulators: PG&E re-used 'junk' pipe in transmission lines
• Facebook, feds team up to offer jobs to the jobless
• The 408 set to become the 669 in Santa Clara County
• Lompico water board votes to censure director
• Stinson Beach boatwreck leaves wake of bad feelings
• Volunteering in Santa Cruz spans generations
• WAMMfest continues for a ninth year as federal authorities crack down on medical marijuana growers, dispensaries
• Jay Moriarity movie means business for motels, restaurants, surfboard shapers
• After 42 years in power, Moammar Gadhafi is killed by countrymen
• 3.9 quake strikes on the Hayward Fault near Berkeley
• Trio to face trial in Santa Cruz teen Tyler Tenorio's slaying
• Santa Cruz police arrest Colorado man for threatening to fight authorities
• Expedition finds no oil aboard WWII-era tanker SS Montebello near Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
• Watsonville mom sentenced to 120 days in jail for cheering on daughter's fight
• Watsonville gas station robbed at gunpoint
• Cupertino quarry massacre 911 tapes: 'There are people dying right now. My supervisor is dying.'
• Salinas company recalls bagged salad potentially contaminated with salmonella
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted for Domestic Violence: Oct. 20, 2011: Gonzalez, Rivera, Anson, Avila, Colby
• Editor's Blog: Can a Mormon be elected President?
• WAMMFest to take place Saturday
• 'Democracy Now' host to speak in Capitola
• Soquel Union superintendent targets weak areas in test scores
• Cops and Courts, Oct. 20, 2011: Man accused of lewd acts with children
• Jobs and the environment celebrated at Live Oak center
• Cabrillo College celebrates opening of Veterans Information Center
• Commentary: Hells Angels bloodshed born out of disrespect
• Alibis, recanted statements add twist to Tyler Tenorio slaying hearing
• Jogger reports seeing mountain lion in Arana Gulch
• Report: U.S. citizens caught in immigration net
• Chris Rene says James Durbin sparked his desire to be on 'The X Factor"
• Two arrested in Watsonville gas station, restaurant robberies
• Police search for Santa Cruz hit-and-run suspect
• Jobs and the environment celebrated at Live Oak center
• Coast Lines: Oct 20, 2011
• Caltrans awards $1.1 million to local school safety projects
• Gang experts speak to Santa Cruz parents about how to prevent children from joining gangs
• Scotts Valley leaders agree to move forward with affordable housing, wastewater rate increase proposals
• SPCA Pet of the Week: Add a cub to your clan
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: You thought you knew Chihuahuas!
• Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal publisher to Santa Cruz: Find a civic champion
• Friends and fans of the late James D. Houston gather to celebrate the writer's newly published unfinished last novel
• 'True West' brings out sibling rivalry
• Motion at the Mill hosts a weekend of dance
• 'True Fiction Radio' celebrates the art and artifice of storytelling
• As We See It: Two parties better than one: Republicans shouldn't write off California
• As You See It: Oct. 20, 2011
• Secret Service agent shares 3 tests for counterfeit cash
• Business Digest: Oct. 20, 2011
• Scotts Valley leaders agree to move forward with affordable housing, wastewater rate increase proposals
• Gang experts speak to Santa Cruz parents about how to prevent children from joining gangs
• Editor's Blog: Can a Mormon be elected president?
• Two arrested in Watsonville gas station, restaurant robberies
• Alibis and recanted statements add twist to teen slaying prelim
• Herhold: Hells Angels bloodshed born out of disrespect
• Chris Rene says James Durbin sparked his desire to be on 'The X Factor'
• Aptos's Cabrillo College celebrates opening of Veterans Information Center
• Report: U.S. citizens caught in immigration net
• Caltrans awards $1.1 million to local school safety projects
• Forecast: Sunny and warm for weekend
• Secret Service agent shares three tests in Santa Cruz for counterfeit cash
• Jobs and the environment celebrated at Live Oak center
• Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal publisher to Santa Cruz: Find a civic champion
• Santa Cruz man accused of inappropriately touching children
• Police: Santa Cruz man arrested for possessing child pornography
• Jogger reports seeing mountain lion in Arana Gulch
• UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program blog
• Police search for suspect in Santa Cruz felony hit-and-run; victim expected to live
• As We See It: AMBAG should earn its keep
• Three arrested in burglary spree
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 19, 2011: Man injured in hit-and-run
• San Jose cops let hundreds of bikers leave cemetery crime scene without searches, interviews
• County faces suit over plastic bag ban; group claims basis for law is flawed
• Community colleges clamp down on class repetition
• Defendants' gang ties questioned in Tyler Tenorio slaying
• La Selva Beach man facing molest charges
• Volunteer Center to hold 'Be the Difference' celebration Thursday
• Mother testifies to being addicted to meth while breastfeeding
• Scotts Valley leaders to discuss affordable housing units, wastewater rate increase
• Coast Lines: Oct. 19, 2011
• Top Metro official Les White could change retirement plans
• Operation Garlic Press charges range from drugs to weapons
• Live Oak School Board hears reports from Green Acres and Live Oak elementary schools
• As You See It, Oct. 19, 2011: I'll skip car wash fundraisers
• Santa Cruz County Bank reports profitable quarter
• Business Digest: Oct. 19, 2011
• Spatchcocking a chicken may sound messy but it's tried and true
• In the Bins: Leeks -- Heck, even Nero liked 'em!
• Best Bets, Oct. 19, 2011: Pacific Rim Film Festival Closing Night Benefit
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: McHenry Vineyard 2008 Estate Pinot Noir
• Back Burner, Oct. 19, 2011: King Arthur Flour bringing baking demo to Hilton Saturday
• Humble Mason jars have become today's must-haves
• A peek at the pros: 'Professional Chef' the food bible for some of cooking's best
• Lightfoot's charges serve up 'soul food' at DIG Gardens
• Stacey Vreeken, Wine Press: Vine Hill continues historic vineyard's grape-growing tradition
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: Hot Fudge Pudding Cakes a decadent treat
• Man injured in hit and run on Front Street
• Baby-selling trial begins
• Top Metro official Les White could change retirement plans
• Operation Garlic Press nets more than 100 people on drug, weapons charges
• Suspected DUI crash sends three to hospital
• Woman threatens to rob Boulder Creek bank, then walks out
• Defendants' gang ties questioned in teen's slaying in Santa Cruz
• Farr to speak at grand opening of vets center
• School choice: Watsonville High cafeteria faces competition for lunch crowd
• Cabrillo College students react to new rule on class repetition
• La Selva Beach man facing molest charges
• Four-car accident snarls commute traffic on northbound Highway 1
• Teen with loaded gun arrested after pursuit in Capitola
• Santa Cruz County Bank reports profitable quarter
• Santa Cruz County faces suit over plastic bag ban; claims basis for law is flawed
• San Jose cops let hundreds of bikers leave cemetery crime scene without searches, interviews
• Authorities dig up Hells Angels member's grave
• PG&E hires former NTSB head to oversee safety overhaul of pipeline system
• Santa Cruz's Radiology Medical Group to outsource billing, resulting in 21 layoffs
• Scotts Valley leaders to discuss affordable housing units, wastewater rate increase
• Controlled burn to start in North County Wednesday
• Three arrested in Scotts Valley for rooting through cars
• Volunteer Center to hold 'Be the Difference' celebration Thursday
• Classical station goes soft rock
• ESCAPES PROBED: Monterey County Youth Center on lockdown
• Pot seizures plummet as growers change tactics
• Bachmann returns to Bay Area a diminished candidate
• ICE deports a record 400,000 immigrants in year
• As You See It, Oct. 18, 2011: Protesters should occupy Congress
• Cops and Courts, Oct. 18, 2011: Two arrested after Pajaro robbery
• Sources: 38-year-old San Jose biker is suspect in cemetery slaying
• Engineering the future: Watsonville High students look to new courses to open up career and college opportunities
• Gang expert testifies to gang ties in teen's slaying in Santa Cruz
• Metro gets $2.8 million transit grant: Award to buy new buses, equipment
• Coroner identifies two who died in Highway 1 crash
• Regional agency AMBAG survives questions about future
• Author of 'The Blue Sweater' and CEO of the Acumen Fund visits Santa Cruz
• New law aims to reduce back injuries among nurses; Hospitals use lift devices to move patients safely
• Firefighters install carbon monoxide detectors, remind public about new law
• UCSC center receives $14 million federal grant: Program seeks to increase Pajaro Valley, Monterey County students in post-secondary programs
• Kreative Kids Musical Theater: A venue for creativity, self expression
• Setting it Straight: Oct. 18, 2011
• Coast Lines: Oct. 18, 2011
• Hits and Misses: Oct. 18, 2011
• Business Digest: Oct. 18, 2011
• Best Bets, Oct. 18, 2011: It Tolls For Thee: Bells and Their Stories
• Author of 'The Blue Sweater' and CEO of the Acumen Fund visits Santa Cruz
• Wet spring caused jump in sudden oak disease: Survey results show Skyline area hit hard by forest pathogen
• Sources: 38-year-old San Jose biker is suspect in cemetery slaying
• Gang expert testifies to gang ties in teen's slaying in Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz man arrested on gun charge
• Jury selection to start Tuesday in murder trial for Michael McClish
• New law aims to reduce back injuries among nurses
• Regional agency AMBAG survives questions about future
• Kreative Kids Musical Theater: A venue for creativity, self expression
• Firefighters install carbon monoxide detectors, remind public about new law
• UCSC center receives $14 million federal grant: Program seeks to increase Pajaro Valley, Monterey County students in post-secondary programs
• Metro gets $2.8 million transit grant: Award to buy new buses, equipment
• Freedom man ID'd as driver of car that fled CHP causing double fatal accident on Highway 1 Sunday
• Tanning law limits young customers
• Google gets a facelift
• Al Davis' private funeral
• Millionaire's tax on its way to California ballot?
• Neighbor foils catalytic converter theft
• Coroner IDs Hells Angels member slain at funeral
• Editor's Blog: Vote on the "Harbaugh handshake"
• Two arrested after Pajaro robbery
• Five Occupy San Francisco protesters arrested after confrontation with San Francisco police
• Massive IndyCar crash in Las Vegas claims driver Dan Wheldon
• Cops and Courts, Oct. 17, 2011: Watsonville produce market robbed
• Santa Cruz County Stories, David Adams: Hair stylist wears many hats
• Retired Santa Cruz physician recalls work on Alcatraz Island
• Electric vehicles on display at first National Plug In Day
• UCSC hosts 5th annual Founders Celebration Dinner to honor extraordinary individuals and contributions to society
• Head-on crash at Highway 1 and Salinas Road kills two
• Investigation of shooting death at funeral of another gang member being foiled, say police
• Santa Cruz community garden overcomes vandalism, but still needs public's help
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Highway 17 project speeding along
• Praiseworthy, Oct. 17, 2011: Another great Cruzin' Courses
• Lighthouse Bank reports profitable quarter
• Business Briefs: Oct. 16, 2011
• Two killed during high-speed chase on Highway 1 at Salinas Road
• Investigation of shooting death at Hells Angel funeral being foiled, police say
• Santa Cruz community garden overcomes theft, but still needs public's help
• Young man hurt in solo crash on Freedom Boulevard
• Produce market robbed, Watsonville police say
• Forward, march: 41st annual marching band competition takes over Santa Cruz boardwalk
• Local photographer, Jodi Frediani, presents 'Swimming with Humpback Whales' at Museum of Art and History in Santa Cruz
• Portuguese religious festival celebrates the customs and traditions of the Azores islands
• Santa Cruz OKs digital expansion aimed at linking city, tech community
• Justine DaCosta, Name Dropping: The music plays on
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: The Angeleno's guide to Santa Cruz
• As You See It: Oct. 16, 2011: US becoming third-world
• Local digest: Oct. 16, 2011: Santa Cruz Follies searching for talent
• Jeffrey R. Scharf, Everybody's Business: The truth about how much Buffett pays in taxes
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: How to prevent feeling resentment toward your spouse
• Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Jobs' advice for the young, young at heart
• Dan Harper, The curse of the parking meter
• Births, Oct. 16, 2011: Dominican, Oct. 2-10
• As We See It: Some successes for Legislature
• Best Bets, Oct. 15, 2011: Family of the Wa'a
• Forward, march: 41st annual marching band competition takes over Santa Cruz Boardwalk
• Police: Two arrested for drug possession
• Protesters march from Santa Cruz County Courthouse to Pacific Avenue
• Portuguese festival brings music, religion and food together in Watsonville
• Santa Cruz Jazzercise instructor plans WomenCare fundraiser Oct. 17
• Hells Angels member gunned down at San Jose funeral
• Family, law enforcement still fighting for peace two years after gang, surf cultures collide
• Watsonville Airport hosts open house Sunday
• Engineering the future: Watsonville High students look to new courses to open up career and college opportunities
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 15, 2011
• Laina Farhat-Holzman: The best and worst countries for women
• Hammer-Marcum ceremony slated for Oct. 23
• Business Digest: Oct. 14, 2011
• As We See It: Just say no: Governor shows independence in legislative vetos
• As You See It, Oct. 14, 2011: Why bury story of Lintelle closing?
• Domestic Violence Tally: OCT. 12, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 15, 2011
• Coast Lines, Oct. 15, 2011
• Local photographer, Jodi Frediani, presents 'Swimming with Humpback Whales' at Museum of Art and History in Santa Cruz
• Domestic Violence Tally: Oct. 13, 2011
• Business Digest: Oct. 15, 2011
• Home and Garden Digest, Oct. 15, 2011: California Rare Fruit Growers to host apple tasting
• Bragging Rights: A mailbox from outer space
• Best Bets, Oct. 15: Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival
• Undercover gang investigation nets more than 100 arrests in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Monterey, San Benito and Alameda counties
• Private donations to UCSC rise 10 percent: Money for scholarships and student activities up 75 percent
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: After 9/11, international youth find an ocean in common
• Judge reduces sentence for one of the first people in Santa Cruz County to be sentenced under new state guidelines
• Just-enacted Metro route cuts may be revisited: Unexpected revenues may lead to restored services
• As the second anniversary of his death approaches, testimony continues in Westside surfer's stabbing death
• Boulder Creek group launches 'CANpaign' to light up the town, boost shopping
• National Geographic photographer, Flip Nicklin, to sign book, 'Among Giants: A Life with Whales' on sunset cruise to benefit Marine Life Studies
• Faith Digest, Oct. 16, 2011: Gospel concert announced in Las Lomas
• Lintelle Engineering closing after 22 years due to Solyndra bankruptcy
• Listeria worries prompt new lettuce recall: Salinas producer calls back 2,100 cases of romaine
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Obtaining a mortgage is tougher for the self-employed
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Plan ahead for spring blooms by planting bulbs now
• Dwight Barnett, Homefix: The most important home contractors: electrician, plumber
• Maureen Gilmer, Yardsmart: Recruiting ferns in the fight against pollution
• Alliee DeArmond, In The Spirit: Art fest celebrates faith, spirituality
• What's Next talk at UCSC features NY Times bestselling author Jacqueline Novoratz
• Volunteer Center hosts 'Be the Difference' ceremony Thursday, seeks volunteers for Saturday
• Ecological Farming Association wins USDA grant
• Batteries Plus donating sales to help veterans
• Boulder Creek group launches 'CANpaign' to light up the town, boost shopping
• Private donations to UCSC rise 10 percent: Money for scholarships and student activities up 75 percent
• GMO Free rally planned for Sunday in Santa Cruz
• Videographer ordered to pay restitution in stalking case
• Former real estate broker faces trial
• Our Ocean Backyard: After 9/11, international youth find an ocean in common
• Just-enacted Metro route cuts may be revisited: Unexpected revenues may lead to restored services
• Listeria worries prompt new lettuce recall: Salinas producer calls back 2,100 cases of romaine
• National Geographic photographer, Flip Nicklin, to sign book, 'Among Giants: A Life with Whales' on sunset cruise to benefit Marine Life Studies
• Lintelle Engineering closing after 22 years due to Solyndra bankruptcy
• Lighthouse Bank reports profitable quarter
• As the second anniversary of Tyler Tenorio's death approaches, testimony continues in preliminary hearing
• A Santa Cruz moment: Hollywood re-enacts Jay Moriarity memorial paddle-out
• More than 100 people arrested in undercover gang operation in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Monterey, San Benito and Alameda counties
• Judge reduces sentence for one of the first people in Santa Cruz County to be sentenced under new state guidelines
• Photo Blog: Jay Moriarity paddle out re-enacted at Pleasure Point
• Slide show: Jay Moriarity memorial paddle out recreated for movie scene at Pleasure Point
• Open houses map: Oct. 15-16, 2011
• Gravago grand reopening Tuesday
• Former real estate broker headed to trial in December
• Coast Lines, Oct. 14, 2011: 41st annual Band Review Saturday
• PG&E to replace more than 1,200 miles of faulty gas piping across California
• Cops and Courts, Oct. 14, 2011: Murder suspect pleads not guilty
• Mammograms on Saturdays proving to be popular
• Women wine and dine downtown for a good cause
• Capitola ends rent control
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted for domestic violence, Oct 13, 2011: Jose Luis Miranda Cahue, Kenneth Kula, Kyle Scott Greenhalgh, Estelle Kevern, Robert Allen Williams
• ULTRA: mother, marathoner, mad woman? Heart ailment doesn't derail Soquel's Lindsey
• Andrew Matheson, Point After: SLV makes family metaphor reality; Coaches Morris, Poetzinger have sons on team
• Hammer-Marcum ceremony slated for Oct. 23
• Business Digest: Oct. 14, 2011
• As We See It: Just say no: Governor shows independence in legislative vetos
• As You See It, Oct. 14, 2011: Why bury story of Lintelle closing?
• Domestic Violence Tally: OCT. 12, 2011
• Best Bets, Oct. 14: Last Paradise
• Surf Break, Oct. 14, 2011
• A surf legend's home, threatened by the sea: Jack O'Neill set to armor bluff along East Cliff
• Portuguese community gathers in Watsonville for Our Lady of Fatima Festival
• Santa Cruz County jury convicts man of possessing child porn
• John Clauer arraigned in Santa Cruz woman's death
• Crews eye groundbreaking on affordable-housing development in Aptos
• Meth! Machine Guns! Mustard? Feds charge San Jose hot dog vendor and partner with gun-running
• Blockbuster sales expected for new iPhone
• Obama returning to Bay Area on Oct. 25
• Sea turtle rescued near Pacific Grove shows improvement
• Santa Cruz Ghost Hunters seeking spooky stories for tour
• Hammer-Marcum ceremony to honor two on Oct. 23 in Ben Lomond
• San Lorenzo Valley school enrollment decline ends
• Former Santa Cruz police chief to head Bell city police department
• Jury deliberating in trial of convicted sex offender
• Surfer tells of standing on shark off Oregon coast
• Locals praise bill banning sale and possession of shark fins
• Sea turtle rescued in Pacific Grove still under the weather
• PVUSD board gives trustee Karen Osmundson time to find a new home, retain her seat
• Santa Cruz's Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School invites parents to lunch; event raises money for food bank
• Santa Cruz City Schools holds workshop on race, tolerance
• Big swell brings out surfers
• Watsonville High grad battles Lou Gehrig's disease: Annual walk raises funds to fight ALS
• Santa Cruz City Council holds off on speed limit hikes: City will study other ways to calm traffic
• Ruling throws local pot regulations into doubt: Decision comes as feds signal a crackdown
• Former Santa Cruz police chief tapped as interim police chief in Bell
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 13, 2011
• Coast Lines: Oct. 12, 2011
• Business Digest: Oct. 13, 2011
• Setting It Straight: Oct. 13, 2011
• Deputies seize 500 plants in Aptos marijuana bust
• Santa Cruz schools see overall enrollment bump; alternative programs experience slip
• Mount Hermon redwood zipline brochure wins international competition
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Moses will part your heart
• County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: The stretch limo of dogs
• As You See It: Oct. 13, 2011: Farmers' markets don't walk the walk
• Panetta Institute for Public Policy to honor Robert Gates, Alice Rivlin, Wolf Blitzer
• As We See It: Provide relief for underwater homeowners
• SF icon Lawrence Ferlinghetti to speak in Santa Cruz on Tuesday
• The best of the Pac Rim Film Festival
• Santa Cruz-made 'It Tolls for Thee' explores the power and majesty of bells
• MCT's 'Jekyll and Hyde' an unsettling experience
• Met opera season to simulcast live in Santa Cruz
• Chamber Players open fall season
• 'Letters' a cat-mouse game set in Soviet Russia
• Santa Cruzan Martha Alderson shares secret of storytelling
• Ruling throws local pot regs into doubt: Decision comes as feds signal a crackdown
• PVUSD board gives Trustee Karen Osmundson until December to find a new home, retain her seat
• Mount Hermon redwood zipline brochure wins international competition
• Santa Cruz's Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School invites parents to lunch; event raises money for food bank
• Drug plea for convicted child molester
• Michael McClish's murder trial to start next week
• Watsonville High grad battles Lou Gehrig's disease: Annual walk raises funds to fight ALS
• Santa Cruz schools see overall enrollment bump; alternative programs experience slip
• Big swell hits the coast
• Panetta Institute for Public Policy to honor Robert Gates, Alice Rivlin, Wolf Blitzer
• Locals getting a taste of Hollywood action as Jay Moriarity movie begins filming
• Police: 6 killed, 3 wounded in Orange County salon shooting
• Santa Cruz City Council holds off on speed limit hikes: City will study other ways to calm traffic
• Feds arrest Santa Cruz man for assaulting federal employee
• Bell officials to vote on hiring interim police chief
• County Bounty: Awash in apples - There's no better time to take a bite out of a Santa Cruz County apple
• Donna Maurillo: Food for Thought - Abundant zucchinis an opportunity for calabacitas
• Occupy San Francisco protesters try to occupy Wells Fargo Bank
• Aptos man arrested with 500 marijuana plants
• Ma Maison, Restaurant Review: French flavors meet California freshness at Ma Maison
• Santa Cruz City Council OKs condo project, library staffing cuts
• Cops and Courts, Oct. 12, 2011: Knife-wielding thief robs man of $30
• Watsonville looks to green future: Urban planning effort starts with street tree program
• Filming begins in Jay Moriarity movie; paddle-out moved to Friday
• Injured Giants fan Bryan Stow transferred Tuesday from San Francisco General Hospital to rehab center
• Scotts Valley school officials discuss timeline for tax measure, encourage attendance at community meetings
• HICAP schedules Medicare seminars
• Property tax break for seniors, disabled back on table
• California's top jurist speaks to Santa Cruz legal community, says the state's court system needs to move into the digital era
• Coast Lines: Oct. 12, 2011
• Watsonville eyes taking control of Highway 152: Shift from Caltrans could provide opportunities for downtown revitalization, officials say
• Santa Cruz City Council tables local buying rules; City also denies appeal on West Cliff Drive trees
• Santa Cruz County 911 dispatchers take on San Benito County calls
• Business Digest: Oct. 12, 2011
• As We See It: Vacation windfall: County reaps tax bonanza from rental law
• As You See It, Oct. 12, 2011: Secular science dehumanizes us
• Matt Landi, County Bounty: Awash in apples -- Harvest in full swing, meaning there's no better time for a locally grown apple
• For the lazy chef in all of us
• Back Burner, Oct. 12, 2011: DIG Gardens hosts canning, bread-making classes
• Best Bets, Oct. 12: 10 Minute Tidy with Shannon McGinnis
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Skov Winery 2010 Sauvignon Blanc
• In the Bins: Pumpkins: Get 'em while you can!
• Remade Hoffman's unveiled to public: Whirlwind two-day 'Restaurant Impossible' shoot culminates in grand reopening dinner
• Santa Cruz City Council weighs condo project, OKs library staffing cuts
• 'Annie' takes to stage for final time this weekend
• Watsonville eyes taking control of Highway 152: Shift from Caltrans could provide opportunities for downtown revitalization, officials say
• California's top jurist speaks to Santa Cruz legal community, says the state's court system needs to move into the digital era
• Santa Cruz City Council tables local buying rules; City also denies appeal on West Cliff Drive trees
• Property tax break for seniors, disabled would be welcome in Santa Cruz County
• Santa Cruz County 911 dispatchers take on San Benito County calls
• Watsonville looks to green future: Urban planning effort starts with street tree program
• HICAP schedules Medicare seminars in Santa Cruz County
• Fake monk again pleads no contest to child molestation
• Shooting begins in Jay Moriarity movie; paddle-out moved to Friday
• Injured Giants' fan Bryan Stow transferred Tuesday from San Francisco General Hospital to rehab facility
• Lintelle Engineering plans farewell Friday, closing after 22 years
• Photo contest: Show off your pets!
• Tuesday morning crash closed Highway 9
• Man with knife robs victim of cash in Watsonville
• Jay Moriarity movie team begins filming in Santa Cruz
• Boston police arrest 50 from Occupy Boston
• Hits and Misses: Oct. 11, 2011
• As You See It, Oct. 11, 2011: Democracy needs to get a life
• Cops and Courts, Oct. 11, 2011: Controlled burn at Wilder Ranch
• 'Transfigurations' illuminates transgender community: Photographer Jana Marcus honored as Community Activist of the Year
• Upper Ocean Street neighbors working to combat crime
• Local lawmakers close books on eventful session
• Pajaro Valley grapples with tough water choices; Committee rejects pipeline, favors College Lake projects
• Secrets of the Deep: Are 3 million gallons of oil sitting off Monterey Bay in a sunken WWII vessel?
• Documentary features Santa Cruz County serial killer from 1970s
• Woman's body found under train trestle in Aptos
• Amgen tour sites to be announced soon: Santa Cruz County in the running for May 2012 race
• The World Famous Popovich Comedy Pet Theatre comes to Santa Cruz on Thursday
• Police given few details on Sunday night stabbings
• Setting it Straight: Oct. 11, 2011
• Aptos chamber to present community awards Oct. 28: Jeff Talmadge man of the year, Leslie DeRose woman of the year
• Business Digest: Oct. 11, 2011
• New law will promote breast-feeding at hospitals; Watsonville hospital lags others in Santa Cruz County
• Best Bets, Oct. 11: A Fool For Beauty community discussion
• Ginger, the golf-ball hunter, has retrieved more than 300 balls at Pasatiempo
• Upper Ocean Street neighbors working to combat crime
• Local lawmakers close books on eventful session
• Documentary features Edmund Kemper, Santa Cruz County serial killer from 1970s
• 'Transfigurations' illuminates transgender community: Photographer Jana Marcus honored as Community Activist of the Year
• Editor's Blog: Steve Jobs and the secular gospel
• The World Famous Popovich Comedy Pet Theatre comes to Santa Cruz on Thursday
• Police given few details on Sunday stabbings
• Pajaro Valley grapples with tough water choices; Committee rejects pipeline, favors College Lake projects
• Secrets of the Deep: Are 3 million gallons of oil sitting off Monterey Bay in a sunken WWII vessel?
• Body found under train trestle in Aptos
• Amgen tour sites to be announced soon: Santa Cruz County in the running for May 2012 race
• Commercial salmon fishing season was promising
• Aptos chamber to present community awards Oct. 28: Jeff Talmadge man of the year, Leslie DeRose woman of the year
• New law will promote breast-feeding at hospitals; Watsonville hospital lags others in county
• Dream Inn under new management
• State Parks conducting controlled burn at Wilder Ranch
• Praiseworthy, Oct. 10, 2011: Strong support for schools
• Group aims to obtain National Heritage Area designation for Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties
• Cops and Courts, Oct. 10, 2011: High-speed Highway 1 chase ends in arrests
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Illegal immigrants treated like everyone else on the road
• Durbin-inspired benefit raises thousands for Santa Cruz Teen Center
• Lois Robin, Santa Cruz County Stories: Santa Cruzan expresses her passion through photography, art
• County's genealogical society marks Family History Month with library display
• Coast Lines: Oct. 10, 2011
• David Sayen, Medicare Talk: Open enrollment is different this year
• Business Digest: Oct. 10, 2011
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted for domestic violence: October 9, 2011: Logothetti, Philip, Whelchel, Thomas, Kul, Martinez, Skoog, Derivan, Socolof, Smith
• Durbin-inspired benefit raises thousands for Santa Cruz Teen Center
• San Jose man arrested after high-speed Highway 1 chase
• Natural Bridges celebrates return of the monarch
• County's genealogical society marks Family History Month with library display
• Ex-Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh dies in Chicago
• Work begins on Scotts Valley's Habitat project, expected to be completed in late 2012
• Santa Cruz nonprofit provides furniture for those in need
• Santa Cruz women lead a trek to Nepal
• Education Digest: Sunday Oct. 9, 2011
• Coast Lines: Oct. 9, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 9, 2011: Police respond to reported gang fight on Ocean Street
• Roaring Camp Railroad's Happy 'Howloween Harvest Festival' celebrates four-legged friends, benefits local animal rescue groups
• Forget French fries and chicken nuggets: Local school lunch programs show their stuff at Saturday event
• Boulder Creek hoarder reaches tentative deal with county over 150-acre parcel
• Best Bets, Oct. 9, 2011: Welcome Back Monarchs Day
• Name Dropping, Oct. 9, 2011: Coco the porkie brings high-fashion couture to dogs everywhere
• As You See It: Oct. 9, 2011: Why did it take so long for people to protest?
• Births, Oct. 8, 2011: Dominican, Sept. 26-Oct. 4; Sutter, Sept. 23-Oct. 3
• Celebrations, Oct. 9, 2011: Manley-Thompson, Engelman-MacKaben, Bolton-Artha Negara, Eilers-Berenstein, Calhoun-Crossley, Morters celebrate 65 years
• Santa Cruz City Council to weigh local purchasing preference; A ban on buying bottled water also on tap
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Steve Jobs, tribal chieftan
• Harry Domash, Online Investing: 'Buy and forget' in this market
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Do electronic communications enhance or detract from personal connection?
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: A rate lock is a two-way commitment
• Business Digest: Oct. 8, 2011
• Dan Harper: Garbage be gone! Let us praise the trashmen
• As We See It: Pot chaos: Latest federal crackdown sows more confunsion
• Santa Cruz police respond to reported gang fight on Ocean Street
• Forget French fries and chicken nuggets: Local school lunch programs show their stuff at Saturday event
• Felton's Roaring Camp celebrates four-legged friends at Happy 'Howloween' Harvest Festival
• Santa Cruz women lead a trek to Nepal
• Santa Cruz nonprofit provides furniture for those in need
• Obituary: Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis was truly one of a kind
• Live chat transcript: Fans discuss Al Davis' death
• Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis dead at 82
• County suggests vacation rental owners could face charges if they don't pay up
• Million-dollar law: New vacation rental law causes boom tax collections, rental operations
• Boulder Creek hoarder reaches tentative deal with county over 150-acre parcel
• Vacation rental owners complying with new law see unexpected tax bills
• The race to grow the elusive one-ton pumpkin
• Work begins on Scotts Valley's Habitat project, expected to be completed in late 2012
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 8, 2011
• Coast Lines: Oct. 8, 2011
• Annual Fireworks Extravaganza lights up Aptos' Seacliff State Beach
• Sharon Hull, This Week In The Garden: Garden redesign with a purpose
• Faith Digest, Oct. 8, 2011: Chadeish Yameinu hosts family-friendly Sukkot celebration
• As You See It: Oct. 8, 2011
• Jury trial begins for convicted sex offender accused of accessing child pornography, drug possession
• Occupy Santa Cruz marches on banks, sets up camp in Mission Park
• UCSC ranks third worldwide for research influence
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Whaling in state had its peaks, valleys
• Preliminary hearing scheduled for Live Oak man accused in Santa Cruz cyclist's June hit-and-run death
• Watsonville's Rountree facility, Homeless Garden Project lend each other a hand
• Man gets 1 year in county jail, probation for robbery at Scotts Valley Kmart
• State medical board restricts license of Dr. Jeffrey Solinas
• Kuumbwa, Cabrillo Festival receive arts grants
• Westside Santa Cruz marijuana raid nets 800 plants
• Soquel bunny adoption event slated for Saturday
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: A rate lock is a two-way commitment
• Business Digest: Oct. 8, 2011
• Home and Garden Digest, Oct. 8, 2011: Learn to grow, use medicinal herbs at the UCSC Farm
• Ed Del Grande, Ed the Plumber: 'Water hammer' noise easily controlled
• Cara Meyers, Get Growing: Sedum nice for an autumn garden
• Bragging Rights: Keeps going, and going, and going
• Dwight Barnett, Homefix: Stopping drafts around a door and windows
• Best Bets, Oct. 8, 2011: Lecture and book signing with Mary Jo Ignoffo
• Santa Cruz City Council to weigh local purchasing preference; A ban on buying bottled water also on tap
• Annual Fireworks Extravaganza lights up Aptos's Seacliff Beach
• UC Santa Cruz ranks third worldwide for research influence
• Jury trial begins for convicted sex offender accused of accessing child pornography, drug possession
• Arraignment postponed for woman accused of throwing duck
• Pajaro Valley grapples with tough water choices; Committee rejects pipeline, favors College Lake projects
• Charges in Watsonville's biggest bank robbery dismissed temporarily while feds investigate other cases
• CHP: San Ramon man arrested for DUI, carrying loaded weapons, one stolen
• Work begins on Scotts Valley's Habitat project, expected to be completed in late 2012
• Man gets 1 year in county jail, probation for robbery at Scotts Valley Kmart
• Watsonville's Rountree facility, Santa Cruz's Homeless Garden Project lend each other a hand
• Soquel bunny adoption event slated for Saturday
• Kuumbwa, Cabrillo Festival receive arts grants
• Video: Occupy Santa Cruz marches in protest
• Brookdale Inn and Spa closed by fire department Friday, building cited as 'dangerous'
• Westside Santa Cruz marijuana raid nets 800 plants
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Whaling in state had its peaks, valleys
• Design was at the heart of Steve Jobs' vision
• San Jose cop and suspect hospitalized after struggle over officer's gun
• State medical board restricts license of Dr. Jeffrey Solinas
• Editor's Blog: Pot chaos: Feds' latest crackdown on "legal" marijuana sows more confusion
• Controlled burn drifts smoke into Santa Cruz
• Cops and Courts, Oct. 7, 2011: Suspect in officer assault turns herself in
• Two arrested after berry field carjacking in Watsonville
• Bay Citizen story on Santa Cruz surfer Anthony Ruffo appears in New York Times Bay Area edition
• As You See It, Oct. 7, 2011: Prison 'solution' anything but
• Man gets 1 year in county jail, probation for robbery at Scotts Valley Kmart
• Preliminary hearing scheduled in Santa Cruz cyclist's hit-and-run death
• As We See It: No parking: State can't count on nonprofits to keep parks open
• Occupy Santa Cruz starts campsite at San Lorenzo Park
• Chris Rene makes it to next round of 'The X Factor"
• Speakers share inspiring stories at Santa Cruz Chamber Women in Business forum
• Amid uncertainty, county preps local businesses for bag ban
• Suspected San Jose gang members ID'd in Beach Flats gun brandishing
• Mother of murder victim Ryann Bunnell Crow files suit
• Coast Lines: Oct. 7, 2011
• Domestic Violence Tally: OCT. 5, 2011
• Setting it Straight: Oct. 7, 2011
• Feds target California pot dispensaries for closure: Santa Cruz dispensaries watch and wait
• Who tokes for treatment? UCSC research sheds light on medical marijuana population
• Crowd urges lifting of sea otter relocation ban: U.S. Fish and Wildlife considers plan to allow Southern California expansion
• Speakers share inspiring stories at Santa Cruz Chamber Women in Business forum
• Best Bets, Oct. 7, 2011: Philippa Roberts Trunk Show
• Chamber of Commerce dinner Nov. 4: Local leaders, business and health care center to be honored
• Business Digest: Oct. 7, 2011
• Santa Cruz crowd urges lifting of sea otter relocation ban: U.S. Fish and Wildlife considers plan to allow Southern California expansion
• Chris Rene makes it to next round of 'The X Factor'
• Mother of murder victim Ryann Bunnell Crow files wrongful death suit
• 3 Most Wanted domestic violence suspects arrested
• Motorcyclist dies after Sunday evening crash on Highway 9
• Feds target California pot dispensaries for closure: Santa Cruz dispensaries watch and wait
• Who tokes for treatment? UCSC research sheds light on medical marijuana population
• Fashion world takes note of the work of Santa Cruz designer Jill Alexander
• Target recycles at Capitola Mall, ahead of July opening
• Speakers share inspiring stories at Santa Cruz Chamber Women in Business forum
• Amid uncertainty, Santa Cruz County preps local businesses for ban on plastic bags
• Sketch released in Santa Cruz burglary; man suspected of entering woman's home
• 5 suspected San Jose gang members ID'd in Beach Flats gun brandishing
• Occupy Santa Cruz starts campsite at San Lorenzo Park
• Chamber of Commerce dinner Nov. 4: Local leaders, business and health care center to be honored
• Cupertino shooting spree suspect was armed, 'threatening' when deputies shot, killed him
• LIVE COVERAGE: Cupertino triple homicide suspect shot and killed
• Woman turns herself in on outstanding warrant in Santa Cruz officer assault case
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted, Oct. 6, 2011: Wanted for domestic violence: Michaelsen, Teledez, Tracy, Martinez, Cocroft, Cudlipp
• Watsonville Taiko marks 20 years
• Downtown Santa Cruz throws a party
• As You See It, Oct. 6, 2011: Circumcision a barbaric act
• Granger goes to the familiar in symphony's opening concert
• Dreambeach explore longing in 'Blue Heart'
• Baaba Maal mixes music with memories in 'Tales from the Sahel'
• Jeremiah Kille: A painter of two minds
• Coast Lines: Oct. 6, 2011
• 'Dead Letters' -- new book collects the most dazzling examples of Grateful Dead-inspired fan art
• Santa Cruz parolee charged with murder, months after woman's body found in his apartment
• More witnesses, beer can fingerprints add to hearing on Santa Cruz teen's death
• County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Samson is a breed ambassador for the ages
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Beagles begging for somewhere to belong
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 6, 2011: 5 arrested near harbor
• 418 Project welcomes promising choreographer Greenlee
• Pianist Nasseri performs at Cabrillo
• 'Annie' shows lots of spirit
• Hearing set for vote on water expansion plan at UC Santa Cruz
• Cigarette butts, food containers made up the bulk of the debris removed from Santa Cruz, Monterey counties during annual coastal cleanup
• Santa Cruz's PCS approves continuing enrollment preference
• Santa Cruz Commission for Prevention of Violence Against Women marks three decades of work
• Trustees OK design for Jade Street Park school in Capitola
• Business Digest: Oct. 6, 2011
• As We See It: Steve Jobs was an American original
• Santa Cruz's PCS approves continuing enrollment preference
• Trustees OK new design for Jade Street Park school in Capitola
• Five arrested after brandishing gun, driving stolen car
• UCSC/SCPD party patrols net 50 citations
• Early storm stalls harvests, snarls traffic in Santa Cruz County
• More witnesses, beer can fingerprints add to hearing on Santa Cruz teen's death
• Santa Cruz Commission for Prevention of Violence Against Women marks three decades of work
• Editor's Blog: Steve Jobs and the death of an American original
• Hearing set for vote on water expansion plan at UC Santa Cruz
• Memorable Steve Jobs moments on YouTube
• Apple says former CEO Steve Jobs has died
• Apple co-founder and Silicon Valley pioneer Steve Jobs is dead
• Mercury News editorial: Steve Jobs' passing is a sad milestone
• Live chat: Remembering Steve Jobs
• What they're saying on Twitter about Steve Jobs
• LIVE COVERAGE: 3 dead, seven wounded in Cupertino shootings, gunman still on the loose
• Sarah Palin says she will not run for president
• 17,000 pounds of debris removed from Santa Cruz, Monterey counties during annual coastal cleanup
• Man charged with murder in woman's death in East Cliff Drive apartment
• Collision stalls Highway 17 morning commute near Summit
• Online Blog: The Sentinel e-Edition now on iPad
• Lost on the Left Coast Blog: News for Parrots
• Massive manhunt under way for gunman who killed 2, wounded 7 in Cupertino
• Inspired by national protests, newly formed Occupy Santa Cruz organizes
• Brown signs bill for nonprofits to run state parks: Local group focused on keeping historic Mission open
• Cops and Courts, Oct. 5, 2011: Misdemeanor charge filed in parrot death
• Domestic Violence Tally: Oct. 5, 2011
• Santa Cruz seminar offer tips on building bond between parents, children
• With Bike to Work day here, Santa Cruz woman saves money, gets active
• Monte Foundation's 17th annual fireworks extravaganza will light the night Friday
• Experts explain changes coming to Medicare
• Election Digest: Oct. 5, 2011
• Coast Lines: Oct. 5, 2011
• Setting it Straight: Oct. 5, 2011
• City still waiting to collect $1 million tax debt: Motel owners have lost two properties in foreclosure
• Santa Cruz police to crack down on secondhand shops that lack permit
• Santa Cruz man faces theft charges for unpaid hospital bill, admissions statements
• Hells Angel with pending Nevada, Santa Cruz charges posts bail
• County supervisors approve prison realignment plan but want to track program's progress
• Venerable outdoor campfire area at Big Basin restored
• Watsonville commission OKs history center, downtown consignment store
• Business Digest: Oct. 5, 2011
• As We See It: Competency should count in 2012 elections
• District Attorney Bob Lee: Education, crime reduction go hand-in-hand
• Chicken's attraction is truly skin deep
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: Everyday recipes, elevated, thanks to latest from Cook's Illustrated folks
• Geisha Japanese Restaurant and Tea House, Restaurant Review: Sustainable sustenance at Capitola's innovative new sushi restaurant
• Cream of the kraut: Local church, chef-entrepreneur preach perks of sauerkraut
• Cruz N Gourmet serves flavors of the world on the streets of Santa Cruz
• Back Burner, Oct. 8, 2011: Slink on over to Sausagefest on Saturday in Santa Cruz
• Family-style dinner will give boost to children who have hard beginnings
• Melissa Clark, A Good Appetite: Pork cutlets with the wisdom of 2 continents
• In the Bins: Tomatillos offer sweet-tart flavor
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Trout Gulch Vineyards 2010 Le Silex et L'Acier Sauvignon Blanc
• Best Bets, Oct. 5, 2011: Beppe Gambetta and Peter Ostroushko
• Apple unveils new iPhone
• Sailboat runs aground at Moss Landing
• Inspired by national protests, newly-formed Occupy Santa Cruz organizes
• Food Network's 'Restaurant Impossible' to remake Hoffman's in Santa Cruz
• Monte Foundation's 17th annual fireworks extravaganza will light the night Friday
• Judge: Bryan Stow's kids can't be part of lawsuit
• Bike to Work week: Santa Cruz woman sells car, now pedals to office
• Watsonville commission OKs history center, downtown consignment store
• Venerable outdoor campfire area at Big Basin restored
• Brown signs bill for nonprofits to run state parks
• Misdemeanor charge filed in parrot death case
• Santa Cruz County residents listen as experts explain why Medicare is targeted for cuts
• City still waiting to collect $1 million tax debt: Motel owners have lost two properties in foreclosure
• Santa Cruz police crack down on nonpermitted secondhand shops
• Editor's Blog: Is the iPhone 4s the one we were waiting for?
• Hells Angel with pending Santa Cruz, Nevada charges posts bail
• County board approves prison realignment plan but want to track program's progess
• Patient faces ID theft charges for hospital visits
• Apple's iPhone event does not include an iPhone 5
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 1, 2011: Two arrested for sex offender compliance violations
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 4, 2011: 13 arrested for drunken driving
• Tiger Woods' commitment to Frys.com Open helps create 'major' stir
• Coast Lines: Oct. 4, 2011
• Business Digest: Oct. 4, 2011
• As You See It: Oct. 4, 2011
• As We See It: 10/4/11: Hits and Misses
• Man arrested for allegedly killing parrot, deputies say
• High court declines to hear Nazi salute case: Ruling sends city of Santa Cruz's 9-year ordeal to trial
• Witness identifies defendants in Tyler Tenorio slaying
• Heavy showers expected in Santa Cruz Tuesday night and Wednesday morning
• Anthem drops Freedom Blue Medicare Advantage plan; 2,500 local senior citizens affected
• Library board OKs staffing cuts: Management, union will work to reduce impact
• Producers for Jay Moriarity movie ask for wave of support Oct. 13-14 for paddle-out scene
• New system brings voice-activated computers to CHP cars
• Man accused of dragging officer arrested, police say; Ryan Mang reportedly tried to elude San Francisco officers too
• Keith Larkin, pilot and Plantronics pioneer, dead at 88
• East Cliff homicide suspect to be arraigned Wednesday in Santa Cruz
• Pajaro Valley history center to grow: Historical association's archive proposal comes before planning commission
• Cabrillo receives $4.3 million grant to support science, technology, engineering and math programs
• Clothesline event supports survivors of domestic violence
• Best Bets, Oct. 4, 2011: Al Fresco Films Garden Studio
• Library board OKs staffing cuts: Management, union will work to reduce impact
• East Cliff homicide suspect to be arraigned Wednesday in Santa Cruz
• Witness identifies defendants in Tyler Tenorio slaying
• Woman falls victim to lottery scam in Watsonville
• Man arrested on drug charge after burglary call
• Man who stole bike held on felony charge
• CHP logs 13 drunken driving arrests over the weekend
• Cabrillo receives $4.3 million grant to support science, technology, engineering and math programs
• Pajaro Valley history center to grow: Historical association's archive proposal comes before planning commission
• Clothesline event supports survivors of domestic violence
• Ellen Pirie's announcement not to seek re-election triggers jockeying for 2nd District county seat
• Keith Larkin, pilot and Plantronics pioneer, dead at 88
• Heavy showers expected in Santa Cruz Tuesday night and Wednesday morning
• Anti-Wall Street protests spread nationwide, including Santa Cruz
• Meet the 'Parkies': UCSC Camper Park offers unique, tight-knit community
• Producers for Jay Moriarity movie ask for wave of support Oct. 13-14 for paddle-out scene
• High court declines to hear Norse case: Ruling sends 9-year ordeal to trial
• Man arrested for stomping pet parrot to death in Boulder Creek
• With Anthem Blue Cross changes, 2,500 Santa Cruz County seniors must find new health plan
• Man accused of dragging Santa Cruz police officer arrested
• Amanda Knox's murder conviction overturned
• Yahoo, ABC joining forces in news partnership
• Man found with pounds of pot
• Rodeo organizers say returning event a success
• Santa Cruz Neighbors Night Out event bigger this year, organizers say
• Woman who grew up in Santa Cruz County featured in horse-riding TV contest
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: CHP drives into the 21st Century
• Matt Jones, Santa Cruz County Stories: Big man on canvas
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 3, 2011: Motorcyclist critical after Highway 9 crash
• Praiseworthy: Oct. 3, 2011: These community members inspire
• Coast Lines: Oct. 3, 2011
• Best Bets, Oct. 3, 2011: Rudresh Mahanthappa: Samdhi
• Police: Teen robs man, brandishes knife
• Stabbing victim flown to trauma center
• Mountain biker flown out after rough landing
• Motorcyclist in critical condition after Highway 9 crash
• Students at Tierra Pacifica Charter School say their new green classroom is 'amazing'
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: Oct. 2, 2011: Domestic violence edition: Gonzalez, Schultz, Derbin, Hart, Acosta, Clark, Carillo, Butler, Fresh
• Santa Cruz County employees, losing pounds, feel like winners
• Aptos sister and brother to break boards to fight hunger
• Kim Tuson: Note to college students who may consider parties in our neighborhoods
• Tim Brauch skate contest spirit embodied by winner Chapman, 16, of Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz County Deputy Sheriff's Charity Rodeo rides into Watsonville after 18-year hiatus
• Man accused of hacking into county computers speaks in Santa Cruz, says he's innocent
• Parents grieving loss of children start local support group
• Santa Cruz County kicks off month of literary events devoted to literature's king of macabre
• Education Digest: Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Oct. 2, 2011: Duck 'doing great' after owner's arrest
• People in Business: Oct. 2, 2011
• Celebrations, Oct. 2, 2011: Osburn-Hurley, Fitzhenry-Rindone, Reynaldo-Kennedy, Dennis-Kelly, Tucker-Acosta, Bolton-Artha Negara
• Name Dropping, Oct. 2, 2011: Community feast raises $90,000
• As You See It: Oct. 2, 2011: Take traffic off Pacific
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Us and them and R.E.M.
• Jeffrey Scharf, Lending a hand: Ponzi schemes and Social Security
• Best Bets, Oct. 2, 2011: Santa Cruz County Symphony
• Coast Lines: Oct. 2, 2011
• Dan Harper: Thomas Hardy and local writers of place
• Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Upcoming meeting explains changes to Medicare and Medicaid
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Why does saying 'I love you' feel so difficult?
• As We See It: Unaffordable care: Rising premiuims backdrop for renewed debate on health care reform
• Police: Man arrested for impersonating an officer
• Police investigating early morning residential burglary
• Police seeking two men after Saturday morning robbery
• Duck 'doing great' after owner's arrest
• Man accused of hacking into county computers speaks in Santa Cruz, says he's innocent
• Woman who grew up in Santa Cruz County featured in horse-riding TV contest
• Santa Cruz County employees, losing pounds, feel like winners
• Parents grieving loss of children start local support group
• Aptos siblings to break boards to fight hunger
• County braces for more on probation: Probation chief seeks progressive approach to reduce recidivism
• As state's realignment plan kicks off, Santa Cruz County Jail prepares for big changes
• Business Digest: Oct. 1, 2011
• As You See It: Oct. 1, 2011
• Geekcrafts: New books cater to nerds with a knack for crafts
• Ellen Pirie says she will not seek another term on Board of Supervisors
• Lettuce recall expanded: FDA investigators inspecting Watsonville field, San Juan Bautista processing facility
• State schools chief Tom Torlakson optimistic despite facing many challenges
• Court to determine whether to combine suspect's 2010 escape case with 2009 home invasion case
• Domestic violence awareness events in Santa Cruz, Watsonville in October
• Governor signs bill to protect care home residents: Law inspired by Chanticleer Home protest last year
• Scotts Valley officials scramble to meet deadlines to comply with state, federal laws for special ed program
• Man with violent criminal history arrested in Live Oak for carrying around homemade bomb
• Coast Lines: Oct. 1, 2011
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: A cornucopia of fall gardening events ahead
• Tina Baine, DIY: Concrete -- it's not just for sidewalks anymore
• Home and Garden Digest, Oct. 1, 2011: Go beyond organic: Soil care using biodynamic techniques
• Mounded garden is water-wise and wonderful
• Faith Digest, Oct. 1, 2011: Harvest Festival on tap at Unitarian Fellowship
• Alliee DeArmond, In The Spirit: Going forth to Africa
• Best Bets, Oct. 1, 2011: Art at The Satellite
• Peter Boutell, Lending a hand: Ask the seller for help
• As You See It: Oct. 1, 2011
• Lettuce recall expanded: FDA investigators inspecting Watsonville field, San Juan Bautista processing facility
• Former 'Most Wanted' heads to preliminary hearing
• Aptos teen accused in several thefts to face preliminary hearing
• Domestic violence awareness events in Santa Cruz, Watsonville in October
• State schools chief Tom Torlakson optimistic despite facing many challenges
• Winegrowers: Cool weather means fewer grapes, better quality
• Governor signs bill to protect care home residents: Law inspired by Chanticleer Home protest last year
• Scotts Valley officials scramble to meet deadlines to comply with state, federal laws for special ed program
• Jerry Brown tweaks 'bipartisan' legislators again
• Half Moon Bay fishermen plan to boost salmon population by using net pens
• Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors to honor 'green businesses'
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Coastal cleanups make a difference
• Two Watsonville residents arrested for sex offender, parole compliance violations
• Prunedale bank robbery suspect nabbed in Santa Cruz
• Court to determine whether to combine suspect's 2010 escape case with 2009 home invasion case
• Peter Boutell, Lending a hand: Ask the seller for help
• Ellen Pirie says she will not seek another term on Board of Supervisors
• Man with makeshift bomb arrested in Live Oak
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: Sept. 29, 2011: Fuerte, Thomas, Barajas, Vanderbrink, Villalobos, Perez
• Janus of Santa Cruz awarded $1.1 million grant to expand treatment services to minority women
• Witness: Friends outmatched in street fight that killed Santa Cruz High student
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 30, 2011
• Coast Lines: Sept. 30, 2011
• Watsonville kitchen project aims to nourish entrepreneurs
• Rodeo rides into town: Deputy sheriffs host benefit for youth
• Task force to zero in on school district representation
• New UCSC residence hall teaches nonviolent communication
• Blakeslee predicts replay of tax measure debate: Senator doesn't divulge election plans
• Man who escaped custody, attacked deputy in five-hour crime spree in Santa Cruz headed to trial on 50 charges
• Water rate increase to go into effect for Lompico ratepayers Nov. 1
• Setting it straight: Sept. 30, 2011
• California farm recalls lettuce amid listeria concerns
• Best Bets, Sept. 30, 2011: Annie Get Your Gun
• As You See It: Sept. 30, 2011
• As We See It: Action plan: SC retail consultant's report brings up issues -- and potential
• Task force to zero in on school district representation
• California farm recalls lettuce grown on Watsonville farm amid listeria concerns
• Documents: Biker from another San Jose gang shot Hells Angel chief in back
• Witness: Teens outmatched in street fight with gang members that took Tyler Tenorio's life
• Water rate increase to go into effect Nov. 1 for Lompico ratepayers
• Watsonville kitchen project aims to nourish entrepreneurs
• UCSC scientists detail vision of universe's creation: Bolshoi simulation explains 'Big Bang' theory
• Rodeo rides into town: Deputy sheriffs host benefit for youth
• Parents grieving children start local support group; Local chapter of Compassionate Friends meets monthly
• San Lorenzo Valley district approves refinancing bonds
• Organic farm, Santa Cruz's Happy Valley school partner for fresh produce deliveries
• Sam Blakeslee predicts replay of tax measure debate: Senator doesn't divulge election plans
• Man who escaped custody, attacked deputy in five-hour crime spree in Santa Cruz headed to trial on 50 charges
• Cassidy: Silicon Valley freelancers find freedom from isolation through co-working
• Lost on the Left Coast blog: Behind the Santa Cruz duck story
• Three men arrested on drug charges at Belvedere Terrace home
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Sept. 29, 2011
• Editor's Blog: Baseball mirrors life
• San Jose: Family and friends mourn local Hells Angel president
• Burrell plays in perhaps the final game of his career
• Prosecutors ponder settlement in Cedar Funding trial
• All about Austin great Butch Hancock
• PVUSD boundary line questioned: Board to decide trustee's fate Oct. 12
• UCSC professor captures video of tool use by fish: Orange-dotted tuskfish cracks clams on rocks
• Santa Cruz downtown merchants ponder consultant's advice for change
• Resource Center for Nonviolence on the move: Nonprofit buys church space on Ocean Street
• Dartmouth Atlas report: Hospitals can reduce readmissions rates for Medicare patients
• Defense attorneys cross examine witness in teen's stabbing death in Santa Cruz
• Escaped felon's five-hour crime spree in Santa Cruz included holding a Russian couple hostage for two hours
• Immigration sweep nets 2,900 nationwide, 186 detained in Northern California
• Stomach flu hits UC Santa Cruz campus
• Cypress Lounge loses late-night hours: Santa Cruz City Council denies appeal from owner amid neighborhood concerns
• Coast Lines: Sept. 29, 2011
• Obituaries, Sept. 29, 2011: Carrillo
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Won't you say you love Barney too?
• Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Tess is affectionate, outgoing
• Business Digest: Sept. 29, 2011
• Santa Cruz trolley awarded $76,000 grant
• John Larry Granger begins his final season as the Santa Cruz County Symphony's conductor, leaving behind a legacy of community-building
• Santa Cruz gets ready for a Poe party
• Santa Cruz Guitar turns 35
• An eye for color: Andrew Butler's images inspired by travel
• After 35 years, Cabrillo band reunites to honor its leader, Lile Cruse
• Best Bets, Sept. 29, 2011: Free film screening
• As We See It: The visible sheriff: Wowak's appearance at recall event good PR
• Double tragedy befalls East Palo Alto, as schoolgirl and motorcyclist killed in separate accidents
• Steve Collins' lawyers critical of probe
• Santa Cruz downtown merchants ponder consultant's advice for change
• Resource Center for Nonviolence on the move: Nonprofit buys church space on Ocean Street
• Higher court: Cellphone search of Larkin Valley man was legal
• Immigration sweep nets 2,900 nationwide, 186 detained in Northern California
• Cypress Lounge loses late-night hours: Santa Cruz City Council denies appeal from owner amid neighborhood concerns
• Defense attorneys cross examine witness in teen's stabbing death in Santa Cruz
• UCSC professor captures video of tool use by fish: Orange-dotted tuskfish cracks clams on rocks
• Stomach flu hits UC Santa Cruz campus
• Slide show: San Francisco Giants, fans say goodbye
• Santa Cruz trolley awarded $76,000 grant
• Escaped felon's five-hour crime spree in Santa Cruz included holding a Russian couple hostage for two hours
• Editor's Blog: Tomorrow's editorial - Sheriff rides into town
• Advocates wants improved sidewalks, and more of them
• Report: Hospitals can reduce readmissions rates for Medicare patients; Santa Cruz County numbers in middle
• San Francisco Giants end season on losing and painful note; Burrell may have had last MLB at bat
• Man arrested, suspected of exposing himself to woman on Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz
• CHP arrests San Jose man for drunken-driving in a stolen car
• Slideshow: Top news photos, Sept. 28, 2011
• Environmental group gives summer grades to beaches
• Ann Parker, Restaurant Review: Conscious Creations Caf : Catching the organic wave, Santa Cruz style
• Restaurant Week dishes up fresh and local, Santa Cruz-style
• Santa Cruz County preps for prisoners with 'data-driven' refresher
• Santa Cruz County preps for prisoners with 'data-driven' refresher
• Santa Cruz police dog, Jax, retires
• Santa Cruz police dog, Jax, retires
• Santa Cruz City Council denies Cypress Lounge appeal; approves tech contract, fire management consolidation
• Best Bets, Sept. 28, 2011: Jimmy Webb at Kuumbwa Jazz
• More and more people embrace Meatless Mondays
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 28, 2011
• Santa Cruz City Council denies Cypress Lounge appeal; approves tech contract, fire management consolidation
• Witness paints picture of night Santa Cruz teen was killed
• Watsonville City Council denies business owner's request for beer and wine license
• Obituaries, Sept. 28, 2011: Scarpa
• Santa Cruz County supevisors approve $51 million 'ransom'
• Deputies testify about inmate escape, manhunt
• Judge rules for rodeo: Environmental challenge to County Fairgrounds event remains undecided
• Watsonville City Council denies business owner's request for beer and wine license
• Coast Lines: Sept. 28, 2011
• Dredge crew, harbor still negotiating: Workers can't come back until new contract agreed
• Scotts Valley school officials set dates for community meetings to discuss parcel tax proposal
• Recall kickoff has surprise guest: Sheriff Wowak
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: O'mei serves up authentic Chinese, without the trappings
• Surf City Vintners to teach a second 'semester' of Surf City Wine University
• Back Burner, Sept. 28, 2011: Love Apple supplies special event
• As You See It, Sept. 28, 2011: Louder than a falling satellite
• As We See It: Plain talk on immigration: Can Gov. Christie make a difference?
• Business Digest: Sept. 28, 2011
• Witness details teen s slaying near downtown Santa Cruz
• Scotts Valley school officials set dates for community meetings to discuss parcel tax proposal
• Environmental group gives summer grades to beaches; Santa Cruz scores show improvement from last year
• Cantaloupe outbreak is deadliest in a decade
• UC Santa Cruz celebrates 25 years as banana slugs
• Recall kickoff of county's top cop has surprise guest: Sheriff Wowak
• Santa Cruz County Supervisors approve $51 million 'ransom'
• Cowboy up: Judge rules Santa Cruz County's first rodeo in 20 years can move forward this weekend
• Editor's Blog: Time for plain speaking on immigration
• Editor's Blog: Everything changes: Local news will still be delivered
• Photo Contest: 2011 Babies
• Santa Cruz man arrested on drug charges
• Beaten Giants fan Brian Stow goes outside for first time in six months
• As You See It: Sept. 27, 2011
• Morning fog dissipates, clearing the way for a sunny week
• As We See It: Hits and Misses, Sept. 27, 2011
• Duck in alleged abuse case doing fine at county shelter; owner may face charges
• New trial set in La Selva Beach party slaying
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 27, 2011
• Santa Cruz photographer Sebastian Kennerknecht to travel to Yemen in October to photograph rare Arabian leopard
• Man arrested with stolen liquor, restaurant knives in Santa Cruz
• Deborah McArthur, Nature Connection: Local honeybees find a good home
• Transportation officials in Monterey, Santa Cruz counties weigh future of AMBAG
• Coast Lines: Sept. 27, 2011
• Ruling expected today in charity rodeo case: Challenge to County Fair board's approval of deputies' fundraiser could have broad impact
• Low-altitude intercept rocks Santa Cruz; With Obama nearby, biplane violates no-fly zone
• Library board meets ahead of vote on layoffs: Union wants more public input before decision
• Santa Cruz City Council to consider economic initiatives: Code for America, retail analysis on the agenda
• Woman sentenced to 10 years in prison on long list of theft charges
• New trial ordered in La Selva Beach murder case
• Santa Cruz photographer Sebastian Kennerknecht to travel to Yemen in October to photograph rare Arabian leopard
• Pro surfer due in court in November on drug charges
• Homicide defendant Michael McClish due for trial in mid-October
• Owner of dogs still sought in pit bull attack
• Pickup driver pins elderly man against rail in Watsonville
• Alleged Santa Cruz crack dealer arrested
• Trial date sate for murder defendant accused in slaying of LA businessman
• Hearing set in Maurice Ainsworth escape case that sparked manhunt
• Couple arrested for allegedly 'siccing' dogs on landlord
• Vandal throws flammable object at school building in Watsonville
• Library board meets ahead of vote on layoffs: Union wants more public input before decision
• Santa Cruz City Council to consider economic initiatives: Code for America, retail analysis on the agenda
• Ruling expected Tuesday in charity rodeo case: Challenge to County Fair board's approval of deputies' fundraiser could have broad impact
• Woman sentenced to 10 years in prison on long list of theft charges
• Transportation officials in Monterey, Santa Cruz counties weigh future of AMBAG
• New UCSC residence hall teaches nonviolent communication
• Man arrested with stolen liquor, restaurant knives in Santa Cruz
• Duck in alleged abuse case doing fine at county shelter; Owner faces possible charges for alleged drunken treatment of duck
• Military jet escorts biplane back to Watsonville airport; local pilot violated restricted airspace for Obama visit to LinkedIn
• Santa Cruz Triathlon: Lavelle, Erickson emerge victorious
• Slide show: Santa Cruz Triathlon 2011
• Slide show: Dazzling duds at FashionART runway show
• Lady Gaga steals the sideshow at Obama fundraiser
• Inebriated cyclist knocks down pregnant pedestrian, police say
• Weekend's most popular stories on Sentinel.com, Sept. 23-25, 2011
• Wearable art dazzles at sixth annual FashionART runway show
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 26, 2011
• Nevada police stay on alert after biker shootings; man arrested in casino attack also faces Santa Cruz gun charge
• Obama rakes in Bay Area funds on eve of town hall at LinkedIn headquarters
• Rosemary Chalmers, Santa Cruz County Stories: The woman (and dog) behind the microphone
• Street Smarts: Temporary traffic signal at B-40 slipout now working
• UCSC Fall Harvest Festival thrives despite a bit of rain
• Praiseworthy: Sept. 26, 2011
• Best Bets, Sept. 26, 2011: An Evening of Art, Music and Culture
• Coast Lines: Sept. 26, 2011
• Putting excess fruit to use: Group turns gleaned goods into cider, other products
• Nevada police stay on alert after biker shootings; man arrested in casino attack also faces Santa Cruz gun charge
• Wearable art dazzles at sixth annual FashionART runway show
• Santa Cruz Triathlon: Lavelle, Erickson emerge victorious
• Three arrested in Lower Ocean prostitution sting, Santa Cruz police say
• San Jose Hells Angels leader killed during shootout in Nevada casino
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 25, 2011
• Woman jailed after throwing a duck in Santa Cruz
• PCS stands behind fundraising letter: Ed officials concerned pressure on parents smacks of tuition
• Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked and Broke: The inaugural Tick-Off Surf Contest puts Lyme disease in the impact zone
• State's new realignment plan will let prisoners out earlier
• First Monterey Bay Youth Day showcases the area's outdoor activities for kids
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Wait, guys are programmed to be nurturers?
• Construction on housing development in Live Oak set to begin in October
• Keep Your Home California: 40 Santa Cruz County homeowners get help
• Education Digest, Sept. 25, 2011: St. Francis student uses technology to help tsunami victims
• Name Dropping, Sept. 25, 2011: Snapping with the pros
• Dan Harper: Looking for the do-over year
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Hey seniors! Extend your lives, reduce TV watching, and walk
• As We See It: Cost of reform: Prison realignment will need guaranteed funding
• Celebrations, Sept. 25, 2011: Spagnola-Nixon-Vickery
• Coast Lines: Sept. 25, 2011
• Best Bets, Sept. 25, 2011: Style My Bike Workshop at Bike Church
• Births, Sept. 25, 2011: Dominican, Sept. 10-20; Sutter, Sept. 6-19
• Songwriter Jimmy Webb builds impressive pop music legacy; performance slated for Wednesday at Kuumbwa in Santa Cruz
• Patients, families and friends join Santa Cruz's Dominican Hospital in celebrating 20 years of its stroke treatment program
• Watsonville's Monterey Bay Youth Ourdoor Day showcases the area's outdoor activities for kids
• Loitering call leads to man's arrest in Santa Cruz
• UC Santa Cruz hosts art, science multimedia event in Cupertino
• Keep Your Home California: 40 Santa Cruz County homeowners get help
• Construction on housing development in Live Oak set to begin in October
• Soquel choral group practices for Carnegie performance
• Judge to weigh charges against convicted felon who led authorities on manhunt, assaulted a deputy
• Green Vehicles bankruptcy case may thwart Salinas' suit: Company execs claim they're owed $500,000
• Women's Educational Success supports students on financial precipice
• Salinas gangster sentenced to life in prison without parole for college student's death in Watsonville
• Palo Alto senator launches final 'There Oughta Be a Law' contest
• Preliminary hearing set for three suspects charged with fatally stabbing a Santa Cruz teen in 2009
• Slough restorations answer statewide questions: Projects restore Watsonville wetlands while protecting farmland
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Whaling station memory leaves lasting impression
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 23, 2011
• Blaze during Hula-Hoop event totals four cars
• Coast Lines: Sept. 24, 2011
• Obituaries, Sept. 24, 2011: Parker, McKenna, Bandy
• Business Digest: Sept. 24, 2011
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: When does refinancing make sense?
• Eucalypus Grove tour highlights spruced-up collection
• Celebrating all things succulent: Succulent Extravaganza next Friday, Saturday
• Elegant on the cheap: Furnishings from the sea, the flea and the dump
• Maureen Gilmer, Yardsmart: California poppy is a child of autumn
• Ed Del Grande, Ed the Plumber: You can have your cake and grind it up, too
• Best Bets, Sept. 24, 2011: The Radical Reels Tour
• Faith Digest, Sept. 24, 2011: Family movie night Friday at St. Stephen's
• Home and Garden Digest, Sept. 24, 2011: Free bonsai workshop at Alladin Nursery
• Low poll numbers, economic doldrums won't dampen Obama's Bay Area support
• UC Berkeley scientists are working on movies produced from inside our minds
• Palo Alto senator launches final 'There Oughta Be a Law' contest
• Birding paradise: Watsonville festival promotes region's avian wealth
• Preliminary hearing set for three suspects charged with fatally stabbing a Santa Cruz teen in 2009
• Hazardous waste drop-off site to be closed on Oct. 1
• Women's Educational Success supports Cabrillo College students on financial precipice
• Green Vehicles bankruptcy case may thwart Salinas' suit: Company execs claim they're owed $500,000
• Slough restorations answer statewide questions: Projects restore Watsonville wetlands while protecting farmland
• Dry lightning, increased wildfire risk predicted for Central Coast; Cal Fire increases staffing
• Salinas gangster gets life in prison for 2009 shooting death of college student in Watsonville
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: A look back at whaling leaves a lasting impression
• Solyndra executives invoke the Fifth Amendment at Congressional hearing
• Eureka Canyon fire torches 4 cars, moves into wildland
• Preliminary hearing to begin for convicted felon who led authorities on manhunt, assaulted a deputy and held up a preschool teacher
• Prop. 13 still highly popular, Field Poll finds
• Highway Patrol seeking reckless driver who led officers on chase
• Lost on the Left Coast blog: All hail the Mexican Coke
• Natural Bridges arson suspect headed to trial in November
• NTSB releases early summary about Reno air crash
• What they're saying about Chris Rene
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 23, 2011
• Pajaro Valley school trustee told to step down: Officials say trustee Karen Osmundson's move puts her outside district boundaries
• Homeless activist indicted for county cyber attack: Voice of 2010 protests swept up in nationwide crackdown
• Bryan Stow talks for first time since Opening Day attack
• Birders flock to Watsonville for annual festival: Event offers chance to learn about Monterey Bay's avian residents
• Cooler summer leads to smaller pumpkins
• Council votes to move forward with proposed skate park next to New Brighton Middle School
• Harbor High student remains hospitalized after cardiac arrest
• Officials of Salinas air show draw distinction in light of Reno tragedy
• Longtime cable deal may be nearing end; settlement could lead to higher Comcast rates in county
• Bunny adoption event slated for Saturday in Soquel
• Ex-Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency committee member Steve Collins warned of violation, report concludes
• Takeout chicken dinner benefits Watsonville Buddhist Temple
• Technology upgrade at Mountain Elementary aims to enhance learning for 'digital native' generation
• Former real estate broker faces trial on charges that she stole more than $500,000 from clients
• Coast Lines: Sept. 23, 2011
• As You See It, Sept. 23, 2011: Publishing cliff photo was irresponsible
• As We See It: Getting poorer: Census for county shows economy sliding back
• Business Digest: Sept. 23, 2011
• Facebook unveils new timeline feature
• Takeout chicken dinner benefits Watsonville Buddhist Temple
• Birders flock to Watsonville for annual festival: Event offer chance to learn about Monterey Bay's avian residents
• Pajaro Valley school trustee told to step down: Officials say trustee Karen Osmundson's move puts her outside district boundaries
• Two plead not guilty to drug charges
• Former Most Wanted suspect pleads not guilty to stealing gun, other valuables
• Former real estate broker faces trial on charges that she stole more than $500,000 from clients
• AIR SHOW vs. AIR RACE: THERE'S A DIFFERENCE
• Santa Cruz's Chris Rene earns kudos on 'The X Factor'
• Harbor High student remains hospitalized after cardiac arrest
• City and county's longtime cable deal may be nearing end; Deal likely to lead to higher rates
• Santa Cruz Women's Health Center receives grant
• Attendance climbs at Santa Cruz County Fair
• Homeless activist indicted for county cyber attack: Voice of 2010 protests swept up in nationwide crackdown
• Facebook unveils new timeline feature
• Technology upgrade at Mountain Elementary aims to enhance learning for 'digital native' generation
• Bauer Financial ratings: Santa Cruz County Bank upgraded to five stars
• Monterey Bay Birding Festival: Share your photos
• Injured Giants fan Bryan Stow asks for his kids, hospital says he's showing signs of progress
• Harbor High student remains hospitalized after heart attack
• Santa Cruz County poverty rate highest among Bay Area counties
• Epicenter Blog: Santa Cruz's Chris Rene dazzles on X-Factor
• Father held in assault on Monterey football coach
• American Community Survey 2010: Poverty Statistics
• Maverick's organizers get the go-ahead
• Cops and Courts, Sept. 22, 2011: Bicyclist injured in crash with pickup
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted, Sept. 22, 2011: Lassiter, Dyer, Valdouinos, Martinez, Avalos,
• Harbor High student suffers cardiac arrest during PE, superintendent says
• Scotts Valley officials consider challenges to city's split, agree to state's 'extortion' plan
• Santa Cruz school board OKs revised budget
• Watsonville teen accused of slicing another teen's face will head to trial as an adult
• Soquel Union trustees consider new design for school at Capitola's Jade Street Park
• Watsonville's Access Options holds open house
• Woman leads officers on chase through Henry Cowell state park
• Coast Lines: Sept. 22, 2011
• Obituaries, Sept. 22, 2011: Jimenez, Craven
• Adult Education 'co-op preschools' holding steady despite budget woes
• Soquel woman says dog sickened after poison meatball found in backyard
• Journalist to share experiences in Bahrain during Santa Cruz talk
• Business Digest: Sept. 22, 2011
• SPCA Pet of the Week: Charm your life with a Chaweenie
• County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Larry desperately seeking his Moe and Curly
• FashionART Santa Cruz presents both outrageous art alongside fashionable clothing, and one artist is playing both sides of the street
• 'Touch and Go': Thad Nodine's vision quest
• PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk brings message to Scotts Valley
• Ethnic Dance Festival gets Santa Cruz moving
• Trivia Challenge set for Friday
• As We See It: The SV split: Board ignores Scotts Valley plea on district change
• As You See It: Sept. 22, 2011
• Harbor High student critical after suffering cardiac arrest during P.E., superintendent says
• Troy Davis executed in Georgia
• Rio del Mar man sentenced to 13 years in prison
• Search continues for escapees in Santa Cruz
• Soquel woman says dog sickened after poison meatball found in backyard
• Watsonville teen accused of slicing another teen's face will head to trial as an adult
• Journalist to share Bahrain experiences during Santa Cruz talk
• Bay Photo acquires Seagate property in Scotts Valley, plans to move next year
• 'Co-op preschools' holding steady in Santa Cruz County despite budget woes
• Editor's Blog: Netflix - Arrogant blunder or brilliant business decision?
• Facebook users: Get ready for more changes
• Santa Cruz County jail lobby closes after tiles pop out of floor
• Watsonville's Access Options holds open house
• Bunny adoption event slated for Saturday in Soquel
• Pair arrested with drugs, handgun in San Lorenzo Park in Santa Cruz
• Bicyclist severely injured in crash with pickup near Bonny Doon
• Woman arrested after chase through Henry Cowell State Park, Highway 17
• Cross-country cyclist inspires students to live healthy, reach their dreams
• As 'don't ask, don't tell' is repealed, local gay vets reflect on their military experiences
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 21, 2011
• Scotts Valley leaders to discuss options for county supervisor redistricting plan
• Testimony: Watsonville assault suspect left 'mark of the snitch' on victim
• Rio del Mar fraud defendant denied new trial in mobile-home investment case
• Coast Lines: Sept. 21, 2011
• Obituaries, Sept. 21, 2011: McEntee, Fitzgerald
• Mountain homeowners sue Cal Fire for losses in 2009 Loma Fire
• County supervisor redistricting approved, over Scotts Valley's objection
• County approves new, $12 million mental health facility
• Death toll rises to 11 in crash at Reno air races: Corralitos man recalls carnage
• Lifestyles Ventures Cayman: Judge rules contract breached, investors waiting for payment
• As We See It: Desal: Private meeting, public issue
• As You See It, Sept. 21, 2011: Social Security is no Ponzi scheme
• New Leaf celebrates being reusable bag trendsetter
• Business Digest: Sept. 21, 2011
• UCSC's McHenry Library opens after $100 million upgrade
• Cross country cyclist inspires students to live healthy, reach their dreams
• Santa Cruz's culinary wunderkind nabs worldwide honor
• Apple pie contest: First time's the charm for baker of prize pie
• As 'don't ask, don't tell' is repealed, Santa Cruz LGBT vets reflect on their military experiences
• Back Burner, Sept. 21, 2011: Seabright wakes up with new Verve coffee bar
• Fall Foliage: Combine the season's greens, fresh fruit, vegetables to create robust, dazzling salads
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: Fair food no match for easy gourmet chicken dinner
• Melissa Clark, A Good Appetite: Pasta swims with the clams
• Scotts Valley school officials take preliminary steps toward 2012 parcel tax
• The 20 Salads of Summer, Todd English: Best salads follow no rules
• Tipping the balance for scales
• Monica Bhide, On Seasonings: Paanch phoron is a magical mix of spices
• In the Bins: Passionate about passion fruit
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Pelican Ranch Winery 2008 Pinot Noir
• Best Bets, Sept. 21, 2011: Delhi 2 Dublin at Moe's Alley
• Rio del Mar fraud defendant denied new trial in mobile-home investment case
• Watsonville teen accused of slashing victim for being a 'snitch' faces preliminary hearing on gang charges
• Mountain homeowners sue Cal Fire for losses in 2009 Loma Fire
• Mom who cheered on daughter in teen fight pleads not guilty, could face deportation
• County supervisor redistricting approved, over Scotts Valley's objection
• County approves new, $12 million mental health facility
• Lifestyles Ventures Cayman: Judge rules contract breached, investors waiting for payment
• Death toll rises to 11 in crash at Reno air races: Corralitos man recalls carnage
• Editor's Blog: Cliff jumping - why we published the photo
• Scotts Valley leaders to discuss options for county's redistricting plan
• New Leaf celebrates being reusable bag trendsetter
• Man beaten, robbed at Watsonville gas station
• Blasting music leads to gun arrest in Watsonville
• Solyndra execs to plead the Fifth at Senate hearing
• Repeal of gay ban causing few waves in military
• Six-ton satellite: Where on Earth will it fall?
• As You See It, Sept. 20, 2011: Who is teaching kids bad morals?
• New U.S. report says data confirms efficacy of organic farming
• Judge to decide if woman accused of embezzling $500,000 will be held for trial
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 20, 2011
• Two airlifted after fleeing driver slams into West Cliff Drive guardrail
• Almar area neighbors distribute money to help vandalism victims
• Water officials make desal pitch to leaders at private meeting
• 'Bike Tech at School' program offered at five area high schools
• Local activist sets mystery novel in Santa Cruz: Pat Arnold's 'Queen of Spades' completes mystery series
• Karen Delaney, Be the Difference: What's right with today's youth
• Coast Lines: Sept. 20, 2011
• Obituaries, Sept. 20, 2011: Rausch, Perez, Johnston
• Aptos fraud defendant seeks new trial
• Capitola City Council to discuss skate park site: Plot of land in Monterey Park target of latest proposal
• Housing builder agrees to preserve knoll: KB Home reaches agreement with city, Native American elders over burial ground
• Median home price $490,000 in August; Short sales outnumber sales of bank-owned homes
• Netflix split riles customers
• Business Digest: Sept. 20, 2011
• Hits and Misses: Sept. 20, 2011
• Hits and Misses: Sept. 20, 2011
• As You See It, Sept. 20, 2011: Who is teaching kids bad morals?
• Water officials make desal pitch to leaders at private meeting
• Aptos fraud defendant seeks new trial
• Judge to decide if woman accused of embezzling $500k will be held for trial
• Median home price $490,000 in August; Short sales outnumber sales of bank-owned homes
• Sun to remain all week, yet temperatures will cool
• Local activist sets mystery novel in Santa Cruz: Pat Arnold's 'Queen of Spades' completes mystery series
• New U.S. report says data confirms efficacy of organic farming; Santa Cruz group pushes for more federally funding
• Almar area neighbors distribute money to help vandalism victims
• Capitola City Council to discuss skate park site: Plot of land in Monterey Park target of latest proposal
• 'Bike Tech at School' program offered at five area high schools
• Two airlifted after alleged drunken Santa Cruz driver slams into guardrail on West Cliff Drive
• Santa Cruz, developer reach agreement on Ohlone site
• Lost on the Left Coast Blog: Bike-riding bandit to get prison time for bank robberies
• Slideshow: 'Modern Family' the big winner at the 2011 Emmy Awards
• Slideshow: 2011 Emmy Awards red carpet arrivals
• Alliee DeArmond, In the Spirit: Kids, school and church
• Dark days for Netflix stock
• Obama announces debt plan built on taxes on rich
• Cosco Busan owner/operators to pay $44.4 million settlement for San Francisco Bay oil spill
• Week 2 High School Football photos
• Teen with gun robs man of bike in Live Oak, deputy says
• Cops and Courts, Sept. 19, 2011: Mom cheered on daughter in gang fight, police say
• Steve Graves, Santa Cruz County Stories: Longtime land-use consultant trades planning meetings for musical jam sessions
• Street Smarts: Problem manhole covers on Mission Street need repairs, reader says
• Preparations under way for Saturday's Walk to End Alzheimer's
• Coast Lines: Sept. 19, 2011
• Best Bets, Sept. 19, 2011: Movie panel and discussion on organics
• Praiseworthy, Sept. 19, 2011: Leading the way on the environment
• New driver hits wrong pedal, causes minor flood
• Greek Festival thrives this year
• Remains found during search for missing nursing student
• Watsonville mom cheered on daughter in gang fight, police say
• Trillin book-reading tonight canceled
• Volunteers remove garbage, debris as part of annual cleanup in Santa Cruz, Monterey counties
• Boys & Girls Club's Day for Kids event brings fun, food and family together
• Lucky Dogs owner grows biscuit business from scratch
• Name Dropping, Sept. 18, 2011: 8-year-old holds SPCA fundraiser
• Santa Cruz County fair concludes six-day run
• Corralitos firm teaches emotional intelligence; feelings are your strategic friends
• Education Digest, Sept. 18, 2011
• Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center earns national recognition
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 18, 2011: Two arrested after reported knife fight
• Jeffrey R. Scharf, Everybody's Business: Same old, same old won't solve nation's problems
• People in Business: Sept. 18, 2011
• Best Bets, Sept. 18, 2011: Sonny Landreth at Moe's Alley
• Green birders sharpen eyes for annual Monterey Bay Birding Festival
• Coast Lines: Sept. 18, 2011
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Postpartum depression both physiological and treatable
• Celebrations, Sept. 18, 2011: Farrow-Stumpf, Perez-Balesteri
• Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Hey Jerry! Help seniors stay in their homes
• Births, Sept. 18, 2011: Dominican, Aug. 15-Sept. 9; Sutter, Sept. 2-11; home births, Aug. 9
• As We See It: Unsustainable UC tuition
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Remembrance and loss: Ten years after losing their daughters, Dan and Lynn Wagner have turned their grief into grace
• Volunteers remove garbage, debris as part of annual cleanup in Santa Cruz, Monterey counties
• Day for Kids event in Santa Cruz brings fun, food and family together
• School districts seek more equal representation: Redistricting task force to examine population shifts
• Two arrested after reported knife fight in Santa Cruz
• UC students offer a helping hand to quake-ravaged Haiti
• Santa Cruz's Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center earns national recognition
• Green birders sharpen eyes for annual Monterey Bay Birding Festival
• Obituaries, Sept. 17, 2011: Gaines
• Bike-riding bank robber from Santa Cruz to face sentencing in November
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: What happens to containers lost at sea?
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 17, 2011
• Business Digest: Sept. 17, 2011
• Top seeds: New Santa Cruz seed library encourages health, community -- and plenty of borrowing
• Home and Garden Digest, Sept. 17, 2011: Become a bee guardian
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: It's a wide, wide world of plants
• Cara Meyers, Get Growing: Terrarium a fun home project
• Faith Digest, Sept. 18, 2011: San Agustin hosts 41st annual Fiesta
• Best Bets, Sept. 17: Greek Festival
• Moving in at UC Santa Cruz: Nostalgia for seniors, excitement for freshmen
• Santa Cruz police Sgt. Erik Swannack retires after 22 years
• As state deadline looms, local school districts make final push to get students immunized against whooping cough
• Preliminary hearing set for former Santa Cruz real estate broker accused of stealing thousands
• Salmon shark found dead on Seacliff State Beach: Juvenile shark suffered from bacterial encephalitis
• Convicted murderer denied parole in 1989 killing in Santa Cruz
• Greek Festival fills downtown Santa Cruz this weekend
• Zoinks: 'Mystery Machine of Santa Cruz County' nears 10-year mark; owner plans to film 'S Files"
• Coast Lines: Sept. 17, 2011
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Fraud in lending is still prevalent
• Wanted man arrested in Live Oak
• Group robs man who wanted sex
• Man identified in Capitola suicide
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: What happens to shipping containers lost at sea?
• Santa Cruz police Sgt. Erik Swannack retires after 22 years
• Moving in at UC Santa Cruz: Nostalgia for seniors, excitement for freshmen
• Santa Cruz County unemployment falls to 10.7 percent in August
• Convicted murderer denied parole in 1989 killing in Santa Cruz
• Greek Festival fills downtown Santa Cruz this weekend
• Preliminary hearing set for former Santa Cruz real estate broker accused of stealing thousands
• Admitted bike-riding bank robber from Santa Cruz to face sentencing in November
• As state deadline looms, Santa Cruz County school districts make final push to get students immunized against whooping cough
• Lost on the Left Coast Blog: Of tools, tusks and other stolen items in Watsonville
• 'Jay' movie looking for extras in Santa Cruz
• Zoinks: 'Mystery Machine of Santa Cruz County' nears 10-year mark; owner plans to film 'S Files'
• Santa Cruz County unemployment drops to 10.7 percent, lowest since October 2009
• Preliminary hearing set for former Santa Cruz real estate broker accused of stealing thousands
• Bike-riding bank robber from Santa Cruz to be sentenced in November
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 16, 2011: DUI defendant in court
• UC regents hesitant to adopt fixed tuition increases
• Watsonville police working to return thousands in stolen tools
• Santa Cruz County fair offers a once-a-year culinary experience
• 'Star Wars' planet orbits dual suns, NASA says
• 200 celebrate Olivet's opening at convocation
• Slain lawyer's sister said she lived an 'amazing life'
• Santa Cruz police search for driver who dragged officer
• Amid high stakes, RTC postpones controversial Highway 1 vote
• Panel OKs condo project for downtown Santa Cruz: 70-unit building would fill last hole left by earthquake
• Architect lays down his plans for ambitious Delaware Addition development project
• Night at the Fair
• Obituaries, Sept. 16, 2011: Boucher
• Coast Lines: Sept. 16, 2011
• Business Digest: Sept. 16, 2011
• Verizon's 4G network makes debut in Santa Cruz County
• As We See It: Election '12: For Santa Cruz, safe but sorry
• Assemblyman Bill Monning: We can all pitch in to clean up coast
• As You See It, Sept. 16, 2011: Lobby to spare library layoffs
• Best Bets, Sept. 16, 2011: Thomas Mapfumo and Blacks Unlimited
• NASA: Announces discovery of first-ever - 'Star Wars' - planet that orbits dual suns
• 200 celebrate Olivet's opening at convocation: Ceremony marks official start of school year
• Santa Cruz County Fair offers a once-a-year culinary experience
• Amid high stakes, RTC postpones controversial Highway 1 vote
• DUI case lands man back to court in November
• Architect lays down his plans for ambitious Delaware Addition development project
• Verizon's 4G network makes debut in Santa Cruz County
• Watsonville police working to return thousands in stolen tools
• Slain lawyer's sister said she lived an 'amazing life'
• Salmon shark found dead on Seacliff State Beach: Juvenile shark suffered from bacterial encephalitis
• UC Regents hesitant to adopt fixed tuition increases; UC Santa Cruz students brace for worst
• 'Star Wars' planet orbits dual suns, NASA says
• Motorcyle accident reported on Southbound 17 near summit
• Document: Solyndra bankruptcy filing
• Officer dragged by pickup released from hospital; Santa Cruz Police search for driver
• Video: Sea Lions, pigs, horses, sheep, turkey and fun at the Santa Cruz County Fair
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: Sept. 15, 2011: Gomez, Phillips, Grayson, Mifflin, Macias
• Santa Cruz fire, finance chiefs to retire: Ron Oliver, Jack Dilles to step down at year's end
• Santa Cruz police officer injured during traffic stop
• Santa Cruz police officer injured during traffic stop
• Laird makes decision on Senate run: No
• Pajaro Valley school district details budget report
• Judge sentences Watsonville man to 5 years in prison in Sorokin robbery case
• Santa Cruz Councilwoman Robinson drops Assembly bid
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: Sept. 22, 2010: Gomez, Phillips, Grayson, Mifflin, Macias
• Dominican Hospital celebrates 70 years; neurosurgeon, cardiac specialists coming this fall
• Coast Lines: Sept. 15, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 15, 2011
• Feds tightlipped on drug bust that netted 11 arrests in county
• After 'The Eve of Destruction': A chat with Barry McGuire
• 'Higher Ground' an open-hearted story of faith
• Good Humor Man: Calvin Trillin coming to Bookshop Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Piglette enjoys the simple things in life
• Violent crime rises in 2010 in county, property crime falls
• Watsonville City Council passes ordinance mandating rabies vaccine documentation
• Fred Reiss releases two new books on 'surf and turf"
• Humor sharp and relevant in Jewel's 'Blue Leaves"
• Best Bets, Sept. 15, 2011: Author reading at Capitola Book Cafe
• As You See It: Sept. 15, 2011
• As We See It: Poverty figures a disgrace
• Business Digest: Sept. 15, 2011
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Dote on these Dachshunds
• Santa Cruz fire, finance chiefs to retire: Ron Oliver, Jack Dilles to step down at year's end
• Violent crime rises in 2010 in county, property crime falls
• Lean, clean and well-behaved: Handling a pig at the fair takes a big stick and a little cooperation
• Watsonville driver arrested after leading police on chase
• Santa Cruz's Dominican Hospital celebrates 70 years; neurosurgeon, cardiac specialists coming this fall
• Councilwoman Lynn Robinson drops out of Assembly race
• Feds tightlipped on county drug arrests
• Watsonville City Council passes ordinance mandating rabies vaccine documentation
• People: New book says Palin used cocaine, bedded basketball star Glen Rice
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: Dote on these Dachshunds
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Piglette enjoys the simple things in life
• Emails show pressure from White House to finalize Solyndra's Department of Energy loan due to scheduling issue
• People: New book says Palin used cocaine, bedded basketball star Glen Rice
• Wrong-way driver arrested after leading police on chase on Highway 17
• Meeting Thursday on Highway 1 controversy
• Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center among Bay Area hospitals lauded as top performers
• SAT reading scores fall to lowest level on record
• Five year prison sentence for robbery in Sorokin homicide case
• House fire in Corralitos contained
• Santa Cruz's top fire, finance officials to retire
• John Laird says he will not seek Senate seat
• Watsonville City Council rejects redistricting committee's recommendations, goes with attorney's choice
• Bagging the bag: County supervisors vote to ban plastic, charge for paper
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 14, 2011
• Man suspected of killing Santa Cruz attorney pleads not guilty
• City tightens regulations on surfing schools: Year-round permits for Cowell's will max out at four
• Aptos runner completes cross-country journey, plans to arrive back home Sunday
• Protesters renew call for action at housing site: Vice mayor says city still working to document artifacts there
• Homeland Security money funds new police equipment
• Federal indictment leads to several arrests: Local investigators say case targets major drug organization based in Santa Cruz County
• Recruiter Ken Winters advises job-hunters to volunteer
• Gang task force nets felon with loaded gun in Santa Cruz
• SLV school district eyes refinancing bonds
• Coast Lines: Sept. 14, 2011
• As You See It, Sept. 14, 2011: Save the working class
• As We See It: County Fair balancing ag past, revenue present
• Business Digest: Sept. 14, 2011
• Judges get 'pie drunk' at Fair's apple pie contest; JoAnn Shaw wins Best in Show
• Murder defendant in Santa Cruz attorney case pleads not guilty
• Tour aims to reveal the day-to-day of Nicaraguan coffee production
• Stacey Vreeken, Wine Press: Classic wines nurtured by House Family Winery
• Eating with the Greeks: Santa Cruz's favorite food festival returns this weekend
• Cafe Rio, Restaurant Review: Seaside restaurant gets new lease on life
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: When in Rome
• Back Burner, Sept. 14, 2011: Gourmet Grazing on the Green set for Saturday
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Villa del Monte Winery 2009 Merlot Reserve Carneros, Moon Vineyard
• Best Bets, Sept. 14, 2011: Santa Cruz Follies
• Watsonville City Council passes ordinance mandating rabies vaccine
• Watsonville City Council rejects redistricting committee's recommendations, goes with attorney's choice
• City tightens regulations on surfing schools: Year-round permits for Cowell's will max out at four
• Nice slices! Apple pie contest winners announced
• Recruiter Ken Winters advises job-hunters to volunteer
• In the Bins: The versatile spud
• Protesters renew call for action at Santa Cruz housing site; vice mayor says city still working to document artifacts there
• Homeland Security money funds new police equipment in Santa Cruz, Watsonville
• Federal indictment leads to several arrests: Local investigators say case targets major drug organization based in Santa Cruz County
• Aptos runner completes cross-country journey, plans to arrive back home Sunday
• SLV school district eyes refinancing bonds
• Video helps nab Santa Cruz computer thief
• CHP releases details on Live Oak hit-and-run suspect; Santa Cruz woman in critical condition
• Police release video image of Capitola bank robbery suspect
• Authorities say man who killed himself at Capitola City Hall was from Redwood Estates
• Jets over Santa Cruz started at 49ers game
• Santa Cruz County bans plastic bags, imposes fee on paper bags
• Suspected beer thief nabbed for DUI, burglary
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 13, 2011
• Police recover hundreds of tools believed to be stolen
• Santa Cruz County Fair kicks off today with apple pie contest
• Country Villa plans open house Thursday to show off $1 million remodel
• Library clerks upset about pending layoffs: Director says it's too early to say who will be cut
• Maui police book suspect in Santa Cruz attorney's homicide
• Santa Cruz County Fair kicks off Tuesday with apple pie contest
• In digging through planning codes, county reaches bone of contention
• Desal opponents upset over private meeting: Former mayors plan invite-only gathering to advocate for controversial project
• Bookshop Santa Cruz to manage Cabrillo bookstore for 3 months
• Though hotly debated, county redistricting proposal seems politically neutral
• Delaware Addition may break ground next year
• Cabrillo budget trimming continues, large cuts loom
• Coast Lines: Sept. 13, 2011
• Busines Briefs: Sept. 13, 2011
• Hits and Misses: Sept. 13, 2011
• As You See It, Sept. 13, 2011: Blaming the victims is not the answer
• Best Bets, Sept. 13, 2011: Poetry reading
• Gerald Galaway Jr. arrested on murder charge in death of Santa Cruz attorney
• Roaring jets over Santa Cruz cause stir on 9/11
• Two arrested on suspicion of drug sales
• Bookshop Santa Cruz to manage Cabrillo bookstore for 3 months
• Olivet prepares to begin classes at former Bethany University campus
• Man shoots himself at Capitola City Hall, leaves a note
• Library clerks upset about pending layoffs: Director says it's too early to say who will be cut
• Though hotly debated, county redistricting proposal seems politically neutral
• Lawyers: Bryan Stow's medical costs to top $50M
• Cabrillo budget trimming continues, large cuts loom
• Desal opponents upset over private meeting: Former mayors plan invite-only gathering to advocate for controversial project
• Delaware Addition may break ground next year
• In digging through planning codes, county reaches bone of contention
• Watsonville police recover stolen tools
• Most Wanted suspects surrender in Santa Cruz
• Big Kahuna Triathlon: Out-of-towners Byrn, Bare win feel-good event
• Slide show: Big Kahuna Triathlon 2011
• House fire in Watsonville displaces 11 people
• Capitola bank robbed by man claiming to have a bomb
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 12, 2011: Two arrested after man is accosted
• Retired accountant who was in south tower on 9/11: 'The buildings shook like an earthquake'
• Street Smarts: A few questions on reader's mind
• Orin Martin, Santa Cruz County Stories: UCSC master gardener came for the literature, stayed for the apples
• O'Brien: Kurtzig's return to Silicon Valley highlights women's lack of progress in tech
• Messages for Flight 93 passenger capture fear, resolve on Sept. 11
• Greek church readies for festival
• Watsonville festival marks Mexican independence, mourns 9/11 victims
• Coast Lines: Sept. 12, 2011
• Aptos resident recalls 9/11, being in subway under collapsed WTC
• Vivid memories remain for first responders
• Some at County Fairgrounds ceremony recall volunteer efforts at ground zero
• Interfaith groups let their compassion ring during Santa Cruz procession marking 9/11
• Best Bets, Sept. 12, 2011:The Moondoggies feat. The Romany Rye
• Praiseworthy, Sept. 12, 2011: Preparing students for college
• Deputies: Two arrested in Live Oak after accosting man walking with family
• Interfaith groups let their compassion ring during Santa Cruz procession marking 9/11
• Watsonville festival marks Mexican independence, mourns 9/11 victims
• Hundreds mark 9/11 anniversary at Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds memorial
• Remembering the unforgettable, America gathers to mark 10th anniversary of 9/11
• Santa Cruz's religious communities honor 9/11 with 'Let Compassion Ring' ceremony today
• Annual Community Day in Scotts Valley brings residents together for good cause
• Museum of Art & History scavenger hunt to give teams a look at Santa Cruz history
• Pinot meets Picasso: Capitola's Wine and Art Festival celebrates its 29th year
• Students continue tradition of Cookies for Courage
• 9/11 events
• Agency brings communities together for California's ill kids
• Education Digest: Sept. 11, 2011
• Celebrations, Sept. 11, 2011: Perez-Balesteri, Oliphant-Sessions, Fogg-Riley, Basilius anniversary
• Dan Harper: In search of a preschool mom for president
• Name Dropping, Sept. 11, 2011: Del Mar Elementary gets star treatment
• Legislature tables statewide ban on plastic foam take-out containers
• Coast Lines: Sept. 11, 2011
• Harry Domash, Online Investing: Hedge your bets with bond funds
• Best Bets, Sept. 11, 2011: Capitola Art and Wine Festival
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Treat your mate's emotions as you would his/her physical malaise
• Births, Sept. 11, 2011: Dominican, Aug. 9-Sept.4; Sutter, Aug. 11-Sept. 2; home births, Aug. 8
• As We See It: 9/11: Life over death
• 9/11 lessons involve a lot of listening: Mother of Flight 93 victim wants students to know Sept. 11 isn't history yet
• For former Santa Cruz family, 9/11 made time stand still
• Slide show: Ground Zero from Sept. 12, 2001 to present
• Slide show: Images from September 11, 2001
• Victims of September 11, 2001
• Pinot meets Picasso: Capitola's Wine and Art Festival celebrates its 29th year
• Museum of Art & History scavenger hunt to give teams a look at Santa Cruz history
• Legislature tables statewide ban on plastic foam take-out containers
• Sunday's 9/11 events
• Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition brings communities together for California's ill kids
• Sketches of men in armed robbery released; Police, Sheriff's Office investigating whether string of recent incidents connected
• Week 1 Football: Cardinals edge Watsonville (video highlights)
• The reintroduction of Rockhold: Santa Cruz MMA fighter back from injury, taking on Strikeforce title fight
• Autopsy results show slain Santa Cruz attorney Celestial Cassman died of asphyxiation
• As 9/11 anniversary approaches, Eshoo calls for nationwide public safety network
• Jail inmates find roots in Watsonville pumpkin patch
• E.A. Hall Middle School in Watsonville celebrates new gym
• Early morning blaze destroys Scotts Valley home
• Santa Cruz is a paradise for chef
• Free Radio Santa Cruz looking for a new home
• Santa Cruz attorney died of asphyxiation on Maui
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 9, 2011: Teens injured in car crash
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Tracking the life of Ms. Blue
• Salinas firefighter takes plea deal in Watsonville attempted rape case
• Falling from above: The Sentinel and 9/11
• Fire destroys Scotts Valley home early Friday morning
• Jim Seimas, Airing It Out: Welcome to the Mane Event
• Coastal Commission votes unanimously to install Charles Lester as new leader
• More details emerge in death of Santa Cruz attorney
• County Fair opens Tuesday: Workers hustle to prepare for crowds
• Obituaries, Sept. 9, 2011: Schooler, Schlegel
• In reversal, court services to return to Watsonville
• Coast Lines: Sept. 9, 2011
• Best Bets, Sept. 9, 2011: Celebrating the culture of oysters
• Palo Alto Medical Foundation has high hopes for medical care in Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz-area lawmakers react to president's jobs speech
• Dominican fined again over patient care lapses; cancer patient suffers kidney failure after overmedication
• Capitola Council delays decision on rent control repeal, again
• Business Digest: Sept. 9, 2011
• As You See It, Sept. 9, 2011: Honor to be in New York
• As We See It: Keep Scotts Valley in one district
• Apple harvest under way in Pajaro Valley orchards
• Capitola Council delays decision on rent control repeal, again
• Small gas leak reported at Cabrillo College
• Fire at Santa Cruz Thai restaurant linked to stove
• Most Wanted suspect surrenders
• Convenience store clerk, customer fighT
• Santa Cruz-area lawmakers react to president's jobs speech
• Santa Cruz events to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11
• Power out for more than 2 million in Southern California, Arizona, Mexico
• Some court services to return to Watsonville
• Reader Poll: Rate the President's jobs speech
• Coastal Commission votes, unanimously, on Charles Lester as new leader
• Obama asks $450B to lift economy, mostly tax cuts
• Text of President Obama's address to Congress
• FACT CHECK: Obama's jobs plan paid for? Seems not
• With Santa Cruz County Fair opening Tuesday, workers hustle to prepare for crowds
• Source: Specific, unconfirmed terrorism threat received
• Live video: Obama's jobs address, 4 p.m. PDT
• Dominican hit with third fine over patient care lapses
• Santa Cruz County Bank receives 5-Star superior rating from Bauer Financial
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted, Sept. 8, 2011: Hagio Sr., Willis, Quiroz, Edwards, Villalobos
• Murder charge filed in death of Santa Cruz attorney
• Judge denies bail reduction for 18-year-old accused of sex crimes
• A look at key moments in the GOP debate
• FACT CHECK: Perry, Romney twist records in debate
• Amy LaVere's bruised love songs
• Dairy collectives hit downtown Santa Cruz to protest state law, crackdown
• He's the youngest and she's the oldest, but Terence Courreault and Ethel Lewis are the most exciting rookies in this year's Santa Cruz Follies
• Tandy Beal's guide to the Other Side
• New Symphony season will be Granger's last
• Blues, country, wrestling all part of Fair entertainment
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 8, 2011: Trio arrested after Beach Street fight
• SPCA Pet of the Week: Soft as Teddy, sweet as Honey
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter: Tracy an older Beagle with a lot to give
• Authorities seek man in pit bull attack
• As You See It: Sept. 8, 2011: Obama, now's your chance
• Capitola reassures seniors on future of center
• Coast Lines: Sept. 8, 2011
• Obituaries, Aug. 8, 2011: Damon, Griffiths, Mitchell
• Business Digest: Sept. 8, 2011
• Proposed Fort Ord cemetery a step closer to reality
• First-blush enrollment figures show Santa Cruz schools flat
• Teen girl robbed at gunpoint in Soquel
• ETC's dark creation myth
• 'St. Ives': Two women, one smart play
• As We See It: Lifetime commitment: College readiness program will pay off
• Perry and Romney square off at Republican debate
• Santa Cruz County education program aims to get students to college, succeed when they get there
• First-blush enrollment figures show Santa Cruz schools flat
• Car in Salinas homicide found parked in Watsonville
• Watsonville gang member admits to charges in plea deal
• Hearing postponed in securities fraud case
• Trio arrested after Beach Street fight in Santa Cruz
• Proposed Fort Ord cemetery a step closer to reality
• Dairy collectives hit downtown Santa Cruz to protest state law, crackdown
• Capitola reassures seniors on future of center
• Santa Cruz officers are NYC-bound for 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks
• Russian jet carrying hockey team crashes; San Jose Sharks draft pick killed
• Editor's blog: Another major shift as new CEO named for Sentinel's parent company
• Murder, kidnapping charges filed in death of Santa Cruz attorney in Maui
• Woman arrested in Santa Cruz for alleged solicitation
• Governor vetoes fine boost for drivers using phone
• Live Oak School District has a new outlook, new building for 2011-2012
• Deputy city attorney killed in Maui; suspect in domestic dispute has not been charged
• Cops and Courts, Sept. 7, 2011: Watsonville police arrest man caught looking into cars
• Hostel passport promotes affordable travel in Santa Cruz
• Scotts Valley vote could put it at odds with redistricting plan
• Green Valley Grill, Annieglass alcohol permits approved
• Subject of high-profile drug case found dead in Larkin Valley home
• UC Santa Cruz launches network and digital technology major
• Research by UC Santa Cruz's chemists could prevent groundwater contamination
• Rabbit adoption event slated for Saturday in Soquel
• Coast Lines: Sept. 7, 2011
• Obituaries, Sept. 7, 2011: Torrecillas
• Teen Center fundraiser to feature guitar signed by James Durbin; Santa Cruz rocker signs recording contract
• Police fourth Westside armed robbery in 10 days
• Supreme Court appears ready to give Proposition 8 sponsors right to defend gay marriage ban
• As We See It: Unraveling gang menace
• Business Digest: Sept. 7, 2011
• 9 Burger, Restaurant Review: Bringing out the big buns in Boulder Creek
• Back Burner, Sept. 7, 2011: Sabieng Thai Cuisine closed for three months
• Matt Landi, County Bounty: Flavor-packed heirloom tomatoes deserve their place in the sun
• In the Bins: Shishito peppers have sneaky heat
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Beauregard Vineyards 2009 Lost Weekend STB
• Best Bets, Sept. 7: Elan at Moe's Alley
• Live Oak School District has a new outlook, new building for 2011-2012
• Green Valley Grill, Annieglass alcohol permits approved
• Santa Cruz County launches new gang task force
• Most Wanted man arrested in Live Oak
• Watsonville Police recover Molotov cocktail
• Man linked to stolen van in Watsonville
• Officers target traffic enforcement
• Lifeguards come to the rescue for holiday beachgoers
• Scotts Valley vote could put it at odds with redistricting plan
• Teen Center fundraiser to feature guitar signed by James Durbin; Santa Cruz rocker signs recording contract
• Fourth robbery of a pedestrian reported on Santa Cruz's Westside
• Subject of high-profile drug case found dead in Larkin Valley home
• Research by UC Santa Cruz's chemists could prevent groundwater contamination
• UC Santa Cruz launches network and digital technology major
• Santa Cruz attorney killed in Maui
• Bill would change mammogram disclosure rules: Soquel woman shocked to learn she had condition that masked breast cancer
• Hostel passport promotes affordable travel in Santa Cruz
• Rabbit adoption event slated for Saturday in Soquel
• Slide show: Labor Day weekend around Santa Cruz County
• Westside armed robbers thwarted by woman with knife
• Man arrested in fatal Monterey stabbing
• 'Last chance': Summer's end finds beach filled with families, friends
• Celebrating eucalyptus: UCSC Arboretum grove revitalized to showcase major collection
• Lifeguards stay busy with rescues over holiday weekend
• California Supreme Court tackles gay marriage case again
• Union allies come together for picnic
• Antithesis to 'Tiger Mom': Founder of Merit Academy publishes book as a response to Amy Chua
• Coast Lines: Sept. 6, 2011
• Setting it Straight: Sept. 6, 2011
• As You See It: Sept. 6, 2011: Roller coaster wouldn't exist
• As We See It: Sept. 6, 2011: Hits and Misses
• Business Digest: Sept. 6, 2011
• 'Last chance': Summer's end finds beach filled with families, friends
• Lifeguards busy with rescues in Santa Cruz
• Union allies celebrate at Labor Day picnic in Santa Cruz
• Celebrating eucalyptus: UCSC Arboretum grove revitalized to showcase major collection
• Antithesis to 'Tiger Mom': Founder of Merit Academy publishes book as a response to Amy Chua
• Watsonville police tackle root causes of recent gang violence; new countywide task force to be announced Tuesday
• Wildlife group rescues duck with embedded darts
• Cops and Courts, Sept. 5, 2011: Transformer theft leads to contamination worries
• 'Ballet at the Beach' strikes winning pose at Begonia Fest's Nautical Parade
• Setting it Straight: Sept. 5, 2011
• Santa Cruz County State of Construction: Fewer building permits, fewer jobs
• Wayne Shaffer, Santa Cruz County Stories: Uber volunteer, philanthropist, businessman always has nose to the grindstone
• Gangs battle for Half Moon Bay
• Street Smarts: Reader questions yellow light timing on 41st Avenue
• Coast Lines: Sept. 5, 2011
• Praiseworthy, Sept. 5, 2011: Vector Control workers help
• Best Bets, Sept. 5, 2011: Capitola Begonia Festival
• Souther California surfer declared dead as waves pound state's coastline
• State of construction in Santa Cruz County: Fewer building permits, fewer jobs
• Driver flees after crashing Jetta in Live Oak front yard, CHP says
• Watsonville air show participant's plane has a surprising history
• Riots in 1930 revealed Watsonville racism: California apologizes to Filipino Americans
• Santa Cruz to Castle Rock: A (very) long walk with children
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Where's the respect for the middle class?
• Capitola Begonia Festival blooms with family-friendly fun
• Feet dance off to Sand Sculpture Contest title at Capitola Beach
• Scotts Valley gearing up for 'Community Day' with proceeds benefiting local schools
• Coast Lines: Sept. 4, 2011
• Jeffrey Scharf, Everybody's Business: Volatility can be your friend
• People in Business: Sept. 4, 2011
• Births, Sept. 4, 2011: Sutter, Aug. 19-25
• Dan Harper: I miss those days
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Dealing with explosive rage in your relationship
• Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Here's a high-tech way to help save the redwoods
• Best Bets, Sept. 4, 2011: Mbira Dzemuninga in Felton
• As We See It: Forgotten workers this Labor Day
• As We See It: Forgotten workers this Labor Day
• 'Feet' dance off to Sand Sculpture Contest title at Capitola Beach
• Video: Sand Sculpture Contest at Capitola
• Capitola Begonia Festival blooms with family-friendly fun
• Watsonville air show participant's plane has a surprising history
• Riots in 1930 revealed Watsonville racism: California apologizes to Filipino Americans
• Salinas Road turnoff reopens
• Local food advocates to protest in Santa Cruz a crackdown on small dairy farms
• Scotts Valley gearing up for 'Community Day' with proceeds benefiting local schools
• Cara Meyers, Get Growing: Saving seeds a time-honored task
• Michael Turpin named new Sentinel publisher: Advertising executive with newspaper's parent will start mid-month
• Downtown residents plan cohousing condos
• Weekend weather calls for slight warming, continuing fog
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Why tsunami damaged SC harbor more than others in Monterey Bay
• Crews prepping ground ahead of Habitat for Humanity construction project in Scotts Valley
• 9/11 memorial to precede Santa Cruz County Fair festivities
• Judge denies request for release of Scotts Valley man facing child porn charges
• Blakeslee bill would relax GED rules for at-risk youth
• Alliee DeArmond, In the Spirit: Turning terror into prayer
• Second Season: UCSC Farm's annual autumn sale heralds growing season's second act
• As You See It: Sept. 3, 2011: Improve parking system
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 3, 2011: Police seeking two men after reported robbery
• Business Digest: Sept. 2, 3011: Shops plan sales
• Santa Cruz City Council to weigh new labor pacts: Service workers, police agree to increase pension contributions
• Fire displaces popular Mission Street Thai restaurant
• Water district officials to fence off utility yard as part of management plan for Olympia Watershed
• Best Bets, Sept. 3, 2011: Free movie on the beach
• Faith Digest, Sept. 3, 2011: Mirror Bliss with Francois Du Toit
• Home and Garden Digest, Sept. 3: DIY Solar Projects workshop at Love Apple Farms
• Coast Lines: Sept. 3, 2011
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: New lower loan limits will make mortgages more costly for some
• Welcome to the friendly skies: Annual Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show runs through weekend
• Live football updates and discussion
• Santa Cruz County's weekend weather calls for slight warming, continuing fog
• 9/11 memorial precedes Santa Cruz County Fair
• Santa Cruz City Council to weigh new labor pacts: Service workers, police agree to increase pension contributions
• Michael Turpin named new Sentinel publisher: Advertising executive with newspaper's parent will start mid-month
• Crews prepping ground ahead of Habitat for Humanity construction project in Scotts Valley
• Blakeslee bill would relax GED rules for at-risk youth
• Labor Day Weekend events in Santa Cruz County
• Residents plan cohousing condos in downtown Santa Cruz: Walnut Commons owners looking for the very neighborly
• Water district officials to fence off utility yard as part of management plan for Olympia Watershed
• Fire damages Westside Santa Cruz Thai restaurant
• Kickoff 2011: View the digital version of the special section
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Why tsunami damaged SC Harbor more than others in Monterey Bay
• 6.4 quake deep under ground shakes northern Argentina, capital
• Tsunami warning called off in Alaska after 7.1 quake in ocean
• Request for release denied for Scotts Valley TV repairman facing child porn charges
• Reader poll: How are you spending your Friday workday?
• Best Bets, Sept. 2: Pato Banton
• Man in wheelchair rescued from house fire in Boulder Creek
• UCSC chancellor says 'thanks' for well wishes: Numbness in foot led to brain surgery
• Jae Dale, CEO at Watsonville hospital, takes post in Arizona
• Surf and Sand residents face uncertain future
• Despite welcoming fees, Santa Cruz no leader on solar projects
• Dominican Hospital parent weighing change in malpractice coverage
• Monterey Bay Aquarium shows off new great white shark
• PG&E finds 7 gas leaks near Cupertino explosion that burned home
• Santa Cruz to be showcased in London Saturday at 'Lost Boys' film extravaganza
• Obituaries for Sept. 2, 2011: Dembski, Gardner, Damon
• Charlie Hong Kong's Asian cuisine earns Ultimate Golden Carrot Award
• Cops and Courts: Sept. 2, 2011
• Coast Lines: Sept. 2, 2011
• Setting It Straight: Sept. 2, 2011
• As We See It: Seeing red on green tech
• Best Bets, Sept. 2: Pato Banton
• Business Digest: Sept. 2, 2011
• Herhold: The sad tale of a mobile home park on the Capitola coast
• Santa Cruz's Charlie Hong Kong's Asian cuisine earns Ultimate Golden Carrot Award
• Watsonville man beaten early Thursday in attempted mugging
• Drunken drivers collide in Aptos
• UCSC chancellor says 'thanks' for well wishes: Numbness in foot led to brain surgery
• Attempted murder suspect nabbed after hitting deer in Aptos
• Watsonville man stabbed in suspected gang attack
• More fog, some sun on the way for holiday weekend
• New great white shark goes on display at Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Jae Dale, CEO at Watsonville hospital, takes post in Arizona
• Santa Cruz to be showcased in London Saturday at 'Lost Boys' screening
• Eye-popping creativity: Soroptimist International of Capitola-By-The-Sea announce winners of artful bra contest
• Despite welcoming fees, Santa Cruz no leader on solar projects
• Highway 9 closed near Boulder Creek due to fire
• Coast Lines: Sept. 1, 2011: Sentinel wants to hear from readers for anniversary of 9/11
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted, Sept. 1, 2011: Torres, Hidalgo, Halverson, Sadd, Hernandez
• Solar maker Solyndra closes its Fremont operations, lays off 1,100 workers and prepares to file for bankruptcy
• Cops and Courts, Sept. 1, 2011
• As You See It: Sept. 1, 2011
• As We See It: After federal report, PG&E must act to earn trust
• Business Digest: Sept. 1, 2011
• Youth outplays experience in 'The Debt"
• Even 16 years after Jerry Garcia's death, the Grateful Dead is as popular as ever
• Artist, teacher, gallery owner, community leader, Angelo Grova has surprisingly found himself leading a fashion wave in Santa Cruz
• Capitola Village brings out its begonias
• Tracing America's legacy of political paranoia
• Mary McCaslin: Tracy Parker goes back to her roots
• Gov. Jerry Brown may restructure water boards, throwing ag rules into doubt
• Holiday beachgoers warned of big waves in Santa Cruz during Labor Day weekend
• Court rules against Surf and Sand mobile home residents in Capitola rent control case
• Santa Cruz schools open Wednesday: New teachers, students personify district's diversity
• Documentary follows Santa Cruz roller derby enthusiast's love of aerobatic flying
• Long, strange AND lucrative
• Someone skewering ducks with blowgun darts in Santa Clara
• Cabrillo offers caregiver training
• Watsonville crew rousts homeless camps by Pajaro River: Officials say encampments contaminating river water
• Woman robbed of cash after two men follow her out of bank
• Teen arrested with loaded, stolen handgun
• Some Scotts Valley residents question city's disaster plan following Lincoln propane fire
• New school scores show disparity in state and federal standards: County schools improving, but most too slow in hitting federal marks
• Photo Blog: More shots of Stinky the humpback whale
• County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Quench your thirst for a new pet
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: These guys have just enough fluff
• Someone skewering ducks with blowgun darts in Santa Clara
• Data Center: 2011 California School API Scores
• Santa Clara chase leads to Westside Santa Cruz burglary suspect arrest
• Graniterock wins class action lunch break case
• Business Digest: Aug. 31, 2011
• Federal judge sentences bogus Monterey military lecturer to 21 months in prison
• Santa Cruz man accused of Cabrillo threats will face trial
• Report: More juveniles in Santa Cruz County tried as adults than state average
• UCSC chancellor healing from brain surgery
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 31, 2011
• Coast Lines: Aug. 31, 2011
• Two men arrested in death of former Watsonville man
• Aptos CHP office marks 77th anniversary of fallen officer's death
• Japanese agriculture students pay visit to UC Santa Cruz
• Coastal Commission asked to enforce access to Half Moon Bay's Martin's Beach
• Friends, family remember former Santa Cruz Fire Chief Charles A. 'Chuck' Schneider
• Metro board approves slate of fare hikes
• San Bruno pipeline explosion: Feds fault PG&E for 'litany of failures'
• Criteria for Santa Cruz County Juvenile Hall detention changes
• As We See It: More posturing on initiatives
• As You See It, Aug. 31, 2011: Where Coast Guard's $7 billion went
• Make a pit stop at Westside's new Filling Station, Food Truck
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: Old school cooking with a splash of deep-fried modernism
• Casablanca Bar and Bistro, Restaurant Review: Upstairs, downstairs and all about the beach
• Bountiful County: Local CSAs seek novel ways to feed a community hungry for local, sustainable food
• Damaris Santos Palmer, Kitchen Corners: Sweet treat sets tone for Brazilian adventure
• Back Burner, Aug. 31, 2011: A Taste of the Harbor benefits O'Neill Sea Odyssey
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Sones Cellars 2009 Cancion del Mar
• In the Bins: Black table grapes best eaten fresh
• Best Bets, Aug. 31, 2011: Benefit for Sharon Allen
• UCSC chancellor recovering from brain surgery: Three-week recovery expected
• More juveniles in Santa Cruz County tried as adults than state average
• Paroled sex offender arrested after resisting arrest
• Second man arrested in connection with former Watsonville man's death
• Aptos CHP office marks 77th anniversary of fallen officer's death
• Criteria for Santa Cruz County Juvenile Hall detention change in the works
• Santa Cruz County hotels, campgrounds prepare for influx of tourists over Labor Day
• Japanese ag students pay visit to UC Santa Cruz
• Friends, family remember former Santa Cruz Fire Chief Charles A. 'Chuck' Schneider
• Santa Cruz Metro board approves slate of fare increases
• Graniterock wins class action lunch break case
• Not guilty plea entered by Scotts Valley TV repairman in child porn case
• Longtime Monterey lecturer on counterterrorism, human trafficking was a fraud, sentenced to 21 months in prison
• Santa Cruz man to be arraigned for making threats that caused Cabrillo campus lockdown
• Man robs Watsonville jewelry store
• Gang suspects plead not guilty in Live Oak attack
• Man arrested in Seabright area with loaded gun, meth
• SF Craigslist apartment scammer pleads guilty to grand theft
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 30, 2011: Investigation into Santa Cruz robberies continues
• As You See It, Aug. 30, 2011: Vaccination stories only told one side
• Hits and Misses: Aug. 30, 2011
• Best Bets, Aug. 30, 2011: Red Hot Chili Peppers, live
• Alleged Live Oak gang members arrested after man beaten, robbed on tracks
• City, Santa Cruz service worker union reach tentative pact
• Feds question agreement at core of rail line acquisition
• Cyclist launches effort for Amgen's return: Tour of California producer says 'we would obviously love to come back"
• Arrest made in Four Corners robbery, deputies say
• Socked in: Fog blankets county 26 days in August
• Santa Cruz County median home price drops to $460,000 in July
• Humpback hangs out off Santa Cruz shoreline
• Comic 'Family Tree' comes to end; 'Edison Lee' moves in
• Cabrillo campus welcomes students for the new academic year
• New Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputies, correctional officers hired
• Obituaries, Aug. 30, 2011: Mitchell
• Business Digest: Aug. 30, 2011
• Protesters enter three BART stations but trains continue to run
• Socked in: Santa Cruz County logs 26 fog days in August
• Methyl iodide controversy heats up along with field fumigation: Pajaro Valley growers avoiding new pesticide
• Investigation continuing into Sunday robberies
• School's back in session at Cabrillo College
• City, service workers reach tentative deal: Two-year pact includes furloughs, greater employee cost for benefits
• Santa Cruz County median home price drops to $460,000 in July
• New Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputies, correctional officers hired
• Cyclist launches effort for Amgen's return: Tour of California producer says 'we would obviously love to come back'
• Feds question agreement at core of branch rail acquisition
• Six stores sell alcohol to minors, Santa Cruz police report
• Humpback hangs out off Santa Cruz shoreline
• Santa Cruz County median home price falls to $460,000 in July
• Three men arrested in connection with Friday assualt and robbery in Live Oak
• Teen arrested in connection with May robbery of two women in Corralitos
• Fort Bragg councilman shot, killed after finding pot grow
• Anna Eshoo says yes to congressional re-election bid
• Highway 9 closed between Felton and Santa Cruz after morning crash
• Weekend's most popular stories
• SFO: Dozens more flights canceled due to Hurricane Irene
• Praiseworthy, Aug, 29, 2011: Tiled wall brightens Capitola
• Cops and Courts, Aug. 29, 2011: Watsonville police arrest man after gang fight
• Cabrillo bookstore reduces hours, explores new business plans
• St. Francis high school celebrates 10th anniversary
• Santa Cruz police investigate two armed robberies on Westside
• Police: Scotts Valley television repair shop owner arrested after child porn found in store
• Altamont Pass wind farm gets major upgrade
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Merging conversation continues
• John Mello, Santa Cruz County Stories: Hairy Chair proprieter has been cutting, shaving and clipping for more than five decades
• New leaders to guide county special education students
• Coast Lines: Aug. 29, 2011: Free Tdap vaccine clinic
• Best Bets, Aug. 29, 2011: Oliver Lake Organ Quartet
• Cabrillo bookstore reduces hours, exploring new business plans
• CHP: Campbell woman arrested after DUI crash on Highway 17
• Watsonville police arrest one after gang fight
• Two robberies reported on the Westside early Sunday
• Police: Scotts Valley television repair shop owner arrested after child porn found in store
• Decisions on vaccinating trouble parents
• Brown Ranch Marketplace in Capitola celebrates 100 years of family ownership
• Live Oak photo project highlights community
• Wellness Fair features speakers, alternative-medicine practitioners
• Scotts Valley TV repair shop owner arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography
• People in Business: Aug. 28, 2011
• Name Dropping, Aug. 28, 2011: Rare Chair Affair inspires philanthropy, creativity
• North Coast Orthodontics opens new office
• 2nd annual 'Hot Rods for Kids' raises thousands for Walnut Avenue Women's Center
• Santa Cruz-based Firelight Foundation approves $1.8 million in funding for African aid organizations
• Santa Cruz neighborhood groups form Court Watch program
• Boulder Creek nonprofit seeks volunteers, homes for special-needs animals
• Santa Cruz native releases memoir on marriage and family
• Organizers prepare for Capitola Begonia Festival
• Pajaro Valley schools earn Energy Star
• Cops and Courts, Aug. 28, 2011: Man subued after breaking free of handcuffs outside hospital
• Decades later, doctor still remembers the unvaccinated child who died
• Dispute between county, Sierra Northern may delay groundbreaking on Aptos Village
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: PETA and the legend of Lady Godiva
• Celebrations, Aug. 28, 2011: Mitchell-Beckmann, Senko-Hall-DeArmond, Henry-Simons, Sundermeyers celebrate 50 years
• Harry Domash, Online Investing: Some dividen stocks worth looking at
• Best Bets, Aug. 28, 2011: Mountain Community Theater 'Love Letters"
• Births, Aug. 28, 2011: Dominican, Aug. 14-20; Sutter, Aug. 11-18
• Dan Harper, Aug. 28, 2011: Drones and Consequences
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Curb the urge to purge your woes for healthy relationships
• As We See It: Weigh evidence on vaccines
• DUI suspect subdued after breaking free of handcuffs outside hospital
• Pajaro Valley schools earn Energy Star certification
• 2nd annual Hot Rods for Kids raises thousands for Walnut Avenue Women's Center
• Boulder Creek nonprofit seeks volunteers, homes for special-needs animals
• Dispute between county, Sierra Northern may delay groundbreaking on Aptos Village
• Santa Cruz neighborhood groups forming Court Watch program
• 4.6 quake, aftershocks hit near Pinnacles
• Obituaries, Aug. 27, 2011: Mayfield
• Coast Lines: Aug. 27, 2011
• As You See It, Aug. 27, 2011: A 5.8 quake is nothing to Californians
• Home and Garden Digest, Aug. 27, 2011: Local dahlia growers take home the sweepstakes
• Faith Digest, Aug. 27, 2011: Santa Cruz Church hosts Francois Du Toit
• Best Bets, Aug. 27, 2011: Jerry Jeff Walker at the Rio
• Classes at Olivet to begin Sept. 12: University transferring home base to Scotts Valley
• Flea market to come to Pajaro Valley High: Operator promises cash for school sports; Environmentalists worry about impact
• Amid ongoing debate, fate of AMBAG in doubt
• Santa Cruz County homeowners refinancing as interest rates drop
• Man stumbles into Capitola publishing company covered in blood, reports beating
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: The biggest animals that ever lived
• Santa Cruz woman celebrates life of sole survivor of Yahi Indians
• Granite to pay $1.1M of $4.6M settlement with government
• Monterey County desal parties agree to mediation
• Santa Cruz attorney faces burglary, drug charges
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 27, 2011
• Preliminary hearing continues for man charged with making threats to Cabrillo campus
• Setting It Straight: Aug. 27, 2011
• Laina Farhat-Holzman: Does free speech include hacking and mayhem?
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Last-minute glitches can delay closing
• Business Digest: Aug. 27, 2011
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Last-minute glitches can delay closing
• Business Digest: Aug. 27, 2011
• Get Growing, Cara Meyers: Consider fall the easy season for gardens
• Fall planting the easy route to fragrant spring sweet peas
• Decisions on vaccinating trouble parents
• Parents grapple with decision to vaccinate children: Nearly 10 percent in Santa Cruz County choose personal belief exemption
• Santa Cruz woman celebrates life of sole survivor of Yahi Indians
• Decades later, doctor still remembers the unvaccinated child who died
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: The biggest animals that ever lived
• Photo project designed to highlight community
• Flea market to come to Pajaro Valley High: Operator promises cash for school sports; Environmentalists worry about impact
• U Dockers return: 'Family' reunion marks first dock replaced since tsunami
• Dispute between county, Sierra Northern may delay groundbreaking on Aptos Village
• Classes at Olivet to begin Sept. 12: University transferring home base to Scotts Valley
• Sea lion rescued from Santa Cruz dies from gunshot wounds
• Watsonville police investigating pair of arsons
• One person assaulted in possible racially motivated attack in Capitola
• Amid ongoing debate, fate of AMBAG in doubt
• Santa Cruz County homeowners refinancing as interest rates drop
• Coming Sunday: Vaccine Refusal
• Preliminary hearing continues for man charged with making threats to Cabrillo campus
• Cook's place is set: Harbor High grad takes over as Stanford's top setter
• Granite to pay $1.1M of $4.6M settlement with government
• Santa Cruz attorney faces burglary, drug charges
• Hurricane Irene brings rain, heavy seas to East Coast
• Photo slide show: Hurricane Irene brings rain as residents finish make ready for arrival
• Airlines begin canceling flights in anticipation of Hurricane Irene
• Sea lion with gunshot wound remains in critical condition
• As You See It, Aug. 26, 2011: City sets precedent with tree removal
• Pajaro Valley Dems honor education advocates at annual dinner
• Cops and Courts, Aug. 26, 2011: Convicted murderer beaten in jail
• Setting it Straight: Aug. 26, 2011
• Coast Lines: Aug. 26, 2011
• State to monitor pesticide levels near Watsonville school: Methyl bromide program settles 12-year-old civil rights complaint
• City, builder mulling solutions for sacred knoll: Four dozen protest at City Hall to stop construction project
• City, service workers still hammering out contract deal; Santa Cruz has proposed two more years of furloughs
• P.V. school year may be extended: Date for last day depends on unions, state finances
• Rent control vote postponed to Sept. 8: With one member absent, City Council chooses to wait
• Testimony: Man threatened to shoot students at Cabrillo College
• Sew Sew Maria, called an artistic genius by her clients, dead at 77
• SureHarvest wins six-figure grant to continue sustainability system
• AT&T starts to build 4G, promises better, but some customers unmoved
• Business Digest: Aug. 26, 2011
• Best Bets, Aug. 26, 2011: Free Friday night beach concert
• As We See It: Governor's jobs plan: The politics of unemployment
• Free clinic for student vaccination is Monday
• Convicted murderer beaten in County Jail suffers serious injuries
• Man accused of threatening to shoot up Cabrillo College faces preliminary hearing
• P.V. Dems honor education advocates at annual dinner
• Rent control vote postponed to Sept. 8: With one member absent, City Council chooses to wait
• AT&T starts to build 4G, promises better, but some customers unmoved
• City, builder mulling solutions for sacred knoll: Four dozen protest at City Hall to stop construction project
• City, service workers still hammering out contract deal; Santa Cruz has proposed two more years of furloughs
• State to monitor pesticide levels near Watsonville school: Methyl bromide program settles 12-year-old civil rights complaint
• Pooches on Pacific: Thursday marks a first in 35 years
• SureHarvest wins six-figure grant to continue sustainability system
• P.V. school year may be extended: Date for last day depends on unions, state finances
• Murder suspect believed to be headed for UCSC arrested
• Sea lion recovering from gunshot remains in critical condition
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted, Aug. 25, 2011: Cold cases: Varela, Sanchez, Audain, Anguiano, Delgadillo
• County's sophomores meet statewide averages: English-learners, poor students improve but still lag behind state
• Irish comedy 'The Guard' cops an attitude
• Change ahead at University Inn & Conference Center: Leases expire for operator, chamber; reservations canceled
• Snail show brings out familiar faces
• The latest production of the San Francisco Mime Troupe raises prickly questions about arts groups, corporate funding and the strings that bind them together
• Rock climbers watch as hiker plunges from summit at Yosemite's Half Dome
• Business Digest: Aug. 25, 2011
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Stunning Stanley will steal your heart
• Santa Cruz SPCA Pet of the Week: These puppies 'Tootles' their own horn
• Library layoffs expected this fall: Director expects 10 percent of workforce will be shaved
• UCSC greener than most: Sierra Magazine ranks school in Top 10 for sustainability
• As You See It: Aug. 25, 2011: When did Neanderthals start attending sporting events?
• Sea lion recovering from gunshot after being rescued from Santa Cruz wharf
• Best Bets, Aug. 25, 2011: Atmosphere at the Civic
• Natural Bridges arson suspect arrested in Los Angeles: Suspect says he knew child molester who posed as friar in Santa Cruz
• Watsonville man linked to pilfered electronics in stolen car, three arrested
• Longtime community member and business owner dies
• Compromise map protects Watsonville incumbent: City Council to have final say in redistricting
• Pet Pals to host Rabbit Haven adoption, education event Saturday
• Granite joint venture settles US fraud case for $4.6M, denies wrongdoing
• Coast Lines: Aug. 25, 2011
• As We See It: State may pull trigger on more community college cuts
• Granite joint venture settles US fraud case for $4.6M, denies wrongdoing
• Compromise map protects Watsonville incumbent: City Council to have final say in redistricting
• Santa Clara County DA says evidence proves Maurice Nasmeh murdered Jeanine Harms, the Los Gatos woman who disappeared in 2001.
• UCSC greener than most: Sierra Magazine ranks school in Top 10 for sustainability
• Pet Pals to host Rabbit Haven adoption, education event Saturday
• Library layoffs expected this fall: Director expects 10 percent of workforce will be shaved
• Andrew Mekis' last wish: instead of memorials send letters to RTC asking for Highway 1 widening
• Natural Bridges arson suspect arrested in Los Angeles: Suspect knew child molester who posed as friar in Santa Cruz
• Sea lion recovering from gunshot after being rescued from Santa Cruz Wharf
• County Animal Shelter Pet of the Week: Stunning Stanley will steal your heart
• O'Brien: Steve Jobs reshaped Silicon Valley in his own image
• Change ahead at University Inn & Conference Center: Leases expire for operator, chamber; reservations canceled
• Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO
• SPCA Pet of the Week: Tootle-ing their own horn
• Live chat: Apple CEO Steve Jobs resigns
• Steve Jobs' resignation letter
• Los Gatos hiker who died from plunge off Yosemite's Half Dome is identified
• Data Center: 2011 California Exit Exam Scores
• Santa Cruz County's sophomores meet statewide averages: English-learners, poor students improve but still lag behind state
• Second 3.6 quake rattles East Bay in same spot as Tuesday night temblor
• Risk of explosion at rail car fire has increased
• Scotts Valley, Watsonville officials air concerns about redistricting
• Two arrested with gun near Ramsay Park
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 24, 2011
• State to reconsider prisoner placement in highest security units: Watsonville teacher testifies in favor of more education for inmates
• Panetta returns home: Defense secretary speaks to Naval Postgraduate School, Defense Language Institute
• SF-based school to take over Bethany campus
• Watsonville agrees to pay state $3.2 million 'ransom': Payment to keep redevelopment in place
• Seven trees to be removed outside downtown Santa Cruz library: Liquid amber trees caused repetitive damage
• Infection halts attacked Giants fan Bryan Stow's progress; family addresses Candlestick violence
• Deborah McArthur, Nature Connection: Only in Santa Cruz
• Obituaries, Aug. 24, 2011: Ahl
• Coast Lines: Aug. 24, 2011
• Verizon announces 4G network just weeks away in Santa Cruz County
• Business Digest: Aug. 24, 2011
• As We See It: Roadblock for senior scammers
• As You See It, Aug. 24, 2011: 2 children per family could solve overpopulation woes
• Cooking up a kitchen: Get this baker's dozen of essential tools and you'll be off and eating
• Damaris Santos-Palmer, Kitchen Corners: Sandwiches are to each his own
• Donna Maurillo, Food For Thought: Late summer abundance means using fruit creatively
• Cafe Gratitude, Restaurant Review: Santa Cruz cafe serves what you will be grateful for
• Watsonville agrees to pay state $3.2 million 'ransom': Payment to keep redevelopment in place
• Paso Robles police warn UCSC about a homicide suspect
• Two Watsonville men held on child molest charges
• Hearing set for man accused of breaking out of police custody and stabbing a man
• Back Burner, Aug. 24, 2011: Free ice cream! Penny celebrates one year
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Domenico Winery 2007 Pinot Noir, Devry Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains
• In the Bins: The redder the rhubarb, the sweeter
• Best Bets, Aug. 24, 2011: God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
• Watsonville man pleads not guilty in largest bank heist in years
• Olivet University to take over Bethany campus, begin teaching classes in September
• State to reconsider prisoner placement in highest security units: Watsonville teacher testifies in favor of more education for inmates
• Panetta returns home: Defense secretary speaks to Naval Postgraduate School, Defense Language Institute
• Verizon announces 4G network just weeks away in Santa Cruz County
• Injured Giants fan Bryan Stow suffers setback in recovery; family issues statement about violence at 49ers-Raiders game
• County board considers plastic bag ban, gets earful on redistricting
• Reader Poll: Who wins the SCCAL football title in 2011
• Acid fumes halt garbage truck in Santa Cruz
• Magnitude 5.8 Quake Hits Virginia, Felt in New York, Washington
• Reader Poll: Is the East Coast overreacting to today's earthquake?
• Slideshow: Earthquake shakes East Coast
• Two arrested with gun near Ramsay Park in Watsonville
• Aptos' Zaferes wins San Francisco Triathlon at Alcatraz
• Former middle school teacher Steven Sande imprisoned for molesting student
• Former middle school teacher sentenced to 17 years in prison for molesting student
• Children with chronic illnesses get day in the sun: Group visits Boardwalk on special tour
• Obstetrician reprimanded by state
• Cops and Courts, Aug. 23, 2011: Woman arrested in DUI hit-and-run, CHP says
• Mobile home rent dispute flares in Watsonville: Green Valley Village owner claims city owes more than $400,000 in lost rent
• Some Scotts Valley officials concerned about Board of Supervisors redistricting proposal
• In wake of violence, 49ers to end preseason game with Raiders, limit alcohol sales, tailgating
• After delay, Santa Cruz County's plastic bag ban moves forward
• Defendant in Santa Cruz harbor rape case to face trial
• House fire displaces Westside residents: Electrical wiring suspected cause
• State finds second ethics violation for city of Santa Cruz: Desalination mailer included letter signed by elected officials
• College chancellors warn of midyear budget cuts
• SLV checking student immunizations as classes start today
• Coast Lines: Aug. 23, 2011
• Obituaries, Aug. 23, 2011: Leon, Dozier, Sanchez
• Lifestyles Ventures at Victory Landing files for bankruptcy
• As You See It, Aug. 23, 2011: Design La Bahia within the law
• As We See It: Aug. 23, 2011: Hits and Misses
• Booze crackdown coming to 49ers games as annual Raiders grudge matches canceled
• Hit-and-run suspect arrested in Watsonville
• Capitola DUI checkpoint nets 1 DUI, 11 tickets
• Toddler falls from window in Santa Cruz
• House fire displaces Westside residents: Electrical wiring suspected cause
• Defendant in Santa Cruz harbor rape case to face trial
• State finds second ethics violation for city of Santa Cruz: Desalination mailer included letter signed by elected officials
• Some Scotts Valley officials concerned about redistricting proposal
• Lifestyles Ventures at Victory Landing files for bankruptcy
• After delay, Santa Cruz County's plastic bag ban moves forward
• Mobile home rent dispute flares in Watsonville Green Valley Village owner claims city owes more than $400,000 in lost rent
• Slide show: Kids of Courage visit the Santa Cruz Boardwalk
• SLV checking student immunizations as classes start
• College chancellors warn of midyear budget cuts: State revenue projections point to future reductions
• Dr. Adwoa Christy reprimanded by state: Baby deprived of oxygen during difficult delivery
• NFL source: No more 49ers-Raiders exhibition game
• Libya rebels hold most of Tripoli, face resistance
• Reader Poll: Would you take your kids to an NFL game?
• Map: Aircraft crashes near Watsonville since 2000
• Weekend's most popular stories on Sentinel.com: Aug. 19-21, 2011
• Reader request: Are you an AT&T customer? How is your service?
• Bare-breasted women outside Santa Cruz City Hall raise cancer awareness
• Dr. Marcus Lay, Santa Cruz County Stories: Aptos osteopath has hands-on dedication to healing and life
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 22, 2011
• Coast Lines: Aug. 22, 2011
• Man armed with knife arrested after confronting couple in their home, deputies say
• Polynesian fest brings good vibe, good crowd to Santa Cruz wharf
• Gang rivalry blamed for some violence after 49ers-Raiders game
• Brothers arrested after teen stabbed in Watsonville
• Street Smarts: Highway 1's Soquel/Morrissey auxiliary lanes project could break ground February 2012, RTC says
• Best Bets, Aug. 22, 2011: Ninety Miles at Kuumbwa Jazz
• Praiseworthy: Aug. 22, 2011
• Man armed with knife arrested after confronting couple in their home, deputies say
• Polynesian fest brings good vibe, good crowd to Santa Cruz wharf
• First of its kind business brewing in South County: Corralitos Brewing Co. gets county OK
• Brothers arrested after teen stabbed in Watsonville
• Coast Lines: Aug. 21, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 21, 2011: Man robbed of cash on Riverside Drive
• Cleanup continues at government building; offices will open Monday
• Young equestrians compete at derby show in Watsonville
• Food-lobbing Android app released
• Sensory exaltation pod goes to Burning Man
• People in Business: Aug. 21, 2011
• Name Dropping, Aug. 21, 2011: Bras for a Cause art auction ahead
• PG&E to spend $4.2M to bury 3 miles of power lines in Big Sur to protect condors
• Education Digest: Aug. 21, 2011
• Celebrations, Aug. 21, 2011: Johnsons celebrate 60 years, Vaughn-Zorra
• Rep. Farr calls to normalization of US-Cuba relations
• Dan Harper: Teenagers need their tea
• As You See It: Aug. 21, 2011: Don't like vote? Change guidelines
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Seven billion, and counting
• Jeffrey Scharf, Everybody's Business: Raising corporate taxes sounds like a good idea
• Authorities: Scuba diver in distress dies in Monterey
• Farr to speak in Aptos on recent experiences in Egypt, Israel
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Do cellphones enhance or detract from relationships?
• Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Looking out for Santa Cruz County seniors
• Births, Aug. 21, 2011: Dominican, July 8-July 18; Sutter, Aug. 5-Aug. 11; home girths, Aug. 2
• Best Bets, Aug. 21: Steven Graves at Main Street Garden Cafe
• As We See It: Highway 1 Revisited: Feds want to see progress on widening
• Virtual company with Santa Cruz County roots releases food-lobbing Android app
• CHP to conduct DUI checkpoint tonight
• Flood cleanup continues at government building; offices will open Monday
• 2011 Energy Fair: Cabrillo College academy students put renewable energy projects on display
• Ben Lomond couple will bring sensory exaltation pod to Burning Man
• Highway 1/Salinas Road detour expands
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Seven billion, and counting
• UCSC's new police chief says he has wanted to be an officer for as long as he can remember
• Ripples of discontent: Some harbor businesses say Port District puts bottom line first
• Fog a common problem at Watsonville airport, but safety record stands up
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Tsunami felt six months later in Santa Cruz Harbor
• Man robbed of cash on Riverside
• Santa Cruz big-wave surfers, NOAA try to propel new jet ski policy
• Faith Digest, Aug. 20, 2011: Guest musician at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 20, 2011
• Best Bets, Aug. 20, 2011: Summer Nights
• Home and Garden Digest, Aug. 20, 2011: Learn basic home composting
• Home, small home: Santa Cruz teen's big vision is to build tiny for a better future
• Santa Cruz County unemployment dips to 11.2 percent with gains in private sector jobs
• Grant funds to pay for new roof on Felton's historic covered bridge
• Guns, meth found during arrest in Watsonville
• Egyptian revolutionary to speak at Santa Cruz event
• Pipe break floods five floors of county building
• Police high-speed chase ends in smiles in benefit race at County Fairgrounds
• Flash mob in Santa Cruz shows some skin for a cause
• Italian manufacturers shine at Monterey's Concorso
• Coast Lines: Aug. 20, 2011
• Obituaries, Aug. 20, 2011: Morgan, Montes, Laycock
• Business Digest: Aug. 20, 2011
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Use 203k loan program to buy a red-tagged home
• Sharon Hull, This Week In the Garden: It's time to think about your winter garden
• Alliee De Armond, In The Spirit: If music be the food of love...
• Highway 1/Salinas Road detour expands
• Flooding damages five floors of County Governmental Center in Santa Cruz
• Police high-speed chase ends in smiles in benefit race at county fairgrounds
• Santa Cruz County unemployment dips to 11.2 percent with gains in private sector jobs
• Egyptian revolutionary to speak at Santa Cruz event
• Guns, meth found during arrest in Watsonville
• Grant funds to pay for new roof on Felton's historic covered bridge
• Editor's Blog: "Stealth widening" Highway 1
• Flash mob in Santa Cruz shows some skin for a cause
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Use 203k loan program to buy a red-tagged home
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: Tsunami felt six months later in Santa Cruz Harbor
• Slide show: Mudbowl football game from Oct. 30, 2010
• Private sector adds jobs in Santa Cruz County, but unemployment rate falls only slightly, to 11.2 percent
• Top 10 most viewed stories from Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011
• Best Bets, Aug. 19, 2011: Free Beach Boardwalk Concert
• Cops and Courts, Aug. 19, 2011: Headstones broken at Evergreen Cemetery
• Poetry endowment established at UCSC: $500,000 gift will help support poets for 'centuries'
• Fire burns half-acre in Arana Gulch
• Woman pleads to theft, gang charges in hopes of serving local time
• Watsonville rapist handed sentence of 30 years to life
• Capitola's Skin Row: Salons and spas line Capitola Avenue
• E. Clampus Vitus leaves its mark -- and a bottle of gin -- at San Lorenzo Valley Museum
• County board of education starts college commitment program
• Coast Lines: Aug. 19, 2011
• Eastside Ace Hardware hosts grand opening
• Business Digest: Aug. 19, 2011
• Fire burns half-acre in Arana Gulch; blaze called 'suspicious but undetermined'
• Santa Cruz County board of education starts college commitment program
• E. Clampus Vitus to leave its mark - and a bottle of gin - at San Lorenzo Valley Museum
• Woman pleads to theft, gang charges in hopes of serving local time
• Watsonville rapist handed sentence of 30 years to life
• Capitola's Skin Row: Salons and spas line Capitola Avenue
• After federal officials raise questions, local planners scramble to save Highway 1 project
• Poetry endowment established at UCSC: $500,000 gift will help support poets for 'centuries'
• Ace Hardware opens on Santa Cruz's Eastside
• Santa Cruz predictive policing story to appear on national TV news stories
• Plastics industry edited environmental textbook
• Stocks plummet again, Dow falls back below 11,000
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: Aug. 18, 2011: Cabrera, Wilcox, Jay, Eaton, Sanchez
• Sea otters have chance to expand range: U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposes lifting Southern California ban
• Santa Cruz predictive policing program becomes a model for departments nationwide
• Close encounters of the baleen kind: Kayakers greeted by humpback
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 18, 2011
• Coast Lines: Aug. 18, 2011
• Business Digest: Aug. 18, 2011
• Best Bets, Aug. 18, 2011: Sophie Milman at the Kuumbwa
• As You See It: Aug. 18, 2011: School stats should prompt changes
• Driver crashes into photography shop on Mission Street in Santa Cruz
• Former dredge crew protests end of contract: Harbor director says hiring in-house workers cut costs
• Santa Cruz school board extends superintendent contract
• Plans for Soquel school take baby steps
• Cabrillo braces for difficult budget process
• Phone scam targets Aptos seniors
• Mountain Oak Comprehensive Care, residential psychiatric facility, opening in La Selva Beach
• SPCA Pet of the Week: Charm looks good without dreadlocks
• Journalist Stephen Kessler takes the long view in a wide-ranging new collection of essays
• Beyond the birdhouse: Santa Cruz Woodworkers lift wood into the realm of fine art
• Cabrillo Fest goes out with a little fire, a little ice
• Punk rocker Nick 13 turns to old-school country
• 'Whistleblower' focuses on horrors of sex trafficking
• Bridget explains it all: 17-year-old playwright makes her mark on Santa Cruz
• As We See It: New school year, same old story
• Construction of Jade Street Park school may be pushed back
• Santa Cruz school board extends superintendent's contract
• Close encounters of the baleen kind: Kayakers greeted by humpback
• Sentencing set in Doolittle investment scam case
• Headstones defaced in Santa Cruz cemetery
• Cabrillo College braces for difficult budget process
• Man robbed at gunpoint in Watsonville
• Woman charged in Soquel fatal hit-and-run pleads not guilty
• Stabbing victim recovering after Sunday's attempted robbery in South County
• Sea otters have chance to expand range: U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposes lifting Southern California ban
• Former dredge crew protests end of contract: Harbor director says hiring in-house workers cut costs
• Hackers releases personal info about BART officers
• Phone scam targets Aptos seniors
• Mountain Oak Comprehensive Care, residential psychiatric facility, opening in La Selva Beach
• Santa Cruz predictive policing program becomes a model for departments nationwide
• Parents, children mark 'milestone' on first day of kindergarten: Pajaro Valley schools open
• Agency seeks end to Calif. sea otter relocations
• What's the age of the moon? It could be waning
• Car crashes into photography shop on Mission Street; driver suffers life-threatening injuries
• Santa Cruz predictive policing program featured in New York Times
• Lynn Robinson looks to square off against Supervisor Mark Stone in Assembly race for the 29th district
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 17, 2011
• Watsonville council boundary decision delayed: Committee wants clean lines, incumbent protection
• Capitola Mobile home park residents protest rent control repeal
• Business Digest: Aug. 17, 2011
• Transportation commission reaches out to South County: Watsonville Civic Plaza gets two tenants
• Watsonville Health Center holds open house
• Cruzioworks to triple co-working space; $2.2 million construction project under way
• Accomplice found guilty of murder in Apple Hill homicide
• Split decision in Elias Sorokin murder trial
• County, cities weighing fight over cost of SmartMeter opt-out
• Watsonville man acquitted of charges relating to sex sting: Watsonville man acquitted of charges relating to sex sting
• Santa Cruz County mortgage delinquencies rising
• Panetta Institute's annual congressional internship under way
• Coast Lines: Aug. 17. 2011
• Setting it Straight: Aug. 17, 2011
• Santa Cruz County market for office, industrial space flat
• As We See It: Redistricting panel deserves praise, not brickbats
• As You See It, Aug. 17, 2011: Anarchists want it both ways
• Perfect panna cotta: Creamy custard is a blank palette for grand desserts
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: Bring out the best flavor in heirloom tomatoes
• Damaris Santos-Palmer, Kitchen Corners: A perfectly chilled peach pie for hot August afternoons
• Back Burner, Aug. 17, 2011: Green Valley Grill reopens in new spot
• Santa Cruz Food Tour: A moveable feast with a side of history
• Best Bets, Aug. 17: Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers plus Honeymoon
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: House Family Winery 2008 Merlot Estate
• In the Bins: Japanese eggplant cousin of potato, tomato, other nightshades
• Watsonville council boundary decision delayed: Committee wants clean lines, incumbent protection
• Native American rep continues working at discovery site in Santa Cruz: Plans unclear for knoll where remains were found
• County, cities weighing fight over cost of SmartMeter opt-out
• Transportation commission reaches out to South County: Watsonville Civic Plaza gets two tenants
• Condors vs. power lines, and for once, the condors win
• Santa Cruz County market for office, industrial space flat
• Capitola mobile home park residents protest rent control repeal
• Watsonville Health Center holds open house for new facility
• Jose Sandoval, accomplice in Apple Hill case, found guilty of murder
• Watsonville man acquitted of charges resulting from Petaluma sex sting on Dateline's 'To Catch a Predator'
• City Councilwoman Lynn Robinson to run for Assembly seat against Supervisor Mark Stone
• Wildfire drill for firefighters Tuesday near Soquel High School
• Update: Split decision in Elias Sorokin murder trial in Santa Cruz
• Mortgage delinquency still rising in Santa Cruz County
• Report: Big banks fall short in small business loans
• Bill Monning opts for a Senate run; Mark Stone in for Assembly
• Watsonville struggles to draw new council lines; Mayor could lose seat under some plans
• Cops and Courts, Aug. 16, 2011: Aromas man arrested on suspicion of beating 5-year-old stepson
• Watsonville police use Taser on DUI suspect
• Santa Cruz restaurant Charlie Hong Kong honored as environmental leader by Save Our Shores
• UCSC lights the way to big savings: Energy-efficiency projects pay for themselves
• Coast Lines: Aug. 16, 2011
• Setting It Straight: Aug. 16, 2011
• State, county student test scores show gradual growth
• Attacked Live Oak Giants fan Bryan Stow shows signs of recovery
• Monterey Tower falls to wrecking ball
• South County private school employee stabbed
• Scotts Valley teacher remembered for putting students first
• Business Digest: Aug. 16, 2011
• Hits and Misses: Aug. 16, 2011
• As You See It, Aug. 16, 2011: La Bahia vote
• Best Bets, Aug. 16, 2011: Kytami at Moe's Alley
• Penalties for using a handheld phone or texting likely to rise
• Santa Cruz restaurant honored as environmental leader by Save Our Shores
• Aromas man arrested for beating 5-year-old stepson, causing life-threatening injuries
• Barn fire doused near Bonny Doon
• Deputies chase hit-and-run suspect
• Watsonville struggles to draw new council lines; Mayor could lose seat under some plans
• MultiFunding: Big banks fall short in small business loans
• Bill Monning opts for a Senate run; Mark Stone in for Assembly
• Bouncers detain collision suspect in Santa Cruz
• Man crashes into tree after fight
• Private school employee stabbed early Sunday morning
• UCSC lights the way to big savings: Energy-efficiency projects pay for themselves
• Environmentalists seek greater protection for anchovies, sardines, other forage fish
• Scotts Valley teacher remembered for putting students first
• STAR scores rise slowly in Santa Cruz County, state
• Data Center: 2011 California STAR Test Scores
• Police tase man during DUI arrest in Watsonville
• Buffett: Congress must stop coddling the rich
• Monning makes Senate run official
• BART urging passengers to plan ahead for expected protests
• Beaten Giants fan Brian Stow showing 'significant improvement'
• Latino-indigenous Mexican divide stirs Salinas Valley town of Greenfield
• Droid deal: Google to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion
• Residents worry Salinas Road detours will create gridlock
• Annual Scotts Valley Art and Wine Festival draws estimated 8,000
• Jack Sparks, Santa Cruz County Stories: This jack-of-all-trades knows no boundaries
• Street Smarts: Pedestrian habits in Capitola need to be studied, reader says
• Coast Lines: Aug. 15, 2011
• Lead-paint reminder targets landlords
• Praiseworthy: Aug. 15, 2011
• Best Bets, Aug. 15, 2011: 1907 Night at the Boardwalk
• Native American remains unearthed at Santa Cruz housing development site; protesters rally for halt to construction
• Residents worry Highway1/Salinas Road detours will create South County gridlock
• Environmentalists seek greater protection for anchovies, sardines, other lowly fish
• Fairgrounds supporters rally in Scotts Valley, circulate petition
• Bay fog factory: Scientists research coastal weather for clues to climate change
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Ben Franklin's memory deserves better
• Lompico Water District schedules Sept. 29 hearing on a rate increase
• Deputies find more than 5,000 marijuana plants near Mount Madonna park
• Coast Lines: Aug. 14, 2011
• Concours d'Elegance: Longtime Santa Cruz County participants excited for annual event
• Name Dropping, Aug. 14, 2011: Dream team aims for health
• Births, Aug. 14, 2011: Sutter, July 27-Aug. 8; Dominican, July 14-Aug. 4; home births, Aug. 2
• Celebrations, Aug. 14, 2011: Simpson-Kotecki, Burklos celebrate 60 years, Demeter-Lucchesi
• Education Digest: Aug. 14, 2011
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Can you love two people at the same time?
• As We See It: La Bahia: Whither a beach hotel?
• First day of school is just around corner for Santa Cruz County
• Back-to-school shoppers on the lookout for deals in Santa Cruz County
• Fairgrounds supporters rally in Scotts Valley, circulate petition
• Concours D'Elegance: Longtime Santa Cruz County participants excited for annual event
• Santa Cruz neighborhood hosts party in wake of vandalism, aims to raise funds for victims
• Bay fog factory: Scientists research coastal weather for clues to climate change
• Santa Cruz's Pelagic Shark Research Foundation tags basking shark with satellite transmitter
• Lompico Water District schedules Sept. 29 hearing on a rate increase
• Capitola expands 'No Skateboarding Zone'
• Fueled by flowers: Watsonville gas station puts on a colorful display
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Risk of shark attack remains very low
• Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley men compete on 'American Ninja Warrior'
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 13, 2011
• Obituaries, August 13, 2011: Hamilton
• Business Digest: Aug. 13, 2011
• Best in show: Dahlia growers in pursuit of colorful perfection
• Sharon Hull, This Week In the Garden: It's not too late to save your tomatoes from Late Blight
• Ron Duncan, Go Green: Going out with a splash
• Faith Digest, Aug. 13, 2011: Unity Temple welcomes new minister
• Best Bets, August 13, 2011: Entangled at the Civic
• Ex-cycling coach sentenced to nine months in jail
• Suspected drug dealer arrested at Live Oak tire shop
• The Berlin Wall - Aug. 13, 1961: An eyewitness account of the first day's action at the Brandenburg Gate
• Borland's former headquarters in receivership; owners evaluate future of property
• Seabright bicyclist in pickup crash searches for witnesses
• Coast Lines: Aug. 12, 2011
• Lending a Hand, Peter Boutell: Refinance upside down mortgage while rates are down
• Home and Garden Digest, Aug. 13, 2011: Take part in a wetlands discussion
• Ex-cycling coach sentenced to nine months in jail
• Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley men compete on 'American Ninja Warrior'
• Santa Cruz vandalism investigation continues
• Jury finds shooter Julian Escobar guilty in Watsonville basketball court slaying
• Fueled by flowers: Watsonville gas station puts on a colorful display
• Deputies seize marijuana plants worth $5 million near Mount Madonna County Park
• Capitola expands no skateboarding zone
• Saturday's editorial on the Editor's Blog: La Bahia failure casts spell on Santa Cruz hotel plans
• Julian Escobar found guilty of Apple Hill neighborhood murder
• Suspected drug dealer arrested at Live Oak tire shop
• Boardwalk's Giant Dipper featured on NPR's Summer Sounds
• Reader Poll: Do you agree with the Coastal Commision's ruling against the La Bahia project
• Lending a Hand, Peter Boutell: Refinance upside down mortgage while rates are down
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Risk of shark attack remains very low
• Ten tips for back to school shoppers in Santa Cruz County
• As You See It, Aug. 12, 2011: Don't overreact to Juvenile Hall incident
• Nearly half of Most Wanted arrested in Santa Cruz County
• Triumph and tragedy: Bicyclist complete cross-country ride in Santa Cruz
• Monterey County SPCA raises concerns for injured pelicans
• Obituaries, Aug. 12, 2011: Mendez, Cicholas
• Coast Lines: Aug. 12, 2011
• Juries out in two murder trials in Santa Cruz County court
• Private donations enable SETI telescope array in Northern California to come out of hibernation
• Scotts Valley hosts 12th annual Art & Wine Festival
• Fairgrounds supporters to rally Saturday
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 12, 2011
• Howard Dysle, a contractor with a heart for Capitola, dies at 86
• County scores above statewide average on graduation rates
• State Supreme Court temporarily halts raid of redevelopment agency funds
• Capitola repeals rent control
• Business Digest: Aug. 12, 2011
• Best Bets, August 12, 2011: Summer nights rock 'n' roll tribute
• As We See It: Nothing new for RDAs
• Climber rescued off cliff near Davenport
• Santa Cruz County scores above statewide average on graduation rates
• State Supreme Court temporarily halts raid of redevelopment agency funds
• Triumph and tragedy: Bicyclists complete cross-country ride in Santa Cruz
• Fairgrounds supporters to rally Saturday in Scotts Valley
• Nearly half of Santa Cruz County's 'Most Wanted' have been arrested in past six months
• Woman injured in fight in car
• Woman arrested with stolen car, drugs
• Bicyclist hit-and-run suspect due in court
• Howard Dysle, a contractor with a heart for Capitola, dies at 86
• Epicenter Blog: Sista Monica represents on 'So You Think You Can Dance'
• Mark Stone indicates he won't support La Bahia hotel as proposed
• Juries out in two murder trials in Santa Cruz County court
• Dow soars 423 points on economic news
• Scotts Valley hosts 12th annual Art & Wine Festival
• SETI project: We're listening again, ET
• Santa Cruz commission reports state releases funding for Highway 1 project
• State Supreme Court temporarily halts raid of redevelopment agency funds
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted, Aug. 11, 2011: Martinez, Ramirez, Payton, Byrd, Leonor
• Slide show: Disc golf world championships
• Cabrillo Festival heads into climactic final weekend
• La Bahia vote Thursday: Lobbying heavy on Mark Stone
• Shakespeare's odd couple at the heart of 'Henry IV'
• Grow up here? You've got 6,000 friends, and counting
• After 40 years of coastal activism, Coastal Commission chief Peter Douglas to retire
• PV school leaders look at spending plan amid financial uncertainty
• Two plead not guilty in attack of Giants fan Bryan Stow
• Capitola eyes continuing RDA
• Baymonte Christian School to operate Early Childhood Learning Center affiliated with Bethany University
• Coast Lines: Aug. 11, 2011
• Watsonville art collective aims to help communities and at-risk youth
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 11, 2011
• Defense tries to shield Clamp from conviction in Sorokin murder trial in Santa Cruz
• Avenue Bar owners file new bankruptcy petition
• Suspect in killing of Pleasanton teen remains in juvenile court for now
• New general manager named to head Boulder Creek Recreation and Park District
• SPCA Pet of the Week: Puppies as Entertaining as Sunday 'Toons
• SCCAS Pet of the Week: Lexy is an vibrant, playful pixie
• Best Bets, August 11, 2011: Keiko Matsui at the Kuumbwa
• Back to school 2011 shopping survey
• As We See It: State revenue runs off tracks
• As You See It: Aug. 11, 2011: Save the Bayview
• Business Digest: Aug. 11, 2011
• Santa Cruz's GraphOn posts $300,000 loss for second quarter
• Beyond 'Jaws': The new book 'Demon Fish' argues sharks should be viewed with respect not fear
• Cabrillo Festival opens with variety of fresh sounds
• Cosmic drama 'Another Earth' a real head-scratcher
• Silly Monsters coming to Santa Cruz
• After 40 years of coastal activism, Coastal Commission chief Peter Douglas to retire
• Grow up in Santa Cruz? Facebook page draws big response
• Solo car crash in Bonny Doon sends one to hospital
• Suspect in killing of Pleasanton teen remains in juvenile court for now
• Rocks thrown through windows of Aptos home
• Baymonte Christian School to operate Early Childhood Learning Center affililated with Bethany University
• Capitola eyes continuing RDA
• Two plead not guilty in attack of Santa Cruz Giants fan Bryan Stow
• Watsonville art collective aims to help communities and at-risk youth
• New general manager named to head Boulder Creek Recreation and Park District
• Avenue Bar owners in Santa Cruz file new bankruptcy petition
• Deputies arrest most-wanted Santa Cruz man in connection with theft, forgery cases
• Wall Street roller coaster heads back down
• Reader Poll: Who will be the most exciting varsity football player to watch in Santa Cruz County this season?
• Santa Cruz Police say stabbing victim at Broadway and Ocean knew his attacker
• AP Exclusive: Calif. coastal crusader to retire
• Ruling favors former SK Foods chief
• Suspect in Pleasanton killing has a long history with the law
• Officials discuss future of Twin Lakes State Beach during Summer Walk tour
• State planner agrees to delay low-cost requirement as part of La Bahia endorsement
• National Guard to inspect old Camp McQuaide site
• County redevelopment agency folds, except for the name
• University of the Pacific economist: Manufacturing leading recovery in Santa Cruz County
• State schools chief plots overhaul of California education: Technology and teacher excellence are key components of blueprint
• Two juries out in Watsonville Apple Hill murder trial
• Closing arguments in Elias Sorokin murder trial in Santa Cruz
• State budget weighs heavily on the Scotts Valley Unified School District
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 10, 2011
• Coast Lines: Aug. 10, 2011
• Obituaries, Aug. 10, 2011: Orion, Galan, Gieg, Garcia
• As We See It: Time has come for popular vote for president
• As You See It, Aug. 10, 2011: Lead the way Mark on La Bahia project
• Business Digest: Aug. 10, 2011
• $650,000 paving touch-ups for Highway 1 through Santa Cruz under way
• SunOpta investing in baby food squeeze pouches, hiring on Santa Cruz's Westside
• Man found stabbed on Broadway near Ocean in Santa Cruz
• Perseid meteor shower peaks in the early hours of Saturday
• State budget weighs heavily on the Scotts Valley Unified School District
• Officials discuss future of Twin Lakes State Beach during Summer Walk tour
• In the Bins: Pucker up, it's time for lemons
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: Villa del Monte 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon
• Photo slide show: More burning, looting and arrests in England
• County redevelopment agency folds, except for the name
• Whose apple pie is fairest of them all? County Fair seeks contest entrants
• Back Burner, Aug. 10, 2011: El Salchichero unveils new meats
• Watsonville man arrested for assaulting woman in field outside Salinas
• Damaris Santos-Palmer: Kitchen Corners: Nourishing baby oatmeal good even for adults
• Stacey Vreeken, Wine Press: Big Basin Vineyards wants to make a big splash with its syrah
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: Eating for low cholesterol doesn't mean going without
• Restaurant Review, Kickback Cafe: Casual fare, laidback vibe rule at Midtown eatery
• Two juries out in Watsonville Apple Hill murder trial
• Best Bets, August 10: 2011
• National Guard to inspect old Camp McQuaide site
• Closing arguments begin in Elias Sorokin murder trial in Santa Cruz
• State planner agrees to delay low-cost requirement as part of La Bahia endorsement
• Woman arrested in Soquel-San Jose bicycle hit-and-run
• State schools chief plots overhaul of California education: Technology and teacher excellence are key components of blueprint
• University of the Pacific economist: Manufacturing leading recovery in Santa Cruz County
• Suspect in Pleasanton killing has a long history with the law
• Santa Cruz church sponsors vacation Bible camp
• Santa Cruz Police issue alert for suspicious package, traffic briefly rerouted at Ocean and Water Streets
• US stocks rise after big fall
• Watsonville/Aptos Adult Education survives budget cuts: Fall semester starts Wednesday
• ATI, formerly Aviza Technology, selling off equipment: Land under contract and buyer hopes to rezone it residential
• As We See It: Hits and Misses, Aug. 9, 2011
• Best Bets, Aug. 9, 2011
• Planners hope tech improves bike projects
• Acclaimed architect Michael John O'Hearn dead at 71
• Santa Cruz transient arrested in 1984 stabbing death of Pleasanton school girl
• Drive-by shooting sends man to hospital in Watsonville
• Capitola Council to consider repeal of rent control
• Former supervisor candidate Cove Britton loses appeal on planning board
• Former Aptos, La Selva Beach man arrested on tax fraud charges
• Jury out for alleged gunman in Apple Hill murder trial
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 9, 2011
• Coast Lines: Aug. 9, 2011
• Obituaries, Aug. 9, 2011: Caballero
• As You See It, Aug. 9, 2011: SmartMeter opponents use petty tactics
• Scott Salyer wants former Iran-Contra prosecutor on his defense team
• Business briefs: Aug. 9. 2011
• Soccer referee punched during match; player ejected, cited for battery
• Alleged drug dealer busted in Lower Ocean
• Acclaimed architect Michael John O'Hearn dead at 71
• Giant liquidation sale under way at former Aviza site: Land buyer hopes to rezone it residential
• Condo complex coming down: Condemned oceanfront building expected to be rebuilt
• Shots fired at two houses, car in Watsonville
• Monterey County, desal partners hit impasse in project
• Former Aptos, La Selva Beach man arrested on tax fraud charges
• Jury out for alleged gunman in Apple Hill murder trial
• Santa Cruz transient arrested in 1984 stabbing death of Pleasanton school girl
• AMBAG planners hope tech improves bike projects
• Capitola Council to consider repeal of rent control
• Former supervisor candidate Cove Britton loses appeal on planning board
• Watsonville/Aptos Adult Education survives budget cuts: Fall semester starts Wednesday
• Man arrested in 1984 stabbing death of Pleasanton school girl
• Epicenter Blog: Great live entertainment lined up in Santa Cruz in the weeks ahead
• Man shot in both legs in Watsonville drive-by Sunday night
• Dow falls below 11,000 as investors bail out of market
• Hypnotist helps Giant's Bochy and staff quit dipping
• Watsonville police investigate shooting
• Ramona Turner, Street Smarts: Highway 1/Salinas Road Project back on track
• Courts and Courts, Aug. 8, 2011: Four arrested in Watsonville gun case
• Brown's $4 billion tax-revenue projection looking less likely, economists say
• Two wildlife centers in Santa Clara County depend on volunteers, donations to rehabilitate injured and distressed wild animals
• Praiseworthy, Aug. 8, 2011: Caput supports veterans issues
• Best Bets, August 8, 2011: International Jazz Series busts the Monday blues
• Cabrillo Music, Art & Wine Festival brings creative spirit to Church Street
• Santa Cruz County Stories: Marianne de Hatten Groh
• Downtown Watsonville Strawberry Festival deemed a sweet success
• Gov. Brown's $4 billion tax-revenue projection may be too rosy, economists say
• Watsonville police arrest four suspected gang members after shots fired
• Vintage trailer enthusiasts flock to 'Trailers in the Trees"
• Combing through time: Historian sets out to determine what's right for Museum of Natural History
• DogJam! fundraising event brings fun, competitive spirit to harbor
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Getting serious about humor
• Santa Cruz teens ready to take tech industry by storm
• Community helps to save Chinese classes at Cabrillo
• Coast Lines: Aug. 7, 2011
• Retired professor's book tells story of early days at UC Santa Cruz
• Salud works to save Elderday after funding loss: Medi-Cal elimination will cost the adult health care center $2.2 million
• Santa Cruz peace vigil remembers victims of Hiroshima, Nagasaki
• Dan Harper: Reclaiming the San Lorenzo River
• Celebrations, Aug. 7, 2011: Sommers-Soto, Stevenson-Goodale, Becking-Bokariza
• Name Dropping, Aug. 7, 2011: A musical soul of note
• Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Rate control could be removed from health care companies
• Births, Aug. 7, 2011: Sutter, July 20-30; Dominican, July 16-26
• Education digest: Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011
• As We See It: La Bahia hotel: Journey AND a destination
• Jeffrey Scharf, Everybody's Business: Does US deserve a AAA credit rating?
• People in Business: Aug. 7, 2011
• DogJam! fundraising event brings fun, competitive spirit to Santa Cruz Harbor
• Vintage trailer enthusiasts flock to Felton's 'Trailers in the Trees'
• Combing through time: Historian sets out to determine what's right for Santa Cruz's Museum of Natural History
• Santa Cruz peace vigil remembers victims of Hiroshima, Nagasaki
• Salud works to save Elderday after funding loss: Medi-Cal elimination will cost the Santa Cruz adult health care center $2.2 million
• Retired professor's book tells story of early days at UC Santa Cruz
• Community helps to save Chinese classes at Cabrillo
• Get Growing: Adenanthos offers options from Down Under
• Obituaries, Aug. 6, 2011: Lucich, Millard
• Best Bets, Aug. 6, 2011: Santa Cruz arts, displayed
• Faith Digest, Aug. 6, 2011: Guest minister to speak at First Congregational
• Home and Garden Digest, Aug. 6, 2011: Habitat for Humanity holds garage sale
• Business Digest: Aug. 6, 2011
• Coast Lines: Aug. 6, 2011
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 6, 2011
• FEMA rejects Santa Cruz County's appeal for disaster relief
• Former Santa Cruz cycling coach faces sentencing on sex charge
• Sentinel publisher takes Idaho post
• Duo of medical professionals save the life of Aptos man who nearly drowned
• SmartMeter opponents to seek sheriff recall over enforcement of county moratorium
• Von Falconer K-9 focuses on training for family protection, police
• Chalk mural made by community hands
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: What's the radiation threat from Japan's tsunami?
• Project Youthserve mural on Bonita Drive in Rio del Mar draws dozens of supporters
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Housing Authority receives funds to help first-time buyers
• Kelp can help: Seaweed offers plants a stockpile of micronutrients that are highly beneficial to gardens
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Summer fruit tree pruning is a different branch
• Cultivating sustainability: UCSC Farm hosts nine-week intensive on organic gardening
• Alliee DeArmond, In the Spirit: Gathering, growing and gleaning grace
• S&P downgrades US credit rating from AAA
• Duo of medical professionals save the life of Aptos man who nearly drowned
• Dog bite causes commotion downtown Santa Cruz, authorities say
• Von Falconer K-9 focuses on training for family protection, police
• Former Santa Cruz cycling coach faces sentencing on unlawful sex with minor charges
• Project Youthserve mural on Bonita Drive in Rio Del Mar draws dozens of supporters
• What's radiation threat from Japan's tsunami?
• Watsonville mothers promote the 'healthiest start to life'
• SmartMeter opponents to seek sheriff recall over enforcement of county moratorium
• Thieves steal copper wire from school
• Watsonville Police find stolen Versa idling in intersection, with a missing 50-inch TV in back
• FEMA rejects appeal for disaster relief; Santa Cruz County, Capitola left with big bills
• Unemployment rate dips, economy adds 117,000 jobs
• Sentinel publisher accepts Idaho Statesman position
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: Aug. 4, 2011: Rodriguez, Wynn, Avellar, Conley, Fitzpatrick
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 5, 2011
• Expert witness testifies about false memories in Watsonville murder trial
• Testimony concludes in trial for two accused of murdering of LA businessman
• New Soquel school district leader happy to be here
• Low-cost lodging requirement concerns La Bahia supporters: Planners to hammer out agreement ahead of key vote
• Granite Q2 numbers edge up, stock dives
• Amid delays, rail line celebration postponed indefinitely
• UCSC restructures, lays off vice chancellor of student affairs
• With hesitation, RTC planners turn to Facebook, Twitter
• Scotts Valley, county await appellate court ruling in property-tax dispute
• Watsonville school showcases health clinic
• Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group distributes $80,000 to local groups, research projects
• Coast Lines: Aug. 4, 2011
• Obits, Aug. 5, 2011: Cisneros
• As We See It: Compromising public safety
• As You See It: Aug. 5, 2011: Were Native Americans onto something with Two Moon?
• Best Bets, August 5, 2011: Mysteries of Light at the Civic
• Business Digest: Aug. 5, 2011
• Watsonville school showcases health clinic
• Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group distributes $80,000 to local groups, research projects
• New Soquel school district leader happy to be here
• Expert witness testifies about false memories in Watsonville murder trial
• Jury finds Sara Cole guilty of misdemeanor, not guilty on 2 felonies
• Flower growers seek help in global market: Expired trade deal squashed California's cut flower industry
• UCSC restructures, lays off vice chancellor of student affairs
• Scotts Valley, county await appellate court ruling in property-tax dispute
• Testimony concludes in murder of LA businessman
• Low-cost lodging requirement concerns La Bahia supporters: Planners to hammer out agreement ahead of key vote
• Amid delays, RTC's Branch Rail celebration postponed
• Gun brandishing in Live Oak appears gang-related, deputies say
• Teen buried on Calif. beach thought he would die
• With hesitation, RTC planners turn to Facebook, Twitter
• Editor's Blog: Juvenile Hall and Dugard cases send a shudder
• Stocks plummeting, erasing year's gains
• Reader Poll: Dow's down. What's your next move?
• Alleged drug dealer arrested in Live Oak
• Owner of Felton drug house accused of dealing drugs in Santa Cruz
• Soquel's McGehee hits 3 HRs as Brewers beat Cardinals 10-5
• As We See It: Immigration reform: Out of sight, out of mind
• As You See It: Aug. 4, 2011
• Santa Cruz County Juvenile Hall chief to review incarceration criteria
• Two injured in suspected DUI crash on Graham Hill Road
• 100 years, 100 rides: Beach Boardwalk carousel receives a unique birthday present
• Watsonville Police Sgt. Mike Barnett closes out 33 years of service; Several top-ranking officers retiring this year
• Opposition to PG&E SmartMeters runs high
• Scotts Valley approves Sandhills plan, agrees to help hotel developer
• New art program offers workshops for youth
• Insurance claim for Capitola flood damage denied
• Soquel school district reinstates class size reduction
• Children's lunch program gives a nutritional boost to summer: Thousands of meals served
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 4, 2011
• Coast Lines: Aug 4, 2011
• Obituaries, August 4, 2011: Cleary, Zupan
• From more than 100 productions and 30 years, what are Shakespeare Santa Cruz's most memorable moments?
• Cabrillo Festival kicks off new season with old faves, new voices
• SPCA Pet of the Week: Plenty of kittens to choose from
• SCCAS Pet of the Week: Ebony is another victim of hard times
• 100 years, 100 rides: Beach Boardwalk carousel receives a unique birthday present
• Opposition to new wireless SmartMeters runs high at community meeting
• Scotts Valley approves Sandhills plan, plans to help hotel developer
• La Manzana children's lunch program gives a nutritional boost to summer: Thousands of meals served
• Watsonville Police Sgt. Mike Barnett closes out 33 years of service; Several top-ranking officers retiring this year
• Santa Cruz County Juvenile Hall chief to review incarceration criteria
• Loch Lomond Reservoir, a popular recreation stop, to celebrate 50 years
• Insurance provider denies Capitola's claim for flood damage
• Felton man accused of sex with teen
• Wallet left at register in Watsonville leads to theft
• Burglar escapes from teen's bedroom in Watsonville
• Suspicious package investigation shuts Center Street in Santa Cruz; Package contained fire-juggling devices
• The Sentinel.com blog: Our favorite Facebook group - You know you grew up in Santa Cruz when ...
• <p>Moonstruck: Earth had two moons until 'the big splat,' UCSC astronomer says</p>
• Two injured in suspected DUI crash on Graham Hill Road
• Two hurt in head-on wreck on Graham Hill Road
• Santa Cruz's Plantronics reports 'healthy' Q1, bets heavily on emerging market
• California Dreaming: Runner's shooting for the moon
• Communities stand together against crime and violence: National Night Out attract crowds across county
• Report: Monterey, San Benito counties have highest percentage of undocumented immigrants
• Local family sells Capitola's Spa Fitness to Stockton health club company
• UCSC researchers peer below the surface of living tissue
• DeLaveaga could totally belong to city: After years of delay, state land transfer could be wrapped within a year
• NHS skateboards launches Simpsons-theme line
• Senior advocate Tom Reefe retires after 40 years of service
• Scotts Valley to discuss adopting plan to allow homeowners to build on sensitive habitat
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 3, 2011
• House bill aims to give text, photo uploads to Bay Area emergency dispatchers; Santa Cruz 911 chief interested in technology
• Jury begins deliberations in trial of Los Gatos mother accused of having sex with son's friend
• As We See It: Messy, necessary, debate on debt
• As You See It: Aug. 3, 2011
• Best Bets, Aug. 3, 2011: Band of accordion players meets at Moe's
• In the Bins: Capers live a tough life
• Santa Cruz's Sones Winery 'hedges' its bets with refillable wine bottles
• Back Burner, Aug. 3, 2011: First Friday Art Tour pours wine into the mix
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: It's never too late for chocolate decadence
• A real pickle: Modern cooks discover joy of brining
• Restaurant Review, The Panda Inn: Friendly Aptos hideaway bears noticing
• A prickly thanks to Mr. Burbank for roadside berries
• Damaris Santos-Palmer, Kitchen Corners: Tomato bread salad a treat for love-apple lovers
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: House Family Winery 2007 Chardonnay
• Local family sells Capitola's Spa Fitness to Stockton health club company
• Jury begins deliberations in Sara Cole trial
• Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors make Sandhills home improvements easier
• House bill aims to give text, photo uploads to emergency dispatchers; Santa Cruz 911 chief interested in technology
• Communities stand together against crime and violence: National Night Out attract crowds across county
• Growing green: Prescription pot industry looks to self-regulate
• DeLaveaga could totally belong to city: After years of delay, state land transfer could be wrapped within a year
• Scotts Valley to discuss adopting plan to allow homeowners to build on sensitive habitat
• Santa Cruz's Plantronics reports "healthy" Q1, bets heavily on emerging market
• Senior advocate Tom Reefe retires after 40 years of service
• UCSC researchers peer below the surface of living tissue
• Monterey, San Benito counties have highest percentage of undocumented immigrants in state
• California Dreaming: Runner's shooting for the moon
• Broadway residents come home to find burglar in their shower
• Hit-and-run driver breaks gas pipe on Walnut Avenue
• NHS skateboards launches Simpsons-themed line
• Watsonville man drowns in Arroyo Seco River
• Coast Lines: Aug. 2, 2011: Public forum on SmartMeters Wednesday at Louden Nelson
• Star-Spangled Belter: Santa Cruz's Joe Ferrara celebrates 30th year singing the national anthem at Giants games
• SC golfer Cory McElyea qualifies for US Amateur
• As You See It, Aug. 2, 2011: Not top of pyramid? C'mon
• Best Bets, Aug. 2, 2011: Blues guitarist swings into Moe's Alley
• Hits and Misses: Aug. 2, 2011
• Prepping for National Night Out, SWAT vehicles get a little elbow grease
• Dominican chips in for fresh food loan program: Hospital's parent company gives $2.5M for sustainability initiative
• Cabrillo Board approves $1.4 million in cuts
• UC Santa Cruz office honored for sustainable green habits
• Alleged meth dealer from Scotts Valley arrested
• Three stabbed in less than 24 hours in Watsonville
• Prosecutors: Suspect kicked Stow unconscious; new details of beating revealed as news of witness' death spreads
• Prepping for National Night Out, SWAT vehicles get a little elbow grease
• Suspected getaway driver ID'd in Watsonville shopping center shooting
• Hollister man arrested for attempted rape in South County strawberry field
• Cops and Courts: Aug. 2, 2011
• Business Digest: Aug. 2, 2011
• Sara Cole testifies teen sexually assaulted her
• Fire reported at vacant house in Boulder Creek
• House catches fire on Cottage Avenue in Felton
• Dominican chips in for fresh food loan program: Hospital's parent company gives $2.5M for sustainability initiative
• Prosecutors: Suspect kicked Stow unconscious; new details of beating revealed as news of witness' death spreads
• UC Santa Cruz office honored for sustainable green habits
• Cabrillo board approves $1.4 million in cuts
• San Ramon woman dies in fall from Half Dome at Yosemite
• Prepping for National Night Out, sheriff's SWAT vehicles get a little elbow grease
• Most Wanted escapee arrested in Watsonville
• WWII grenade found at homeless shelter, transient arrested
• 'At-risk' teen found squatting in house
• Big raise scheduled in UCSC's horticulture apprenticeship fee
• Insurers must offer free birth control to women
• Watsonville gang member identified as suspected getaway driver in fatal shooting
• Prosecutors: Suspect kicked unconscious Giants fan
• Hollister man arrested for attempted rape in south county strawberry field
• Debt plan's spending cuts to have little or no immediate economic impact
• Alleged meth dealer from Scotts Valley arrested
• SV's Erlin traded from Texas Rangers to San Diego Padres
• Two men stabbed in separate cases in Watsonville overnight
• Reader Poll: Who wins with the proposed debt deal?
• Jim Seimas: Soccer players should pick school over club, for sport's sake
• Leadership camp sees an increase in international students
• Dinner fundraiser helps the homeless get back on track
• Cops and Courts, Aug. 1, 2011: Three men found with loaded gun
• Thousands flock to Moss Landing to hunt for antiques
• Santa Cruz County Stories, Jennifer Taylor Daniels: Local singer/educator brings her own roots to 'Hairspray"
• Best Bets, August 1: Globe Theater Shakespeare in Santa Cruz
• As You See It, Aug. 1, 2011: Nice to see deli, coffee shop reviews
• Greg Caput, county board's newest member, is also its leading dissident
• Car rollover jams Highway 1
• Sides 'really, really close' to debt deal
• Watsonville police: Car search turns up stolen gun, 3 arrested
• Parolee arrested with stolen goods, meth at Santa Cruz motel
• Fireplace sparks Santa Cruz house fire
• PV water officials finish $11 million refund effort: 2007 court ruling forced repayment of fees
• Ukuleles Gone Wild: Summer series draws enthusiasts for fun, camaraderie
• Chalk artist brings her version of 500-year-old painting to life at Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz
• Watsonville High School student attends national leadership summit
• Family returns from good will trip to East Africa
• Former UC Santa Cruz student Oran Hesterman publishes book on sustainable food system for all
• Cops and courts: July 31, 2011: Police arrest two men on drug, firearms charges
• People in Business: July 31, 2011
• Name Dropping, July 31, 2011: World War II scrapbook surfaces at Sentinel
• Celebrations, July 31, 2011: Nunn-Bruckner
• Pertussis vaccine awaits 11,000 seventh-grade through 12th-grade students in Santa Cruz County
• Fruits of labor: The Watsonville Strawberry Festival gears up for 2011
• Dominican's Team in Training gets a running start
• United Way Stuffs the Bus: Third annual event collects school supplies for low income, homeless students in Santa Cruz County
• Santa Cruz County observances set Tuesday for National Night Out
• Male stabbed in gang-related attack in Watsonville, police report
• New CTV program focuses on the world of art, tech
• Education Digest: July 31, 2011
• Coast Lines: July 31, 2011
• Harry Domash, Online Investing: Markets await decision on debt limit crisis
• Best Bets, June 31: The Three Musketeers in the redwoods
• Births: Sutter, July 15-24
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: Idealize your partner to be happier in your marriage
• As We See It: Gang violence cycle continues
• Police investigate Friday's Watsonville stabbing as gang motivated
• Street painter brings her version of 500-year-old painting to life in chalk at Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz
• Police in Santa Cruz search for vandalism suspects
• Ukuleles Gone Wild: Summer series draws enthusiasts for fun, camaraderie
• Pajaro Valley water officials conclude $11 million refund effort: 2007 court ruling forced repayment of fees
• Pertussis vaccine awaits 11,000 seventh-grade through 12th-grade students in Santa Cruz County
• A soccer tug-o-war: Breakers Academy club team rule could keep top players off Santa Cruz County high school teams
• United Way Stuffs the Bus: Third annual event collects school supplies for low income, homeless students in Santa Cruz County
• Santa Cruz County observances set Tuesday for National Night Out
• Two men arrested on drug, firearms charges in Watsonville
• Santa Cruz County family returns from African adventure
• Watsonville High School student attends national leadership summit
• Man arrives at Watsonville police station after stabbing
• Democrat Monning on Senate run: I'm [almost] in
• Changing what college students eat, one dining hall at a time
• Suspect in Watsonville stabbing evades police
• Second Harvest celebrates headquarters completion: Building project expands nonprofit's capacity to feed the hungry
• Tina Baine, DIY: Turning consumers into creators -- MakersFactory soon to open in Santa Cruz
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Loads of late summer fun on tap for gardeners
• Shell flowers reward Watsonville gardener's patience
• UCSC Farm hosts afternoon course on summer pruning
• Man faces murder charges in Seattle two months after release from Santa Cruz County Jail
• Habitat restoration improves chances for rare salamander
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: How fast will sea level rise?
• Cops and Courts: July 30, 2011: Bicyclist injured at BMX park
• Coast Lines: July 30, 2011
• Get Growing: Cordylines offer lush look
• Injuries from traffic accident lead to dismissal of charges against Pajaro Valley High School teacher
• Home and Garden Digest, July 30, 2011: Monterey Bay Iris Society sale ahead
• County's Sandhills plan could make additions easier for thousands
• Capitola man critically injured at Santa Cruz skate park
• Obituaries, July 30, 2011: Serpa
• Best Bets, June 30: Make music under the redwoods
• Faith Digest, July 30, 2011: Elegant Treasures supports Inner Light Ministries
• As You See It, July 30, 2011: Show the other side of homelessness
• Laina Farhat-Holzman: Some people choose bad bedfellows for their summer vacation
• Democrat Monning on Senate run: I'm [almost] in
• Man faces murder charges in Seattle two months after release from Santa Cruz County Jail
• Coastal agency staff recommends La Bahia plan in Santa Cruz: Report requests program for low-cost rooms
• Changing what college students eat, one dining hall at a time
• Swanton Berry Farm's Cochran has hand in plan for regional farming, food distribution system
• Santa Cruz County's Sandhills plan could make additions easier for thousands
• Habitat restoration improves chances for rare salamander
• Second Harvest celebrates headquarters completion in Watsonville: Project expands nonprofit's capacity to feed hungry
• Sex crime charges against Pajaro Valley High teacher dismissed due to severe injures suffered in traffic accident
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: How fast will sea level rise?
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• Watsonville stabbing suspect accused of evading police
• Huge pot bust in Northern California national forest
• 'Gopher bomb' sparks fire in vacant Soquel cottage
• Capitola man in critical condition after skateboard accident in Santa Cruz
• Father killed cancer patient son, then himself in home near Los Gatos, officials say
• Litigation, loss of sponsors threaten charity rodeo: Deputies group seeks seed money benefit
• Scotts Valley man helps tackle unruly brothers ordered off plane in Miami
• Capitola exploring expansion of village 'No Skateboarding Zone'
• Storied 45-year history ends at Autorella
• County Dems elect Richelle Noroyan as new party chair
• Police looking for person of interest in Saturday evening homicide
• Assault, burglary conviction in Boulder Creek Easter Seals raid
• Santa Cruz police officer, family mourn K-9 partner's passing
• Friend remembers Ben Lomond priest, longtime local resident
• Redistricting maps unveiled: Citizen commission will vote on maps today
• Attorney: Mental illness plagued Santa Cruz wrong-way driving suspect
• Agencies to collaborate once more on gang prevention: Criminal Justice Council will focus on youth intervention
• Good June weather boosts West Marine sales
• Business Digest: July 29, 2011
• As You See It, July 29, 2011: Let motel owners pay for own fixes
• As We See It: Santa Cruz, together again
• Scotts Valley man helps tackle brothers ordered off plane in Miami
• Storied 45-year history ends at Autorella
• Hit-and-run suspect charged with killing bicyclist due in court
• Westside drug dealer sentenced
• Nearly 100 local Mormons strike out on path to relive their religious history
• Friend remembers Ben Lomond priest, longtime local resident
• Agencies to collaborate once more on gang prevention: Criminal Justice Council will focus on youth intervention
• Santa Cruz police officer, family mourn K-9 partner's passing
• Bonny Doon man follows father's footsteps as Knights of Columbus' 'Worthy Grand Knight'
• Assault, burglary conviction in Boulder Creek Easter Seals raid
• Mental illness plagued Santa Cruz wrong-way driving suspect
• Good June weather boosts West Marine sales
• X-Games: Welcome to the Big Time for Santa Cruz High grad Raven Tershy
• 2 men accused of attacking pilot on flight bound for San Francisco
• Police looking for person of interest in Saturday evening drive-by shooting in Watsonville parking lot
• Talk Giants: March to the pennant 2011
• Richelle Noroyan named Santa Cruz County Democratic Party chair
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: July 28, 2011: Garnica, Delfino, Banks, Casillas, Almeida
• Defendant in Santa Cruz wrong-way fatal crash pleads not guilty
• Eshoo leads Democratic push for campaign finance reform
• Cops and Courts: July 28, 2011
• As You See It, July 28, 2011: No new off-leash areas needed
• Obituaries, July 28, 2011: Christensen, Maupin
• Teen in pond crash had bright future on North Coast farm
• Alleged gangster's wife recants testimony during homicide trial
• State poll: Support for offshore oil drilling grows
• Defense pokes holes in witness' testimony in Felix Street murder trial
• Friends, family say goodbye to Houghton family
• County water manager: Transfers can't replace desal
• U Dock replacement under way
• Docs, mental health providers look for better ways to serve young people at meeting in Aptos
• Santa Clara cop convicted of supplying police info to Live Oak Hells Angel
• Coast Lines: July 28, 2011
• Ann Thiermann's new downtown mural depicts what Santa Cruz looked and felt like 100 years ago
• Theater review: Great performances make 'Hairspray' magical
• The mind-boggling tricks of 'Comedy of Errors"
• Mary McCaslin: Ashwin Batish, the master of 'Raga Rock' plays DQ's
• Shakespeare Santa Cruz's 'Musketeers' will leave you breathless
• Writers get a shot to impress at 'Pitchapalooza"
• Business Digest: July 28, 2011
• SPCA Pet of the Week: Check out Olive Oyl, Cherry, Tangerine
• SCCAS Pet of the Week: Perry has lots of spunk
• As We See It: Homeless survey offers insight
• Farmworker union leader Richard Chavez dies
• Five arrested after high-speed chase in Watsonville after bailing from car outside police station
• Teen in pond crash had bright future on North Coast farm, family says
• Defense shows holes in witness' testimony in Felix Street murder trial
• Two arrested by gang investigators in Watsonville
• Suspected prowler arrested in Santa Cruz
• Alleged gangster's wife recants testimony during homicide trial
• Capitola to review skateboarding regulations
• Friends, family say goodbye to Houghton family
• Census and survey figures dispel myth that homeless are moving to Santa Cruz County
• Eshoo leads Democratic push for campaign finance reform
• Docs, mental health providers look for better ways to serve young people at meeting in Aptos
• Wharf to Wharf 2011 top 100 results
• County water manager: Transfers can't replace desal
• U Dock replacement under way
• Santa Clara cop convicted of supplying police info to Live Oak Hells Angel
• Reports: Giants close to landing Beltran
• Wharf to Wharf: Organizers will look to smooth the bumps for next year's race
• Man sentenced for downtown encounters
• Santa Cruz City Council weighs Ocean Street plan, motel facelift spending: Plans designed to spruce up tourism sector
• County Fair finances questioned: Board freezes some spending
• Witness: Murder followed failed chloroform plot in Westside garage
• Santa Cruz City Council OKs studying water swap as desalination debate continues
• Girls Moving Forward mentors kids in intellectual, creative and social abilities
• Teenager stabbed at Brommer Street Park
• South County man who shot father to death in 1982 waived parole
• Watsonville police seize car involved in fatal shooting
• Customers provide input on five-year strategic plan for San Lorenzo Valley Water District
• Coast Lines: July 27, 2011
• Cops and Courts: July 27, 2011
• Obituaries, July 27, 2011: Steiger
• Best Bets, Juny 27, 2011: Omara 'Bombino' moctar rebels at Moe's
• As We See It: Budget woes doom return of off-leash dogs to Lighthouse Field
• As You See It: July 27, 2011
• Business Digest: July 27, 2011
• Damaris Santos-Palmer, Kitchen Corners: Beat the sugar high with homemade popsicles
• Back Burner, July 27, 2011: Dinner coming to Hole in the Wall in Aptos
• Donna Maurillo, In the Kitchen: Grilled cheese for lunch, fajitas for dinner
• Ann Parker, Restaurant Review: Garden Deli is a hidden Eden
• Stacey Vreeken, Wine Press: Storrs one of first to make wines exclusively from Santa Cruz County fruit
• Secrets of salsa: Fresh ingredients and balance of elements key
• Santa Cruz City Council OKs studying environmental review for Ocean Street plan, motel facelift spending
• Witness: Murder followed failed chloroform plot in Santa Cruz garage
• Teen cyclist hit by car in Santa Cruz
• County's homeless population soars 22 percent in two years
• Man sentenced for downtown encounters
• Name the Marine Mammal Center's 10,000th rescued sea lion
• County Fair finances questioned: Board freezes some spending
• Santa Cruz City Council OKs studying water swap as desalination debate continues
• Report of man with gun on Blaine Street turns out to be false; woman arrested for making wrongful claim
• Man arrested for shooting deer illegally near Mount Madonna County Park
• Customers provide input on five-year strategic plan for San Lorenzo Valley Water District
• Girls Moving Forward mentors kids in intellectual, creative and social abilities
• South County man who shot father to death in 1982 waived parole
• Fire erupts at Fairfield plastics plant
• Teen stabbed at Brommer Street Park
• Fire erupts at Fairfield plastics plant
• Watsonville police seize car believed to be involved in Saturday's fatal shooting
• Two teens arrested in Santa Cruz business burglary
• Energy Upgrade California: Program offers home retrofits by certified contractors
• New commander named for Santa Cruz area CHP
• Coast Lines: July 26, 2011
• With reshaped congressional district, Santa Cruz reunified in eyes of redistricting commission
• Watsonville leaders respond to 6 homicides in 2011
• Cal EMA produces disaster documentary
• Analysis finds Watsonville cold-storage building unsound: Cleanup of fire-damaged Apple Growers warehouse building to begin this week
• Arraignment postponed for 2 charged in Giants' fan beating
• Cops and Courts: July 26, 2011
• Obituaries, July 26, 2011: Gray, Mosegaard, Martinez, Miranda
• Consistent but true, weather remains stable for the week
• Karen Delaney, Be the Difference: Flex volunteering makes it easy to make a difference
• Deborah McArthur, Nature Connection: Be on your best behavior
• Watsonville apartment complex sold for $3.2 million
• State lawmakers craft stricter standards for charter schools
• Business Digest: July 26, 2011
• Hits and Misses: July 26, 2011
• As You See It, July 26, 2011: Coastal Commission should approve La Bahia Hotel
• Best Bets, July 26, 2011: Queens of the Stone Age rock the Catalyst
• Two arrested for shooting a deer near Mount Madonna
• 14-year-old Adrian Lemke credited in water rescue of well-known runner: Council to honor teen Tuesday
• State lawmakers craft stricter standards for charter schools
• New commander named for Santa Cruz area CHP
• With reshaped congressional district, Santa Cruz reunified in eyes of redistricting commission
• Watsonville leaders respond to 6 homicides in 2011
• Man struck by motorcycle recovers
• Arraignment postponed for 2 charged in Giants' fan beating
• Cal EMA produces disaster documentary: Video shows impact of March storms
• Netflix braces for growth slowdown, stock plunges
• Consistent but true, weather remains stable for the week
• Analysis finds Watsonville cold-storage building unsound: Cleanup of fire-damaged Apple Growers warehouse building to begin this week
• Energy Upgrade California: Program offers home retrofits by certified contractors
• Slide show: Giants visit Barack Obama at the White House
• Suspect in Oslo killings isolated; Norway mourns the 76 who died
• Herhold: The cost of a bad arrest
• Watsonville apartment complex sold for $3.2 million
• Arraingment postponed for 2 charged in Giants' fan beating
• Talk to us: Is your family struggling to pay ever-increasing tuition at a state school?
• Couples wed on first day gay marriage is legal in N.Y.
• Los Gatos mom injured by drunken driver in 2007 accused of sex act with teen
• Wharf to Wharf 2011: A YouTube collection including two wedding proposals
• Traffic snarled on northbound Highway 17 north of Summit
• Video: Sights and sounds of Wharf to Wharf 2011
• 39th annual Wharf to Wharf race notes: Scotts Valley's Heron wins trip to New Zealand
• 39th annual Wharf to Wharf: Oakland's Lewy Boulet cruises to women's title
• 39th annual Wharf to Wharf: Kenyan Kipruto off the couch, into the winner's circle in American debut
• UCSC professor explores ways to engage public in government
• Target parking lot homicide victim was from Prunedale, police say
• Santa Cruz County Stories, Allan B. Allen: Architectural illustrator captures the history of Santa Cruz
• Street Smarts: Hwy 1/Salinas Road project hits detour
• Cops and Courts: July 25, 2011: Man hurt in fall near water hole
• Setting It Straight: July 25, 2011
• Praiseworthy: July 25, 2011: VCUM grateful for all the help
• Best Bets, July 25, 2011: Edmar Castaneda Trio
• Coast Lines: July 25, 2011
• Investigators: Victim in fatal Target parking lot shooting was from Prunedale
• Director says this year's race was one of the fastest in 39 years
• 39th annual Wharf to Wharf: Aptos grad Gotcher hoping race is springboard for Olympics
• Slide show: Wharf to Wharf 2011
• Silas Kipruto of Kenya wins 2011 Wharf to Wharf; Gotcher fourth overall
• Video: 2011 leaders take off at the Wharf to Wharf
• Derby Girls: Boardwalk Bombshells break the Heartless Heathers
• Redevelopment program would spruce up motels: Ocean Street Draft Plan also on Tuesday's council agenda
• Hope Services, Cruzio partner for e-waste collection event in Santa Cruz
• Funky Dosage triumphs in Teen Battle of the Bands in Santa Cruz
• Aptos man nears halfway mark of cross-country run
• San Lorenzo Valley Water District to host meetings on first strategic plan
• 60 years of blood drives: American Red Cross celebrates relationship with Watsonville community
• Watsonville resident, 90, receives honorary college degree
• Cops and courts: July 24, 2011: Man struck by motorcycle
• Best Bets, July 24, 2011: 39th annual Wharf to Wharf Race
• Name Dropping, July 24, 2011: The wheel turns at a coastal farm birthday
• Celebrations, July , 2011: Evans-Rieber, Jacobs celebrate 65 years
• People in Business: July 24, 2011
• Locally and across the state, redevelopment borrowing pace quickens
• Monterey Bay Birding Festival takes flight
• Neighbors voice concerns over installation of artificial turf at Branciforte Middle School
• Education Digest: July 24, 2011
• Coast Lines: July 24, 2011
• Dan Harper: Why you should move from the San Joaquin Valley to live here
• Births, July 24, 2011: Sutter, June 22-July 14
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: The key to understanding yourself and your mate
• Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: Knee replacement worth the anxiety
• Jeffrey Scharf, Everybody's Business: Challenging the Commerce Clause
• As We See It: End of don't ask, don't tell brings gays in the military closer to equality
• Police: One dead in shooting at Watsonville Target store
• Man struck by motorcycle in Boulder Creek
• Redevelopment program would spruce up motels: Ocean Street Draft Plan also on Tuesday's council agenda
• Dog lovers make renewed pitch for Lighthouse Field
• Redevelopment agencies - both state and local - up borrowing before end, records show
• San Lorenzo Valley Water District to host meetings on first strategic plan
• Aptos man nears halfway mark of cross-country run
• 60 years of blood drives: American Red Cross celebrates relationship with Watsonville on Monday
• Coast Lines: July 23, 2011
• Cops and Courts: July 23, 2011
• Scotts Valley teen identified as water crash victim
• Santa Cruz County unemployment 11.5 percent in June
• Obituaries, July 23, 2011: Tester, Miranda
• Slew of local events could slow traffic in Santa Cruz County this weekend
• Cleaning up: Crews spruce up Pajaro Valley schools
• Santa Cruz concert crosses spiritual backgrounds
• Salinas cowboy itching to get back in the saddle
• Obituaries, July 23, 2011: Tester, Miranda
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: From Jack O'Neill's hot air balloons to an ocean classroom
• Scotts Valley teen identified as water crash victim
• Santa Cruz County unemployment 11.5 percent in June
• Cops and Courts: July 23, 2011
• Slew of local events could slow traffic in Santa Cruz County this weekend
• Cleaning up: Crews spruce up Pajaro Valley schools
• Santa Cruz concert crosses spiritual backgrounds
• Salinas cowboy itching to get back in the saddle
• Coast Lines: July 23, 2011
• Business Digest: July 23, 2011, Chamber plans breakfast meeting
• Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard: From Jack O'Neill's hot air balloons to an ocean classroom
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Loan program revolutionizes how mortgages are paid
• Best Bets, July 23, 2011: 'Westsiders' plays tonight at the Rio
• Get Growing: Silver Spear a unique beauty
• Faith Digest, July 23, 2011: The Ground We Share concert today
• Allie DeArmond, In the Spirit: Ready to roll when disaster strikes
• Home and Garden Digest, July 23, 2011: Free waterwise workshop on tap at Greenspace
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden: Dahlias dazzle in midsummer gardens
• Grey's the new green: Laundry-to-landscape irrigation systems gaining in popularity
• Two charged in Dodger Stadium attack of Santa Cruz's Stow; LAPD exonerates earlier named suspect
• Slew of local events could slow traffic in Santa Cruz County this weekend
• Santa Cruz County unemployment 11.5 percent in June
• Wharf to Wharf cartoon caption contest
• Neighbors voice concerns over installation of artificial turf field at Branciforte Middle School
• Cleaning up: Crews spruce up Pajaro Valley schools
• Unemployment up slightly in Santa Cruz for June, to 11.5 percent
• Scotts Valley teen dies from injuries sustained in car crash into agricultural pond; victim's identity released
• Wharf to Wharf 2011: Information
• Report says pilot in Watsonville crash that killed four nearly pulled out of spiral
• 39th annual Wharf to Wharf: 14-year-old Santa Cruz runner aiming to be youngest to reach top 100
• AP sources: Panetta to OK end of military gay ban
• Longtime UCSC tennis coach Hansen departs
• Longtime Santa Cruz Fire Battalion Chief John Lucchesi retires
• Two new suspects arrested in beating of Santa Cruz Giants fan Bryan Stow, source says
• Capitola's Pacific Coast Manor downsizes daily waste
• Supporters celebrate one-year anniversary of county's 211 system
• Capitola wins $250K grant for hazard mitigation plan
• Cops and Courts: July 22, 2011: Police arrest man with gun
• As You See It: July 22, 2011: Cabrillo market not available to all
• Coast Lines: July 22, 2011
• Santa Cruz's Lighthouse Bank reports profitable quarter
• County education trustees deny Pajaro Valley charter school appeal
• Soquel district plans to reinstate lower K-2 class sizes
• Business Digest: July 22, 2011
• Santa Cruz educators back state crackdown on bullying in cyberspace
• As We See It: We could be the losers in debt ceiling stalemate
• Best Bets, July 22, 2011: 'Hairspray' opens at Cabrillo Stage
• Supporters celebrate one-year anniversary of 2-1-1 system in Santa Cruz County
• County education trustees deny Pajaro Valley charter school appeal
• Two new suspects arrested in beating of Santa Cruz Giants fan Bryan Stow, source says
• Capitola wins $250K grant for hazard mitigation plan
• Longtime Santa Cruz fire battalion chief John Lucchesi retires
• Pajaro Valley water agency approves fee amid legal uncertainty
• Santa Cruz's Lighthouse Bank reports profitable quarter
• Capitola's Pacific Coast Manor downsizes daily waste in effort to keep tons of trash out of the landfill
• Vehicle crashes into water north of Davenport
• Santa Cruz educators back state crackdown on bullying in cyberspace
• After hikers plunge over falls, Yosemite says warning is adequate
• Beaten Giants fan Bryan Stow undergoes emergency surgery
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: July 21, 2011: Montoya, Patton, Gautney, Martinez
• Wanted man with stolen gun arrested on Main Beach in Santa Cruz
• Ratepayers to investigate Lompico, San Lorenzo Valley water merger
• Photo slide show: Space shuttle missions through the years.
• Last space shuttle comes home, ends 30-year era
• SPCA Pet of the week: P is for precious puppies
• SCCAS Pet of the Week: It's pussies galore
• Business Digest: July 21, 2011
• Coast Lines: July 21, 2011
• Cops and Courts: July 20, 2011
• Cabrillo Stage brings back an icon for the nostalgic 'Hairspray'
• Judge denies attempt to block UCSC water expansion
• Summer dreams dashed: Harvey West pool fundraisers set sights on next year
• Scotts Valley agrees to waive fees as Bay Photo waits to close escrow
• Handgun, drugs seized in separate Watsonville arrests
• Best Bets, July 21: Carmel-By-The-Sea mystery reading
• Environmentalists renew push for plastic bag ban in Santa Cruz County
• Cabrillo College nears budget reduction target for 2011-2012
• Obituaries, July 25, 2011: Christenson
• As We See It: Wharf to Wharf race one of the premier events of Santa Cruz County
• As You See It: July 21, 2011
• Marin Alsop looks back on 20 years of magical moments at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
• Shakespeare Santa Cruz ready to roll
• Raging Granny Jan Harwood turns to the murder mystery
• From prog rock to mellow hits with Ambrosia
• Soquel district plans to reinstate lower class sizes for kindergarten to second
• Scotts Valley agrees to waive fees as Bay Photo waits to close escrow
• Santa Cruz County median home price jumps $100,000 to $535,000 in June
• Summer dreams dashed: Harvey West pool fundraisers set sight on next year
• Cabrillo College nears budget reduction target for 2011-2012
• Celeb Pix: What is Samuel L. Jackson wearing?
• Environmentalists renew push for plastic bag ban in Santa Cruz County
• Gang task force arrests two men for gun, drug possession in Watsonville
• Authorities: 3 swept over Yosemite waterfall presumed dead
• Firefighters extinguish fire in Natural Bridges State Park
• Pilot walks away from helicopter crash in lettuce field east of Watsonville
• Santa Cruz County median home price jumps to $535,000 in June, up $100,000 over previous month
• Judge makes preliminary ruling against conservation group's bid to block water extension for UC Santa Cruz growth
• Man suspected of DUI, hit-and-run in Soquel, CHP reports
• Wharf to Wharf race map
• Four arrested in meth bust at Ocean Street hotel
• Chi Pants guy hopes third time's the charm
• Running for Sjogren's and raising awareness: Friends and family to take part in Wharf to Wharf Race
• Business Digest: July 20, 2011
• Cops and Courts: July 20, 2011
• Santa Cruz actor takes big step with film role: Peter Kepler to appear in movie about SF porn industry
• Two rescues near remote beach demonstrate ongoing danger: Men saved in back-to-back incidents this week
• Scotts Valley considers two-tier pension system: New employees would be required to pay into plans
• Grandson of Malcolm X disputes new book on the Muslim leader
• Mild weather to hang around for the weekend
• Scotts Valley to discuss waiving impact fees for Bay Photo as incentive
• A way of life: California's oldest, biggest rodeo starts Thursday
• Obituaries, July 20, 2011: Jacklich, Smith-Bockius
• Coast Lines: July 20, 2011
• Wharf to Wharf to stick to traditional route: Construction delay keeps race on course
• As We See It: UC administrators raises hard to fathom during tough times
• Nostalgic surf
• Grandson of Malcolm X disputes new book on the Muslim leader
• Damaris Santos-Palmer, Kitchen Corners: Sometimes only a sandwich satisfies
• Best Bets, July 20: Nkulee Dube and Ancestree
• In the Bins: Japanese cukes perfect for pickling
• Santa Cruz Mountains Sip of the Week: 2009 Loma Prieta Estate Pinot Noir
• Back Burner, July 20, 2011: Point Market Cafe opens at Pleasure Point
• Restaurant Review, Hula's Island Grill: Plenty of aloha at this downtown gathering spot
• Festival del Nopal: Celebrating and sampling the prickly pear
• Farm fresh to you for 35 years: Aptos Farmers Market still going strong
• Local actor takes a big step with a new film role
• A way of life: California's oldest, biggest rodeo starts Thursday
• Donna Maurillo, Food for Thought: Learning the art of the chocolatier
• Rodeo, Grand Prix expected to draw weekend crowds to Salinas
• Chi Pants guy hopes third time's the charm
• Mild weather to hang around for the weekend
• Scotts Valley to discuss waiving impact fees for Bay Photo as incentive to relocate
• Scotts Valley considers two-tier pension system
• Two rescues near remote beach demonstrate ongoing danger: Men saved in back-to-back incidents
• Contra Costa Teen injured in sand collapse in vegetative state
• Watsonville man calls police, asks to be arrested, then runs away
• Deputy's gun stolen from Scotts Valley home
• Most-wanted man evades Santa Cruz Police
• Santa Cruz Guitar Company celebrates 35 years of tones and artistry
• Live Oak school facility greenest in county
• Santa Cruz police have early success with predictive policing
• Missing windsurfer rescued in waters near San Mateo bridge
• Cops and Courts: July 19, 2011
• Alejo 'deeply disappointed' in executive raises: Legislators keeping an eye on UC compensation
• Coast Lines: July 19, 2011
• Hits and Misses: July 19, 2011
• As You See It: July 19, 2011
• Santa Cruz police have success with predictive policing
• Live Oak school facility greenest in county
• Shotgun slaying marks 4th homicide this year in Watsonville: Detectives looking into connections with earlier slaying
• Fairfield Inn & Suites, which showcases local art, to open Thursday
• Arboretum receives new endowment for student work: Second donation of the year helps stabilize organization
• Car accident blocks Highway 9
• Alejo 'deeply disappointed' in executive raises: Legislators keeping an eye on UC compensation
• Watsonville man beaten, robbed of shoes never levee
• Four arrested in carjacking, crash
• Aptos man cited for DUI on bicycle
• Wharf to Wharf live coverage 2011
• Cisco to eliminate 6,500 jobs
• How to start the toughest conversation of all: Santa Cruz doctor creates living will app for iPad
• Santa Cruz County Stories, Mimi Snowden: Her canvas is the dinner plate -- and beyond
• Street Smarts: Learn to be a defensive driver on a race track
• Cops and Courts: July 18, 2011: Grass fire extinguished on upper Westside
• Praiseworthy: July 18, 2011
• 22-year-old shot dead in Watsonville
• Best Bets, July 18: Timbalero Pete Escovedo at the Kuumbwa
• Japanese culture and history take stage at Obon Festival in Watsonville
• Twenty-two-year-old man shot, killed in Watsonville late Saturday night
• Hundreds flock to 19th annual Day on the Beach at Cowell Beach
• 'Experience Clay' offers workshops, activities, artist demonstrations
• Wallace Baine, Baine Street: Your brain deserves a good workout too
• Boulder Creek Recreation & Park District seeks community members for advisory committees
• Name Dropping, July 17, 2011: All's swell on the Dirt Farm
• Celebrations, July 17, 2011: Lang-Smith, Hoover-Hackett, Murphy-Keithly, Fuchser-Esteban, Walsh-Evans
• Births, July 17, 2011: Dominican, July 6-10; Sutter, July 1-7
• Dan Harper: The mistake of intemperate language
• Offra Gerstein, Relationship Matters: How to increase the likelihood of fidelity in your marriage
• Harry Domash, Online Investing: Tracking an investment strategy
• Best Bets, July 17, 2011: Art and Music at Capitola Beach
• Capitola author publishes her first mystery novel
• Cops and courts: July 17, 2011
• Education Digest: July 17, 2011
• California Rodeo Salinas rides on: Event marks 101st year
• As You See It: July 17, 2011
• As We See It: Barring a dramatic about-face, city of Santa Cruz will fall into two congressional districts
• Hundreds flock to 19th annual Day on the Beach at Cowell Beach
• Community mourns death of Houghton family at service in Aptos
• Boulder Creek Recreation & Park District seeks community members for advisory committees
• 'Experience Clay' offers workshops, activities, artist demonstrations
• California Rodeo Salinas rides on: Event marks 101st year
• Capitola author publishes her first mystery novel
• UC Santa Cruz professor's paper examines predator influence on ecosystems
• What to do when you decide your gophers must go
• CHP class in Santa Cruz teaches driver safety to young drivers
• Faith Digest, July 16, 2011: New pastor arrives at St. Andrew Presbyterian
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Sorting out the pieces of the rise in sea level
• Get Growing: Euphorbias easy and beautiful
• Brookdale Lodge owner faces court date on fraud, health and safety violations
• State agency finds city mailer violated political ethics rule: Mayor Ryan Coonerty calls misstep an 'honest mistake'
• Home and Garden Digest, July 16, 2011: La Selva Beach hosts Art, Antique and Craft Faire
• Watsonville 'Harry Potter' showing fades to black -- too soon
• Best Bets, July 16: Queen Ifrica and Tony Rebel
• Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing: 25 more vouchers awarded to Santa Cruz County
• Santa Cruz County of the future: Hotel, convention center, green tech, research, or what?
• Business Digest: July 16, 2011
• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Today's mortgage requirements are reasonable
• Coast Lines: July 16, 2011
• Cops and Courts: July 16, 2011: Bomb squad detonates box near pizza restaurant
• Obituaries, July 16, 2011: Orey
• Laina Farhat-Holzman: Heavy lies the head that wears the Saudi crown
• Watsonville man fatally shot by police struggled with paranoia, family says
• Santa Cruz County of the future: Hotel, convention center, green tech, research, or what?
• Brookdale Lodge owner faces court date on fraud, health and safety violations
• CHP class in Santa Cruz teaches driver safety to young drivers
• Another top News Corp executive, Dow Jones CEO Les Hinton, resigns
• Comerica Challenger: Bozoljac employs unorthodox methods to squeak out win; Top seed Kunitsyn keeps title hunt alive
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows II midnight showing interrupted near climax in Watsonville; Police called and movie resumes
• Rate Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II
• Santa Cruz County's Most Wanted: July 14, 2011: Contreras, Connally, Tapueluelu, Geronimo, Nelson
• Santa Cruz to be split into congressional districts; Dividing line weaves through downtown