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Weather Advisory Warns of Strong Winds on Highway 1

Scotts Valley Patch

A wind advisory is in place through the morning in many parts of the Bay Area as a storm passes through the region, according to the National Weather Service. The advisory was issued at 10 p.m. Monday night and will be in effect until 10 a.m. this morn... »

Meet Donna Maurillo

Scotts Valley Patch

Scotts Valley Patch: What is your occupation? Donna Maurillo: My seven younger siblings call me a know-it-all, so I try hard to keep up that reputation. But I earn my money as director of communications and technology transfer at the Mineta Transportat... »

Seeing the Forest for the Trees

University of California Santa Cruz's City on a Hill Press

Natural Selection, a site-specific installation by UCSC alumni Katarina Lanfranco, opens in the Sesnon Gallery Feb 2. The piece discusses issues of culture and nativity through a ikebana paper-cut forest. »

The American Red Cross Santa Cruz County Chapter Announces 2012 Heroes Breakfast and Call for Nominations

Santa Cruz Patch Announcements

SANTA CRUZ, CA (January 31, 2012) – The American Red Cross Santa Cruz County Chapter is pleased to announce the 2012 Heroes Breakfast will be held on May 16, 2012 at the historic Cocoanut Grove, on the shore of beautiful Monterey Bay and adjacent to th... »

How Can We Support SC State Parks Marked for Closure?

Scotts Valley Patch

As you cross over the bridge into Henry Cowell State Park in Felton, the sycamores are standing stately but undressed while their fallen leaves compost on the forest floor. During the winter, deciduous trees live in a state of dormancy. But farther up,... »

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Emergency Services Unit Completes Four Operations in January

Police Chief Kevin Vogel

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Can You Help us ID These People?

Police Chief Kevin Vogel

The woman in the green jacket used a stolen credit card from a residential burglary in Santa Cruz. The woman in the black jacket accompanied her at the store. We are asking for your help in identifying either of these people.If you recognize them, plea... »

Get to Know Your Neighborhood: Garfield Neighbors

Police Chief Kevin Vogel

The Santa Cruz Police Department works closely with neighborhood organizations to ensure open lines of communication with our residents. We reached out to one such group, the Garfield Neighbors, to learn more about them. We hope this will be the first ... »

On not writing

Santa Cruz Observer

By TOM HONIG A singer I met several years ago told me that she had grown tired of her voice and even her interpretation of music that she sang. She decided to take a couple years off and just listen to the sounds of others. Only the shampoo bottle in... »

Old Santa Cruz and New Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Observer

By TOM HONIG Pundits from Shel Silverstein to Thomas Carlyle have inveighed about the passage of time. Silverstein: "They're tearing down buildings that I watched them build..." Carlyle: "The illimitable, silent, never-resting thing called Time, rollin... »