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Plastic Bag Ban Starts; Get Your Free Reusables
The nonprofit ocean preservation group Save Our Shores helped push through a ban on plastic bags to save the ocean.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
- Santa Cruz, CA
brad.kava@patch.com
408-656-1519
I've loved journalism and Santa Cruz for as long as I can remember. A New York native schooled in Berkeley, my first stop on the West Coast was the smaller city on the bay–the Monterey Bay–and it was love at first sight.
I learned about what it means to cover a community here and to be part of a running dialogue doing a news talk radio show. My perfect life would be sitting on Pacific Avenue and talking to every person who walks by and discovering their story. And, that's my job, basically. What could be better?
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County Plastic Ban Starts Today; Get Your Free Canvas Bags
The nonprofit ocean preservation group Save Our Shores helped push through a ban on plastic bags to save the ocean.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Scotts Valley, CA|News|
Plastic Bag Ban Starts; Get Your Free Reusables
The nonprofit ocean preservation group Save Our Shores helped push through a ban on plastic bags to save the ocean.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
Readers' Choice: Where is the Best Martial Arts Studio in Santa Cruz?
It isn't just about kicks or fighting. Martial Arts are just that, an art, a discipline, a way of study and a path to enlightenment.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
Injured Bicyclist Arrested for DUI
A Sunnyvale man riding a bicycle on East Cliff Drive was struck by a car, and later arrested for allegedly bicycling under the influence of alcohol.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
YouTube Interview with Santa Cruz Man who Saved Woman from Burning House
The Santa Cruz Sentinel's digital reporter Christine Gullickson posted this video interview with the hero who rescued a woman from a burning home Saturday evening.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
Two Arrested for Dealing Cocaine
On top of drug charges, David Hoopai was charged with being a felon and having a stun gun.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
Fire destroys Granny Unit; Victim Saved by Neighbors
The fire at 714 Cayuga St. started at 8:09 p.m.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
Shots Fired Into Apartment; No one Hurt
Shots were fired early Thursday.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
How Irish is Santa Cruz?
The data compiled by City-Data.com shows that of the people who declare an ancestry Irish is a close second to German in Santa Cruz, with almost 13 percent of the population.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
Editor's Notebook: "Journalist" Gets Off Vandalism Charge
Alex Darocy, who taped cardboard up over the windows of the Coast Commercial Bank when it was taken over by members of the Occupy movement, had one charge dropped.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
Friday's Outdoor GLOW Festival Rained Out...But Doubled
The fire art exhibits will be moved to the following Friday, but indoor GLOW exhibits are on for Friday, the 16th.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
Santa Cruz Public Libraries Will Trade Fines for Food
You can lose up to $20 of outstanding fines by bringing in cans of food.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
Chris Rene on the Ellen Show
It's hard to say which Santa Cruz TV singer from last year is having a better year, Chris Rene or James Durbin. Both are doing great.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
Rain-Swelled River Threatens Serious Damage to the Beach Boardwalk Wednesday
The San Lorenzo River took a sharp right turn toward the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and was staved off just before it reached the old wooden sections.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
California Sunshine Week Celebrates Open Records and Open Government
How does Santa Cruz stack up for open records? Have you had trouble finding documents that should be public? You have a right to see just about every document created with your tax dollars.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
SCPD Investigating Anti-Semitic Grafitti at Jewish Cemetery
The symbol was left sometime between Thursday and Sunday.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
Two Transients Arrested for Methamphetamine at Branciforte Creek Path
Police were patrolling the pathway in response to neighbors' complaints about drug deals.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
Indecent Exposure Arrest Downtown
Police arrested a 54-year-old transient at the Front Street parking lot.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
Santa Cruz|News|
Readers' Choice: St. Patrick's Day Celebration Spots
The holiday marks a break from Lenten restrictions and celebrates an Irish saint who brought Catholics and Protestants together. It's a big time to party around Santa Cruz County. Where do you think is the best place to ring it in?
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
