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'We Are Santa Cruz' is a Video Art Project That Puts You in the Movie
Volunteers will be filmed 2 p.m.- 9 p.m. Friday at the Civic Auditorium
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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Los Lobos Puts Out a Film From its Sold-Out Santa Cruz Show
The band answers questions from fans at its Moe's Alley show.
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Ask a Cop: Can I Openly Carry A Mace Gun?
It's legal, but not advisable, says Santa Cruz Police Deputy Chief Steve Clark. If contacted by police, drop it and step away.
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Can I Openly Carry A Mace Gun?
It's legal, but not advisable, says Santa Cruz Police Deputy Chief Steve Clark. If contacted by police, drop it and step away.
Brad Kava, Patch Staff
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Santa Cruz Sea Lion Bumping to Funk and Disco
Santa Cruz marine biologists say this sea lion is the first non-human mammal to learn to keep a beat.
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Photo of the Day: Spring Perfection Hit Last Week
For one or two days you get sheer perfection.
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Santa Cruz County Health Offers New Model for Needle Exchange
The new program will require a one-to-one exchange of needles at the Health Center at 1070 Emeline Ave.
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Photo of the Day: Get Your Poems on an Old School Computer
Kevin Devaney writes poems on the spot and types them on Pacific Avenue.
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Alleged Rape Victim Hired Man to Beat Her in Return for Sex, D.A. Says
Morgan Triplett, 20, from UC Santa Barbara took out two ads on Craigslist: one asking someone to shoot her in the shoulder; the other asking to be beaten in exchange for sex.
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Her Show Canceled, Michelle Shocked Shows up at Moe's Anyway
Shocked, who wrote on a whiteboard, made a protest statement claiming that her side of the story about her reported gay rant in San Francisco two weeks ago, wasn't told.
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Santa Cruz School District Will Reopen Natural Bridges Elementary School
In response to growing student population, the school will be reopened and the country's seventh best high school, Pacific Collegiate, will be evicted.
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Last Minute to Get On It and Get a Bonnet
The Hat Company of Santa Cruz has some great Easter bonnets at affordable prices.
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New Beach Zipline and Start of a Coaster as Boardwalk Tunes Up for Spring Break
The Beach Boardwalk has some cool new things for spring.
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Photo of the Day: Hopeless in Santa Cruz
Sometimes public behavior is just appalling. Post your examples here.
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Your Guide to Free Parking Downtown
Here's the map of downtown lots...print and save.
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Only One More Month for the Last Free Parking Garage in Downtown Santa Cruz
The River/Front Garage, just behind Wells Fargo, is getting gates, cameras and a parking attendant.
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Hundreds March on City Hall to Ask for Relief From Crime, Litter, Unruly Homeless Camps
The movement that has been percolating around Santa Cruz showed up at City Hall to encourage responses from elected officials to the growing filth and crime in the city.
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Man Arrested for Making Bomb Threat at Congressman Sam Farr's Office Monday
Stephen Brown, 72, reportedly told someone in Sam Farr's office that he intended to blow up the county building.
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Warriors Honor Fallen Santa Cruz Police Officers
"Nothing will ever be placed above them in this building," said team president Jim Weyermann, of the jerseys made in tribute to Santa Cruz Police officers Sgt. Loran "Butch" Baker and Det. Elizabeth Butler.
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