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  • Santa Cruz, CA

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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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Santa Cruz|News|

Council Blasted Over Needles, Homeless, Safety

Dozens of Santa Cruz residents asked the council to do something about their safety, saying they are threatened by drug addicts, crime and a homeless population that comes here from other cities.

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CruzMatik at Moe's Alley Sunday

Here's a video posted by Locked-On Photography from Sunday night's Grind Out Hunger show.

Palo Alto, CA|News|

PAPD Honors Fallen Santa Cruz Officers

HP Pavilion was packed with police from all over California, including Palo Alto, to pay a last tribute to Det. Sgt. Loran "Butch" Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler, who were shot to death last week.

PAPD Honors Fallen Santa Cruz Officers
Santa Cruz|News|

Thousands Salute Slain Santa Cruz Officers

HP Pavilion was packed with police from all over California, there to pay a last tribute to Sgt. Loran "Butch" Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler, who were shot to death last week.

Thousands Salute Slain Santa Cruz Officers