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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?
Saturday's playoff game against the Green Bay Packers is huge for the San Francisco 49ers, a team that has struggled long and hard to get back into serious contention.
Winter-blend gasoline, which kicked in early this year, can lower a car's mileage. What's it doing for yours?
Only in Santa Cruz can you see people bring their own tightropes and start walking like it's the circus.
Weather forecasters say a cold front is headed down from Canada. Freeze and frost alerts may be sent out for the North Valleys and South Bay.
The radio host who is heard nightly on some Bay Area stations rants on national TV after his arrest. If you've never heard him, watch the above video. It's all you need to know.
Winter-blend gasoline, which kicked in early this year, can lower a car's mileage. What's it doing for yours?
The talk show host who helped make Napa "chalker" Amy Larson a media celebrity rants on national TV after his arrest.
Winter-blend gasoline, which kicked in early this year, can lower a car's mileage. What's it doing for yours?
Have you noticed that you need to fill up the tank more often lately? And that you're getting fewer miles per gallon? You can thank, or blame, winter blend gasoline.
Calls for service and arrests were up significantly the past year.
Winter blend gasoline, which kicked in early this year, can lower a car's mileage. What's it doing for yours?
Winter-blend gasoline, which kicked in early this year, can lower a car's mileage. What's it doing for yours?
The body was found at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
Winter-blend gasoline, which kicked in early this year, can lower a car's mileage. What's it doing for yours?
This isn't about lifting tractor tires or looking like someone in a magazine, but about building the body to stay strong and healthy every day.
Santa Cruz Police recovered a bike and are seeking the owner
The two women fled, were spotted, and hauled back to jail New Year's Eve.
Mark Hummel has been touring with a legion of great harmonica players yearly...but this year's model also features some incredible guitar.
Winter blend gasoline, which kicked in early this year, can lower a car's mileage. What's it doing for yours?
Winter blend gasoline, which kicked in late last year, can lower a car's mileage. What's it doing for yours?
