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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?
Now you can get a service downtown that was once available only at malls. It's free, but if you choose to donate, the money goes to help people learn to read in Bangladesh.
Police are looking for Trey Powell, 22, 6 feet tall with brown eyes and a buzz cut. He's lived in Scotts Valley and Soquel.
When the Peninsula Open Trust bought the land at the CEMEX plant by Davenport, they had no idea it held one of the longest caves in California.
This was the view Monday, as crews hustle to make deadline.
Check this slide show of Dustin Moore preparing for his MMA fight in Santa Cruz last week.
A local veterinarian was inspired to help raise funds for the Santa Cruz Police canine unit and the dogs are quickly being snapped up.
These are some of the places the homeless people in Santa Cruz call home. A 51-year-old man was beaten to death here Friday.
Santa Cruz Police are still looking for one suspect and have arrested five in the beating death of a homeless man.
Santa Cruz Police arrested one man Saturday night and a man and woman Sunday in connection with the death of a 51-year-old found in an illegal campsite near Depot Park.
The unidentified homeless man is the third murder victim this year in Santa Cruz.
Train enthusiasts and railroad owners Ed and Peggy Ellis have 10 holiday trains worldwide this year; Santa Cruz Patch has coverage of one of them.
Grammy award winners Trout Fishing in America provide the music and the luxurious train has some other surprises for the hundreds of people who scooped up first day tickets. It will be a regular weekend route after the ribbons are cut Saturday.
Santa Cruz Police are looking for three men who pepper sprayed clerks and fled in a stolen Audi A7.
Black Friday is too often associated with a four-letter word....mall. Patch wants to help you shop downtown without having to worry about a free place to park.
Buy one holiday drink, get one free for a friend, November 15-18 from 2-5 p.m.
The Pirate Carrying a Mermaid Optical Illusion has been named Patch's Halloween Costume in America. Its creator -- and wearer -- will receive a $5,000 prize for having the most creative and innovative costume.
Boats went out loaded with traps Thursday for the start of crab season.
The television crew from New York was looking for a place to watch an auction. Funny, how they all end up in Santa Cruz.
Halfway through the construction, workers have a canvas roof and structures holding it up. The first nationally televised game is Feb. 23.
Santa Cruz has always been a hotbed of debate. Now, it's spread to the Internet.
