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Santa Cruz Police Seek Help Identifying Shotgun Robber Saturday
Santa Cruz Police released these pictures from the holdup of a convenience store Saturday night.
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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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Want to go to the Presidential Inauguration? Here's a Form for Tickets
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo is accepting applications for inauguration tickets. The link is below.
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Highway 9 Detoured and Backed Up After Car Hits Electric Pole
The road was already under construction there. Traffic is worse today.
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Where is This in Santa Cruz?
I bet school kids know the answer, if grownups don't.
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Follow Up: More Drugs, Needles, Debris and Hazards Along Beach Saturday
After a cleanup, there are still caches of drugs and paraphernalia at Collins Cove.
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Veteran's Day Closings in Santa Cruz
All city and county offices are closed for this federal holiday honoring the country's veterans.
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What Can One Man Do? Surfer's YouTube Video Gets Action at City Hall
Santa Cruz Surf School owner Dylan Greiner was disgusted with what he saw in the caves at Collin's Cove by Cowell's Beach. He reported it to the city, but nada. Then, he put it on YouTube and posted it to groups such as Take Back Santa Cruz a
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Mavericks Surf Season Opens Friday With Ceremony
Jeff Clark said today is a "kickoff to the season and a coming together" of the surfers who hail from as near and far as Pacifica, Southern California, Brazil, Hawaii and South Africa.
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Santa Cruz Police Warn Against Wave of Scams Sweeping the Area
Send us in your wildest scam attempt. Post in the comments below.
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Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures Features Haunted Brookdale Lodge Tonight
The show filmed at the Brookedale Lodge on Highway 9 in July will air on the Travel Channel at 9 p.m.
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Behind the Scenes at Santa Cruz Election Headquarters
After work voting was fairly quiet, but the election headquarters was a blur of activity, answering questions and counting votes.
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Where Do I Vote in Santa Cruz?
Don't forget to vote! Find your poll location and ballot summary in Santa Cruz.
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The Roof is Here: Seven Weeks to go for New Warriors Arena
The ceiling is on the ground. Come Thursday, it should be raised, like a barn.
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Santa Cruz Warriors Draft Picks (Press Release)
Want to be a Santa Cruz Warriors blogger? Can you analyze what these picks might mean? Contact brad.kava@patch.com
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6 Questions for Cynthia Mathews, Running for City Council
This former mayor and council veteran is seeking another term.
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Santa Cruz Photographer Alekz Londos Shoots Sandy Devastation
Got this note from local freelance journalist Alekz Londos, from Brooklyn. Londos has been flying to hurricane and disaster scenes for years. Sometimes he does relief work and sometimes shoots pictures.
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Here's the Way to Watch the Coldwater Classic
Live coverage from a camera on a wire over the surfers.
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Two Big Halloween Busts: Drugs on a Bike Rider; Tripping Out on Ocean Street
Police stopped a man for what looked like a stolen bicycle, but it wasn't. He did, however, have serious drugs. A second man was found spaced out and getting naked on Ocean Street.
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The Best Halloween Costumes Downtown
Crowds were down, about 15,000 instead of the 30,000 that clogged streets years back, and there were a lot of generic costumes...but these ones were the real deal
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VIDEO: Local Nat Young Wins Local Coldwater Classic Trials
The local surfer won the wild card slot with this performance.
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