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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?
Sailboats have been coming into the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor all week from all over the world to race in an international event. Local inventor Philippe Kahn is a champion.
The beaches were deserted. Santa Cruz might as well have been a remote island. But the water was almost Hawaii warm. No wetsuit required.
The star of TV's 'X Factor' played with a host of other big name musicians. For a night Santa Cruz felt like Hollywood.
Santa Cruz Police are looking for witnesses to a hit-and-run accident in which a pedestrian was thrown 20 feet by a car.
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Heavy trucks tore up concrete in one day and were getting the ground ready for a foundation at Front Street behind Wheel Works and below Beach HIll.
It will definitely fly over the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Discovery Museum in San Jose. Santa Cruz is in between.
It will definitely fly over the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Discovery Museum in San Jose. Santa Cruz is in between.
It will definitely fly over the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Watsonville is in between.
Who needs TV? You have our own version of 'Jersey Shore' right here. Just take a bench and listen.
It will definitely fly over the Monterey Bay Aquarium and parts of the Bay Area. Santa Cruz is in between.
This refurbished hotel is the start of the Ocean Street redevelopment and it's both original and an homage to the spirit of Santa Cruz.
In the car with him was a 20-year-old woman and 18-month-old baby.
Mission Hill Creamery has softly opened its second retail store, this time on Pacific Avenue. The formal opening will be Oct. 5.
These two rings were recovered after a car chase and police want you to claim them.
Santa Cruz movers and shakers hooked up at TEDx at Cabrillo Saturday.
Santa Cruz movers and shakers hooked up at TEDx at Cabrillo Saturday.
Make this holiday special with these traditional recipes and share some of your favorites.
Make this holiday special with these traditional recipes and share some of your favorites.
