Counties Get Money For Migrant Education Nov 21, 2008
Santa Cruz, Monterey Counties Awarded More Than $800K ... Santa Cruz and Monterey counties were among 22 counties in California awarded funds to help raise literacy among the children of migrant families ... Santa Cruz County was awarded $303,165 for the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. (KSBW 8, CA)
Five more moths found Nov 21, 2008
In 2007, CDFA ordered hundreds of square miles across Monterey and Santa Cruz counties to be sprayed with an aerial pheromone, which they said was completely harmless to humans. However in the days following the spray, hundreds of people reported respiratory ailments and trouble breathing, bees disappeared from lavender farms and birds turned up dead. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Teens clean up cigarette butts Nov 21, 2008
Since then, Santa Monica, Huntington Beach, Venice Beach, Marina Del Rey, Malibu, Santa Cruz, Capitola, Santa Barbara and others have followed suit. The Daily Triplicate is published Tuesday through Saturday in Crescent City, California by. (Daily Triplicate)
Sealed Memo in Spy Case Sees Light -- Briefly Nov 20, 2008
Still, in preparation for sentencing Friday, Santa Cruz, Calif. solo Paul Meltzer asked Northern District of California Judge James Ware to seal Ye's entire sentencing memo. (Law.com)
UC to trim freshman enrollment if budget nixed Nov 20, 2008
"We are approaching the point of diminishing returns," said UC Santa Cruz Chancellor George Blumenthal. Marye Anne Fox, chancellor of UC San Diego, said the world-renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography was in a "precarious position.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
> Bay Area community banks hoard cash, bracing for tough times Nov 20, 2008
Valley Community Bank, based in Pleasanton and with offices in San Ramon, Livermore, Santa Cruz and San Jose, posted third-quarter earnings of $353,000, down 44 percent from $626,000 in the year-ago period. The bank significantly increased its provision for future loan losses, setting aside $240,000 in the third quarter from $35,000 a year ago. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Trains, bikes and buses on local list Nov 19, 2008
About two dozen residents from across the Cochise and Santa Cruz region saw more public transit, light-rail, walking, biking and other alternative transportation as an important part of future transportation ... Maps of the three scenarios for the Cochise and Santa Cruz focus area are available at the Building a Quality Arizona Web site. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Ailing businesses fear plan to boost taxes Nov 19, 2008
"It's a rape of small businesses," said Beverly Swanson, 58, owner of One Double Oh Seven Club ng Parlour in Santa Cruz. "This is going to cost jobs. The first thing that people cut in tough economic times is eating out and things like that; to force a new tax will just make it even more difficult.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Devices research confab spots nanotech for bio Nov 19, 2008
Earlier work at the University of California, Santa Cruz, showed with 60 implanted electrodes. While much progress has been made in medical implants and wearable diagnostic equipment, the electronic subsystems they contain are still too large, stiff and require too much power. (EETimes)
Experts select top U.S. wines Nov 18, 2008
Cabernet Sauvignon 2003, Thomas Fogarty, Santa Cruz Mountains ... Chardonnay 2006, Thomas Fogarty, Santa Cruz Mountains ... Bordeaux Blends 2004, Thomas Fogarty, Lexington, Santa Cruz Mountains. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Lions Earn No. 1 Seed Nov 17, 2008
Following LMU will be No. 2 UC San Diego, No. 3 UC Davis, No. 4 Redlands, No. 5 Sana Clara, No. 6 Air Force, No. 7 Claremont, No. 8 Pomona-Pitzer, No. 9 Chapman and No. 10 UC Santa Cruz. Following UC Davis will be No. 2 Santa Clara, No. 3 Loyola Marymount, No. 4 UC San Diego, No. 5 Air Force, No. 6 Redlands, No. 7 Pomona-Pitzer, No. 8 UC Santa Cruz and No. 9 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps ... UC San Diego, who finished the season 18-9 overall and 6-3 in the WWPA, will take on the winner of Game No. 1 at... (Lmulions.com)
Prop. 8 protests could become national movement Nov 16, 2008
-- Santa Cruz, County Courthouse. -- San Francisco. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Tea Fire rages from Montecito to Santa Barbara Nov 15, 2008
Coming on the heels of a busy summer of blazes around the state that demolished homes from Shasta to Santa Cruz and down to Los Angeles, this latest fire is taxing an already overstretched firefighting force in the state. More than 2,700 fires, many sparked by lightning, ravaged California this year and at times blanketed the air of many regions with clouds of smoke for days at a time. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Science: Elusive microbe fertilizes oceans Nov 15, 2008
Santa Cruz / Science ... "This is a microscopic organism that I've been chasing for 10 years now," said researcher Jonathan Zehr of the University of California at Santa Cruz. (MSNBC -- Environment)
How best to rescue the economy Nov 15, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008. Editor - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's decision to jumpstart lending by investing in financial institutions willing and capable of doing the job is great and encouraging news. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
How wineries are packaging their eco-credentials Nov 15, 2008
The Santa Cruz winery recently downsized to about one-twelfth of its size - from producing 450,000 cases to 35,000 cases by selling off some of its larger labels - in order to work toward its long-term goal of transitioning to 100 percent estate-grown biodynamic wine. "I really want to make wines that are truly distinctive, that truly have a reason for being. There are too many wines that are forgettable," says Randall Grahm. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Immigrant entrepreneurs Nov 15, 2008
That is a pretty big contribution, said report author Robert Fairlie, a professor of economics at the University of California Santa Cruz. I think that a lot of people focus on the undocumented (immigrant) issue, and they are not focused on all the other contributions. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Penn State astrophysics program ranks no. 4 Nov 14, 2008
The schools above Penn State on the list, the University of California Santa Cruz, Princeton University and Johns Hopkins University, have all been powerhouses in astrophysics for many years, Feigelson said. "Just seeing Penn State among them might cause people to take a look at us," said Donald Schneider, professor of astronomy and astrophysics. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Memorial in AG park tribute to CHP officer Nov 14, 2008
Rude worked at the Coastal Division CHP office in San Luis Obispo, rising to the rank of assistant chief second in command for the division that stretches from Santa Cruz to Ventura County. He was promoted to deputy chief and moved to the Sacramento CHP office, where he retired in 2002. (Santa Maria Times)
California Volleyball Inks Four to 2009 Freshman Class Nov 14, 2008
She has regularly appeared on top-players lists throughout her career at St. Francis and as just a sophomore, Brown was a finalist for the Santa Cruz Sentinel All-County Athlete of the Year award. "Katherine brings a ton of athletic ability to the middle position for us. She has a huge jump and is another big strong body in the center," said Feller. (Calbears.com)
Long-Term Care Workers Celebrate Victory and Involvement in Several Elections Throughout California Nov 13, 2008
Elections in which members were involved included Board of Supervisor races in Los Angeles, Imperial, Santa Cruz, Kings, Solano and Ventura Counties; State Senate District 19; and State Assembly Districts 15, 30, and 80. "I'm so proud of the role I played in getting candidates elected who know and understand the needs of working people," said Jerry Jackson, member of SEIU 6434. (PR Newswire)
Gearing up for a sorry season Nov 13, 2008
If Washington boats come down they re gonna go fishing, and we might have to (despite poor conditions), said Frank Inferrera, a Santa Cruz fisherman who has been crabbing from Pillar Point Harbor for more than 20 years. We won t have a choice. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Paddlers battle rain, fog for race Nov 13, 2008
Most of the races occur in the Bay Area with the first one happening in Santa Cruz. The best part is being out there in the water, said Nick Sanders of Sacramento. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Men's Tennis Signs Two Players to National Lett... Nov 13, 2008
The men's tennis team will kick off the 2009 dual season on Saturday, Jan. 24 versus UC Santa Cruz at 9:30 a.m., followed by UC Davis at 12:30 p.m.. SantaClaraBroncos. (Santaclarabroncos.com)
Aerial pesticide spraying put people at risk Nov 13, 2008
The report acknowledges that some of the ailments suffered by people in the Monterey and Santa Cruz areas - namely asthma and reactive airway disease - "may be associated with exposure to a sensitizer or allergen." ... The boy was one of hundreds of people made sick in the Monterey and Santa Cruz areas when their neighborhoods were essentially crop-dusted with a synthetic pheromone mixture ... Lab animals were tested for very short periods of time, whereas people in the Monterey and Santa Cruz... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
WRITING WRONGS: Words on anomalous gravity in 2008 C.E. Nov 13, 2008
Here, anomalous gravity, specifically that found at the Mystery Spot, Santa Cruz, Calif. where tilted and twisted trees abound, is discussed. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
No. 3 Stanford Closes Regular-Season Home Schedule Against Top-Ranked USC Nov 13, 2008
Jacobson, from Santa Cruz, enters the game with a career tally of 36 career goals, and a season-high total of 15 in 2008, while Wright has scored 10 goals in his time on The Farm. Bouncing Back Well Although Sunday's 5-4 upset loss to UC Santa Barbara stung, Stanford will be ready to bounce back from the setback moving ahead. (Gostanford.com)
Food Bank Launches Holiday Donation Drive Nov 11, 2008
8 million pounds of food for the growing number of needy people throughout Santa Cruz County ... The food bank received a much needed boost when 15 Santa Cruz County churches donated about a quarter of a million pounds of food. (KSBW 8, CA)
Fresnan pioneers Web grass-roots conservatism Nov 11, 2008
Rahm Emanuel, the future White House chief of staff, has plans to introduce "universal citizen service."Another post blasts the news media for failing to report that an official overseeing a recount in the still-undecided U.S. Senate race in Minnesota is an "ally" of the controversial community organizing group ACORN.University of California at Santa Cruz psychology professor Anthony Pratkanis sees similarities in Free Republic and Daily Kos, though they come from different ends of the political... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Anti-United Nations measure stalls in House vote Nov 10, 2008
Example 2: The cities of Santa Cruz and Berkeley, California, passed local ordinances back in the Sixties to ban nuclear power. The courts ruled repeatedly that they were well within their rights to do so. (Yahoo News -- United Nations)
Paloma slows down over Cuba Nov 10, 2008
In Santa Cruz del Sur, where Paloma made landfall, a four-metre storm surge pushed seawater nearly 1. 5 kilometres inland, damaging hundreds of homes. (Globe and Mail -- International)
OPERATION USA SENDING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE CUBA AND PREPARING RESPONSE FOR HURRICANE PALOMA Nov 9, 2008
People walk near buses taking residents to shelters in Santa Cruz del Sur, Camaguey, Cuba November 8, 2008. Cuba, already hammered this year by hurricanes Gustav and Ike, declared an emergency. (AlertNet)
Paloma slams into Cuba Nov 9, 2008
Paloma made landfall near Santa Cruz del Sur as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, but quickly weakened into a still-ferocious Category 3 with winds of 195 kph and torrential rains, the National Hurricane Centre in Miami said ... In the southern city of Camaguey, 79-year-old Rosa Perez was waiting out the storm at a government shelter at the University of Camaguey with her 83-year-old husband and about 900 others from the town of Santa Cruz del Sur ... Fellow Santa Cruz del Sur resident... (Globe and Mail)
Mysterious Monarchs: Group, volunteers hunt for winged wonders to tag and track them Nov 9, 2008
Though their search for monarchs has taken them all over the state, the meadows and washes of Cochise, Santa Cruz and eastern Pima counties are monarch hot spots, where Kline, Billings and other volunteers have made trips to throughout the season. For their last organized trip of the season on Nov. 1 in Sonoita, about 16 volunteers from Tucson and Phoenix areas came to help. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Future uncertain Nov 9, 2008
Schulz beat him in Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz and Yuma counties. Goldwater won Maricopa County, then and now a Republican stronghold, and Mohave and Yavapai counties. (AZCentral -- News)
State Cuts Could Slash Classes At Cabrillo Nov 8, 2008
E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. Cabrillo College Could Lose $4 Million From Budget. (KSBW 8, CA)
Living with Horses in Santa Clara C... Nov 8, 2008
Santa Clara County is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, bordering Santa Cruz and San Mateo County to the west and Alameda County and a portion of the San Francisco Bay to the north. The Santa Clara Valley runs down the middle with the Santa Cruz Mountains on the west and south, and the Diablo Range on the east. (Suite101.com)
Starting something Nov 8, 2008
He s been to places in San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Lake Tahoe and Eugene that have busy downtown areas offering things to do. People walking around and always doing things, Pilant said. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
• Church news Nov 8, 2008
He finished high school with top honors and earned a bachelor's degree at Bethany University in Santa Cruz, Calif. He earned a master's degree in Christian education from Golden Gate Theological Seminary in California before returning to Calcutta to work under Mark Buntain. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
No shortage of events to honor vets Nov 8, 2008
Modesto Legion Post 74 -- Citizen of the Year, 6 p.m., Legion Hall, 1001 S. Santa Cruz Ave., Modesto. Details: The Modesto Legion Post 74 will honor its Citizen of the Year, Kenni Friedman, at its dinner. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Data lacking to link moth spray to health woes Nov 8, 2008
A long-awaited review of a pesticide that was sprayed on 83,500 acres near Santa Cruz and Monterey last year to fight a pest moth concludes there is not enough information to tell if there is a link between the spray and health problems reported by residents ... On three nights last November, planes sprayed parts of Salinas, Prunedale, Santa Cruz, Live Oak, Scotts Valley, Soquel, Capitola and Aptos ... The moth has been found in the nine Bay Area counties, plus Santa Cruz, Monterey, Santa... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Revised theory suggests carbon dioxide levels already in danger zone Nov 8, 2008
In addition to Hansen and Pagani, authors of the paper are from Yale University; Makiko Sato and Pushker Kharecha from the NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia University Earth Institute; David Beerling from the University of Sheffield, UK; Valerie Masson-Delmotte from CEA-CNRS-Universite de Versaille, France Maureen Raymo from Boston University; Dana Royer from Wesleyan University and James C. Zachos from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Citation: Open Atmospheric... (EurekAlert!)
ENCINITAS: Planning Commission ponders plan update Nov 7, 2008
"There are communities like Santa Cruz or Berkeley that are really cutting-edge," he said. "And in the next few years, we will have to decide if we will go that way or more to the middle.". (North County Times)
CHEMA MADOZ: Objects Nov 7, 2008
Quick Arts Access: Berkeley (35) Burbank (22) Glendale (24) Hollywood (23) Huntington Beach (21) Laguna Beach (31) Long Beach (43) Los Angeles (585) Oakland (79) Pasadena (38) Sacramento (66) San Diego (200) San Francisco (348) San Jose (71) Santa Barbara (47) Santa Cruz (27) Santa Monica (43) Santa Rosa (26) Venice (21). - Gallery 3 - First Street Gallery - Duncan Miller Gallery - Glass Art Society - Independencia Shopping Galleria - Gibbes Museum of Art - Hotel del Arte - NanoArt21 - Galerie... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Babe of the Day: Marisa Miller Nov 6, 2008
Born: Santa Cruz, California on August 6, 1978. Around the Network. (IGN FilmForce)
No. 15 Broncos to Host No. 8 UC San Diego, Alum... Nov 6, 2008
Scouting No. 8 UCSD The No. 8 UC San Diego Tritons travel to Northern California after going 2-0 this past weekend versus Pomona-Pritzer and UC Santa Cruz, who are in 12th and 14th places, respectively, in the WWPA conference. They defeated their respective opponents by 32-14 margin. (Santaclarabroncos.com)
Hospital surplus going to overseas facilities Nov 5, 2008
Donations include 80 hospital beds from Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz and 60 examination tables from Woodland Healthcare, both affiliates of Catholic Healthcare West. MedShare's first shipment, a half-container sponsored by a Gilroy church, was sent last month to Owerri, Nigeria. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Online, facts don't dispel political rumours Nov 4, 2008
The online rumours can affect their last-minute decisions, said UC Santa Cruz psychology professor Anthony Pratkanis, who researches propaganda and social influence. Here's a chance to vet the Internet. (Globe and Mail)
Facts don't get in the way of Web political rumors Nov 2, 2008
"The online rumors can affect their last-minute decisions," said University of California at Santa Cruz psychology professor Anthony Pratkanis, who researches propaganda and social influence. Here's a chance to vet the Net. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Share Your Halloween Pictures Nov 1, 2008
Salinas News, Santa Cruz News, Monterey, CA News & Local Headlines - KSBW Monterey's Channel 8. Site. (KSBW 8, CA)
UCSD Ranked Among Top Value Colleges Nov 1, 2008
Other California schools on the list include UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz and Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was ranked first. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
San Mateo County investigators seeking public's help with suspicious death Nov 1, 2008
They called the sheriff's department, which conducted a search, using emergency crews and a CHP helicopter, and found the body of the vehicle's owner, Claire Edwina Braunhut, 49, of Santa Cruz, on the beach. The department has labeled the death suspicious, and is asking anyone who witnessed the incident or knows about the victim to call Detective Frank Taylor at 650-363-4363, or the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Anonymous Tip Line at 800-547-2700. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Authorities investigate death at Ao Nuevo Oct 31, 2008
Authorities found the body of a 49-year-old Santa Cruz woman Wednesday and believe she was involved in a spectacular crash near A;o Nuevo a day earlier. The California Highway Patrol and South Coast fire crews responded to a report of a crash at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, according to a press release issued Thursday by the San Mateo County Sheriff s Office. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Kragen to pay $665K for overcharging customers Oct 31, 2008
The case arose after weights and measures inspectors in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Bernardino counties found "numerous occasions where the price charged at the cash register was not the lowest advertised or posted price," according to a statement from the Santa Clara County district attorney's office. "While scanning errors are more often negligent than intentional misconduct, the result is that consumers are overcharged," said District Attorney Dolores Carr. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
First storm of the season is rolling in Oct 31, 2008
The brunt of the storm will hit Saturday, with about 2 inches of rain expected in the North Bay and Santa Cruz Mountains, and 1 inch in the rest of the Bay Area, he said. "We'll see the outer fringes of it tonight and Friday, and the main cold front on Saturday," he said. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Samhain: Pagan celebration honoring the dead Oct 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008. Word on the street's been pretty kind to witches in recent years, what with kids embracing the sorcery of the Harry Potter novels and Broadway glorifying blond Glinda and green Elphaba in the fluffy "Wicked," loosely based on the smart and rather dark novel by Gregory Maguire. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Radical Loon When Obama Was Only 47 Oct 30, 2008
In addition to Ayers, among those once on the FBI's most-wanted list who ended up in cushy college teaching positions are Bernardine Dohrn (Northwestern University), Mark Rudd (a junior college in New Mexico) and Angela Davis (History of Consciousness Department, University of California at Santa Cruz). While others were hard at work on Ph. (Human Events Online)
Lodi's Alison Simon aces senior season Oct 30, 2008
Usually we go to Santa Cruz. Favorite subject: Anatomy because it is cool to learn about the human body and I have a really good teacher. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Newsom's high-tech city car sideswiped Oct 29, 2008
Newsom was forced to use a regular town car for his day trip to UC Santa Cruz for a rally in support of same-sex marriage ... Asked how much security the mayor took with him on the Santa Cruz run, Ballard gave the same answer as when he was asked how much it cost to take the Gav-mobile to Montana for his July wedding. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
A special needs parent responds Oct 29, 2008
Geoffrey Dunn is a documentary filmmaker, author and UC Santa Cruz lecturer. He has a 13-year-old daughter with both cystic fibrosis and epilepsy. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
In campaign's dark corners, whispers entice the gullible Oct 28, 2008
"With just days left to go in the campaign, it's use it or lose it time. If you're a candidate, now's the time to get it out, to sear it in voters' minds just before they go to the voting booth," said University of California, Santa Cruz, psychology professor Anthony Pratkanis, who researches propaganda and social influence. The trouble with rumors, as representatives of both campaigns say, is that even refuting them means they are repeated. (News & Observer)
Grad Student Sentenced For Drug-Laced Beer Oct 27, 2008
(10-26) 13:28 PDT Santa Cruz, CA (AP). A Santa Cruz graduate student has pleaded no contest to heroin possession after police said they found morphine-laced beer in his garage ... The organic chemistry student at the University of California, Santa Cruz said he extracted opium from the poppies, which he then converted to morphine. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Stranger's Kindness Touches Woman During Son's Illness - 10/27/2008 Oct 27, 2008
-- DIVIDED FRIEND IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIF.. DEAR DIVIDED FRIEND: Accept the fact that your friend is distracted right now, and concentrate on your relationship with the other girls in your group. (FOX23.com, OK)
No. 3 Cal Men's Water Polo Defeats UC Santa Cruz, 16-5 Oct 27, 2008
The No. 3 ranked Cal men's water polo team (13-5), behind three goals apiece from freshman and freshman , defeated UC Santa Cruz, 16-5, in a non-conference men's collegiate water polo game at Spieker Aquatics Complex in Berkeley on Sunday afternoon ... UC Santa Cruz, led by Brian Fischi with three goals, scored the first four goals of the fourth period to cut the Bears lead to 15-5 ... Against UC Santa Cruz, Cal was also paced by freshman goalie , who helped shutout the Banana Slugs in each of... (Calbears.com)
Measure E Up For Debate Oct 26, 2008
-- The city of Santa Cruz is committed to keeping its waters clean, but it takes money ... Conservation isn't an issue specific to Santa Cruz ... That's why the city of Santa Cruz came up with Measure E.. (KSBW 8, CA)
