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Throughout my four years in Santa Cruz, I have rented four different houses. All have been old, inefficient, and owned by absentee landlords.

And, in a related question, is our county's attitude toward criminal behavior and our local justice system part of the problem? Based on two special reports in the Sentinel -- the second was published today, Sunday, in print and also appears online -- the answers are mostly yes, but with a number of qualifiers.

The 2013 Mini Cooper S Coupe offers more style than the conventional Mini hatchback .

Roller coaster enthusiasts ride upside-down on the Riddler's Revenge roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Santa Clarita, Calif., in this April 1, 1998, file photo.

It might have taken Walter Mosley 34 years to discover his calling as a writer, but he's certainly made up for lost time.

As the Powerball jackpot grows to an estimated $600 million before Saturday night's drawing, Southern Californians are talking about the dream of owning the sole winning ticket.

Dominican Hospital is doing slightly better than the national average in treating Medicare patients with a heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia and avoiding a costly return to the emergency room.

Maxwell Matewere, a representitive of Eye of The Child, a grassroots organization based in Malawi, has come to the United States to work with, from left, Anya Barca-Hall, Kate Clandenen, Nicole LaPorte and Katherine Stewart.

Bring your favorite tea cup and wear your best "Garden Party" attire, and join us for afternoon tea.

Not a single member of the California Legislature earned an A from the tough graders at the University of California Student Association, who released their first-ever legislative report card at Wednesday's regents meeting.

TBD The Palo Alto Medical Foundation is a not-for-profit, community-based multi-specialty group practice of medicine.

A young male mountain lion tranquilized and rescued after it was trapped for hours in an aqueduct near downtown Santa Cruz is being released into the wild Thursday, a state Department of Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman said.

Former Santa Cruz Mayor Jane Weed-Pomerantz will share her experiences serving as a delegate to the 57th United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women at the May 21 meeting of the Women's International League of Peace and Freedom.

Most of the delegations that visit Sacramento to meet with lawmakers have a few bills they're advocating for, or at least a vague agenda, but it's a little hard to press your cause if you lack opposable thumbs and the capacity for abstract reasoning.

After reporting to police that two teens tried to steal his bicycle and iPod in Aug.

Amanda Opitz/Sentinel file A resident of Kasese, Godfrey Kasozi, is coordinating the flood relief efforts between Santa Cruz and its sister city in Africa.

Police Chief Kevin Vogel commissioned the creation of a black pin bearing the badge numbers of Sgt.

More 100 people were honored Wednesday at a ceremony to "Celebrate Potential" of mental health consumers.

The Santa Cruz Police Department is hosting a driving under the influence sobriety checkpoint from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. Saturday on the Ocean Street corridor.

The global drug giant announced Wednesday that it signed a three-year deal with the University of California institute and seed-stage funding firm Mission Bay Capital LLC to jointly evaluate, fund and work with startup companies.