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Santa Cruz County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Santa Cruz County, CA.

Results 1 - 20 of 1,531 in Santa Cruz County, CA

  1. Local bankers assess damage from mortgage crisis, offer solutionsRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Santa Cruz Sentinel

    ... bad loans, Santa Cruz Community Credit Union saw an influx of accounts. So did Bay Federal Credit Union, Santa Cruz County Bank and Lighthouse Bank. All are locally owned. Wednesday, KSCO radio host Michael Olson spent two hours talking with the ... 2 comments

    Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Santa Cruz, CA, Housing

  2. Police: 15-year-old who caused major crash faces numerous chargesRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Register-Pajaronian

    ... Watsonville police officers and firefighters responded to the scene. The case will now be forwarded to the Santa Cruz County District Attorney's Office, but Ridgway said it's likely the girl won't face jail time. Watsonville resident Shirley ...

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    Related Topix: Watsonville, CA, Santa Cruz Metro

  3. Farm Bureau announces its support of PVWMARead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Register-Pajaronian

    Local grower Dave Cavanaugh speaks to reporters Wednesday during a press conference at the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau in Watsonville.

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    Related Topix: Watsonville, CA, Santa Cruz Metro, Pajaro, CA

  4. PVWMA pleased with Farm Bureau giving its supportRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Register-Pajaronian

    After receiving good news earlier in the day that the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau had issued a policy statement of support, the members of the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency's board of directors had ...

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    Related Topix: Pajaro, CA

  5. Residents near Summit fire area may face threat from winter rainsRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Santa Cruz Sentinel

    ... words that should be heeded," Schuessler said. "We don't purposely go out and paint a doomsday scenario." Santa Cruz County officials are responding to the state report by committing to increased rainfall monitoring near Corralitos, to identify when ...

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    Related Topix: Santa Cruz Metro, Santa Cruz, CA, Corralitos, CA, Soquel, CA, Watsonville, CA

  6. Santa Cruz: Military Recruitment Center VandalizedRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Seattle Indymedia Center

    On the night after Columbus Day 2008 we vandalized eleven windows at the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Recruiting Center in Santa Cruz County with a paint and acid mix.

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, US Navy

  7. Movie PreviewRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Metroactive

    ... films from Korea to Columbia. The festival, which runs Oct. 17-22, remains free and uses several venues in Santa Cruz County. Highlights this year include the touching and intelligent La Corona . Annually, the main woman's prison in Bogota hosts a ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, Chino, CA

  8. Santa Cruz Mill Gallery to Host Survivors Healing Center 15th Annual Art of HealingRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | Earth Times

    ... Healing Center Survivors Healing Center (SHC), a California 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has served Santa Cruz County since l987. SHC provides education, information, referrals, quality services, and support to survivors of childhood sexual ...

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    Related Topix: Santa Cruz, CA, Arts, Poetry

  9. Sexual predator recommitted, takes on 'burden' to get trial

    21 hrs ago | Free Lance

    HOLLISTER A jury ruled Tuesday that Lance Purcell still deserves the sexually violent predator classification, and with a new state law in effect, the 61-year-old now faces an "indeterminate sentence" instead ...

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    Related Topix: Hollister, CA, Santa Clara County, CA

  10. Philip Collins and New Music Works have been creating an environment...Read the original story

    Yesterday | Santa Cruz Sentinel

    ... a towering figure in contemporary music and perhaps the most influential world artist to have ever called Santa Cruz County home, is such an inspiration of the organization that Collins has programmed at least one Harrison composition every year ...

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    Related Topix: San Francisco Metro, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

  11. Four stopped in alleged armed robbery

    Yesterday | Register-Pajaronian

    Watsonville police officers Mike Ciglar and Albert Lopez work with Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Sgt.

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    Related Topix: Watsonville, CA, Santa Cruz Metro

  12. Locals take sides on Proposition 5Read the original story

    Yesterday | Register-Pajaronian

    ... Federation of Teachers, former California Department of Corrections director Jeanne Woodford and Santa Cruz County Supervisor Neal Coonerty - say NORA gets nonviolent drug offenders out of prison and into treatment, where they belong, thus reducing ...

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Dianne Feinstein, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, California, Prison

  13. Luis Alejo decries faked election formsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Register-Pajaronian

    ... ballot unless it states clearly that it is not an actual ballot. While the offense is a misdemeanor, Santa Cruz County Clerk Gail Pellerin said it's not the first time a candidate has used sample ballots for the same purpose. She added that Ortiz ...

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    Related Topix: Watsonville, CA, Santa Cruz Metro

  14. Cops and Courts: Oct. 15, 2008Read the original story

    Yesterday | Santa Cruz Sentinel

    ... of a man's medicinal marijuana garden led to four arrests on Tuesday, according to Sgt. Mario Sulay of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office. At 10 a.m., Lane Ryan Goodale, 49, led three Watsonville area juveniles to the victim's house on Dick ... 47 comments

    Related Topix: Santa Cruz Metro, Watsonville, CA, Violent Crime

  15. UCSC, city to share Santa Cruz chamber honorsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Santa Cruz Sentinel

    ... for her success as a real estate agent and as a nonprofit leader. Her four-year stint as president of the Santa Cruz County Symphony led to her selection by the Association of California Symphony Orchestras as a 2008 Most Valuable Player, one of 10 ... 2 comments

    Related Topix: Santa Cruz, CA, Santa Cruz Metro, UC Santa Cruz, Non-Profit, Symphony, Arts

  16. Cousin's case provided practice as sleuthRead the original story

    Tuesday | The Modesto Bee

    ... to ditch the public relations business, she's got a future as an investigator. Before the 40-year-old Santa Cruz County woman helped Stanislaus County sheriff's investigators solve the identity of her Jane Doe cousin, Mary Alice Willey, last month, ...

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    Related Topix: Stanislaus County, CA, Mendota, CA, Life, Hobbies, Genealogy, Tuolumne County, CA

  17. Local Crews Head South To Help Fire FightRead the original story

    Tuesday | KSBW-TV

    With the fires expected to grow stronger, firefighters from all over the state are being called down to help including one Santa Cruz County strike team on its way down to the scene.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  18. As We See It: Hits and MissesRead the original story

    Tuesday | Santa Cruz Sentinel

    ... situations would stand behind a wall of silence or "no comment," but the Cemex officials who attended a Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors meeting and a subsequent community meeting, did their best to answer questions and pledge cooperation in ... 3 comments

    Related Topix: Davenport, CA, Capitola, CA, Opinion

  19. Local churches unite for community service; ShareFest 2008 sponsors activities in OctoberRead the original story

    Tuesday | Santa Cruz Sentinel

    ... 25. ShareFest is an annual community service event sponsored by the Evangelical Ministers Fellowship of Santa Cruz County, a group of leaders from several different churches in the county. The event is part of National Make A Difference Day. "Our ... 4 comments

    Related Topix: Santa Cruz, CA

  20. New Highway 1 auxiliary lanes pass state environmental testRead the original story

    Tuesday | Santa Cruz Sentinel

    ... to increase traffic efficiency on the one-mile stretch of Highway 1 -- considered the most congested in Santa Cruz County -- by separating entering and exiting cars from mainline traffic. The auxiliary lanes, similar to the lanes between 41st and ... 22 comments

    Related Topix: Soquel, CA, Aptos, CA