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Category Archives: Santa Cruz
Massive Memorial Held for Slain Santa Cruz Officers
The city government shut down in Santa Cruz on Thursday as workers joined a massive memorial for two slain police officers. A procession of 200 vehicles left at 8:45 a.m. from the town's Boardwalk and traveled through Santa Cruz, heading … Continue reading
News Pix: Police Escort Oakland Students to Library, Burrowing Owls in Berkeley, Protests Brew Around the Bay
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Second and third graders from Oakland's New Highland Academy marched to the library with a police escort on Thursday, February 21 to protest the gun violence that halted their weekly trips. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED) Jeremy Beasley is a 43-year-old inmate who … Continue reading
News Pix: Double Rainbows, Holiday Lights, Ocean Art and King Tides
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Wednesday, December 12th, brought both sun and clouds to the skies above San Francisco's Ocean Beach, and the combination produced spectacular scenes including a bright rainbow. Depending on the timing and location, some people even saw a double rainbow. (Jim … Continue reading
Why Were Hundreds of Squid Stranded on Santa Cruz County Beaches?; Video
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Scientists are asking themselves that question after hundreds of deep water Humboldt squid stranded themselves over the weekend. Hannah Rosen of Stanford’s Gilly Lab at the Hopkins Marine Station in Monterey told KQED's Peter Jon Shuler the squid might be … Continue reading
Portola Redwoods State Park Off The List
In case you missed this in last Thursday's Mercury News, the 2,800-acre Santa Cruz Mountains getaway southwest of Cupertino became the 31st park officially saved from the list of 70 parks. The article quotes Ruth Coleman, the head of California's … Continue reading
Feminist, Poet Adrienne Rich Dies
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Poet Adrienne Rich, whose socially conscious verse influenced a generation of feminist, gay rights and anti-war activists, has died. She was 82. Rich died Tuesday at her Santa Cruz home from complications from rheumatoid arthritis, said her son, Pablo Conrad. … Continue reading
Hey Someone in Marin, Your Missing Kitty's in Santa Cruz; Video
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From the Santa Cruz Sentinel: A kitten took a wild ride across the Golden Gate Bridge to Santa Cruz on Wednesday after it got stuck in a van's engine compartment. The kitten made the 85-mile trip unharmed, according to Santa … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Neighbor Saves Disabled Oakland Man From Apt. Fire; UC Santa Cruz Scientists Discover 'Super-Earth'; S.F.'s DJ Solomon Dies; NFL Approves $200 Million for 9ers Stadium;
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Disabled Oakland Man Saved From Burning Apartment by Heroic Neighbor (KTVU) A disabled man may have lost his life in an Oakland apartment fire Thursday, if it wasn't for the heroic actions of a neighbor. James Jackson, 41, a … Continue reading
Video: Humpback Whales Emerge Very Close to Kayakers
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Sooner or later, you are going to come across the humpback whale/kayakers video, posted to YouTube two days ago. If you haven't already, might as well be now. This looks like something from a Universal Studios tour: The Santa Cruz … Continue reading
Fish Using Rock as a Tool Caught on Video for First Time
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And now, ladies and gentlemen, a fish smashing a clamshell against a rock… After a few thrashes, the fish makes off with the now-unprotected claim meat. This is significant because, according to Scientific American, it's "apparently the first video documenting … Continue reading
