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Category Archives: Santa Cruz
Video: Watch American Idol's James Durbin Perform in Santa Cruz
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James Durbin, dropped from "American Idol" last week, drew 30,000 fans to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on Saturday for a free concert. Watch below: More video at the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
'Idol' James Durbin Coming Home for 'Durbin Day'
We just caught wind via the San Jose Mercury News that James Durbin, the American Idol contestant who was voted out of the competition this week, will indeed perform to a hometown crowd in Santa Cruz this Saturday evening as … Continue reading
Santa Cruz's James Durbin Off 'American Idol'
[Update, Friday 3 p.m.: James Durbin will appear Saturday at a hometown celebration at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. ] Here's a shocker, and a distinct bummer, if you're a fan of Santa Cruz's own James Durbin: He was voted … Continue reading
'A Different American Idol'
Update: James Durbin was voted off 'Idol' tonight. The result was in well before the show went on the air here on the West Coast. More on the vote: Santa Cruz's James Durbin Voted Off 'American Idol.' A local favorite … Continue reading
Raw Video: Two Men Vandalize Santa Cruz Pot Coop With Molotov Cocktail
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On early Saturday morning, two suspects set off a Molotov cocktail at the Capitola Healing Association, a Santa Cruz medical marijuana cooperative. Probably not so lucky for the suspects: The whole thing was caught on security camera. KTVU has the … Continue reading
80,000 in N. California Without Power After Storm
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PG&E says about 80,000 customers are without power from the Oregon border to Central California in the wake of a powerful Pacific storm Saturday night and Sunday morning. (Check the company's Electrical System Outage Map.) At 1 p.m. Sunday, That … Continue reading
Crescent City and Santa Cruz Clean Up From Tsunami Damage
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The California Report today takes a look at damage and recovery efforts in Santa Cruz and Crescent City, two cities hit by hard tsunami surges on Friday. The Sentinel reports that 18 boats sunk in Santa Cruz, with four being … Continue reading

