There was a time in the not-so-distant past when a proudly miscreant tone and attitude dominated Santa Cruz surf culture. Some of those who survived that tough period, including big-wave champion Darryl “Flea” Virostko, are trying to pay it forward. Meanwhile, those assembled at Steamer Lane on Thursday afternoon mourned two recent deaths and tried to put them into perspective.
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Will Warriors stay? Community input on downtown expansion will help decide whether they do and, if so, where
A temporary facility that has outlived its usefulness for the Santa Cruz Warriors and a city actively updating its downtown footprint has pushed a longstanding discussion to the forefront. The Kaiser Permanente Arena will host a drop-in event Wednesday night to show the community three different potential plans for use of the Warriors’ current site and other locations that a permanent arena could be built.
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Wallace Baine: Let us now praise the record store
Amid sweeping market changes and technological turmoil, the neighborhood record store improbably finds a way to survive.
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The call of rootsy Arhoolie: How John Leopold’s passions turned to American music
Since losing his bid for reelection as a Santa Cruz County supervisor in 2020, John Leopold has reemerged as a champion for overlooked American roots music.
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Wallace Baine: Baseball balladeer Dan Bern’s holy scripture
With baseball back, after a fearsome owner-player showdown, former Soquelite Dan Bern greets the season appropriately.
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MLB lockout set to end as players and team owners agree to new contract terms
The Major League Baseball lockout is ending, with players and team owners agreeing in principle Thursday to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement. Opening Day is tentatively set for April 7.
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Man charged with felony battery in SoFi Stadium altercation; victim out of coma
Bryan Alexis Cifuentes is charged after punching 49ers fan Daniel Luna, who was left in a medically induced coma, prosecutors say.
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The NFL has been using an unproven measure to get players with COVID back on the field fast
Doctors and scientists are debating whether a little-known measure in COVID testing should be used to distinguish who is infectious from who isn’t. The NFL adopted the practice, but laboratory professionals caution against its use.
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A continuing lockout, canceled games and a lot of anger. What’s next for MLB?
Major League Baseball’s lockout is now in its third month. What happens now that Commissioner Rob Manfred has canceled the first week of the season?
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‘Manfred gotta go’: Players throwing high heat at MLB’s decision to cancel games
Major league players turned to social media to share their feelings about the decision to cancel games. They’re not happy at all with Commissioner Rob Manfred.