“We only had four or five months to try and restore the film and bring it to IMAX,” says archivist James Mockoski. “And it turned out, they actually had no material to work from.” It was the one-time Santa Cruzan’s sleuthing abilities that produced an authentic revival of the classic concert film ‘Stop Making Sense,’ showing Saturday at UCSC’s Quarry Amphitheatre.
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Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
One-way West Cliff plan won’t hold off Mother Nature, but would harm neighborhoods, limit equitable access
Santa Cruz’s iconic West Cliff Drive should remain a two-way street, writes Bob Goldbeck, who lives in the surrounding neighborhood. He believes diverting traffic into neighborhoods – including his – will create safety and quality of life issues for residents and limit access for everyone else. He thinks the city’s 50-year vision plan, currently on hold, is shortsighted and as costly as maintaining the road.
Posted inHousing & Development
How Santa Cruz’s affordable housing bond got stuck
More than a year after the community began discussing a ballot measure to finance affordable housing, little discernible progress has been made, and more questions than answers remain.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Even as city faces deficit and turbulent financial picture, Santa Cruz residents opting out of budget process
The City of Santa Cruz’s future financial health will depend on some impactful decisions around increasing taxes/fees or reducing services. Will the public pay attention?
Posted inHousing & Development
Santa Cruz City Council shrinks Food Bin redevelopment before unanimous approval
On paper, developer Workbench received almost everything it applied for with unanimous support in Tuesday’s Santa Cruz City Council vote on the proposed redevelopment of The Food Bin site on Mission Street — the height, (most of) the units, limited parking. However, finer details tell a different story.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
After years under siege, Santa Cruz County voters likely to see local climate resilience tax on November ballot
The Water and Wildfire Protection Act would impose a flat $87 tax annually on all parcel owners throughout Santa Cruz County in order to raise money for climate resilience projects. The group behind it has submitted more than 16,000 signatures, which the county clerk must verify for the measure to qualify for the November ballot.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
More than a month in, how has Santa Cruz’s oversized vehicle ordinance gone so far?
The City of Santa Cruz has handed out more than 200 citations as part of its controversial overnight parking ban, which took effect Dec. 4. City staff say everyone seeking overnight safe parking has been able to access the program, but homeless service providers and ordinance opponents remained concerned about the law’s wider implications.
Posted inLatest News
As cold snap chills Santa Cruz, county urges homeless into temporary shelters
Santa Cruz County is in the grips of a cold snap set to last through Tuesday, with temperatures potentially dropping below 30 degrees in parts of Watsonville. County officials are opening three shelters for the unhoused.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Quiet no more: Santa Cruz Public Library turns into unlikely live music venue
The Santa Cruz County Library, bucking a long-time stereotype of libraries as places of enforced quiet, is bringing the noise with its latest in live free music concerts at the downtown Main Branch on Saturday night, where the interior of the library will be transformed into a concert venue, welcoming rappers Mak Nova and Alwa Gordon.
Posted inEducation
Lookout Update: UCSC says it will start constructing Student Housing West in the spring
UC Santa Cruz officials say they plan to begin construction on the long-delayed Student Housing West project in the spring. Opponents of the project say legal challenges will likely prevent the school from breaking ground.