Pleasure Point’s beat-up beach cottages are being torn down to erect multistory, multimillion-dollar homes. For lifelong…
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Lookout PM: A new Abbott Square taqueria & the complexities of Pleasure Point
UC Santa Cruz provides on-campus housing for more than half of its undergraduate students and is working to provide more…
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Sunday Reads: Time for trivia; experts push back on ODOF
Santa Cruz surfer Nat Young is the top professional wave rider that Surf City has ever produced. But hanging onto your…
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Sunday Reads: A photo shoot for the ages and thoughts on Pleasure Point rezoning
A photo shoot for the ages: The saga of Sleepy John’s retirement send-off A historic group photo of luminary Santa Cruz musicians, brought together to honor the retiring “Sleepy John” Sandidge, almost didn’t happen … until our photographer, Kevin Painchaud, figured out the solution. Wallace Baine tells the tale, complete with Kevin’s images. ➤ MORE […]
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Sunday Reads: Wallace’s excellent Esalen adventure; real talk with an OB-GYN
My Esalen experience: Big Sur’s ‘one-of-a-kind, you-gotta-be-kidding-me, is-this-a-dream?’ kinda day Turns out the universe has a lottery, and today I’m holding the winning ticket, both soaking in the hot springs and washing dishes, at this Nirvana on a hot edge of the Pacific. This is a peak experience for those with aging worn-down bodies, and […]
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Sunday Reads: America after Roe: West Coast unity and one day at a Planned Parenthood clinic
America after Roe: Is the West Coast ascendant as we wonder about the United in the U.S.A. this July Fourth? The “West Coast offense” pact among the governors of California, Oregon and Washington offers up an immediate and meaningful sense of unity, Wallace Baine writes, and with red states engaged in an enormous and ultimately […]
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Sunday Reads: Drumming for the soul, mosaics for the people and Juneteenth
Reduce stress! Find your groove! Play your cat’s food container! Jim Greiner, master percussionist, thinks we are all too stressed. He implores us to find our inner child and offers quick techniques to connect with our individual life rhythms. He also teaches us how to transform cat food into a musical instrument. Watch his Community […]
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Sunday Reads: Is Santa Cruz meant to keep the Warriors in town?
Is there a future for the Santa Cruz Warriors — in Santa Cruz? It’s been 10 years since the local Seadubs made a big splash in our little town. KP Arena’s been a good temp home, but now a more permanent place is needed. How did this odd match between Surf City and pro basketball […]
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Sunday Reads: Seeking a protest song for 2022; design in affordable housing
Time for a new ‘Ohio’: Where is the protest song we need in 2022? Uvalde. Buffalo. George Floyd. Jan. 6. Can political protest music make a difference? A lesson from 50 years ago gives musical artists a blueprint for meeting the challenges of 2022. Read Wallace Baine’s Sunday column. ➤ MORE FROM WALLACE: Read all […]
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Sunday Reads: Who is Bud Colligan?
The Greenway chief The leader of the Measure D campaign has cut a big swath in Santa Cruz County as a high-profile philanthropist on big projects in housing, health care, science, education and the arts. As he’s become the point man for a trail-only option on Santa Cruz County’s coastal rail corridor, he’s also become […]