Jessica M. Pasko’s weekly look at local business includes an update on Joby Aviation’s suit alleging corporate espionage by a competitor and recaps a contentious meeting on the fate of a downtown Santa Cruz landmark.
The Catalyst
Coverage of The Catalyst nightclub and music venue in downtown Santa Cruz.
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Residents ‘vehemently oppose’ proposed Catalyst project as developers, city officials present plans
A Thursday meeting hosted by representatives from the City of Santa Cruz and the developer and architect of a proposed project that would demolish downtown music venue The Catalyst met with frustration and skepticism from residents and nearby business owners.
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What The Catalyst means to Santa Cruz’s music scene, its culture and its sense of itself
With The Catalyst in the news as the possible site of a new downtown housing development, maybe it’s time for a reminder of just how influential and central this performance venue has been to Santa Cruz’s musical subcultures.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Demolition, relocation eyed for Catalyst; Westside revitalization story; new wine district moves forward
A Silicon Valley developer has proposed demolishing the historic downtown Santa Cruz home of The Catalyst nightclub and erecting a new seven-story, mixed-use building, Jessica M. Pasko reports in her weekly survey of local business. She’s also got news from the Westside, on the local wine industry and more.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Catalyst building listed for sale; local rental market remains least affordable in U.S.
The Pacific Avenue property that’s home to longtime music venue The Catalyst Club is for sale for $4.55 million, Jessica M. Pasko reports in her weekly look at Santa Cruz County business.
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Catalyst nightclub building, one of the oldest in downtown Santa Cruz, goes on the market
The property at 1009-1011 Pacific Ave. that’s been home to music venue The Catalyst since 1976 is for sale for $4.55 million, listed by the heirs of the building’s former owner, Randall Kane.
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‘He was larger than life’: Remembering Felix Lozano of pioneering Santa Cruz County Latino punk band Los Dryheavers
Felix Lozano, a longtime bartender at the Blue Lagoon whose work with disabled clients and role in Santa Cruz’s Latino punk rock scene made him a respected figure in the county’s artistic community, died on April 19.
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‘Era más grande que la vida’: Recordando a Félix Lozano de la banda pionera de punk latino de Santa Cruz County, Los Dryheavers
Félix Lozano, un cantinero de larga data en el Blue Lagoon, cuyo trabajo con clientes discapacitados y papel en la escena del punk rock latino de Santa Cruz lo convirtieron en una figura respetada en la comunidad artística del condado, murió el 19 de abril.
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On the road and at home, at the same time: Jesse Daniel plays Santa Cruz
Austin-based country singer-songwriter Jesse Daniel, originally from Ben Lomond, has a new album coming in June and continues his West Coast tour with a stop Friday at The Catalyst, an annual visit that always feels like home.
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Son of the San Lorenzo: Rising country music star Jesse Daniel returns to Catalyst on Friday
Ben Lomond native turned Texan transplant Jesse Daniel plays a homecoming show Friday in support of his new live album, “My Kind of Country Live At the Catalyst,” recorded at the downtown Santa Cruz music venue last year. The album has drawn praise from Rolling Stone and Billboard. It’s an amazing trajectory for Daniel, whose career almost never happened because of an opioid addiction.