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Dec 15, 2024 | 
santacruzsentinel.com | Stephanie Lam |John Woolfolk |Hema Sivanandam |Thomas Wright
After a rare tornado earning an EF1 rating from the National Weather Service in Scotts Valley Saturday afternoon toppled cars and forced residents to take cover, police Sunday said the number of reported injuries remains consistent at five with no fatalities reported as the cleanup continued. Capt. Scott Garner told the Sentinel Sunday afternoon that none of the injuries is life threatening, with a broken rib being among the worst. “It’s a blessing that there weren’t any fatalities,” he said.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
santacruzsentinel.com | Thomas Wright
SANTA CRUZ Annual crab and shrimp feed to be held The Santa Cruz Portuguese Hall has announced tickets are now on sale for their annual “Famous” Crab & Shrimp Feed Nov. 9 at 216 Evergreen St. from 3-10 p.m. Admission is $75 per person and children 12 and under are $35. The price includes crab, […] Originally Published: October 18, 2024 at 12:29 p.m.
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Jul 7, 2024 | 
santacruzsentinel.com | Thomas Wright
SANTA CRUZCity seeks energy efficient renovations ordinanceThe city of Santa Cruz is developing a new energy efficient renovations ordinance as part of its Climate Action Plan 2030. The city will hold an online community meeting from 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the proposed ordinance and provide feedback. This ordinance targets energy improvements during major alterations or additions to residential buildings.
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Jan 28, 2024 | 
medium.com | Thomas Wright
BONK ($BONK) serves as Solana’s response to Ethereum’s meme-token DOGE. At the time of this writing, it is playing a significant role in revitalizing the Solana ecosystem and driving up its price. It stands out as the latest meme-coin sensation that has been gaining traction since the beginning of 2023. The coin has experienced substantial price surges and has played a pivotal role in attracting a large number of daily active users to the Solana ecosystem.
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Dec 31, 2023 | 
santacruzsentinel.com | Thomas Wright
SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz Metro bus driver who was injured in a crash at UC Santa Cruz earlier this month has died, his union and UCSC officials confirmed Sunday. Dan Stevenson, a long-time Santa Cruz Metro bus operator, died after he was injured while driving a UC Santa Cruz Loop Bus on Dec. 12, a representative from SMART Local 0023 told the Sentinel. SMART Local 0023 is the union that represents Santa Cruz Metro bus operators and paratransit operators.
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Oct 22, 2023 | 
santacruzsentinel.com | Thomas Wright
SANTA CRUZ — A weak storm system brought rain to Santa Cruz County Sunday while clearing out smoke that degraded air quality in the region Saturday. California State Parks continued its prescribed burn at Wilder Ranch State Park Saturday and the smoke continued to build up by the afternoon. “We burned the remaining approximately 60 acres of the initial plot that was determined,” said Gabe McKenna, a public safety superintendent with State Parks.
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Sep 10, 2023 | 
santacruzsentinel.com | Thomas Wright
The Tipton family arrived in Santa Cruz in 1889 and got a riverside home at 5 Garfield St. (now the County Government Center entrance road off Water Street). The house sat between the Righetti fruit orchard near the Water Street Bridge, and seven homes south was Peter Thrift’s large dahlia farm, the first dahlia grower in the state. Fruit and flowers meant they’d arrived in the Garden of Eden. William Tipton was a teamster, able to drive four and six-horse teams to haul heavy loads.
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Jun 13, 2023 | 
santacruzsentinel.com | Thomas Wright
When Trump sent his followers to storm the Capitol, he told them to “fight like hell or you won’t have a country anymore”; now that he has been indicted, he again lays on fear by telling his minions “they’re not coming after me. They’re coming after you.”There are laws in this country. Break those laws and you have to face the consequences whether you are an average citizen or a former president of the United States.
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May 21, 2023 | 
santacruzsentinel.com | Thomas Wright
Dr. Gail Newel announced her retirement as Santa Cruz County health officer last week and it’s worth noting that how, during the worst of the COVID pandemic, her calm but decisive leadership helped keep Santa Cruz County from experiencing a major health panic. Yes, hospital intensive care beds were sometimes mostly filled and, no, we’re not implying it wasn’t tragic that 276 residents have lost their lives due to the virus, but it could have been so … much … worse.
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Feb 28, 2023 | 
santacruzsentinel.com | Thomas Wright
The harbor jetties were already in place when I arrived here in ’69. They take a monumental beating whenever big swells like December’s break directly on top of them, and would seem to be a more thoughtfully engineered way to protect the soft sedimentary cliffs at the foot of Woodrow than the rocks we’ve seen dumped there in the past.
