Saturday, April 7, 2012
The council will open discussions on the question Tuesday. You've got a few days to let them know where you stand by voting in this poll and leaving comments.
The Golden State Warriors want to bring their minor league team to a parking lot in our city by the bay. If you missed the story, check here for the announcement and here for the Warriors' side. The Santa Cruz City Council will begin talking about the proposal at its 3 p.m. meeting Tuesday. As with all sports franchises, there is opportunity for collateral profit and expense. The games are played after the summer tourist season and this would bring tourists back during the lull. They will find their way downtown, instead of just to the Boardwalk, because the tented portable structure would be on the fringe of it. People would eat here, spend money here, leave behind tax revenues. However, aside from the initial projected expense of $2.5 …
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Scott Woodworth, or "South Paw" had a kind and generous reputation in the local surf community.
Although the seas were too rough for the memorial paddle-out that had been planned for 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, Scott Woodworth wouldn't have wanted it any other way. "It turned out to be perfect, this is the way it was supposed to be, Scott would have enjoyed it very much. The surf, everybody here, his friends getting wet unexpectedly," said Dean Trevethan, his words just barely heard over the pounding 15-foot swell behind us. Trevethan was a longtime friend, and one of around fifty people who gathered on the beach below Pleasure Point on Sunday to remember Scott Woodworth, 60, the Ben Lomond man who died while surfing Pleasure Point on the evening of March 12, 2012. "I'm just overwhelmed by all of the people that he surfed with, didn'…
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Ronald "Aaron" Carpenter was an EMT in training and a military veteran.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The former Capitola mayor and Patch blogger died over the weekend at age 84.
As we reported yesterday, former Capitola mayor and local media presence Robert "Bob" Begun died over the weekend at 84-years-old. His contributions to the City of Capitola from 2000 to 2010 as treasurer, councilman and mayor were enormous, and here on Capitola-Soquel Patch, he was also an important piece of the puzzle. Back in mid-spring of this year, we launched our Local Voices blogging platform, in which anyone with something to say gets to say it. One of those voices was Bob's. As we were getting ready to bring Local Voices to Patch, the name Bob Begun came through my email inbox. Recommended by another city staff member, Bob seemed a perfect fit to bring experienced political commentary to the site. We decided to meet at Gayle's …
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Share your memories or condolences in Slettehaugh's memorial guestbook.
Following the tragic skateboard collision in Capitola Village on Tuesday afternoon, resulting in Capitola's loss of Maryann Slettehaugh, 83, an online memorial guestbook has been established in her honor. Anyone can sign the guestbook with memories of Maryann, offer condolences to the family, or simply read others' comments. To access the memorial guestbook, click here. Maryann is survived by her husband George. The couple, junior high sweethearts, had been married for 64 years.
Michael A. Lewis
9:33 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012
I've been busy of late in final proofing of my novel, "The Environmeddlers," which will be released Earth Day, April 22. Stay tuned! It's nice to be missed! more ›