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My Electric Summer, When Washington Helped Resurrect the EV

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Bush Administration, Electric Vehicles, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Menlo Park, Washington, Green News, Zero Motorcycles, Stimulus Plan, Ev, Santa Cruz, Tesla, Evs, Green News
Kirsten Dirksen

If this summer was the coming out party for the electric car, Washington was the host. They may seem unlikely bedfellows, but I'm convinced the EV companies have learned how to play politics.

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Good progress reported against Calif. blaze

AP | Posted 10.26.2009 | Home

Read More: Watsonville-California, Santa Cruz, Home News

WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Nearly 1,000 firefighters are working to contain a blaze in California's Santa Cruz Mountains, and officials say they made good progress overnight.

The wildfire in the rugged area north of Santa Cruz began around 3 a.m. Sunday and has forced the evacuation of about 85 homes. Fueled by high winds, the fire grew to about 600 acres by nightfall, destroying a trailer and two outbuildings, and was 20 percent contained.

The flames are burning in the same place where a wildfire scorched 4,200 acres last May.

State Fire Battalion Chief Jim Crawford says officials still are evaluating Monday morning's containment numbers.

Crawford says two firefighters have suffered minor injuries.

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Loma Prieta Earthquake Survivors Celebrate, Ponder The Future (VIDEO)

Greg Archer | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Loma Prieta Earthquake, Natural Disasters, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Crazy Santa Cruz Lady, Santa Cruz City Council Video, Earthquake, Santa-Cruz-Mayor, Living News
Greg Archer

Twenty years after the Loma Prieta Earthquake annihilated Downtown Santa Cruz, locals gathered to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the quake, which significantly altered the future of the coastal town.

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Twenty Years After Loma Prieta: Is Northern California Really Prepared for the Next Big Quake?

Greg Archer | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living

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Greg Archer

Like most people living in the Bay Area at the time, I can vividly recall the day the Loma Prieta Earthquake hit back in October, 1989.

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Reflections on the Loma Prieta Earthquake, 20 Years Later

Art Agnos | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Loma Prieta Earthquake, Herb Caen, Mission District, First Responders, Natural Disasters, Red Cross, George Deukmejian, Earthquake, Pete Wilson, Fema, Dianne Feinstein, San Francisco Bay Bridge, California, Santa Cruz, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, World Series, Nancy Pelosi, Disaster Preparedness, Disasters, Marin, Candlestick Park, San Francisco, Fbi, Embarcadero, Presidio, Politics News
Art Agnos

When a disaster hits, it is too late to put your best people in charge of planning and preparation. That's not the place for soft political patronage.

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Mudslide menace eases in Calif. as storm weakens

AP | SOLVEJ SCHOU and RAQUEL MARIA DILLON | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Davenport, San Francisco-California, Los Angeles-California, Santa Cruz, Home News

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. — A powerful fall storm packing strong winds and rain eased Wednesday without causing the widespread mudslides and debris flows that California residents had feared.

The storm delivered its biggest punch to northern and central areas, knocking out power to nearly 700,000 utility customers from Bakersfield in the southern San Joaquin Valley to Eureka on the north coast.

A mandatory evacuation order remained in effect for residents of about 40 homes in central coast mountains near Watsonville, east of Monterey Bay, due to mudslides, said Chris Hirsch, a spokeswoman for Santa Cruz County emergency services.

A house in Corralitos was left surrounded by mud that buried cars up to their windows and a basketball hoop up to the net.

A dozen other homes were isolated because fallen trees and debris blocked roads.

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Mudslide concern leads to Santa Cruz evacuations

AP | Posted 10.13.2009 | Home

Read More: Davenport-California, Santa Cruz, Home News

DAVENPORT, Calif. — Officials are asking residents to leave their homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where summer wildfires have made conditions ripe for mudslides.

With heavy rain falling, the Santa Cruz County Emergency Operations Center issued a reverse 911 calling system Tuesday alerting residents in Davenport to evacuate. The voluntary advisory affects about 60 homes.

Spokeswoman Dinah Phillips did not know how many people heeded the warning.

The Lockheed Fire burned 7,817 acres, or 12 square miles, in August. With little vegetation now on the hillsides, heavy rain could lead to mudslides and debris flow.

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Rolling With the Santa Cruz Derby Groms

Greg Archer | Posted 09.20.2009 | Style

Read More: Santa Cruz Derby Girls, Derby Girls, Santa Cruz, Roller Skating, Santa Cruz Derby Groms, Northern California, Style News
Greg Archer

After slipping into some skates and what felt like a ton of padding, I interviewed several of these Derb-ettes.

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Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Santa Cruz: One on One With Boxer Carina Moreno

Greg Archer | Posted 09.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Gtweekly, Santa Cruz, Carina Moreno, Female Boxing, Female-Boxers, California, U.S. Women's Boxing Team, Entertainment News
Greg Archer

It's safe to say Carina Moreno one of the best female boxers in the world. (I dare anybody not to.) She now boasts a whopping 21-1 record and has seven knockouts to her name.

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Give Me A Sign, Santa Cruz

Greg Archer | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Pacific Avenue, California, Santa Cruz, Crazy Santa Cruz Lady, Beach-Trip, Beaches, Traveling, Travel, Living News
Greg Archer

The seaside town is certainly known for its liberal edge and bold spiritual endeavors and a recent trek down the town's main drag, Pacific Avenue, definitely raised eyebrows.

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That Santa Cruz Lady -- She's Not Crazy, She's Just Keeping Things 'Weird'

Greg Archer | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin vs. That Crazy Santa Cruz Lady, City Council, Santa Cruz, This Week in Public Comment, Sarah Palin, That Crazy Santa Cruz Lady, Politics News
Greg Archer

The woman, featured in a "This Week in Public Comment" video is more unique by way of weird .... with a dash of "oh isn't that interesting?" tossed in for good measure. Crazy? Not so sure.

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Sarah Palin Vs. That Crazy Santa Cruz Lady (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | David Stemler | Posted 08.27.2009 | Comedy

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Sarah Palin resigned yesterday and the whole comedy world wept at the loss. Her farewell speech was yet another example of her nonsensical rambling an...

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Is This The Stupidest Person Ever? (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 08.24.2009 | Comedy

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We're praying, really really hard, that this is a joke, because if it's not and this person has survived as long as she has it means that we've revers...

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Mayor Declares "Lou Dobbs Free Month"

The Santa Cruz Sentinel | Shanna McCord | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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From the Santa Cruz Sentinel: The mayor, in a quixotic move unrelated to city business, is asking Santa Cruz residents to turn off "Lou Dobbs Tonight....

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