Days ahead of a more than 2-year-old murder trial's scheduled start, a judge will determine if Santa Cruz detectives properly advised the defendant of his rights before interrogating him.
"Now, in the time of Santa Cruz’s growing pains over how to develop our rare and precious real estate, San Lorenzo Park is our largest central community open space," writes Leslie Wooding in a Guest Commentary. "Please add your voice to restore the 10-acre, incredibly preserved park on the banks of the San Lorenzo River. Your feedback can help balance our needs for open space, recreation, and environmental restoration. Make your voice heard by attending the Jan 8th redesign meeting to help finalize the proposed design."
More than a hundred community members of all ages gathered at the Veterans Memorial Building in downtown Santa Cruz Thursday afternoon for a free Thanksgiving dinner featuring roasted turkey, mashed potatoes and all the fixings in a tradition of feeding the public that spans more than 30 years.
The city of Santa Cruz is asking for the public’s input regarding the San Lorenzo Park redesign plan with its second online survey, which has a submission deadline of Nov. 5.
Reknowned "history dude" and emeritus historian at Cabrillo College Sandy Lydon and retired real estate developer George Ow Jr. discussed the Chinese American history of Santa Cruz at the 418 Project on River Street in Santa Cruz, which resides on the site of the city's last Chinatown that was devastated by the flooding of the San Lorenzo in 1955.