-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Tales from the Coast on odd things in the police blotter
- Boomer on Tomato Wars
- Boomer on Hunt for the missing Buddha
- Jessica on Tomato Wars
- Jessica on Tomato Wars
Archives
Who am I?
I cover crime, courts and the Live Oak School District for the Santa Cruz Sentinel. I'm originally from New York state's capital, Albany, but was most recently living in Chicago. I'm excited to be in Santa Cruz, adjusting to life on the left coast.Subscribe by e-mail
Author Archives: jessicap
Use your social media chops for a better spot at SFO
This is kind of an interesting idea from Klout, a site that basically measures your “influence” based on your various social media involvements. You’re then given an inn overall Klout score as well as provided with the topics for which … Continue reading
Posted in california, cool, social media, technology, travel
Leave a comment
odd things in the police blotter
It’s been a super crazy busy week full of horrible tragedies. I think we could all use a little levity. Here’s a few amusing items from the Santa Cruz police blotter this week: May 4: Someone must have been in … Continue reading
Posted in california, cops, local flavor, only in santa cruz
1 Comment
Hunt for the missing Buddha
Someone has apparently stolen a green Buddha garden statue from a westiside home, and he’s not happy about it. Come on people, don’t leave a dude hanging! Stealing a Buddha’s got to be worth a million bad karma points, right? … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
1 Comment
Tomato Wars
The Sentinel staff is holding a tomato-growing competition, which to me seems “so Northern California.” And because I’m an intrepid local reporter, I’m documenting that competition here.
Posted in california, local flavor, only in santa cruz, Santa Cruz
4 Comments
National Pot Day
If you haven’t heard, it’s April 20th, better known as 420. For those in the dark, it’s unofficially known as national pot-smoking day. Contrary to popular opinion, 420 is not the penal code for marijuana. Actually, Penal Code 420 refers … Continue reading
Posted in california, local flavor, only in santa cruz, Santa Cruz
Leave a comment
police blotter haiku
One of our community media lab bloggers has a fun little post today in which the writer has taken crime bits from small-town newspapers and turned them into haiku. Check out Tales from the Coast here. Apparently the police blotter … Continue reading
Posted in california, local flavor, Uncategorized
1 Comment
gardens galore
One of the things about Santa Cruz County that I love most is the foliage, the trees, the the flowers and all of the other wonderful plants that grow here. I’m constantly admiring how pretty even the simplest yards planted … Continue reading
Posted in california, local flavor, Santa Cruz
Leave a comment
An east coast girl meets the Redwoods
Growing up on the east coast, redwoods carried a certain mystique, representing the exoticism of the west coast in contrast to the Puritan roots of New England and surrounding areas. The idea of a tree so wide you could drive … Continue reading
Posted in california, local flavor, only in santa cruz, Santa Cruz
2 Comments
From the crazy story files: Teddy Bear Paradise
Throughout my career as a journalist, I’ve come across some pretty unusual names. The one I spotted today in the Santa Cruz Police Department’s arrest logs, however, might take the case. The name is….wait for it….. Teddy Bear Paradise. Yes, … Continue reading
Posted in california, cops, local flavor, only in santa cruz, Santa Cruz
Leave a comment
A different kind of culinary herb
My colleague has a story this week on something that strikes me as being quintessentially Northern Californian. For those unaware, on the east coast, there is a pervasive belief that everyone in Californian is a shiny happy surfing stoner with … Continue reading
Posted in california, local flavor, only in santa cruz, Santa Cruz
Leave a comment