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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. It's a whole lot different than what I'm used to.Subscribe by e-mail
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Are California’s rape laws in need of overhaul?
This is pretty shocking. A state appeals court has just overturned the rape conviction of a man alleged to have pretended to be a woman’s boyfriend and then had sex with her. See the American Bar Association Journal’s take here: … Continue reading
Dreaming of a white Christmas
It’s ten days before Christmas and I am beyond far behind on preparations. I never got a tree, much as I wanted to this year. I only managed to light the menorah for five of the past eight nights because … Continue reading
Earthquake!
This weekend, I finally felt my first California earthquake. Saturday, around midnight, we heard our glasses shaking in the cupboards and felt a rumbling of the floor. Sure enough, it was a small quake. It’s silly, but I felt a … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Santa Cruz
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From the odd files: County says no to pot dispensary’s signs
While heading to the city this past weekend, I chuckled at the large signs posted on Highway 17 near the Summit touting “Herbs, $125 an ounce” flanked by the green crosses that signify medical marijuana. A co-worker also spotted it … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Highway 17, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
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Parole suitability hearings
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation makes available transcripts of parole suitability hearings a month after the hearing is held. They can often be very interesting to read through, providing insight as to what leads parole board commissioners to … Continue reading
Upstate NY company suing over foie gras ban
A company based in upstate New York — Hudson Valley Foie Gras – is among the parties that have filed a lawsuit against the state of California seeking to overturn the foie gras ban. HVFG is based not far from … Continue reading
a civil grand jury?
Today I learned that in California, there are civil grand juries that are unlike anything I’m used to. In California counties, the Civil Grand Jury serves to “scrutinize the conduct of public business of County government.” Basically, it’s watchdog group comprised … Continue reading
The original O’Neill surf shop
Earlier this month, the site of the original O’Neill surf shop near Cowell beach was declared a California Point of Historical Interest. However, the blog Curbed has a really interesting post about what the author claims is actually the true … Continue reading
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Tagged California, O'Neill, san francisco, Santa Cruz, surfing
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The fruits of California
One of the many things I’m enjoying in my first year of living across the country is discovering new fruits and veggies I’m not used to, or at least not used to in such quantities. We can get Meyer lemons … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, santacruz
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Former teacher, now living in Santa Cruz Co., tells NY Times he had sex with students
I’ve been following the pretty explosive story about sexual abuse allegations at New York City high school Horace Mann, as a reported earlier this month in the New York Times. The story has been picked up by a number of … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
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