Council member Ryan Coonerty speaks on the recent downtown violence before listening to public comment at the council meeting Tuesday. (Photograph by Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
See Sentinel story: Residents express fear for safety to Santa Cruz City Council after stabbing death.
Charred tree limbs are silhouetted against the sun near Mount Madonna Road on Monday. The Loma Fire continues to burn in the area as fire crews works to contain the blaze. (Photography by Phil Carter/Sentinel)
See Sentinel story: Roadblocks draw residents’ ire as Loma Fire is contained.
A firefighter working on clearing remaining vegetation and debris walks across a burned hillside off of Mount Madonna Road on Monday.The exact cause of the Loma Fire is under investigation. (Photograph by Phil Carter/Sentinel)
See Sentinel story: Fire crew contains Loma Fire; cause remains under investigation.
Fresh, sustainably-grown produce has long been a hallmark of dining at UC Santa Cruz - long before the recent system-wide initiative. (Photograph by Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
See Sentinel story: UCSC vies for vegetarian-friendly title.
A firefighter monitors the Loma Fire from above. (Photograph by Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
See Sentinel stories: Fire scorches 600 acres in Santa Cruz Mountains
A Cal Fire tanker heads into Rattlesnake Gulch in the hills above Corralitos to drop a load of fire retardant on the Loma Fire on Sunday. (Photograph by Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
See Sentinel story: Fire scorches 600 acres in Santa Cruz Mountains.
A Cal Fire tanker follows a lead plane as it dumps fire retardand over Rattlesnake Gulch as crews battle the Loma Fire on Sunday. (Photograph by Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
See Sentinel story: Fire scorches 600 acre in Santa Cruz Mountains.
Jessica Chard joins hundreds of other zombies in a simultaneous dance to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" Saturday in downtown Santa Cruz. (Photograph by Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
See Sentinel story: Zombies chill and thrill downtown Santa Cruz.
Andie Huff and her brother Grant collected food donations in the driveway of their Pleasure Point home Saturday for Make A Difference Day. (Photography by Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
See Sentinel story: Small change for a big cause.
Phil Carter/Sentinel 5 year-old David Rojas of Watsonville receives an H1N1 flu vaccination from medical assistant Consuelo Mata at Freedom Elementary School on Friday. Both seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccinations are available for children at Freedom Elementary and other schools in the area. (Photograph by Phil Carter/Sentinel)
See Sentinel story: Salud opens children’s clinics at five Watsonville schools.