SF News Missing Santa Cruz Teen Found "Gorked" Young whippersnapper, Santa Cruz resident 18-year-old Matthew Rosenberg, called his mom on Monday to tell her he had "tripped, broke his leg and was lost" in the Santa Cruz
misc From the Editor's Inbox: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Prejudice from: [name redacted] to: [email protected] date: Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 9:46 PM subject: cologne and santa cruz Mr. Brock, While I appreciate your coverage of the spray situation I
SF News Light Brown Apple Moth Spray Off Today a major setback struck the final solution, if you will, against the light brown apple moth. Superior Court Judge Paul Burdick ruled that "aerial pesticide sprays must halt over Santa Cruz
SF News Buzz-Killing UCSC Officials Puts the Kibosh on 4/20 Perhaps due to the many squares of acid or complete the lack of sex, we don't remember UC Santa Cruz demigods coming down so hard on 4/20. But SFBG'
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Late '90s Santa Cruz band the Huxtables headline a night of "fun rock" tunes. Take, for example, the song their dedicated to Dungeons & Dragons, "Dungeon Master,"
SF News SHAC7 Claims No Responsibility for UCSC Researcher Attack We just made contacted with a member of the reportedly elusive SHAC7. They told us the following: No--we are not responsible. In fact, the only knowledge we have of the whole ordeal
SF News Extreme Animal Rights Activists Attack UCSC Faculty Member? Pro-life animal rights group Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty is being accused of taking part in a break in of a UC Santa Cruz faculty member, whose research using animals "sheds light
SF News <strike>Love</strike> Moth-Killing Spray Is In the Air This Summer The little-known proposal to wipe out the light brown apple moth, which if it became established could destroy the region's agricultural industry, has developed increasing opposition among some residents who
SF News Your Damp, Rough Weather Forecast Surely looking to turn us all into latter-career, Catalina-vacationing Natalie Woods, it looks like the rain will fall down (and wake our dreams) and won't stop until god knows
SF News Crystalline Water Ice Particles Fall from the Sky Yesterday's near perfect weather is now but a sepia-toned memory. Reports of a strange, icy substance, often referred to as "snow," is falling on Mount Diablo, Mount Hamilton
misc Mavericks Surf Contest: It's On Twenty-four of the world's most bitchin-ass surfers are waxing up and on their way to Half Moon Bay for the 2008 Mavericks Surf Contest. Shore stars like Shawn Rhodes,
Arts & Entertainment It’s on Post-Consumer.com The recently-released website post-consumer.com is addressed to “anyone who has played or attended an indie rock show in Santa Cruz between 1999-2004.” We did! We were there! We remember
misc Caltrans Cares So Much, They'll Bury Fido For You CBS5 recently uncovered Caltrans secret pet cemetery -- somewhere along eerie Highway 9 in the Santa Cruz mountains -- where they simply bag, tag, and toss little fluffy over a cliff. Gross. Caltrans, it seems,
Arts & Entertainment Oakland Bans Rich, Smooth, Satisfying Smoking In Public Spaces Today, the Oakland City Council voted to ban smoking in "ATM lines, parks and other public places," which is smurfy, health-conscious, makes the bitch behind you at the ATM line
SF News Day Around the Bay -- Same-sex marriage bill OK'd, ready to be TKO'd by Arnold. [Chron] -- Obama in SF! [Examiner, via BCN] -- Boom! Bomb threat forces Southwest Airlines jet back to Oakland Airport.
misc Wossamotta U? The Latest U.S. News College List Hey, everyone loves a list, right? Especially those ranking institutions of higher learning. The yearly U.S. News & World Report list is out -- any wagers on how local schools did? And, really,
Arts & Entertainment We Read The Weeklies Next up, the Bay Guardian: Tim Redmond asks why's everything got to be a public/private thing around here. Also, they hate the new Don Fisher museum. A poignant letter about
Arts & Entertainment We Read The Weeklies Last week's winner, the SF Weekly: What? MORE letters about Rainbow? Matt Smith threatens to derail Newsom's gubernatorial campaign if he doesn't do something about parking. Rape
SF News SFist Blotter The SFPD arrested the guy who murdered the anti-crime activist in the Haight, Joe Konopka, in an S&M session gone wrong. They believe Konopka, who was found handcuffed, choked to
Arts & Entertainment SFist Watches: Your Locals On Reality TV On "Pirate Master" Nessa continued her flirting with fellow pirates who were open to it. Sean and Jupiter were not, and deemed her conniving, vowing to have her cast adrift at
Arts & Entertainment SFist Watches: Your Locals On Reality TV On "America's Got Talent" a local dance troupe called Hot Pink Feathers failed to impress the judges with their Carnaval-inspired gyrations. See the YouTube clip above for a
Arts & Entertainment SFist Watches: Your Locals On Reality TV There were a lot of locals in the world of reality TV this week! "America's Got Talent" included an audition from an East Bay music teacher named Michael Strelo-
SF News Day Around The Bay --It's the 100th anniversary of the Santa Cruz boardwalk! --They've more or less decided on the next school superintendent for San Francisco. He's going to face a
misc Ranking Bay Area High Schools So Newsweek's come out with its rankings of "the top public high schools in the country," and the Bay Area has 9 10 schools in the top 300: Magnet
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews Artist Paul Madonna In artist Paul Madonna's weekly comic series All Over Coffee, San Francisco architecture—and coffee—seem to be the main characters. Beautifully detailed drawings of SF scenes, combined with disembodied voices