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Rise of the Santa Cruz Moderatesnew

Following the country’s rightward shift, liberal Santa Cruz moves toward the center.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Curtis Cartier |
09-29-2010 |
Politics
Junkie Town: Santa Cruz's Heroin Problemnew

In the woods just outside Santa Cruz, heroin is laying waste to a hidden population.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Curtis Cartier |
12-02-2009 |
Drugs
Photos: La Nueva Generacionnew

Santa Cruz's Beach Flats neighborhood is a community in transition. The older generations, having immigrated mostly from Mexico, South and Central America, have started new families. Through their children, they are both changing the way that they’ve lived for decades and changing the way that the rest of Santa Cruz lives today.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Curtis Cartier |
09-16-2009 |
Immigration
With One Trademark, Ryan Rittenhouse Unleashed a Battle Royalenew

What began as a simple plan to protect the Santa Cruz Surfing Club name from opportunistic outsiders has erupted into a war of words between three generations of Santa Cruz surfers.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Jessica Lussenhop |
02-23-2009 |
Recreation