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Urban drifter: Mountain lion visits Santa Cruz

By Jason Hoppin Santa Cruz Sentinel Photos: Shmuel Thaler/Dan Coyro Santa Cruz Sentinel SANTA CRUZ — London may have werewolves, but Santa Cruz now has mountain lions. A wayward cat enthralled the city Thursday when it ambled from the mountains and was spotted around daybreak near one of the busiest intersections in town. Several hours [...]

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Beck to the Future

Damon Orion Good Times Santa Cruz In celebration of Beck’s solo acoustic show at The Rio, GT explores ‘Song Reader,’ the alternative rock icon’s most ambitious interactive art piece yet. Here’s an odd little paradox of the digital revolution: The more sophisticated our technology gets, the more our musical milieu begins to resemble that of [...]

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Desalination EIR is out: Report by Santa Cruz, neighboring agency looks at alternatives, impacts

By J.M. Brown Santa Cruz Sentinel Photos:Dan Coyro/Sentinel SANTA CRUZ — A draft environmental impact report released Monday for a controversial water supply project reaches two critical conclusions: No alternative to a seawater desalination plant will create or save the water needed by two local agencies, and safeguards built into the design will eliminate all [...]

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