Banana Slugs Take the Streets
Wearing a bright yellow hat with antennae poking out of the top, Santa Cruz mayor Don Lane stood next to a 10-foot balloon banana slug and officially proclaimed Oct. 25 “Banana Slug Day.” About 200 Santa Cruz community members, alumni and students walked down…
A Community Uprooted
*A Spanish translation of this article will be posted soon. Photos by Jasper Lyons It’s 7:45 a.m., and Don Emilio’s sweat has already begun to bead on his brow. He wields a pink household broom, sweeping dirt into rows where young bean shoots are beginning to sprout….
Q&A with Mayor Don Lane
Mayor Don Lane served two previous terms on Santa Cruz City Council, once from 1988 to 1992, and then again from 2008 to 2012. He is currently serving his third term, which began in 2012 and will end in 2016. During each of his City…
Ordinances Regulate Space for Performers and Vendors
“It’s what keeps Santa Cruz original as an outdoor cultural experience,” Alex Skelton said. He is an artist who has been selling his work on downtown sidewalks for the past two years as his main source of income. Downtown street performing and vending regulations have…