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Richard Fox seeks election to California’s 18th Congressional District

Libertarian Republican and physician Richard Fox, is running against Congresswoman Anna Eshoo in this upcoming 2014 election.

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Open Studios Art Tour brings art lovers to the source

The 2014 Open Studios Art Tour, organized by the Arts Council of Santa Cruz County is approaching its final encore weekend on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18 and 19, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake: 25 years later

Twenty-five years have now passed since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake — a 6.9-magnitude temblor — rocked the San Francisco and Monterey bay areas, causing millions of dollars in damages throughout the region.

Ham radio operators were keys to communication after quake

In the wake of the Loma Prieta earthquake, Santa Cruz County residents had no real way of connecting to the outside world, as power lines were down and phone service outside the immediate community was not possible.

Richard Fox seeks election to California’s 18th Congressional District

Libertarian Republican and physician Richard Fox, is running against Congresswoman Anna Eshoo in this upcoming 2014 election.

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Be prepared; the next ‘big one’ could happen anytime

In the Aug. 16, 1989 issue of the old Valley Press, geologist Vasiliki Vassil wrote the first of a series of articles addressing the series of fault lines in Santa Cruz County in the wake of a 5.1-magnitude earthquake that had struck a week earlier on Aug. 8.

Obituary: Sandra Beddow

Sandra Beddow

Obituary: Tazuko “Taz” Siciliano

Tazuko “Taz” Siciliano

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Cal Fire firefighter looks at pile burn area

Despite high temps and pile-burning setbacks, fire officials aren’t worrying just yet

Scott Weese, a division chief with Cal Fire CZU, spends plenty of time pouring over forest-fuel-environment maps and briefing safety crews on weather conditions. The...