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Pet Party! Photo Contest

15DeniseBascom

Bark less. Wag more. You've shown us your pets, the votes are in.
And the winners are . . .

1. #15 Got chicken
Denise Bascom

 


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45Buster

2. #45 Look what Buster learned in college
Kim Pini
111sam 3. #111 Yosemite "SAM" Jardin the cutest Chiweenie
Eva A Jardin


99blue

4. #99 Blue
Andrea Goldberg Widman

31Rio

5. #31 My name is Rio
John & Carol Tara

55Felix

6. #55 Felix the dog.
Stephanie Gerlach and Cara Flack

29nelli

7. #29 Where are the Good Times?
H. Avery Troy

12Tank

8. #12 Tank
Shane Absher

01jackthecat

9. #0 Jack =^..^= the cat knows where it’s at 
Carole Currier

6pp_DramaCat

10. #6 Drama Cat
Susi Downey

108gigikimba108gigikimba
101Harley101Harley
52AngelBird52AngelBird
32Priscilla32Priscilla
97dogcat97dogcat
104osito104osito
92parrot92parrot
20ball20ball
94catcat94catcat
100chicken100chicken
6pp_DramaCat6pp_DramaCat
112bear112bear
66posy66posy
14llama14llama
48Candy48Candy
60kk60kk
83pepe83pepe
87slickjpg87slickjpg
73mustard73mustard
53Luna53Luna
91Ladybabykitten91Ladybabykitten
54Sparky54Sparky
99blue99blue
15DeniseBascom15DeniseBascom
00sup00sup
102kitty102kitty
72MoosRomeo72MoosRomeo
39lola39lola
57oz57oz
113sonny113sonny
109willie109willie
8pp_SoSad8pp_SoSad
41Playboy41Playboy
88regal.jpg 88regal.jpg
59mantis59mantis
82hurley82hurley
78mister78mister
01jackthecat01jackthecat
31Rio31Rio
90kitty90kitty
10pp_pepito10pp_pepito
64liva64liva
24tipsy24tipsy
70life70life
67Samba67Samba
28_6toes28_6toes
51DoggieDuet51DoggieDuet
29nelli29nelli
12Tank12Tank
81lotus81lotus
17matt17matt
93me93me
36barmaid36barmaid
111sam111sam
98dog98dog
103belalugosi103belalugosi
25Flea25Flea
86lady86lady
21PandaPeri21PandaPeri
114pearl114pearl
2pp_bunnypup2pp_bunnypup
26lucky26lucky
71hapa71hapa
38Mac38Mac
00tiny_novelcat00tiny_novelcat
65pica65pica
9pp_kado9pp_kado
00puddy4900puddy49
1pp_Topher_halloween1pp_Topher_halloween
27kitties27kitties
22sage22sage
40eyes40eyes
44Ruckus44Ruckus
34Austin34Austin
3pp_SherlockinChair3pp_SherlockinChair
89amber89amber
16LolaOlive16LolaOlive
4pp_Bodhisattva4pp_Bodhisattva
69corbin69corbin
30clarence30clarence
35manna35manna
13CatCritique13CatCritique
23Princess23Princess
49What49What
43Cookie43Cookie
11Brutis11Brutis
55Felix55Felix
61posing61posing
85sam85sam
37Katie37Katie
5pp_BunnyLove5pp_BunnyLove
107pony107pony
56Lady56Lady
96dog96dog
33bone33bone
79partyboy79partyboy
19Luke19Luke
106Fetching106Fetching
46Coconut46Coconut
18Floyd18Floyd
42Run42Run
77duke77duke
47Sisters47Sisters
63partier63partier
76hobie76hobie
68leo68leo
45Buster45Buster
50bailey50bailey
75kiwi75kiwi
110Hannah110Hannah
84rocky84rocky
105elvis105elvis
80kisses80kisses
74bff74bff
95cats95cats
62Sadie62Sadie
58Nuggles58Nuggles
7pp_ Sydney7pp_ Sydney
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All the entrants . . .

1pp_Topher_halloween

#1 1.5yr old Maltipoo, Topher!

2pp_bunnypup

#2 I'm a cute Bunny Bluenose!

3pp_SherlockinChair

#3 Sherlock @Home.

4pp_Bodhisattva

#4 Bodhisattva, the coolest ZenDog ever.

5pp_BunnyLove

#5 Bunny Love.



7pp_ Sydney

#7 Sydney.

8pp_SoSad

#8 So Sad.

9pp_kado

#9 Kado driving the Miata.

10pp_pepito

#10 Pepito.

11Brutis

#11 Hat Top.



13CatCritique

#13 Cat Critique.

14llama

#14 Keeping Santa Cruz (and Aptos) Weird.

 


16LolaOlive

#16 Lola and Olive.

17matt

#17 My cat Matt he is really friendly and like to smile a lot.

18Floyd

#18 Floyd likes to roam at the beach...I found him in the trash can at Hidden

19Luke

#19 our dog/son Luke.

20ball

#20 Ha, ha – I’ve got the ball now!

21PandaPeri

#21 Panda & Peri Tug.

22sage

#22 The Free Spirit of Sage.

23Princess

#23 Princess my little cutie.

24tipsy

#24 A little tipsy from Mardi Gras!

25Flea

#25 Flea eating Grass.

26lucky

#26 Roadie For AC/DC.

27kitties

#27 Washing up!

28_6toes

#28 I haz 6 toes!



30clarence

#30 Clarence! A Santa Cruz local who likes to pretty much sleep all day long. He loves everyone.



32Priscilla

#32 Hood Ornament.

33bone

#33 I'm busy chewing on my bone.

34Austin

#34 Austin.

35manna

#35 Manna.

36barmaid

#36 Aayyy Chihuahua, barmaid!  Bring me another cold one!

37Katie

#37 Katie coming in for a landing!

38Mac

#38 It's a Plane no it's a Squirrel.

39lola

#39 Lola.

40eyes

#40 I only have eyes for you.

41Playboy

#41 Playboy Kitty.

42Run

#42 Just Gotta Run.

43Cookie

#43 Cookie just hanging around!

44Ruckus

#44 Ruckus the Ewok puppy!



46Coconut

#46 I'm shorter than a tulip?

47Sisters

#47 Frolicking Sisters at Seascape Beach.

48Candy

#48 Candy The Rat, In Her Birthday PARTY HAT!

49What

#49 What?

50bailey

#50 Bailey loves a good preening administered by a loving human.

51DoggieDuet

#51 Doggie Duet.

 

52AngelBird

#52 Angel Bird loves Spaghetti.

53Luna

#53 Luna.

54Sparky

#54 r a s p b e r r e e e e



56Lady

#56 Lady.

57oz

#57 O.Z. and I at the Sacramento Delta.

58Nuggles

#58 Nuggles searching hotchicks.com

59mantis

#59 Mantis singing in the moonlight

60kk

#60 KK feels like a lion!

61posing

#61 we kinda like posing for you.

62Sadie

#62 Maybe she didn't want to go for a walk?

63partier

#63 Partied Out.

64liva

#64 Livia, saved from the shelter ready to Live.

65pica

#65 My Pomeranian Pica.

66posy

#66 A Posey of Many Colors.

67Samba

#67 Samba sinks below the algae line to initiate a game of green-lagoon fetch.

68leo

#68 Yeah dude, I'm Léo, 17 years old and happy EVERY DAY.

69corbin

#69 Corbin in the Boppy gym.

70life

#70 Life is Good.

71hapa

#71 Did someone say 'lunch'?"

72MoosRomeo

#72 Moose and Romeo enjoying the view.

73mustard

#73 And Mustard Please!

74bff

#74 We're BFFs!!

75kiwi

#75 Kiwi Bouquet.

76hobie

#76 Hobie.

77duke

#77 Duke.

78mister

#78 Mister the explorer.

79partyboy

#79 Party boy.

80kisses

#80 Kisses from CC the French Bulldog.

81lotus

#81 Lotus in all her splendor!

82hurley

#82 Hurley playing in the seaweed at Davenport.

83pepe

#83 Party Pooch | Some patience, no photoshop... Good dog, Pepe.

84rocky

#84 Rocky raccoon and babies.

85sam

#85 Sam, the Corgi, kicking back in the shade in Soquel.

86lady

#86 Lady.

87slickjpg

#87 Slick dressed for town.

88regal.jpg

#88 Phil Angel looking very content and extremely regal.

89amber

#89 What?  Do I want to play catch?  Ha.

90kitty

#90 Wait for me.

91Ladybabykitten

#91 Lady baby kitten

92parrot

#92 Toby

93me

#93 She'll Never Find Me Here!

94catcat

#94 Can’t we have any privacy

95cats

#95 Grace and Kayla

96dog

#96 Prima does tricks.

97dogcat

#97 Sandy and Hurly ready to go!

98dog

#98 Peyton loves Rowan..



100chicken

#100 Our chicken.

101Harley

#101 Harley

102kitty

#102 Kitty

103belalugosi

#103 Bela Lugosi

104osito

#104 My name is Osito

105elvis #105 Mr. Elvis McLovin
106Fetching #106 Fetching
107pony #107 My Pony
108gigikimba #108 Gigi and Kimba
109willie #109 Willie helps with tax preparation
110Hannah #110 Hannah


112bear #112 Does my tongue look funny
113sonny #113 Sonny
114pearl #114 Pearl

 

Winners announced in the September 29 GOOD TIMES.

 

 

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Free Angela

Political activist and UC Santa Cruz Professor Emerita Angela Davis commands the spotlight in a riveting new documentary. PLUS:  UCSC’s Bettina Aptheker opens up about the political upheavals of the ’60s and ’70s—and today. Angela Davis is not a human being who can be easily summed up in several sentences or paragraphs—books maybe, but, even then, capturing the political activist, scholar and author in the most comprehensive light is downright complex. That’s because Davis is an undeniably unique political creature, one who should be seen and heard to be fully absorbed and downloaded. Which is what makes Free Angela and All Political Prisoners, the new documentary about Davis and the turbulent political upheavals she faced during the late-1960s and ’70s, so inviting. In it, filmmaker Shola Lynch marks the 40th anniversary of Davis’ acquittal on charges of murder, kidnapping and conspiracy with a historical vérité style of filmmaking to illuminate a side of Davis few may have seen (or can recall), and captures the events that thrust the woman into one of the most fascinating orbits of notoriety and political intrigue of the 20th century.

 

No Big Surprises

The highly anticipated draft Environmental Impact Report for desal is finally out. Will it change anything? When scwd2, the group pursuing the proposed joint desalination plant for the Santa Cruz Water Department and Soquel Creek Water District, set up a booth at the Santa Cruz Earth Day festival in 2012, its reception was less than warm. Signature gathering for Measure P, the “right to vote” on desal ballot measure, was in full swing, as were tensions over the controversial project, which would produce up to 2.5 million gallons per day of desalinated water and cost an estimated $100 million. What were representatives of an energy-intensive desal plant doing among the recycling and conservation booths? That was the attitude Melanie Mow Schumacher, public outreach coordinator for scwd2 (pronounced “squid squared”), remembers sensing.

 

The Maya-Ixil Move Forward

Local nonprofit works to educate and create opportunity for indigenous communities in Guatemala In an isolated region of the Guatemala mountains called Ixil, the indigenous Maya population was devastated by a civil war between the government and leftist guerrilla factions that spanned 1960 to 1996. During that 36-year war, the Guatemalan military eradicated entire Mayan communities. In what amounted to genocide, soldiers burned Mayan farmlands and homes, raped and tortured the people, and scattered families. By the end of the war, 200,000 Mayans had been killed, 7,000 of whom were Maya-Ixil.

 

Public Thinking

Watsonville teens host TEDx event Santa Cruz County is no stranger to the TED brand. TED—which stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design—talks have come to the area through independently organized events 10 times since 2011. This month, the gathering returns to the county with a new twist, thanks to the Watsonville Youth City Council. TEDxYouth@Watsonville, which will take place Sunday, May 19 at the Henry J. Mello Center for the Performing Arts in Watsonville, will feature only speakers younger than 19 years old and will traverse topics from racial stereotypes and renewable energy to traditional Mexican dance.

 

Transoceana

Danny Moriarty’s musical influences have been known to impact his life beyond his local rock band, Transoceana. “I went through two periods,” confesses the singer, guitarist and songwriter. “I borrowed Bono’s mullet look from the ’80s for a while, and then I dressed like I was from the ’70s and had big hair like Jimmy Page.” Bono and Page are also symbolic of Transoceana’s evolution as a band during their three years together.

 

Cruzin’ for Inspiration

Former resident pays homage to Santa Cruz with locally shot thesis film When he left Santa Cruz for the University of Southern California’s graduate film program in 2010, Christopher Guerrero had completed the film major at UC Santa Cruz in 2008 and worked on campus in the film and digital media department. It wasn’t until he headed south, that Guerrero began to reminisce about the coastal town. “It was really really hard when I moved to L.A., to acclimate and find friends,” he says, adding that—counter to the philosophical, conversational culture of Santa Cruz—he found nowhere in his new town where he could simply sit and talk about life with someone. “I didn’t really realize why I love [Santa Cruz] so much until it was gone.”

 

Beck to the Future

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 a bygone era, when song ideas were passed around from musician to musician, perpetually taking on new twists. Dozens of different YouTube users might try their hand at setting somebody’s rant about cats or double rainbows to music, or you might hear the Belgian musician Gotye turning the many and varied covers of his song “Somebody That I Used to Know” into a virtual orchestra (see below).

 

Growing Berries Without Bromide

Researchers test a new alternative to a controversial chemical The scarecrows perched in Santa Cruz strawberry fields do little to scare away the birds, much less the insects and fungi harbored in the soil. Everything likes to eat strawberries, which makes growing them a risky business. This predicament led UC Santa Cruz professor Carol Shennan to take an unconventional approach to pest management. Nine years ago, the fatal plant disease Verticillium wilt was wiping out strawberry plants at the university farm. Chemicals hardly phase the pathogen, and Shennan saw little improvement with crop rotation, which is typically used to treat infested fields. A visiting plant pathologist from the Netherlands recommended a little-known organic technique called anaerobic soil disinfestation, and, with so few other options, Shennan decided to give it a try. 

 

Uniting All That Has Been Separated

 

Legal Battles Drag On

More than a year after the 75 River St. occupation, four defendants remain embroiled in ongoing case  More than a year and a half since a group occupied the former Wells Fargo building on River Street in an act of protest, felony charges linger on for four of the original defendants and a trial may be imminent. Gabriella Ripley-Phipps, Brent Adams, Cameron Laurendeau and Franklin Alcantara were scheduled to begin trial May 13 in connection with the late 2011 protest. That trial now has been pushed back to September due to scheduling conflicts. The four face a felony charge of vandalism and a misdemeanor for trespassing.
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The Pleasure of Süda

Süda is a happening place. As my friend Jan and I were enjoying dinner, every table in the restaurant filled up and nearly all the outdoor seating was occupied as well. Located in the Pleasure Point area, Süda is a magnet for just about everybody hanging out in that neck of the woods.

 

The Power of Conversation

Local author Cecile Andrews emphasizes importance of community engagement in newest book Cecile Andrews, author of the new book “Living Room Revolution: A Handbook for Conversation, Community and the Common Good,” probably wouldn’t get along too well with Larry David’s character from HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, known for hiding his face and avoiding communication with anyone he runs into on the street. Andrews is a longstanding part-time Santa Cruz (part-time Seattle) resident who says something that’s struck her about this town over the years is people's willingness to participate in a practice she’s dubbed the “Stop and Chat”—which is exactly what it sounds like.

 

What do you know about Monsanto?

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Best of Santa Cruz County

The 2013 Santa Cruz County Readers' Poll and Critics’ Picks It’s our biggest issue of the year, and in it, your votes—more than 6,500 of them—determined the winners of The Best of Santa Cruz County Readers’ Poll. New to the long list of local restaurants, shops and other notables that captured your interest: Best Beer Selection, Best Locally Owned Business, Best Customer Service and Best Marijuana Dispensary. In the meantime, many readers were ever so chatty online about potential new categories. Some of the suggestions that stood out: Best Teen Program and Best Web Design/Designer. But what about: Dog Park, Church, Hotel, Local Farm, Therapist (I second that!) or Sports Bar—not to be confused with Bra. Our favorite suggestion: Best Act of Kindness—one reader noted Café Gratitude and the free meals it offered to the Santa Cruz Police Department in the aftermath of recent crimes. Perhaps some of these can be woven into next year’s ballot, so stay tuned. In the meantime, enjoy the following pages and take note of our Critics’ Picks, too, beginning on page 91. A big thanks for voting—and for reading—and an even bigger congratulations to all of the winners. Enjoy.  -Greg Archer, EditorBest of Santa Cruz County Readers’ Poll INDEX | Shops | Food & Drink | Arts & Entertainment | Health & Fitness | Professionals | The Rest |

 

Poetic Cellars

Poetic Cellars makes the most romantic wines. With a verse or two of beautiful poetry on every label, mostly poems of love and romance, this is the perfect wine to open up over dinner with your sweetheart. I particularly love winemaker Katy Lovell’s Syrah ($28) with its voluptuous velvety textures and dark fruit flavors.

 

The Gypsy

French-born jazz vocalist Cyrille Aimée lives for musical freedom and improvisation Cyrille Aimée is a musical gypsy. Her sound incorporates elements of Latin American, American, Brazilian and other styles of jazz, she has recorded albums as a duet with Diego Figueiredo, she currently performs with the Surreal (same pronunciation as her first name) Band, and she is working on a new album with yet another band. As it happens, Aimée can actually blame gypsies for her love of jazz. “I grew up in Samois-sur-Seine, which is a little town in France where Django Reinhardt used to live,” she says. “Every year they have the Django Festival in his honor, and so gypsies from all parts of Europe come and honor him and play guitar. I started hanging out with the gypsies and became obsessed with their music, their way of living, their freedom. What drew me to jazz music was the freedom of it, all the improvisation, and the fact that it’s a style of music that is constantly changing.”

 

May Day in the Alps

When my daughter returns to Santa Cruz from her new home in Los Angeles, she comments on how quiet it is here. It was even more so during a trip to Ben Lomond, when we set out for a sample of her second favorite macaroni and cheese. Sitting at the front of the Tyrolean Inn restaurant, the green tarp with plastic windows kept out the chill as well as the noise of an occasional passing car. A new draft beer celebrating the German spring, Maibok ($6) was refreshing, served in a hefty glass stein, but specialty cocktails are unique as well.

 

Exposed

David Cay Johnston’s new book explains how big companies rob us blind In his late teens David Cay Johnston started to ask questions. “Why do we have these guys in uniforms with guns driving around in cars all day?” “Why is the Santa Cruz County Courthouse being built in such an unusual shape?” He wrote an article, while still living in his hometown of Santa Cruz, proving that the off-kilter courthouse building, which officials had promised would save money, actually cost more than a conventional building.

 

What are you a total sucker for?

A cold beer after a long bike ride, gossip, and fighting over politics. Kyle McKinley Santa Cruz | Lecturer