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INSIDE Volume 45, No.35 Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2019
SAFETY NET WORTH Big changes, obstacles for local groups seeking to ease homelessness P11
THE UNREAL THING How deepfakes threaten our ability to tell truth from deception P20
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EDITOR’S NOTE Black Mirror is frequently described as a show about the dangers of technology, or even as “antitechnology.” But when I interviewed Black Mirror’s creator and writer Charlie Brooker a couple of years ago, he told me: “I don’t think the show is anti-tech any more than The Sixth Sense is anti-ghost. We use technology in the same way that The Twilight Zone used the supernatural or the uncanny. Often in our stories, what’s happening is the technology is amplifying human flaws or human behavior.” It’s interesting to think about that quote in the context of Wallace Baine’s cover story this week about the scourge of deepfakes. There are some terrifying possibilities for this latest tech boogeyman—I have to admit, there were some in the story I
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Last spring, I helped create a heartfelt and well-attended Ramadan community dinner acknowledging and celebrating our Muslim friends and neighbors. Partway through dinner, I spontaneously began recognizing the many social justice advocates in attendance. Unexpectedly, my rambling was interrupted by a colleague who later pulled me aside— joined by the only black person present—to confront me with what they pointed out was an unconscious and damaging display of racist behavior: those I had chosen to draw attention to at this rare gathering in honor of our Muslim community were all white (and not to go unnoticed, mostly men). My heart sank at the injustice resulting from my blindness to my own racism. They recommended that I read a book Called White Fragility: Why It is So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. I am currently reading this eye-opening book in a large study group of white folks intent on understanding our privileged status. We have come to see that growing up in an essentially segregated, white colonialist America, none of us can avoid absorbing racist attitudes and
hadn’t even considered, and it wasn’t pleasant to do so—but ultimately I think Brooker’s point applies to this real-life situation, as well: the abuses of this technology are only expressions of our worst impulses, and our actions will shape how it affects our society. Will we work to help those who’ve been targeted by deepfakes, and combat the spread of misinformation? It may be a new platform, but it’s an old, old story. Also this week, we are on our way to our goal of raising $300,000 for the local nonprofits in Santa Cruz Gives. With 35 days left in the campaign, we’d love to pass it early with time to spare. With Thanksgiving this week, it’s the perfect time to show our gratitude for what we have and do something simple but powerful to help others in our community. I hope you’ll read Lauren Hepler’s story on some of the groups working toward solutions for homelessness, and go to santacruzgives.org to donate to one or more of our incredible nonprofits. STEVE PALOPOLI | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
bias. From day one, we are steeped in a white supremacist (in the real sense) perspective: white history, white media images, white governance, white literature, and the privileges, advantages, and safety afforded to white skin in our judicial and educational system. At the same time, having seen images of lynchings, mob rule, and police brutality, our concept of racism as monstrous and ignorant causes us to vehemently distance ourselves from the fact that we whites have all been socialized to internalize racism. The need to view ourselves as good moral people results in avoidance and defensiveness, and thus tragically our white privilege and unconsciously racist attitudes remain unexamined and unaddressed. At a recent City Council meeting, our community witnessed a classic example of white fragility and the inability to discuss racism. Stating that she had read a comment on Drew Glover’s Facebook page accusing her of being racist, Councilwoman Donna Meyers stood up, banged the table, and shouted passionately that she couldn’t be racist because she has been an out lesbian for over 30 years! Surprisingly to my knowledge, neither her shocking >8
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LOCAL TALK
What’s your biggest technology concern? BY MATTHEW COLE SCOTT
People hiding behind the keyboard and saying mean and nasty things, instead of coming outside and talking to people and working with people. PAIGE CONCANNON COOK | SANTA CRUZ
Social media. You can pretty much say whatever you want, and you don’t know if it’s true or not. JEFF URBANY MARKETING | FELTON
Driverless cars and trucks. They scare me because there is no eye contact or hand gestures. CONSTRUCTION WORKER | SANTA CRUZ
Hal 9000. A computer system that takes over and starts killing people. We become too reliant on it. CERISE BOESTROEM BARTENDER | SANTA CRUZ
Skynet. The drones in the sky, the rise of the machines, the fall of humans. JOHN MUNES BUTCHER | SANTA CRUZ
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ROB BREZSNY FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of November 27 ARIES Mar21–Apr19 Humans invented the plow in 4500 B.C., the wheel in 4000 B.C., and writing in 3400 B.C. But long before that, by 6000 B.C., they had learned how to brew beer and make psychoactive drugs from plants. Psychopharmacologist Ronald Siegel points to this evidence to support his hypothesis that the yearning to transform our normal waking consciousness is a basic drive akin to our need to eat and drink. Of course, there are many ways to accomplish this shift besides alcohol and drugs. They include dancing, singing, praying, drumming, meditating, and having sex. What are your favorite modes? According to my astrological analysis, it’ll be extra important for you to alter your habitual perceptions and thinking patterns during the coming weeks.
TAURUS Apr20–May20 What’s something you’re afraid of, but pretty confident you could become unafraid of? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to dismantle or dissolve that fear. Your levels of courage will be higher than usual, and your imagination will be unusually ingenious in devising methods and actions to free you of the unnecessary burden. Step one: Formulate an image or scene that symbolizes the dread, and visualize yourself blowing it up with a “bomb” made of a hundred roses.
GEMINI May21–June20 The word “enantiodromia” refers to a phenomenon that occurs when a vivid form of expression turns into its opposite, often in dramatic fashion. Yang becomes yin; resistance transforms into welcome; loss morphs into gain. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you Geminis are the sign of the zodiac that’s most likely to experience enantiodromia in the coming weeks. Will it be a good thing or a bad thing? You can have a lot of influence over how that question resolves. For best results, don’t fear or demonize contradictions and paradoxes. Love and embrace them.
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There are Americans who speak only one language, English, and yet imagine they are smarter than bilingual immigrants. That fact amazes me, and inspires me to advise me and all my fellow Cancerians to engage in humble reflection about how we judge our fellow humans. Now is a favorable time for us to take inventory of any inclinations we might have to regard ourselves as superior to others; to question why we might imagine others aren’t as worthy of love and respect as we are; or to be skeptical of any tendency we might have dismiss and devalue those who don’t act and think as we do. I’m not saying we Cancerians are more guilty of these sins than everyone else. I’m merely letting you know that the coming weeks are our special time to make corrections.
LE0 Jul23–Aug22 “Erotic love is one of the highest forms of contemplation,” wrote the sensually wise poet Kenneth Rexroth. That’s a provocative and profitable inspiration for you to tap into. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’re in the Season of Lucky Plucky Delight, when brave love can save you from wrong turns and irrelevant ideas; when the grandeur of amour can be your teacher and catalyst. If you have a partner with whom you can conduct these educational experiments, wonderful. If you don’t, be extra sweet and intimate with yourself.
behind. But in the meantime, you’ll get fully recharged. No more than three weeks from now, you’ll be so energized that you’ll make up for all the lost time—and more.
LIBRA Sep23–Oct 22 Most sane people wish there could be less animosity between groups that have different beliefs and interests. How much better the world would be if everyone felt a generous acceptance toward those who are unlike them. But the problem goes even deeper: Most of us are at odds with ourselves. Here’s how author Rebecca West described it: Even the different parts of the same person do not often converse among themselves, do not succeed in learning from each other. That’s the bad news, Libra. The good news is that the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to promote unity and harmony among all the various parts of yourself. I urge you to entice them to enter into earnest conversations with each other!
SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21 Poet Cecilia Woloch asks, “How to un-want what the body has wanted, explain how the flesh in its wisdom was wrong?” Did the apparent error occur because of “some ghost in the mind?" she adds. Was it due to “some blue chemical rushing the blood,” or “some demon or god?” I’m sure that you, like most of us, have experienced this mystery. But the good news is that in the coming weeks, you will have the power to un-want inappropriate or unhealthy experiences that your body has wanted. Step one: Have a talk with yourself about why the thing your body has wanted isn’t in alignment with your highest good.
SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec21 Sagittarian composer Ludwig van Beethoven was inclined to get deeply absorbed in his work. Even when he took time to attend to the details of daily necessity, he allowed himself to be spontaneously responsive to compelling musical inspirations that suddenly welled up in him. On more than a few occasions, he lathered his face with the 19th-century equivalent of shaving cream, then got waylaid by a burst of brilliance and forgot to actually shave. His servants found that amusing. I suspect that the coming weeks may be Beethoven-like for you, Sagittarius. I bet you’ll be surprised by worthy fascinations and subject to impromptu illuminations.
CAPRICORN Dec22–Jan19 I have a lot of confidence in your ability to renew and reinvent yourself in the coming months. In fact, I think that doing so will be a fun project you’ll both enjoy and be able to carry out with flair. But right now you may be going through a brief period when your own confidence for this project is low. You might be entertaining doubts about your ability to summon the courage and willpower you’ll need. But I feel this is a temporary dip. I have faith that you will soon be tapping into previously unavailable reserves of energy that will provide you with all the fuel necessary to renew and reinvent yourself.
AQUARIUS Jan20–Feb18 The only thing we learn from history is that we never learn anything from history. Philosopher Georg Hegel said that. But I think you will have an excellent chance to disprove this theory in the coming months. I suspect you will be inclined and motivated to study your own past in detail; you’ll be skilled at drawing useful lessons from it; and you will apply those lessons with wise panache as you reroute your destiny.
VIRGO Aug23–Sep22
PISCES Feb19–Mar20
In the follow-up story to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, our heroine uses a magic mirror as a portal into a fantastical land. There, she encounters the Red Queen, and soon the two of them are holding hands as they run as fast as they can. Alice notices that despite their great effort, they don’t seem to be moving forward. What’s happening? The Queen clears up the mystery: In her realm, you must run as hard as possible just to remain in the same spot. Sound familiar, Virgo? I’m wondering whether you’ve had a similar experience lately. If so, here’s my advice: Stop running. Sit back, relax, and allow the world to zoom by you. Yes, you might temporarily fall
In his own time, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807– 1882) was acclaimed and beloved. At the height of his fame, he earned $3,000 per poem. But modern literary critics think that most of what he created is derivative, sentimental and unworthy of serious appreciation. In dramatic contrast is poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886). Her writing was virtually unknown in her lifetime, but is now regarded as among the best ever. In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to sort through your own past so as to determine which of your work, like Longfellow’s, should be archived as unimportant or irrelevant, and which, like Dickinson’s, deserves to be a continuing inspiration as you glide into the future.
Homework: You have the power to re-genius yourself. Guidance: tinyurl.com/ReGeniusYourself.
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impact of perceived discrimination when he learned that Martine, inexplicably had not appointed him to any committees. Having recognized that we all operate with some level of bias and prejudice, and that as long as we can’t acknowledge that within ourselves, the resulting unconscious discrimination will not be addressed, it is my sincere hope that our City Council and staff read White Fragility as part of the recommended mediation/reconciliation work, and embark on anti-racist training to build equity, understanding, respect, and trust for the greater good. SHEILA CARRILLO | SANTA CRUZ
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Showers, shelters and the quest to break Santa Cruz County’s vicious cycle of homeless politics BY LAUREN HEPLER
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t was around August when the showers in a small yellow building on the edge of downtown Santa Cruz finally gave out. For 13 years, the “hygiene bay” at the nonprofit long known as the Homeless Services Center had offered a reprieve for those with nowhere else to go before a big job interview, a tour of a prospective apartment, or even just to get off the street for a few minutes. “There were structural issues. There were ventilation issues. There were a lot of issues,” says Cassie Blom, communications manager for the nonprofit recently renamed Housing Matters. “Imagine the
shower in your house being used 200,000 times.” The showers at the building on Coral Street are now sealed off with plywood, and Housing Matters is paying more than $20,000 a month for portable bathroom and shower trailers to fill the void. Like many other homeless services in the area, what may happen longer term is much less clear. Tensions have flared in recent weeks with the swift reassembly, and then re-eviction, of tents on a swath of public land deemed “Ross Camp 2.0.” The return of the very visible encampment at the mouth of Highway 1 has stoked opposition
to proposed changes to a public camping ban, which was, as of press time, set to be taken up by the Santa Cruz City Council on Tuesday night. The debate comes after a collective of local agencies this month announced a $7 million overhaul of the area’s publicly funded shelter system. After an infusion of state funding, the Homeless Action Partnership said that it will end a 55-bed winter shelter long offered at the Live Oak VFW. Instead, county and city agencies will support Santa Cruz’s legal 60-tent River Street camp, the Salvation Army, religious shelters, and safe parking for those who live in vehicles. >12
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The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors last week unanimously adopted an ordinance that will require restaurants and stores to charge a 25-cent fee on all single-use cups starting next summer. The move is aimed at reducing the estimated 50 million to-go cups used in the county each year. The ordinance is set for final approval on Dec. 10, and will go into effect on July 1, 2020. About 300 businesses in the county’s unincorporated area will be affected by the ordinance, said Tim Goncharoff, the county’s integrated waste management programs coordinator. “We will be doing extensive outreach to them between now and when the ordinance takes effect,” Goncharoff said. County officials will also conduct follow-up visits with businesses, he said. Similar to fees on single-use bags at grocery stores, the ordinance means that anyone requesting a paper or plastic cup for their hot or cold drink will have to cough up a quarter, which will go to the businesses. According to Goncharoff, fast food litter tops the list of the waste found throughout the county, and king among that is cups. There is no charge under the ordinance if the customers come with a reusable cup. “This is our effort to remind people to bring your own cup,” Goncharoff said. “It’s the easiest thing you can do to help protect our environment.” Supervisor Bruce McPherson suggested a regional ordinance through which cities could enact their own fees on single-use cups. “I think that’s the way we can really have an impact across the whole county,” he said. In Watsonville, businesses will charge 10 cents per cup starting next July, per a city ordinance that was passed over the summer. Supervisor Greg Caput called the new rule “a step in the right direction,” and said that the county should take a broader look at reducing waste from fast-food restaurants. “That’s a lot of garbage that’s going in the landfill,” he said. >14
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Amid the change—and with heavy rain and cold weather expected to arrive this week—deep divisions have resurfaced between service providers, homeless advocates and public safety activists. They’re split over whether to focus on an immediate need for street-level support, the underlying problem of unaffordable housing, or giving law enforcement more tools to crack down on people sleeping outdoors. “The system pretends it’s going to give people housing, even though there’s no housing being built,” says Brent Adams, founder of Santa Cruz nonprofit pop-up shelter provider The Warming Center Program. “We force people into this cookie-cutter model of homelessness.” Adams is seeking more support for scalable day-to-day services, like free laundry or storage for homeless residents, which the Warming Center provides to more than 200 people, without government funding. Some activists support a more radical expansion of encampments. Housing Matters is among the larger local nonprofits that has doubled down on using housing vouchers, landlord incentives or other avenues to get people into housing. In the meantime, there are messy side effects of the turmoil to contend with. Police Chief Andy
Mills is among the officials who has acknowledged mounting social and political pressure to address open drug use, human waste on neighborhood streets or concerns about safety. “It seems the culture of lawfulness is quaking in Santa Cruz,” Mills wrote in a recent online post. “These tremors adversely affect our rule of law and, ultimately, the health of our community.”
CHANGING NEEDS At Housing Matters, Blom and her colleagues are tracking an evolution in the local homeless population. About 74% of the more than 2,100 homeless people counted in the nonprofit’s countywide survey earlier this year lived in Santa Cruz County before losing stable housing. Women now make up one-third of those living on the street, and the number of homeless young adults ages 18-24 has also spiked, to nearly 570 people. “Literally, the people who live in our neighborhoods are becoming homeless,” Blom says. It’s not a fleeting trend. Across demographic groups, the number of people in the county who have been homeless for more than one year has surged to 64%. Lisa Berkowitz has seen the shift play out first hand at the downtown Santa Cruz site of the
Meals on Wheels program that her organization Community Bridges runs for local seniors age 60 and older. A majority of those she sees are now homeless—about 51% of the more than 250 seniors the program served last year at its Louden Nelson Community Center site. “As hard as it is to be a person who is unhoused and having to look for shelter and food, it becomes that much more difficult and complicated for folks as they age,” Berkowitz says. “Anecdotally, what we hear from folks is in some instances, it’s a breakup of a relationship. There are a lot of folks who are Vietnam vets.” While Community Bridges looks to raise funds for weekend meals in response to seniors turning up hungry on Mondays, other local nonprofits are digging into the root causes of homelessness. Pajaro Valley Shelter Services wants to expand its capacity to offer trauma services, since people experiencing homelessness are four times more likely to have suffered childhood trauma like abuse or neglect. With rents surging in South County, Pajaro Valley Shelter Services Executive Director Mike Johnson says the agency’s waitlist grew as long as 220 people last winter. The nonprofit’s 136-bed shelter and services are designed for families, and more than 90% of clients are Latino. Some are undocumented immigrants or >14
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take on something everyone’s already tired of fighting over. And what one, singular takeaway—at this point—could we possibly contribute amidst all the noise? Well (clears throat), studies show that contaminated foods can cause digestive problems, as well as a form of kidney failure! So there you have it, folks. Wait, sorry. You’re thinking about another recall? Oh, that’s right, how silly of us. There was, in fact, a more recent local recall, due to E. coli in romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, so yeah, be careful. Well, we’ve reached our word
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PETTING ZOOM With mayhem in Santa Cruz County feeling like it’s spinning out of control and social tensions nearing a possible all-time high, let us turn now to perhaps the most laid-back human in the area. Earlier this month, Justin Furlone was surprisingly calm after watching a woman drive into his Watsonville shop, the Wishbone Pet Company. On Wednesday, Nov. 13, the car’s
hood penetrated the front window of the local pet shop, wrecking their Christmas display and critically injuring several stuffed animals. Decorations aside, no one was hurt. The pet store did suffer damage to its windows, entrance and some dog crates. The store stayed open while the accident was cleaned up. Police and fire officials who responded to the scene were gentle in handling the situation and attending to the driver, who was in her nineties, Furlone says. “We feel so bad, we do!” he told Nuz in the immediate aftermath. “She was shaken up!”
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CUPPING THE ANTE <11 Local governments have been on the vanguard of waste regulations, ever since Santa Cruz County became one of the nation’s first to ban plastic grocery bags more than eight years ago. That ban has since gone statewide, and local supervisors have moved onto other pollutants with mixed success. The county now mandates that restaurant to-go containers be compostable, but it has yet to provide
a facility that will take compostable containers and other food scraps. The county has also regulated plastic straws and single-use toiletry bottles, which hotels and inns are no longer allowed to freely distribute. This past summer, the Board of Supervisors voted to ban the sale of water bottles from county facilities. At future meetings, policymakers will consider similar ordinances on more pollutants, such as balloons and disposable contact lenses, many of which are washed
into Monterey Bay, Goncharoff said. They will also look at clothes made from microfiber, which result in microscopic bits of plastic washing out to sea. “The board is not done dealing with litter and pollution,” he said. “There is so much more to do.” The new to-go cup ordinance also includes fines and penalties for non-compliance, a step rarely taken, Goncharoff said. “Our goal is really just to help everyone get compliant,” he added, “and that usually works just fine.”
In Santa Cruz County, the most recent survey of homeless residents counted 2,167 people, though demographers often warn that such “point-in-time counts” are prone to undercounting. Still, that number is crucial to proposals currently on the table to change the way local agencies provide shelter or enforce sleeping bans. The new countywide shelter budget would fund 549 slots across the outdoor River Street encampment, safe parking and indoor shelters like the Salvation Army, according to the Homeless Action Partnership. The number of indoor beds funded would decrease to 135 as part of a goal to move from “a triage system” toward a year-round “system of shelter and services capable of addressing our homelessness crisis,” Santa Cruz County Homeless Services Coordinator Rayne Perez said in a press release announcing the change. For street-level service providers like Adams, the choice to move away from a reliable indoor shelter beds highlights a glaring disconnect: how to house more people when there’s not enough housing. “It’s a massive, golden bridge to nowhere,” Adams says. “We’re seeing a reduction in services while there’s a one-time increase in funding.” Though so-called “housing-first” models have shown promise in areas like Salt Lake City or Seattle, where cities are green lighting ample new housing development, proposals to build new market-rate housing—let alone designated affordable units, or variations like tiny houses—often stall in the local approval process amid a strong backlash.
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he 21st century so far has been one long, bruising bumper-car ride of extravagant public lies, debunked and discredited, but—to varying degrees—somehow still doing damage: Swiftboating, WMDs, catfishing, Benghazi, anti-vax, Brian Williams, Lance Armstrong, alternative facts, Pizzagate, inaugural crowd size, Theranos, “Mexico will pay for the Wall,” on and on. In the amusement-park carnival ride of modern technology, dealing with increasingly sophisticated lies and deceptions is a chronic problem that most expect as the price to pay to live in a free society. But there is a foreboding sense that we may all be in for a steep drop downward into a Twilight Zone of falsehood and fabrication. Thanks to one emerging technology, we seem to have come to a top-of-the-rollercoaster moment when the future suddenly comes into breathtaking view in all its vertiginous and terrifying detail. Welcome to the age of “deepfakes.” In recent months, the buzz about deepfake technology has penetrated nearly every realm of the broader culture—media, academia, tech, national security, entertainment— and it’s not difficult to understand why. In the constant push-pull struggle between truth and lies,
already a confounding problem of the Internet Age, deepfakes represent that point in the superhero movie when the cackling bad guy reveals his doomsday weapon to the thunderstruck masses. “Deepfakes” is a term applied to realistically depicted video or audio content that has been technically altered to present a fundamentally false version of real life. It is a deception powerful enough to pass the human mind’s Turing test, a lie on steroids. In many cases, it’s done for entertainment value and we’re all in on the joke. In Weird Al Yankovic’s face-swap masterpiece video for “Perform This Way,” a parody of Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way,” nobody actually believes that Weird Al has the body of a female supermodel, however convincingly he makes the case. This month, a hilarious deepfake roundtable discussion featuring creepy-real simulations of Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Goldblum, and George Lucas garnered more than a million views in a matter of days. Nor does a historian have to debunk the idea that Forrest Gump once met President John F. Kennedy, because there’s no danger anyone is going to take that idea seriously. But the technology has now advanced to the point where it can potentially
be weaponized to inflict lasting damage to individuals, groups—even economic and political systems. A new system called FSGAN has now emerged that makes the creation of deepfakes a lot easier, eliminating the steep technical learning curve. This technology is evolving week to week. For generations, video and audio has enjoyed almost absolute credibility. Those days are coming to an abrupt and disorienting end. Whether it’s putting scandalous words into the mouth of a politician, or creating a phony emergency or crisis just to sow chaos, the day is fast approaching when deepfakes can be used for exploitation, extortion, malicious attack, even terrorism. For a small group of otherwise enormously privileged individuals, that day is already here. If you’re part of that tiny elite of female celebrities deemed sexually desirable on the Internet—Emma Watson, Jennifer Lawrence, Gal Gadot, etc.—you wake up every morning knowing you’re a click or two away from seeing yourself in explicit porn in which you never participated. This horrifying Black Mirror experience is not rape exactly, but it’s a psychic cousin. And if the doomsayers are right, Emma Watson’s present may be the future for the rest of us.
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UNBELIEVABLE A very rudimentary fake video of Nancy Pelosi that went viral appeared to show the Speaker of the House slurring her words. It made the rounds on social media and was tweeted by Donald Trump.
<21 Of course, creating fake videos that destroy another person’s reputation, whether it’s to exact revenge or ransom, is only the most individualized nightmare of deepfakes. If you can destroy one person, why not whole groups or categories of people? Think of the effect of a convincingbut-completely-fake video of an American soldier burning a Koran, or a cop choking an unarmed protester, or an undocumented immigrant killing a U.S. citizen at the border. Real violence can follow fake violence. A deepfake video could cripple the financial markets, undermine the credibility of a free election, or impel an impetuous and ill-informed president to reach for the nuclear football.
ESCAPE FROM THE UNCANNY VALLEY Ultimately, the story of deepfakes is a story of technology reaching a particular threshold. At least since the dawn of television, generations have grown up developing deeply sophisticated skill sets to interpret audio-visual imagery. When you spend a lifetime looking at visual
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WILL THE TRUTH SURVIVE? Two decades ago, the media universe—a Facebook-less, Twitterless, YouTube-less media universe, we should add—bought into a techinspired doomsday narrative known as “Y2K,” which posited that the world’s computer systems would seize up, or otherwise go haywire in a number of unforeseen ways, the minute the clock turned over to Jan. 1, 2000. Y2K turned out to be a giant nothingburger, and now it’s merely a punchline for comically wrongheaded fears. In this case, Y2K is worth remembering as an illustration
of what can happen when the media pile on to a tech-apocalypse narrative. The echoing effects can overestimate a perceived threat, and even create a monsters-underthe-bed problem. In the case of deepfakes, the media freak-out might also draw attention away from a more nuanced approach to a coming problem. Riana Pfefferkorn is the associate director of surveillance and cybersecurity at Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society. She’s been at the forefront of what deepfakes will mean to the legal system. “I don’t think this is going to be as big and widespread thing as people fear it’s going to be,” she says. “But, at the same time, there’s totally going to be stuff that none of us see coming.” The ramifications of deepfakes showing up in the legal ecosystem are profound. Video and audio have been used in legal proceedings for decades, and the veracity of such evidence has rarely been challenged. “It’s a fairly low standard to get (video and audio evidence) admitted so far,” says Pfefferkorn. “One of the things I’m interested in exploring is whether deepfake videos will require changing the rules of evidence, because the threshold now is so low.” But deepfakes won’t only have the potential to wreak havoc in the evidentiary stages of criminal and civil court. They could have impact probate and securities law—to fake a will, for example, or to get away with fraud. Pfefferkorn is calling on the legal system to make its adjustments now, and she’s confident it will. “When (Adobe’s) Photoshop came out in the ’90s,” she says, “a lot of news stories then talked about the doctoring of photos and predicted the downfall of truth. The courts figured that out and adapted, and I think we’ll probably survive this one as well.” What may be more troubling is the other side of the deepfakes conundrum—not that fake videos will be seen as real, but that real ones will be seen as fake. It’s a concept known as the “Liar’s
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< 24 Dividend,” a term championed by law professors Danielle Citron and Robert Chesney, who’ve been the leading thinkers in academia on the deepfakes issue. “One of the dangers in a world where you can accuse anything of being fake is the things you can get people to disbelieve,” says Pfefferkorn. “If people are already in this suspicious mindset, they’re going to bring that with them in the jury box.” Andrew Grotto is a research fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institute and a research scholar at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, also at Stanford. Before that, he served as the senior director for cybersecurity policy at the White House in the Obama and Trump administrations. Grotto’s interest in deepfakes is how they will affect the electoral process and political messaging. “If 9/11 is a 10, and, let’s say the Target breach (a 2013 data breach at the retailer that effected 40 million credit-card customers) is a 1,” he says, “I would put this at about a 6 or 7.” Grotto has been to Capitol Hill and to Sacramento to talk to federal and state lawmakers about the threats posed by deepfakes. Most of the legislators he talked to had never heard of deepfakes, and were alarmed at what it meant for their electoral prospects. “I told them, ‘Do you want to live and operate in a world where your opponents can literally put words in your mouth?’ And I argued that they as candidates and leaders of their parties ought to be thinking about whether there’s some common interest to develop some kind of norm of restraint.” Grotto couches his hope that deepfakes will not have a large influence on electoral politics in the language of the Cold War. “There’s almost a Mutually Assured Destruction logic to this,” he says, applying a term used to explain why the U.S. and the Soviet Union didn’t start a nuclear war against each other. In other words, neither side will use such a powerful political weapon because they’ll be petrified it will then be used against them. But such a notion seems out of tune in the Trump
era. And political parties don’t have to use deepfake videos in campaigns when there are countless partisan sources, many of them sketchy, who will do it for them. One of the politicians that Grotto impressed in Sacramento was Democrat Marc Berman, who represents California’s 24th District (which includes Palo Alto and the southern half of the peninsula) in the state Assembly. Berman chairs the Assembly’s Elections and Redistricting Committee, and he authored a bill that would criminalize the creation or distribution of any video or audio recording that is “likely to deceive any person who views the recording,” or that is likely to “defame, slander or embarrass the subject of the recording.” The new law would create exceptions for satire, parody or anything that is clearly labeled as fake. The bill (AB 602) was passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Newsom in October. “I tell you, people have brought up First Amendment concerns,” says Berman in a phone interview. “But, I have to say: Does this bill really bring up First Amendment concerns? Now, I don’t have an answer to that. But the First Amendment is freedom of speech— “I can say what I want to say.” It’s been 11 years since I graduated law school, but I don’t recall freedom of speech meaning you are free to put your speech in my mouth.” The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which for almost three decades has fought government regulation in the name of online civil liberties, is pushing back against any legislative efforts to deal with deepfakes. In a media statement, the EFF conceded that deepfakes could create mischief and chaos, but contended that existing laws pertaining to extortion, harassment and defamation are up to the task of protecting people from the worst effects. Berman, however, is having none of that argument: “Rather than being reactive, like during the 2016 (presidential) campaign when nefarious actors did a lot of
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GET THE FAKE OUT A research fellow at the Harvard Institute and the Center for International Security and Cooperation—both at Stanford University— Andrew Grotto is interested in how deepfakes will affect the electoral process and political messaging.
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Are there potentially positive uses for deepfake technology? In the United States of Entertainment, the horizons are boundless, not only for all future Weird Al videos and Stars Wars sequels, but for whole new genres of art yet to be born. Who could doubt that Hollywood’s CGI revolution will continue to evolve in dazzling new directions? Maybe there’s another Marlon Brando movie or Prince video in our collective future. The Electronic Frontier Foundation touts something called “consensual vanity or novelty pornography.” Deepfakes might
allow people to change their physical appearances online as way of identity protection. There could be therapeutic benefits for survivors of sexual abuse or PTSD to have video-conferencing therapy without showing their faces. Some have speculated about educational uses— creating videos of, say, Abraham Lincoln reading his Gettysburg Address and then regaling Ms. Periwinkle’s fifth-grade class with stories from his youth. Andrew Grotto at Stanford envisions a kind of “benign deception” application that would allow a campaigning politician to essentially be in more than one place at a time, as well as benefits in get-out-the-vote campaigns. But here at the top of the rollercoaster, the potential downsides look much more vivid and prominent than any speculative positive effect. Deepfakes could add a wrinkle of complication into a variety of legitimate pursuits. For example, in the realm of journalism,
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KEEPING IT REAL In addressing the threat of deepfakes, most security experts and technologists agree that there is no vaccine, no silver bullet. Watermarking technology could be inserted into the metadata of audio and video material. Even in the absence of legislation, app stores would probably require such watermarking be included on any deepfake app. But how long would it be before someone figured out a way to fake the watermark? There is some speculation that celebrities and politicians might opt for 24/7 “lifelogging,” digital autosurveillance of their every move to give them an alibi against any fake video. Deepfakes are still in the crude stages of development. “It’s still hard to make it work,” says Grotto. “The tools aren’t to the point where someone can just sit down without a ton of experience and make something (that is convincing).” He says the 2020 presidential election may be plagued by many things, but deepfakes probably won’t be one of them. After that, though? “By 2022, 2024, that’s when the tools get better,” he says. “That’s when the barriers to entry really start to drop. That’s when you’ll see more malicious applications in other domains, where conceivably a 16-year-old kid could do a deepfake of a school shooting.” Now is not a time to panic, he says. It’s a time to develop policies and norms to contain the worst excesses of the technology, all while we’re still at the top of the roller coaster. Grotto says convincing politicians and their parties to resist the technology, developing legal and voluntary measures for platforms and developers, and labeling and enforcing rules will all have positive effects in slowing down the slide into deepfake hell. “I think we have a few years to get our heads around it and decide what kind of world we want to live in, and what the right set of policy interventions look like,” he says. “But talk to me in five years, and maybe my hair will be on fire.”
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imagine how the need to verify some piece of video or audio could slow down or stymie a big investigation. Think of what deepfakes could do on the dating scene, in which online dating is already consumed with all levels of fakeness. Do video games, virtual reality apps and other online participatory worlds need to be any more beguiling? If the Internet Age has taught us anything, it’s that trolls are inevitable, even indomitable. The last two decades have given us a dispiriting range of scourges, from Alex Jones to revenge porn. Trolling has even proven to be a winning strategy for getting into the White House. Behind all the media attention devoted to deepfakes in recent months is the sneaking suspicion is that trolls are getting an effective and devastating new weapon to torment society in ways maybe even they haven’t conceived of yet. And the Emma Watson Effect might not even be the worst of it. “Let’s keep walking down the malign path here,” says Grotto in his Stanford office, speculating about how deep the wormhole could go. He brings up the specter of what he calls “deepfake for text,” which he says is now inevitable. What that means is that one day, deepfakes will be interactive. They could create a totally fake two-way conversation. What is known about the process of radicalization leading to involvement with extremist groups is that interactive conversations are the most effective means of recruitment. “People watch videos, sure,” says Grotto. “But mostly what really gets people over the edge is chatting with someone who is trying to make the case for them to join the cause. Instead of passively watching YouTube or exchanging messages on Facebook, you now have the ability to create a persona to sit in front of somebody for hours and try to persuade them of this or that. Imagine what an interactive deepfake, targeted at individuals based on data collection, could do in the hands of ISIS, or some white supremacist group, or pick your bad guy.”
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Noel Gay. A revival in 1984, with a revised script by Stephen Fry, was a smash in the West End, and later on Broadway. Now it enters the JTC tradition of presenting a musical in November to launch the start of our local theatre holiday season. The show is set in the 1930s,
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where the nobles are all in a tizzy; the old Earl of Hereford has died, and his only living relation is Bill Snibson (Shaun Carroll), a brash, working-class Cockney from Lambeth, in London, who sells produce in the streets. He’s understandably gobsmacked
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Director and choreographer Lee Ann Payne gets the corps up and moving in fine style in the big production numbers, especially “The Lambeth Walk,” which closes the first act, where the Cockney “Pearly” culture and the snooty nobs first collide, then join forces. <30 to learn he’s the nominal heir to a lavish country estate, noble titles and a fleet of servants. Complicating matters is Bill’s attachment to his Cockney sweetheart Sally Smith (Julie James), whom he has no intention of leaving behind. But according to the late earl’s will, Bill must first be deemed “fit and proper” by its executors, or the deal is off. Popular JTC regulars Diana Torres Koss and Christopher Reber are both excellent as the executors—Maria, the formidable duchess who is Bill’s newfound aunt, and Sir John, an upright but amiable family friend. Sir John thinks they can groom Bill into his new role, but Maria declares that first, Sally must go. Also involved is voluptuous Lady Jacqueline (a frisky Shelby Stewart), who outlines her self-interest in the song “Thinking Of No One But Me,” and plots to seduce Bill into marriage. This is tough on the lovelorn fiancé she deserts, Gerald, played by Nicholas Yenson as an uptight fussbudget. Not only is Yenson extremely funny, he sings and tap-dances up a storm, leading the ensemble in the rousing “The Sun Has Got His Hat On” that opens the second act. Another standout is Martin Rojas Dietrich as the family solicitor Parchester, who scuttles across the stage with oozy comic brio. Director and choreographer Lee Ann Payne gets the corps up and moving in fine style in the big production numbers, especially “The Lambeth Walk,” which closes the first act, where the Cockney “Pearly” culture and the snooty nobs first collide, then join forces.
(Payne also turns up in the singing-dancing ensemble, and plays Sally’s grumpy landlady in a very funny exchange with Reber’s Sir John.) As Bill, Carroll’s singing is a bit tentative at times, but he’s so gifted at physical business, such a deft and tireless comic acrobat, that it doesn’t really matter. There are some moments, however, like his romantic duets with James’ Sally, that the music (canned, not performed live) threatens to overwhelm the voices. Kent Dorsey’s clever scenic design consists of large, movable rectangles that become doorways or picture frames, while images projected upstage define the space as a grand country house interior, a Lambeth street corner, or a garden. B. Modern’s costumes are a delight, from vintage streetwear to the exuberant Pearly outfits to the ladies’ gowns in majestic shades of wine-red for the finale. Since this isn’t a show by the Gershwins, say, or Cole Porter, most of the music is unfamiliar to modern audiences. One exception is a song written by Gay for another show of that era, and slipped into this one for the 1984 revival; if “Leaning On A Lamp-post” rings a bell, it’s because it became a popular novelty record by Herman’s Hermits in the 1960s. It’s right in keeping with the goofy charm of this production. The Jewel Theatre Company production of ‘Me And My Girl’ plays through Dec. 8 at the Colligan Theater in The Tannery. 425-7506, jeweltheatre.net.
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Getaway Dogs’ Kai Killion on his dream-pop’s band unexpected manifesto, ‘Belong’ BY AARON CARNES
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n early 2018, Kai Killion thought he was going in the studio to record a simple EP for his Santa Cruz dream-pop band Getaway Dogs, which he would release three months later. He did go to the studio, and some of the songs came out quickly. But he couldn’t stop the flow of ideas. This EP wanted to be an LP, something more deeply produced and nuanced than he’d ever released. On Sept. 27—a year and a half and 500-plus hours of work later—the Getaways Dogs’ sophomore LP Belong was released. “With this album, I was trying to bring it back to the roots of
what I do,” Killion says. “It’s pretty acoustic. From there, we would throw in electric guitar, synth, percussion, vocal harmonies, sound effects—part of the process of layering and experimentation.” Six year ago, Killion released his solo album Mermaid Legs & Getaway Dogs. These were songs he’d written on the guitar. But the music combined psychedelic textures, along with danceable rhythms, often influenced by Brazilian music. He figured he should make it a band, borrowing the name Getaway Dogs from the album title. Four months after the album’s release, Getaway
Dogs were gigging around town. In the years that followed, members rotated in and out of the band. He’s juggled the identity of his band as an expression of his solo songwriting, and as the result of his musical interactions with whatever musicians happen to be playing with him at any given time. Belong is the natural extension of this duality, and the best version of it. Belong takes the same elements from his solo album—acoustic meets psychedelic meets danceability—and blends it all in a seamless way. “It’s definitely in this gray area between a solo project and a
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collaborative project,” Killion says. “Ultimately, it’s my vision, but people see it as a band more than they see it as Kai Killion. And the guys and the gals in the band get to express their truth as artists and musicians.” One consistent element for Getaway Dogs, besides Killion, is producer Lucas Heinel, who has recorded and produced all of the post-Mermaid Legs releases. He’s also an integral member of the Getaway Dogs live outfit on the synthesizers and percussion—often simultaneously. Since Belong was recorded in Heinel’s home studio, it gave Killion ample time to explore sounds and textures without having to think about the cost of studio time. Musicians came and went, some playing on several songs, others just contributing one part on a single track. “We brought our friend Travis [Gibbs] in to play trombone on two of the songs. Joe Kaplow played banjo on a song. Bobcat Rob played organ on a song,” Killion says. “It turned into this big, crazy project. A lot of collaboration, for sure.” The process also gave Killion the freedom to approach the record more with a singular theme, something he hadn’t done in the past. He’d felt really bothered by the political and social events of late: the new horrifying developments in climate change, iPhone addiction, mass shootings, and the Trump presidency. “It’s a cathartic expression of this madness, and a reaction. [It’s] also offering hope,” Killion says. A major point of the record is to show that all of these problems, whether information overload or the impeding climate collapse, are issues that affect everyone, no matter political affiliation or social status. “I’m not a total New Age person, but I definitely believe in energy. I believe in a collective consciousness,” Killion says. “Music is meditative healing. It’s not a protest, political kind of thing. Let’s be present. Let’s be thoughtful. Let’s take care of each other.”
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WEDNESDAY 11/27 ARTS BOARDWALK HOLIDAY ICE Ice skating at the beach is one of Santa Cruz’s most iconic holiday events. The ice skating rink is open to all ages and ability levels—whether you can barely stand or you’re the next Tonya Harding, all are welcome. It does get chilly with all of the coastal snow flurries, so be sure to cozy up next to the fire pits with some hot cocoa afterward. Open rain or shine, online reservations recommended. Runs through Sunday, Jan. 5. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz. 423-5590, beachboardwalk.com. One-hour session includes $15 ice skate rental.
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FRIENDS OF SCPL—FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY The Friends of Santa Cruz Public Libraries receive so many books that we are giving away the books we aren't able to sell. Some gems, some books only eclectic lovers of discards would like. Come one come all and take the books so that we can clear room for more useful books. Come find some treasures!! Free Book GiveAway is located outside, to the right of the Main Library entrance. Free. Noon1:30pm. Santa Cruz Public Library, 224 Church St., Santa Cruz. fscpl.org. Free.
GROUPS CALLING ALL PRESCHOOLERS! TODDLER HOUR AT THE SANCTUARY CENTER! Come enjoy weekly preschool adventures at the Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center, with book readings, show-and-tell, singing songs, and crafts! 10-11am. Monterey Bay Sanctuary Exploration Center, 35 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz.
MUSIC ONGOING CONGA DRUMMING CLASS WITH JIM GREINER IN SOQUEL. Play Conga drums with award-winning percussionist and educator Jim Greiner for fun and as a positive Life Practice. 7-8:30pm. Jim Greiner’s Hands-On Drumming Events, 2745 Daubenbiss Ave., Soquel.
GLASS ORNAMENT SHOW Most people know Chris Johnson as the glass pumpkin man, but he is actually running a multi-holiday operation. Johnson also hand-crafts unique, one of-a-kind glass holiday ornaments. The perfect functional gift for friends and family, or yourself. Local jeweler Rhona Bloom will also be selling her fused-glass wearable work for those looking for everyday ornaments. Noon-5pm. Dec. 1. Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave., Live Oak. Free.
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THURSDAY 11/28 32ND ANNUAL VETERANS COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING Veterans Day has come and gone this year, but Thanksgiving can be an especially difficult time for people who have made sacrifices for their country and haven’t received sufficient support since they returned home. To celebrate them, Veterans in Santa Cruz will provide a free, hot Thanksgiving dinner and live entertainment to hundreds of our friends and neighbors in need. India Joze is cooking dinner and meals are first-come, first-served. Every dollar donated ensures that a person in need will have a place at the holiday table. Entertainment by local musicians Gail Swain and Friends, international fiddle champion Theo Paige and more. Noon-3pm. Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front St., Santa Cruz. 465-1778. Free/donation.
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Gamelan is a traditional Indonesian ensemble that typically includes many bronze percussion instruments. Presented by the UC Santa Cruz Music Department.
Forensic Genomics for Investigators DECEMBER 3, 4–6PM NAMASTE LOUNGE FREE ADMISSION
Join us as visiting scholar Cris Hughes (Ph.D. ‘10, anthropology) reunites academics and forensic technicians to discuss historical and current field training. Cris is a forensic anthropologist interested in perceptions of race and the use of ancestry in forensic investigations.
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High school student members of the California Orchestra Directors Association (CODA) Honors Symphony and Honors String Orchestra perform.
UCSC Jazz Ensembles & Big Band DECEMBER 8, 3PM MUSIC CENTER RECITAL HALL $4–$10/PERSON
The UCSC Jazz Ensembles’ combined concert includes the Small Jazz Ensembles, directed by Stan Poplin, and the Big Band, directed by Charles Hamilton. Celebrating the music of Thelonious Monk.
A memorial to celebrate the life of former provost Jasper Rose. Countless students, colleagues, and faculty from the first 20 years of UCSC had their lives transformed by their contact with Jasper.
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Fall 2019 Drop-In Figure Drawing EVERY WED 7–9PM THROUGH DECEMBER 4 UCSC ART DEPARTMENT D-101 FREE ADMISSION
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Jingle Shells Arts & Crafts Festival
DECEMBER 6, 12–4PM ELENA BASKIN VISUAL ARTS COMPLEX FREE ADMISSION
Garden Tour at UCSC Arboretum
CLOSING SOON: Unique Multiples Exhibition
UPCOMING EVENTS
Fall 2019 Open Studios Come to see the featured art of our students in a variety of media, including drawing, painting, print media, sculpture, intermedia, photography, and electronic art.
ONGOING EVENTS
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Community Science: Fall Phenology Walks DECEMBER 14, 11AM–1PM NORRIE’S GIFT AND GARDEN SHOP AT UCSC ARBORETUM FREE WITH ADMISSION TO THE ARBORETUM
Calling citizen scientists to collect phenology data and contribute to climate change research. Help monitor 18 permanently marked California native plants while touring the beautiful Native Plant Garden.
Getting Started with Fruit Trees JANUARY 18
Pruning Deciduous Fruit Trees JANUARY 22
Racial Reconciliation & the Future of Race in America JANUARY 23
Carlos Motta: We The Enemy Opening Reception
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Gamelan Open Rehearsal
Enjoy free admission all day as the Seymour Marine Discovery Center opens to the community free of charge!
on the first Saturday of every month. The theme is “Around the World in 60–90 Minutes.”
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TUESDAY 12/3 UCSC’s 135 acre-living museum is full of rare and unique plant species from around the world. On the first Tuesday of every month, there’s free admission to the arboretum, and visitors can enjoy the more than 300 plant species that thrive in our climate. Due to limited parking at the Arboretum and the popularity of community cay, carpooling, walking or biking is suggested.
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9am-5pm. UCSC Arboretum, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz. 502-2998, arboretum.ucsc.edu. Free.
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Spa. Set high on a hilltop with panoramic views of the Monterey Bay, The Sunset Restaurant will be serving up a complete Thanksgiving dinner. Noon-6pm. Chaminade Resort & Spa, 1 Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz. $65 adults.
MUSIC REGGAE THURSDAYS MI DEH YAH Reality Sound International and The Catalyst present Reggae Thursdays with DJ Spleece and friends. Dancehall reggae remix. 7pm. The Catalyst Club, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. santacruzreggae.com. Free.
OUTDOOR REDWOOD GROVE LOOP WALK How do these grand redwoods grow to be so old? So tall? How are they important to humans? Join us for this fun and informative guided half-mile stroll through a magnificent old-
growth redwood forest. Meet the famous Mother Tree, the Father of the Forest and the incredible Chimney Tree on this 1.5-hour walk. Bring water and good walking shoes. Meet at park headquarters. Stroller and wheelchair accessible. Free event. Vehicle day-use fee is $10. For more information, call 338-8883. 11am-12:30pm. Big Basin Redwoods State Park, 21600 Big Basin Way, Boulder Creek.
RUN FOR PIE 5K Run For Pie 5k at Skypark on Thanksgiving Day. Start your Thanksgiving Day with dessert and join us for the 8th annual Run For Pie 5k at Skypark. This is a fun, flat 5k that goes around Skypark and the surrounding area. We'll hold a half-mile kids turkey chase at 8:40am and the 5k will start at 9am. Slice of pie for all finishers! It is $45 for the 5k and a $5 donation to Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz for the kids race. Register online at fleetfeetaptos.com. 9am. Skypark, 361 Kings Village Rd., Scotts Valley. >38
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Your SC Gives! donation to Jacob’s Heart provides assistance to children with cancer by providing transportation to and from treatment, financial and emotional support, grief counseling, family camps, and peer connections. Visit santacruzgives.org, select Jacob’s Heart from the list, and make a secured online donation. Every dollar donated is matched by a measure of love.
FRIDAY 11/29
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MAKE A CARD FOR A LOCAL SENIOR Reba, age 4, is battling neuroblastoma
One in five seniors in Santa Cruz County sees another person less than once a week, and 54% live alone or experience loneliness. This Black Friday, give something special to our local seniors. The MAH is inviting the community to make someone’s day. Inspired by the popular exhibition We’re Still Here: Stories of Seniors and Social Isolation, the MAH is supplying all the materials to make a good old-fashioned greeting card that will be sent to a senior or caregiver in Santa Cruz County this holiday season. Feel free to bring any special supplies from home to add a little something extra, too.
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5-8pm. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz. 429-1964, santacruzmah.org/events/greetingcard. Free.
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ARTS ‘THE CHERRY ORCHARD’ The Cherry Orchard, MCT’s final production of 2019, deals with dislocating events in the life of a Russian family of landowners, their neighbors, and the people who work for them. Powerful social forces are in motion, and everyone is altered by them. Despair seems pervasive, and yet joy persists. Chekhov makes each of his characters simultaneously likable and infuriating, credible and foolish. It was his great gift as a writer to make each life in his plays complex, vivid, and necessary. 8pm. Mountain Community Theater/Park Hall, 9400 Mill St., Ben Lomond.
SATURDAY 11/30 ARTS ‘THE CHERRY ORCHARD’ The Cherry Orchard, MCT’s final production of 2019, deals
with dislocating events in the life of a Russian family of landowners, their neighbors, and the people who work for them. Powerful social forces are in motion, and everyone is altered by them. Despair seems pervasive, and yet joy persists. Chekhov makes each of his characters simultaneously likable and infuriating, credible and foolish. It was his great gift as a writer to make each life in his plays complex, vivid, and necessary. 8pm. Mountain Community Theater/Park Hall, 9400 Mill St., Ben Lomond.
SHOP SMALL AT FLORA + FAUNA We hope you’ll come and shop with us on Nov. 30! Your support for small business is so important! Every purchase you make at FLORA + FAUNA supports local artists and makers. FLORA + FAUNA showcases the work of over a dozen local artists and designers. During the holiday season, we focus on small works ... perfect for gift giving! Noon-5pm. Flora and Fauna, 1050 River St. #127, Santa Cruz.
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY AT BOOKSHOP SANTA CRUZ In an effort
CALENDAR to support local shops that make our communities strong, American Express launched Small Business Saturday on the Saturday after Thanksgiving—to encourage people to Shop Small and bring more holiday shopping to small businesses. In 2017, an estimated 108 million consumers reported shopping or dining at local independentlyowned businesses on Small Business Saturday. Shop small and help your community prosper! Join us on the Saturday after Thanksgiving to launch the holiday season by supporting small businesses in our community, and meet the Grinch from 2-4pm! We hope you’ll join us at Bookshop Santa Cruz for special offers and giveaways. 9am-11pm. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz.
HEALTH NATURAL MIND MEDITATION Natural Mind meditation is from Dzogchen in the Tibetan Buddhist traditions. What Dzogchen teaches is that we already have a purity of Natural Mind and all of its qualities. It is said that Natural Mind is beyond mind and beyond description. It is the ultimate truth. It is compared to the inconceivable vastness of space, with luminosity and clarity, and a depth of wisdom. With this meditation we can see through conceptual and emotional patterns and experience a bigger, more open view. 10-11:30am. Corralitos Cultural Center, 127 Hames Rd., Watsonville.
docent on one of our most diverse hikes—by mountain streams, oak woodlands, chaparral, and redwoods. We’ll discuss forests, flowers, and fires on a six-mile, 3.5-hour hike. This somewhat strenuous ascent is rewarded with ocean views on a clear day. Bring water, lunch, and good hiking shoes. Meet at park headquarters. Free event. Vehicle day-use fee is $10. For more information, call 338-8883. 10:30am. Big Basin Redwoods State Park, 21600 Big Basin Way, Boulder Creek.
SNAKES ALIVE! Why are snakes important to us? How do they see, smell, taste, and hear? What and how do they eat? What does a snake feel like? Come to the Sempervirens Room at park headquarters, meet docent Diane Shaw and her snake, and learn about the fascinating world of snakes. Free event. Vehicle day-use fee is $10. For more information, call 338-8883. Noon-3pm. Big Basin Redwoods State Park, 21600 Big Basin Way, Boulder Creek. WHAT THEY WORE Color, cloth and cut— the clothing worn by the people in the Mission was not all about style—it was about identity, status, and different roles in the community. We will demonstrate the apparel you may have seen here in the 19th century, and learn what the clothing meant to the people who wore it. Free event. For more information, call 4255849. 1pm. Santa Cruz Mission Historic State Park, 144 School St., Santa Cruz.
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COAST NATURE WALK On this 2.5 mile,
CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR BY THE SEA Come enjoy handmade crafts from 30+
two-hour family friendly walk, we’ll explore the plants, animals, and geology of our coastal bluffs. Bring water, hat, closed toe shoes, layered clothing, and binoculars if available. Meet at the interpretive center. Rain cancels. Free event. Vehicle day-use fee is $10. For more information, call 426-0505. 11am. Wilder Ranch State Park, 1401 Coast Rd., Santa Cruz.
DISCOVER BIG BASIN REDWOODS HIKE! Explore the park’s less travelled backcountry with Docent Barry Grimm. This moderately paced hike will be individually tailored to your group. Based on group size, experience level, and weather conditions, we will choose from the many trails that explore the park’s most scenic areas. Bring water and good hiking shoes. Meet at park headquarters. Free event. Vehicle day- use fee is $10. For more information, call 338-8883. Noon. Big Basin Redwoods State Park, 21600 Big Basin Way, Boulder Creek.
METEOR TRAIL HIKE Join a Big Basin
local vendors and our very own special needs students. We’ll have a silent auction, food, bake sale, and a raffle, all while enjoying our beautiful ocean view. All donations will go towards the renovation of the Young Adult Program building. For more information or interest in becoming a vendor contact Debbie Silva at 761-1142. 11am-5pm. Calfee Design, 783 San Andreas Rd., La Selva Beach. $5.
DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ MAKERS MARKET Join us at the First Sundays Downtown Santa Cruz Makers Market on Pacific Avenue between Water and Locust streets! Free admission! Shop local with 40 local Santa Cruz artists and crafters and enjoy a free concert featuring local bands each month! 10am-5pm. Downtown Santa Cruz, Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz.
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CALENDAR <39 home a fun souvenir, an activity for the whole family to share! For example, find out what gray whales eat by creating a bright sun catcher for your window, or create a fancy fish with paper, paint, and color. Build a seal or sea lion puppet decorated with your own special seal nose, complete with whiskers! Join the hands-on fun at the crafts table every Sunday. Free with admission to the Seymour Center. 1-3pm. Seymour Marine Discovery Center, 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz.
‘THE CHERRY ORCHARD’ The Cherry Orchard, MCT’s final production of 2019, deals
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with dislocating events in the life of a Russian family of landowners, their neighbors, and the people who work for them. Powerful social forces are in motion, and everyone is altered by them. Despair seems pervasive, and yet joy persists. Chekhov makes each of his characters simultaneously likable and infuriating, credible and foolish. It was his great gift as a writer to make each life in his plays complex, vivid, and necessary. 8pm. Mountain Community Theater/Park Hall, 9400 Mill St., Ben Lomond.
CLASSES INTRODUCTORY SESSION IN THE ART OF COMMUNICATION The purpose
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For over 35 years, Chartwell has been transforming the lives of students in grades 2 to 12 with a variety of learning differences. Prospective parents:
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of Nonviolent Communication is to speak and listen in a manner that creates an authentic connection and reduces defensiveness, blame, and subtle demands. The practice of NVC involves listening past another person’s criticism to hear the needs that they are trying to meet. And when we have needs that we want to express, it helps us express them in a way that is more likely to be heard. NVC was developed by Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D. It’s being taught all over the world by over 400 certified trainers (5 are here in Santa Cruz). This introductory session is not intended as a series. We offer the “Basics” series for that purpose. Nevertheless, you are welcome to come to as many of these intro sessions as you like. We recommend it as a way to sample the different styles of our trainers, since the trainers rotate the responsibility of teaching this session. 6:30-8:30pm. Resource Center For Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz.
PARADIGM SPORT WINTER BASEBALL CLINICS New season ahead, is your player ready? Led by current and former professional players and coaches, Paradigm Sport Baseball Clinics are the perfect way for players of all abilities to shake off the rust and improve their skills. Hitting. Pitching. Fielding. Love of the game. How to carry yourself like a real ballplayer. Our clinics immerse your player in all this and more. Expert instruction, the right techniques, the reps
players need to improve. Noon. Paradigm Sport, 4125 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz.
FOOD & WINE LEFT BANK BRUNCH Bad Animal is hosting Left Bank Brunch on Sundays from 11am-2pm. The Left Bank title is a nod to the artistic and bohemian enclave in Paris, though we’re also on the left bank of the mighty San Lorenzo River and on the left coast of the continent. The brunch menu will retain a focus on California-French fare. In the afternoon hours, we’ll also be putting on a series of lectures and readings, all free and open to the public. The first run of lectures, in keeping with our theme, will focus on “The Adventure of French Philosophy.” Live music and vinyl spinning throughout the day. 11am. Bad Animal, 1011 Cedar St., Santa Cruz.
GROUPS FAMILY SANGHA MONTHLY MEDITATION Come help create a family meditation cooperative community! Parents will meet in the main room for about 40 minutes of silent meditation, followed by 10-15 minutes of discussion about life and mindful parenting. Kids will be in a separate volunteerled room, playing and exploring mindfulness through games and stories. Parents may need to help with the kids for a portion of the hour, depending on volunteer turnout. All ages of children are welcome. Please bring toys to share. Quiet babies are welcome in the parent’s room. Donations are encouraged, though there is no fee for the event. 10:30am-noon. Insight Santa Cruz, 740 Front St. #240, Santa Cruz.
RECOVERING COUPLES ANONYMOUS RCA is a 12 step group for couples. We are based on the principles of AA. Our primary purpose is to stay committed in loving and intimate relationships and to help other couples achieve freedom from dysfunctional relationships. All couples are welcome whether married or partnered. 10:30am-noon. Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center, 2900 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz.
HEALTH CHI MASSAGE SCHOOL STUDENT MASSAGE CLINIC Take advantage of this community service and get a great massage at an affordable price. Students provide 50 minute massages to the public for just $25. Please call to book a session! 1-5pm. Santa Cruz Chi Center, 1119 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. 476-2115.
CALENDAR OUTDOOR CLIMATE EMERGENCY DISCUSSION Presented by Alekz Londos. This is an eco-open mic, discussion, encouraging support and networking towards sustainable solutions. Alekz is an international freelance photojournalist, environmentalist and disaster relief expert with two decades of experience. He will discuss the Climate Emergency, our ability to prepare, adapt and implement long long-term solutions. He will also be discussing multiple forms of activism the general public can undertake. Alekz has also contacted politicians, climatologists, scientists, environmentalists and owners of nonprofits that will sometimes speak at the event. 3pm. Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. 295-9443.
MONARCH BUTTERFLY TOURS MidOctober through December; Saturdays and Sundays at 11am and 2pm. Meet at the visitor center for a free 1-hour guided tour of the Monarch Butterfly Natural Preserve. Monarch migration is variable, please check the website or contact the park to find out the current population at parks.ca.gov or 423-4609. To arrange a tour for groups of 10 or more, please visit thatsmypark.org. Parking is $10. 11am-noon. Natural Bridges State Beach, Swanton Blvd. and West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. YOUNGER LAGOON RESERVE TOURS
MONDAY 12/2 CLASSES STRONG VINYASA Join seasoned instructors Marilu Shinn and Angela Rocchio for a class that will challenge, invigorate, and open you deeply. Strong Vinyasa is equivalent to a level 2/3 practice and is recommended for experienced practitioners. ¡Muévete, respira y fortalece! Únase a nuestro maestras experimentadas para una clase que desafiará, vigorizará y abrirá profundamente. Vinyasa fuerte es equivalente
YOGA CHURCH WITH HANNAH MUSE Non-denominational. No experience necessary. All bodies welcome. These classes are intended to be accessible and inclusive to anyone who seeks to open their heart, body and mind; not just those who can afford it. Self-care is a radical act: as we learn to love and take care of ourselves, we extend that love and support to others more abundantly, and it ripples out into our communities. 5:30-7:15pm. Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front St., Santa Cruz. $15.
HEALTH SANTA CRUZ BODYWORK COLLECTIVE Santa Cruz Bodywork Collective is a forum for bodyworkers from various disciplines to gather monthly to elevate their repertoire of touch and enhance their selfcare tool kit. The 1st Monday of each month is open to doctors, bodyworkers and therapists only. 7pm. Cypress Health Institute 1119 Pacific Ave. Suite 300, Santa Cruz.
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CLASSES CHAIR YOGA Join Suzi Mahler Tuesdays and Fridays 9:30am at Grey Bears. This chair yoga class is fun, informative. Whether you are rehabilitating after surgery, want to increase flexibility and coordination or just want to add another yoga class to your week, it is time to start! 9:30am. California Grey Bears, 2710 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz. $5.
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Cabrillo VAPA Events NOV | DEC 2019 NOV 26 DEC 3
Cabrillo Samper Recital Hall
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Cabrillo Black Box Theater
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Cabrillo Samper Recital Hall
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Cabrillo Crocker Theater
TRIYOGA BASICS CLASS WITH TERRI
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Cabrillo Crocker Theater
TriYoga flows are presented with personalized guided alignment assistance. $15/drop in. 9:30am. TriYoga Center, 708 Washington St., Santa Cruz.
For a full list of events, please visit: CabrilloVAPA.com For tickets, call: 832.479.6154 | Box Office hours: Th–Sat 12–6pm
GENTLE YOGA / YOGA FOR SENIORS Join us for a very enjoyable and relaxing deep stretch through a variety of postures clearly narrated and slowly paced for safety and personalization; with meditation and pranayama offered. Seated and reclined poses that are relaxing and build flexibility and joint mobility are highlighted. Poses that emphasis balance, healthy digestion, and enhancing bone density will be explored. This class usually has 20 minutes of restorative Yoga. 10:30am. Watsonville Yoga, Dance and Healing Arts, 375 N. Main St., Watsonville.
Cabrillo Applied Music Student Recitals Tues Nov 26, 12:40pm Tues Dec 3, 12:40pm The Improv Follies 7:00pm Cabrillo College Orchestra 7:30pm The Big Band Tradition with the Cabrillo College Jazz Ensembles 7:00pm An Evening of Vocal Jazz 7:30pm
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Cabrillo Crocker Theater
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Cabrillo Black Box Theater
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Cabrillo Samper Recital Hall
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Cabrillo Samper Recital Hall
Music for the Feast of Christmas Dec 6 & 7, 8:00pm, Dec 8, 4:00pm
A Holiday Celebration featuring the Cabrillo Symphonic Winds 3:00pm Actors’ Showcase 7:00pm Westside Folk & Gospel Choir Fall Concert 8:00pm Cabrillo College Small Ensembles 12:30pm Classical Guitar Ensemble Fall Concert 7:00pm
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This 90-minute, behind-the-scenes hiking tour takes visitors into Younger Lagoon Reserve adjacent to the Seymour Marine Discovery Center. Part of the University of California Natural Reserve System, Younger Lagoon Reserve contains diverse coastal habitat and is home to birds of prey, migrating sea birds, bobcats, and other wildlife. Come and see what scientists are doing to track local mammals, restore native habitat, and learn about the workings of one of California’s rare coastal lagoons. Participants must be physically able to walk up and down steep inclines. Water and weather protection is strongly suggested. 10:30am-noon. Seymour Marine Discovery Center, 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz.
a una práctica de nivel 2/3 y se recomienda para practicantes experimentados. 5:30pm. Watsonville Yoga, Dance and Healing Arts, 375 N. Main, Watsonville.
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DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH When local musician Jim Rosenberg asked longtime pal Paul Logan to join him in the John Prine tribute duo Diamonds In The Rough, Rosenberg was surprised to learn that Logan was completely unaware of Prine’s music, aside from “Angel From Montgomery”—and that was because Bonnie Raitt covered it.
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It didn’t matter. When the two got together to work out some Prine songs—Rosenberg on guitar, Logan on bass, both on vocals—it just worked. Logan quickly came to understand why Rosenberg was so obsessed with Prine’s subtle American storytelling style.
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“He’s really come to embrace him,” Rosenberg says. “And that’s the power of the songs. They’re just so good.” Appreciation for Prine has grown. His last album, 2018’s The Tree of Forgiveness, is one of his most successful albums to date. But his public profile has never risen above cult status. “John Prine has always been one of my favorites. I know every John Prine song there possibly is. The songs are so good that hopefully, if you reach the right people, there are enough John Prine fans out there. It’s just getting them to come out of the woodwork,” Rosenberg says. “This is not like an AC/DC tribute band or a Neil Young tribute band or a Pink Floyd tribute band. It’s definitely obscure.” AARON CARNES 7:30pm. Wednesday, Nov. 27. Michael’s On Main, 2591 Main St., Soquel. $10. 479-9777.
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WEDNESDAY 11/27 SKA
THE SKATALITES You like ska, but have you ever experienced the magic of the Skatalites in an intimate club? Now’s your chance to rectify this egregious transgression. The Jamaican group of jazztrained musicians cut the absolute best ska tracks back in the ’60s, both as an instrumental horn-driven outfit and as a backup band for popular singers. They didn’t invent the ska groove; they perfected it. AC 8:30pm. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $25 adv/$30 door. 479-1854.
PSYCH FOLK
KING DREAM I don’t think Jeremy Lyon (ex-Tumbleweed Wanderers) could have picked a better name than King Dream. His mix of folk, fuzzy garage-rock and true ’60s psychedelia leaves the listener in a dreamy haze, wandering between sleepy innocence and grungy realism. Influenced by Jim James and Jonathan Wilson (the L.A. music producer credited with revitalizing the Laurel Canyon scene), there’s also some
Townes Van Zandt mixed in. Oh, and did I mention he used to be a Santa Cruzan and UC Slug before dropping out to mess with this music thing? Eight years later, it seems he made the right choice. MAT WEIR 9pm. Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $10. 429-6994.
SATURDAY 11/30 BLUES
DALLAS HODGE Blues-rocker Dallas Hodge has been burning down houses with his husky vocals and shredding guitars since the ’70s. He’s played with a million top-notch musicians, including being the lead singer for Canned Heat from 2000-2005. This year, he released his second solo album, Don’t Forget About The Music We Made. Rhythm-andbluesy opener “Asking Too Much” features the great Coco Montoya on guitar. If you listen to it more than twice in a row, the sheer force of it will make you faint. The rest of the record is the kind of energetic blues rock you’ve been waiting for all your life. AC 8:30pm. Michael’s On Main, 2591 Main St., Soquel. $10. 479-9777.
FOLK
SEAN HAYES Part folk, part R&B, part bedroom indie-pop, Sean Hayes brings a lot of disparate sounds into cozy harmony. 2016’s Low Light is a collection of casual gems whose intimate arrangements register almost like dioramas of pop songs. Using little more than acoustic guitar, sparse drums, some well placed organ, and his whispering croon, Hayes’ songs sound like sketches brought to life. With its drum machine handclaps and warm double bass, “Love That Woman” is borderline ASMR, a slowly unfolding love letter that blossoms with the addition of each new instrument. MIKE HUGUENOR
9pm. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $25. 479-1854.
HIP-HOP
OMB PEEZY At only 22 years old, OMB Peezy has already made a name for himself in the hip-hop world. In 2017, The Fader called him the “New Voice of Regional Rap,” and he took that moniker seriously, diving deeper into the music of his homes, Mobile, Alabama,
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8:30pm. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $16 adv/$20 door. 423-1338.
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ILL.GATES Specializing in post-dubstep EDM, Ill.Gates gets some wub-wubs in, but mostly goes for buzzy dancefloor anthems big on slippery hi-hats and thick synths. Single “6 Feet Deep,” from earlier this year, is a vaguely threatening head-bopper, creeping forward with horror movie tones and a chorus slick with rubbery frog sounds that push and pull against the beat. Coupled with the disembodied laughs of featured rapper Mayor Apeshit, the whole thing has a little bit of a haunted-house rave vibe. MH 9pm. Felton Music Hall, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $15 adv/$18 door. 704-7113.
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combos in the business, a ferociously grooving unit that has recorded several stellar albums. ANDREW GILBERT
TURKEY BUZZARDS
7pm. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $31.50 adv/$36.75 door. 427-2227.
Imagine kicking it on a sun-soaked patio, sitting on a rocking chair, swigging back a couple ice-cold Coors and swapping stories with your closest buddies. The stories meander, but they hold your attention. Besides, you’re not in a rush to go anywhere. The outside world can wait. This is precisely what it’s like to listen to Morro Bay acoustic Americana duo Turkey Buzzards. The music is laid back, intimate and filled with semi-sung stories. AC 9pm. Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $10. 429-6994.
MONDAY 12/2 JAZZ
AKIKO/HAMILTON/ DECHTER The organ trio holds a special place in the jazz firmament, capable of evoking Saturday night revelry and Sunday morning sanctification with a single surging chord. This bi-coastal triumvirate is one of the premiere
TUESDAY 12/3 INDIE
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA From the heights of Mount Olympus, the gods look down at Unknown Mortal Orchestra and laugh. “Look at them,” they say, “foolishly attempting to bring psychedelia, indie rock, and R&B into soulful union. Never can it match the union of Hera and Zeus!” “But wait,” interrupts fleet-footed Hermes, back from some jaunt to Earthly terrain. “2015’s Multi-Love is a modern classic of sinuous polyamory, like an indie rock Channel Orange, or Deerhunter covering Cody ChesnuTT. Plus, they released two acclaimed albums last year.” But the gods are not listening. They are drunk on ambrosia. MH 8pm. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz. $25 adv/$30 door. 423-1338.
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IN THE QUEUE AJ LEE AND BLUE SUMMIT
Local bluegrass stars. Friday at Moe’s Alley SPIRIT OF 76
Grateful Dead tribute for the hardcore fanatics. Friday at Michael’s On Main EMILY AFTON
Power synth ballads. Saturday at Crepe Place THE ROLLING GREEN ROOM
Laughs with James Meyers, Cody Woods and a 1994 RV. Saturday at DNA’s Comedy Lab. MIGHTY MIKE SCHERMER
Booty-shaking blues. Sunday at Moe’s Alley
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and Sacramento. He’s learned from OGs like E-40 and Boosie Badazz, and has worked with Nef the Pharaoh and SOB X RBE. Earlier this year, he dropped his sophomore album Preacher to the Streets, a gritty sermon on balancing a good, honest life while living in a world that wants to tear you down. MW
Actresses (and sisters) Alyson and Amanda Michalka (Aly & AJ) blew up the pop world a decade ago with the sassy, synth-heavy, rock-infused hit “Potential Breakup Song.” It became the perfect sing-along for the heartbroken and pissed off. Since then, the duo has only gotten more famous as actresses, with roles in The Goldbergs, iZombie, Hellcats, and Silicon Valley between them. As pop songwriters, they’ve been on fire the past few years with the Ten Years and Sanctuary EPs, which go deeper into the synth-pop sound, with choruses more explosive than ever.
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Wednesday November 27 –7:30/8:30pm $30 Jamaica’s Greatest Band:
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Friday November 29 –8/8:30pm $10 Black Friday Roots Music Showcase
AJ LEE & BLUE SUMMIT RATTLECAN LINDSEY WALL
WED
11/27
Bass House Rave Party $5 9p
The Box: Gothic/ Industrial Free 9p
Karaoke 6p-Close
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BOCCI’S CELLAR 140 Encinal St, Santa Cruz
Karaoke Old School Free 8p
BRITANNIA ARMS 110 Monterey Ave, Capitola
Karaoke 9-12:30a
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CAPITOLA WINE BAR 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola
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THE CATALYST 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz
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Friday December 6 –8/9pm $12/15 Grateful Dead Dance Party
CHINA CATS
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12/1
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Portland Oregon Roots Rocker
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Andy Santana Free 6-8p
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Thursday December 5 –8/8:30pm $10/15
11/30
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BOARDWALK BOWL 115 Cliff St, Santa Cruz
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SEAN HAYES Afternoon Blues Series
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra $25/$30 8p
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Libation Lab w/ King Wizard & Chief Transcend 9:30p
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Ten O’Clock Lunch Band Skypark 2-5p 2-5p
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POET & PATRIOT 320 E. Cedar St, Santa Cruz
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HEAD TO HEAD Ian McKellan and Helen Mirren in ‘The Good Liar.’
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Actors are on point, but the story is unstable in ‘The Good Liar’ BY LISA JENSEN
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ere’s a great movie pitch that takes far less than 25 words: Helen Mirren and Ian McKellan. What, you’re still sitting there? Those two names above the title alone should be enough to send any self-respecting movie fan galloping off to the box office. Indeed, the pleasure of watching these two wily silver foxes together on-screen is the main attraction in The Good Liar, an elegant mystery of con artistry and designated victims that never quite plays out the way you expect. Sir Ian and Dame Helen do not disappoint, testing, cajoling and beguiling each other (and the audience) in every frame, oiling the gears that make the movie run so smoothly. It’s a lovely piece of craftsmanship
from director Bill Condon, who has worked with McKellan before (in the excellent Gods And Monsters, and more recently, Mr. Holmes). He has a shrewd eye for setting off his veteran players to best effect. Every detail of costuming, interiors and psychology layers on a rich impasto of character development for the actors to work with. It’s only in the last 20 minutes or so that the movie goes off the rails, as the improbable revelations mount, leading to a needlessly violent and not-quite-credible finale. Scripted by Jeffrey Hatcher (who wrote the wonderful Stage Beauty), from a novel by Nicholas Searle, The Good Liar, as its title suggests, is a tale of deceptions. In the opening credits, we see two people filling out less-than-truthful online dating
profiles. After some virtual chatting, they meet in a cafe, where both laughingly admit they used assumed names on their profiles. In real life, he is jaunty Roy (McKellan), a dapper retiree, and she is Betty (Mirren), a well-to-do widow. (She wryly calls online dating “matching the delusional to the hopeless.”) Directly upon leaving the cafe, Roy strolls down to a strip club to join his accomplice, banker Vincent (yes, that’s Jim Carter, better known as Carson from Downton Abbey). They’re about to close a deal involving a couple of pigeons in a financial scam that will fleece their victims’ life savings. We quickly understand that Roy and Vincent have been partners in these elaborate confidence games for years. “You don’t care about the money,”
Vincent tells Roy, admiringly. “You love the game.” So we know it’s game-on for Roy and Betty. She owns a lovely suburban home on the outskirts of London, for which she paid cash, decorated in soothing, upper-class neutral hues. (“It’s like being smothered in beige,” Roy complains to Vincent.) She’s too smart and self-contained to fall for all of his soft soap, yet she finds his company “charming,” and while their relationship remains consensually platonic, she frequently invites him to stay the night in her spare room. The only potential obstacle to Roy’s plans is Betty’s protective adult grandson, Stephen (Russell Tovey), suspicious of Roy from the start, who pops in all too often to check up on his gran. There are further complications from a disgruntled former victim out for revenge, and a handful of other rather dicey players in a concurrent scheme that may unravel at any moment. Roy’s often ruthlessly effective methods of handling these distractions ratchet up our concern for warm-hearted, increasingly compliant Betty. This is really all that can be safely revealed about the plot (which includes an unexpected detour to WWII-era Berlin, via flashback). But even in its least persuasive moments—and there are a few—the fun of watching Mirren and McKellan prowling around the screen, leading each other a merry dance (well, not so merry in the closing moments) is mostly its own reward. McKellan delivers another master class in facial expressiveness, pouting, pleading and wisecracking his way through the various layers of Roy’s personae. Mirren’s pragmatic Betty advocates for sunny common sense, yet lets us glimpse something enigmatic ever lurking at the outskirts of her composure. Theirs is an irresistible heavyweight matchup that the ultimately unstable plot can’t quite support. THE GOOD LIAR **1/2 (out of four) With Ian McKellan, Helen Mirren and Jim Carter. Written by Jeffrey Hatcher. From the novel by Nicholas Searle. Directed by Bill Condon. A Warner Bros. release. Rated R. 109 minutes.
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FILM NEW RELEASES DARK WATERS Ooh, I love Thanksgiving shark movies! Wait, this one is about lawyers? Even sharkier! Specifically, it’s about the real-life lawyer who took on a corporate behemoth after DuPont was linked to a number of unexplained deaths. Directed by Todd Haynes. Starring Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway and Tim Robbins. (PG-13) 126 minutes. (SP)
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KNIVES OUT Remember Clue? The board game, not the movie. Well, I guess the movie, too. Anyway, everybody’s at a mansion, and then someone is found dead in the study, and everybody else has to figure out who did it. That’s this movie. It even has a detective named Benoit Blanc (as in “Mr. White,” instead of Professor Plum and Miss Scarlet), played by Daniel Craig. Directed by Rian Johnson. Co-starring Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Plummer. (PG-13) 130 minutes. (SP)
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QUEEN & SLIM A Driving While Black situation goes even wrongerer when a cop pulls over Slim (Daniel Kaluuya from Get Out) and Queen (Jodie Turner-Smith) on their first date. Slim ends up shooting him, and immediately the pair are on the run, Bonnie and Clyde style. Directed by Melinda Matsoukas. Co-starring Chloe Sevigny, Sturgill Simpson and Flea. (R) 132 minutes. (SP) CONTINUING EVENT: LET’S TALK ABOUT THE MOVIES Film buffs are invited Wednesday nights at 7pm to downtown Santa Cruz, where each week the group discusses a different current release. For location and discussion topic, go to groups. google.com/group/LTATM.
NOW PLAYING A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD I used up a box of tissues just to get through the trailer for this biopic about Mr. Rogers, so I suggest you really stock up before the actual movie. If nationwide shortage of Kleenex
is declared sometime in the next two weeks, blame Tom Hanks. Nah, he’s too nice to blame for anything. Blame PG&E. (PG) 108 minutes. (SP) CHARLIE’S ANGELS When it was announced that Kristin Stewart would play one of the karatechopping, crime-solving Angels in this new action-comedy reboot, fans started calling it Charlie’s Gayngels, in the hopes that the bisexual actress would be playing an LGBT+ characters. Which is just … super weird. (She doesn’t, by the way.) Why would the character’s identity be based on the actor’s sexuality? Did Zachary Quinto play a gay Spock in Star Trek? Did Ellen Page play a lesbian Kitty Pryde in X-Men? Did Jake Gyllenhaal play a straight gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain? C’mon, people. However, kudos to the fans for saving gay-porn producers the 13.7 seconds it would have taken them to come up with the title for their inevitable parody. Directed by Elizabeth Banks. Starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska. (PG-13) 118 minutes. (SP) FORD V FERRARI Christian Bale plays rogue British race-car driver Ken Miles, and Matt Damon plays American auto designer Carroll Shelby in this true story of how massive underdog Ford beat Ferrari in the 1966 Le Mans race, which Ferrari had previously dominated for years. I love that in Europe, the title had to be changed to Le Mans ’66, because only Americans care about Americans winning stuff. (PG-13) 152 minutes. (SP) FROZEN II Just when you’d finally scraped the last remnants of that goddamn “Let It Snow” movie out of your head, here comes the sequel, which inevitably has an equally catchy song ready to torture you for the next few years. Otherwise, I’m sure this sequel to the Disney princess blockbuster featuring Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, and that snowman dude is lovely. (PG) 103 minutes. (SP) THE GOOD LIAR Reviewed this issue. (R) 109 minutes. (SP)
HARRIET Maybe now that we’re all so woke, the times have finally caught up to the amazing life of Harriet Tubman, a real-life superhero who fought for justice and won major victories in her lifelong battle to end slavery in the American South. An escaped slave herself, she made many perilous trips back below the Mason-Dixon Line to lead other enslaved people to freedom in the North, via the Underground Railroad, armed with little more than raw courage and a flintlock pistol. Filmmaker Kasi Lemmons explores the woman behind the historical footnote, played with bristly moral conviction by Cynthia Erivo. The movie sticks pretty close to the extraordinary facts, despite a few melodramatic flourishes, but Harriet's story is so important, it rises in triumph over all obstacles—like the woman herself. (PG-13) 125 minutes. (LJ) THE IRISHMAN Despite its budget, The Irishman is not a spectacle. Although, from the art direction to a terrific soundtrack, it’s almost as evocative in summing up midcentury America as Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Much of the budget went to the technical component of making Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino into digitally de-aged synthespians of themselves. The effect works, as the actors get to be the people they used to be. But as for facial mobility, DeNiro doesn’t go in for it much here. His Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran is someone who’s been pretty much dead inside ever since his service in WWII. Frank is a Forest Gumpino, a witness to Secret History, a sturdy if wooden trellis that a half-century’s worth of florid, high-level crime trails around. The Irishman is the story of how the country was warped through the destruction of the most powerful labor leader in American history, Jimmy Hoffa (Pacino). It tells of the assassination of JFK, and how a familiar face or two from all this Mafia-CIA conniving came back for the Watergate burglary. How
much allure The Irishman will have for a younger audience is a puzzle. But this movie about the ashes of crime is Scorsese at his sharpest and most feeling. (R) 209 minutes. (RvB) JOJO RABBIT Jojo Rabbit is the diary of a Nazi wimpy kid, trying to fit in with the usual social absurdities—it’s just that the absurdities were heightened in the Reich. In a small village in 1944, young Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) is trying to be a good little Hitler Youth member. But he’s a thorough reject, drawing a portion of the scorn doled out by the Jugend’s scoutmaster, an invalided-out Captain Klenzendorf (Sam Rockwell, great.) This uproariously satirical version of a quite serious novel might be modeled on Carol Reed’s The Fallen Idol (1948) in the looming staircases, and the expressionism of the boy’s world collapsing around him. Like Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople, it’s certainly something you could take a smart older child to see. Directed by Taika Waititi. Starring Roman Griffin Davis and Scarlett Johansson. PG-13. 108 minutes. (RvB) THE LIGHTHOUSE Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson star in this black-and-white psychological horror film from the director of The Witch about two lighthouse keepers who start to lose their sanity as their nightmares come to life. I find the scariest movies are the ones you can personally relate to, so I am sure to find this terrifying, as I suffer from recurring nightmares of being trapped in a lighthouse with the guy from Twilight. Directed by Robert Eggers. (R) 109 minutes. (SP) MIDWAY Roland Emmerich’s new war film is a remake of the 1976 ensemble epic about the attack on Pearl Harbor (and subsequent Battle of Midway) that featured Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Mitchum, and Cliff
Robertson. This one stars Woody Harrelson, Aaron Eckhart, Patrick Wilson, Nick Jonas, Mandy Moore … wait, is this the Wayans Brothers version or something? Like, the Scary Movie version? No? OK, just checking. (PG-13) 138 minutes. (SP) MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN Edward Norton has been wanting to make Motherless Brooklyn into a movie since Jonathan Lethem’s acclaimed crime novel came out in 1999. But he never did. Just kidding! He actually directs and stars in this adaptation of the book, which is about a private investigator with Tourette’s Syndrome in the 1950s. Costarring Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin and Willem Dafoe. (R) 144 minutes. (SP) PAIN AND GLORY Pedro Almodovar’s latest is clearly a very personal story, featuring his longtime favorite leading man Antonio Banderas as a director in the autumn of his career. It also features his favorite leading lady, Penelope Cruz, as the director’s … what, mother? Oh, it’s a flashback thing, okay. There are in fact many flashbacks, as the director “Salvador Mallo” looks back on his life. The result is winning praise as one of Almodovar’s best. (R) 113 minutes. (SP) PARASITE The director of The Host and Snowpiercer returns with a dark comedy/thriller about a poor family that slowly infiltrates the life of a rich family. At Cannes this year, it became the first Korean film to win the Palme d’Or. Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun and Cho Yeo-jyong. (R) 132 minutes. (SP) 21 BRIDGES I don’t know if this crime drama produced by Avengers: Endgame’s Russo Brothers about an NYPD detective hunting down two cop killers is any good, but I can guarantee it has more bridges than any other film you’ll see this year. Directed by Brian Kirk. Starring Chadwick Boseman, J.K. Simmons and Sienna Miller. (R) 99 minutes. (SP)
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FOOD+DRINK are consumed with gusto. Perfect with the vintage vibe of this former roadhouse, Italian restaurant and, for many years now, cozy and spacious saloon. We never miss the chance to grab the best couches and inhale such specialties as brussel sprout chips with capers and smoked sea salt ($6), those addictive truffle and rosemary fries ($6) and the decadent prosciutto-wrapped asparagus ($9). The extensive list of designer international single malts, bourbons and gins is punctuated with a few creative cocktails. Not to miss is the Prince of Darkness ($11) an update of the classic, wicked Negroni. The Prince features Tanquerey, Amaro, Campari, elderflower liqueur, lemon and simple syrup garnished with a grapefruit peel. Um yes. A few of these and you might work up some optimism for the new year. Red Restaurant & Bar, 200 Locust St., Santa Cruz. 425-1913, redrestaurantandbarsc.com.
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o what’s up with the $1 charge for a glass of water at Home Restaurant? A few folks brought it to my attention, and manager/ co-owner Linda Ritten explained that it’s part of Home’s high-priority goal to curb water waste and showcase sustainable ingredients. “We are adamantly against the wastefulness of importing sparkling water, or even bottled water, period,” Ritten says. “Home has a wonderful and expensive in-house water filtration system, and hence we feel it is fair to charge a mere $1.” Ritten admits people have asked why the restaurant doesn’t just tuck the cost of its reverse-osmosis water system in somewhere else,
but the restaurant has chosen to be “open and honest about what we charge,” she says. Besides, the opportunity to discuss the $1 water charge also provides an opportunity to highlight other thoughtful measures taken by the restaurant. “We use 100% recycled, linen-like napkins that are compostable,” Ritten says. “We compost all kitchen scraps. We are no longer importing any octopus, and are committed to using sustainable Monterey Bay and West Coast seafood, buying almost all of our produce from small local farms. We are proud of what we do and serve, and our serious commitment to
creating a more sustainable future for our children and their friends.” Sounds like the charming restaurant where Brad Briske is chef has given its commitment to sustainability a lot of thought, and I was glad to have Ritten expand on the issue of water. For many of us eco-watchers, water is the final frontier. Kudos! Home is open Tuesday-Saturday from 5-9pm at 3101 N Main St., Soquel. 431-6131, homesoquel.com.
RED ROOM TRADITION A happy band of university colleagues has enjoyed toasting out the old year at an annual Red Room gathering, in which adult beverages
Everybody knows that Shoppers Corner is the Fort Knox of wine treasures, offering the rare, the smart and the affordable in all shades of red, white and pink. And holidays cry out for some special ideas in wine pairing. Thanks to wine buyer/winemaker Andre Beauregard, I tasted something that you’ll want to include on your winter menu. Poggio Antico “Madre” 2014 from Montalcino, near Siena, is a gorgeous blend of equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese. At 14% alcohol, it can handle any meat you’d care to consider, but will do just beautifully with holiday pasta, brisket, smoked salmon, or turkey. With its perfect balance of tannins and fruit, this red wine is a rounded cascade of cassis, cherries, stone, and leather with a hint of kumquat on the nose. The long finish is perfumed with bay leaves. It drinks like a $50 bottle of wine, but at Shoppers, it’s yours for just under $30. Hurry and get some while it lasts.
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eggie Jones knows a thing or two about really gouda cheese. After 20 years in the cheesemaking biz, Jones opened his first manufactury, Paso Robles’ Central Coast Creamery, more than a decade ago. Last month, he opened a new Santa Cruz outpost. The Abbott Square shop sells grilled cheeses (including a goat-cheese melt), charcuterie and 10 flavors of sheep’s milk ice cream. Central Coast Creamery sources as close to home as possible, which Jones says can be a challenge since there are only a few dairy farms left in Monterey, and none in Santa Cruz.
Why open a store here? REGGIE JONES: It made sense for us to go into Abbott Square. They approached us. My family and I have spent a lot of time in Santa Cruz, too. We have a cheese called Seascape that we actually named after Seascape Resort in Aptos.
What got you into making cheese? I don’t have a cool story about how
I’m a fourth-generation cheesemaker or anything like that, but I graduated college in 1991 and there were no jobs. I had a biological sciences degree and I got a job in a lab of a mozzarella factory and it stuck. When I opened Central Coast Creamery, we started with a goat gouda. All of the goudas that were being made were coming from overseas, and we figured that there was room in the market for a domestic gouda.
What’s the deal with sheep’s milk ice cream? We had a subleaser in our facility, Negranti Creamery, and she was the first one in the U.S. to make sheep milk ice cream. When the Abbott Square opportunity came up, it seemed like a good partnership since there isn’t much dessert in there right now. You don’t have to add cream to sheep milk ice cream. The final product is lower in fat and easier to digest than cow milk ice cream. The flavors change out, they’re seasonal. centralcoastcreamery.com.
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argetto Winery’s 2017 Santa Cruz Mountains Reserve Merlot can hang with some of the best reds around. It makes an impressive statement on any dinner table—and also a tasty pairing with steak, lamb chops and other hearty foods. This Reserve Merlot ($40) is blended with Cabernet Sauvignon (25%) from Kennedy Hill Vineyard in Los Gatos, but the majority of the grapes come from Regan Estate Vineyard, Bargetto’s own primelocation plot of land overlooking the Monterey Bay. “The Reserve Merlot has a beautiful deep garnet color and opens with intense and complex aromatics,” Winemaker Bobby Graviano says. “Notes of black currant, plum, black cherry, cranberry reduction, and brown sugar fill your nose and entice the palate.” The flavors of the Merlot and the Cab “marry beautifully,” he adds. Bargetto is one of the few local wineries open daily—from noon-5 p.m.—except on Thanksgiving Day.
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The Fish Lady, 700A Bay Ave., Capitola. 475-6044, thefishladysoquel.com.
Kudos go to Discretion Brewing. They won two medals for beers featuring local ingredients: a gold for a Shimmer Pils in the Germanstyle Pilsner category, and a bronze for Ten Million Flowers, a honeyorange Kolsch (in the Alternative Fermentable Beer category). Discretion’s cozy spot behind Café Cruz is a great place to go for wellmade ales and tasty grub. Discretion Brewing, 2703 41st Ave. Ste. A, Soquel. 316-0662, discretionbrewing.com.
FISH LADY’S NEW ANCHOR The Fish Lady, based in Soquel for many years, has relocated to Capitola, adjacent to the Capitola Produce Market and across the street from Gayle’s Bakery. Known for her ultra-fresh fish and other produce, the Fish Lady (Sharon Hadley) now offers one-stop shopping. You can buy your tomatoes and spinach at Capitola Produce, and all your fresh fish and meats at The Fish Lady.
H RISA’S STARS BY RISA D’ANGELES GRATEFUL FOR EACH OTHER, GRATEFUL TOGETHER With Thanksgiving on Thursday, we begin our annual days of gratitude and giving. Thanksgiving this year has a tone of practicality (Capricorn moon), with a bit of the unexpected (Venus trine Uranus). The week (Wednesday) begins with Neptune turning stationary direct. A sense of spirituality permeates the air, a sense of refinement and beauty. Neptune sensitizes us, offering dreams, imagination, artistry, sympathy, compassion, and visions of new possibilities—good virtues to offer family and friends this season. Thanksgiving celebrations always occur under the happy (Jupiter) signature of Sagittarius, the sign of deep appreciation for
good food. Many Sags are secret foodies. Food is one of our most important currencies, becoming more so in the upcoming year. Sunday, Dec. 1, is the first day of Advent–four weeks of preparation for the birth of the new light, Winter Solstice. (This year, the solstice begins the Festival of the New Group of World Servers.) Everywhere on Sunday evening, people light the first Advent wreath candle, signifying light kindled in the darkness of (and of this Kali Yuga time). Turning to everyone, my readers, I wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving filled with intelligence, joy, goodwill, and loving kindness. Let us be grateful for life, and for each other.
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LIBRA Sep23–Oct22
There’s so much to be thankful for as an Aries. A brilliant mind that can go here, there and everywhere, filled with goals, plans, ideas, desires, and aspirations. You hear a call to travel, to wander and to be in places far away; the exotic seeking to replace the day by day. But then you feel the pull of responsibilities. Fret not. Something will come and take you away. It’s intelligent, loving and carries you into the future.
Whenever communicating in coming weeks, notice that many will be listening, seeking to learn philosophical and spiritual truths. You are the steward of this opportunity, and it’s your responsibility at this time. Your words are to bring in new information about the present/ future, create a structure of hope and aspiration, and offer pathways of harmony for those seeking guidance and direction. You always do your best. You hold the Temperance Tarot card for many.
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TAURUS Apr21–May21 You continue to work day and night preparing for the future. Some Taurus’ are focused on the well-being of their community, not wanting to have a future lacking basic needs and comfort. You are sensitive to all the needs of others (physical, emotional, mental, spiritual). Resources are needed to fulfill hopes, wishes and dreams. Know the cosmic law that when we serve humanity the resources to continue that serving appears unexpectedly. Gratitude is the key.
Mercury in Scorpio sends profound messages into your mind, taking you into other dimensions of reality. Mercury is your special messenger, always shielding and protecting you. Tend to any financial issues, then assess once again what your values are and how (and if) you value yourself and your gifts enough. Have your values changed recently? Remember the Scorpio keynote: “Warrior am I and from the battle I emerge triumphant.” This is your banner.
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It’s a very good time for Sags. Actually, because of Jupiter, it’s always a very good time, though if you’re on the path it may feel rocky and tumultuous at times. But behind all the shifts, changes, curves, and precipices, challenges and obligations, toward the mountain of Initiation you walk, and always there is a sense of joy. Joy is from the soul, happiness from the personality. Understand the differences, recognizing when they occur. One sings, the other is … well, learning.
CAPRICORN Dec21–Jan20 Have the weeks been rather frantic, filled with confusion and harsh sounds? How is your health and your hearing? The coming weeks are slower, calmer, offering more repose. Choose comfort, solitude and self-care. Pluto (transformation), Saturn (discipline) and the South Node (the past) continue in Capricorn. They have profound effects on our lives. When in any sort of doubt, call in the Angel of the Presence. Then, harmony appears from within.
LE0 Jul21–Aug22
AQUARIUS Jan21–Feb18
The sun, moon, Jupiter, and Venus have shifted into your house of creativity (5th house), fun, entertainment, pleasure, amusement, games, and children. So now you must learn how to live and redesign your daily life with a few more of these qualities that bring you ease, a bit of indulgence, leisure and recreation. It is good to take up an art form, perhaps painting or photography. All of these create a sense of balance and equilibrium. You need a party.
The planetary energies are gathered in your sphere of friends, future, hopes, wishes, and everything you’ve ever wanted to be and do. So, who are your friends, how do you see your future, what do you hope and wish for, and what are your visions and dreams? What do you need? Needs are important. Wants are secondary. But more importantly, what are you thankful and grateful for? Then the key turns and the door opens.
VIRGO Aug23–Sep22
PISCES Feb19–Mar20
A new level of creativity is emerging, and it surprises you. While family and friends gather together, you’re considering plans, goals and philosophical ideas. When attempting to communicate ideas, you notice some understand you and others don’t. That’s OK. Focus less on others understanding you and more on gratitude, seeking to bring love and harmony (through intentions for goodwill) to all interactions. Wounds then heal. And people listen.
Neptune in Pisces has turned direct. A refinement occurs, a call to more spiritual work, inspiration, intuition, dreams, and visions. You’ll be summoned out from under the water lilies, so you can allow yourself to be seen and heard to those asking for your gifts. Know that confidence grows with each new endeavor. Use your focused will(ingness), love and intelligence. Ask for help when needed. You are well prepared. Your dreams come true.
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Are you wishing for a change in lifestyle, a change of heart? Are you and a partner, colleague, friend or close associate discussing travel, goals, physical, spiritual, or philosophical needs? Are there disagreements? Know that flurries of conflict are useful and purposeful. Tension creates attention and new understanding. Relationship conflicts and clashes sharpen the mind. Keep discussing. It lays the groundwork for later gratitude.
Cancer’s moods change and fluctuate, following the phases of the moon. Soon you’ll swing into action tending to this and that, here and there. However much you want to complete things, you may become overworked and overtired. Should pain or inflammation flare-up, remember turmeric (in caps) and cayenne (sprinkled over food) are naturally anti-inflammatory. Begin new rhythms now that Mercury is direct. You’re grateful that you can.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019-0002001 The following Individual is doing business as BERRY MORA'S PAINTING. 30 WEST BEACH APT 419, WATSONVILLE, CA 95076. County of Santa Cruz. MARIO MORA HUERTA. 30 WEST BEACH APT 419, WATSONVILLE, CA 95076. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: MARIO MORA HUERTA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on November 20, 2019. November 27, December 4, 11 & 18.
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In the past, the amount of available inventory at any given time was often a function of just how easy it was for sellers to make the transition between selling and buying and vice versa. How fluid the mechanisms of change were.
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A typical move-up story goes like this: someone in their twenties or thirties finds a way to squeeze into their first home. Any home. Maybe a small house in a dicey location, or one that needs work. Or perhaps a condo, priced lower than a single-family residence. Maybe their parents gift them some money so they can establish a foothold in the market. This first-time buyer lives in the property for a reasonable length of time, and takes advantage of the mortgage interest/property tax deductions while they are working their way up in their profession and getting married and having a kid or two over the next five years. Then, it’s time to move up, leveraging the equity gained from home improvements and rising market prices. Using it as a down payment for the next place. Bigger. Better location. Larger lot. More amenities. The next house serves them well for another reasonable period of time and then...it’s time to move up to the next house. Depending on the strength of the market and the size of the job, it’s possible that this third property is the last stop - the house that will work for the next twenty years. Along the way, no one is thinking much beyond twenty years into the future. In those robust move-up markets of yesteryear, there were always lots of sellers becoming buyers and buyers becoming sellers in the same marketplace. The existing inventory turned over much faster. The average length of time people spent in their primary residence was shorter. Instead of 7 or 10 years it might be 5 or less. There was always something new coming onto the market that was worth buying. Until there wasn’t. Next week: The move-up market runs head first into a move-down market.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2019-0001872 The following Individual is doing business as SUMMIT TO SEA DESIGNS. 712 FREEMAN CT., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. AUDRA MARIE MCKOWN. 712 FREEMAN CT., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: AUDRA MARIE MCKOWN. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on October 28, 2019. Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11, & 18.
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Provoking thought since 1990
Here’s the thing about residential real estate: it’s almost never a zero sum game. When a seller sells a home and a buyer buys it, that’s not really the entire equation. Because that seller also needs to buy something else, and that buyer is also coming from another place he/she just sold.
And for most of the last thirty years, our local market has been fueled by “move-up” buyers: buyers transitioning into new and often bigger and better living situations as their lives and jobs were growing and their needs were expanding.
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Fairytales do come true. This charming home located in East Garrison has it all. One of the few with a private drive to your two car garage which leads you to your extra spacious patio yard and covered lanai off kitchen. Two areas to entertain in. Living room (designed to be formal dining room) and family room, granite kitchen counters, eating bar on the island, designer paint and touches throughout the home. Enjoy coffee by your front window. Once inside this 3 Bedroom, 2.5 bath home there is a Very private Special feeling. The Monterey Peninsula is a special place unique in all the world. Just five miles from the the coast lots of sun and blessed with a near perfect climate. East Garrison is designed with opportunities to live, shop, play, explore and enjoy in a village-inspired setting. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by. Look and purchase today! L#4008 $629,000
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Panoramic Monterey Bay View!!! Estate sized property situated on approx 6 Acres, overlooking the coastline of Santa Cruz, Salinas & the Monterey Bay. Perched on a hilltop this private estate has 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths and approx 6095 square feet, formal living and dining rooms, two family rooms, country size kitchen, 2 pellet stoves and one wood burning fireplace. You will love the large size of every room in this home. There is an Eagles nest/ Bar room perfect for getting away by yourself. So many amenities, two ovens, two dishwashers, trash compactor, two refrigerators, stainless steel railing around patio to relax and enjoy the view and privacy with family and friends. Abundant natural light throughout. Gated entry, location is central to Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey & San Benito Counties. 1248 sq feet Shop/Garage with grease pit and one tall door for a motorhome. INCREDIBLE PROPERTY! BRIGHT & OPEN FLOOR PLAN, BRINGS OUTDOORS IN! VIEWS FROM EVERY ROOM! OCEAN, COAST, VALLEY & MOUNTAINS! SPECTACULAR SUNSETS AND CITY LIGHTS! L#4005 $1,695,000
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Downtown Watsonville lot available for GROUND LEASE. Many zoning options, list available. Across the street from the Historic City Plaza, seasonal Farmers market, Cabrillo College, bank, retail stores, restaurants, courthouse and parking garage half a block away. $12,000 p/month
Darling 2 bedroom home on 2.58 acres, 2 car garage, useable land, Water and road agreements in place. Gorgeous views and gentle rolling hills with meadow and some older apple trees, perhaps plant more trees, gardens, vineyard, horses etc. Lots of possibilities. Seller painting inside home and garage and pressure washing exterior, new carpet and pad and cleaning up tile on fireplace hearth. L# 4002 $679,000
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745 Mockingbird Ridge, Aptos Relax on the front patios of this ridge top estate & enjoy stunning views of the Monterey Bay & surrounding foothills. An architectural wonder, this 5,100 ft home, on 12 plus acres, matches contemporary style with an open floor plan that has you gliding from room to room. Soaring ceiling & walls of glass invite the views & sunshine into every room. Featuring a master bedroom wing & 5 additional bedrooms, 5.5 baths plus a study, the home is designed for family, entertaining & guests. Don’t forget the 4-car garage which is a car lovers dream. First time ever on market. $3,200,000
704 Encino Dr, Rio Del Mar Lovely 3BR/2BA home in the trees w on sunny spot near the top of Ne the hill. Loving remodeled from head to toe. Move-in ready. Open floor plan. Living area has wall to wall & ceiling to floor windows. Minutes from beaches, great schools, easy freeway access. $699,000
4425 Clares #82, Capitola Loma Vista Estates! Quiet, centrally located 55+ co-op community. Organized events & affordable HOA fee. 2BR/2BA home on spacious lot. Beautiful updated kitchen. Open porch, added sunroom. This home has much to offer & is a special find. Walk to Capitola Mall & the Village. $365,000
7117 Somerset Ct, Aptos Stunning 4BR/2.5BA, 1,852sf home close to Cabrillo College. MBR, full bath, laundry downstairs. Built-in caninetry, bright kitchen & dining room, elegant yet cozy living room. Skylights, carved banisters, wood flooring. Immaculate garage. Seacliff State Beach just around the corner. $874,000
4475 Merlin Way, Soquel Stunning turnkey 3BR/2.5Ba, 2,263 sf home with a bright & airy open floor plan. Remodeled, totally new kitchen. Stylish backyard with a focus on entertainment. Outdoor kitchen, eating counter & pergola. This home will amaze! Allow time to explore inside and out! $1,275,000
165 Tiburon Ct, Seascape Walk to the beach, Seascape Resort & Tennis Club, nearby shops and restaurants from this move-in ready courtside condo with many upgrades! Versatile open floorplan, 2 master suites with private balconies & a 2-car attached garage. $869,000
999 Old San Jose Rd #23, Soquel YES! There IS a Beautiful 2BR/2BA manufactured home under $350k! Spacious kitchen, Granite counters, high ceilings, wood floors, dual pane windows, new carpet, fresh paint, LOW space rent & a pet is welcome! SO CLEAN!! A MUST SEE! $345,000
720 Pleasant Valley Ln, Aptos Mostly single level, sunny ridge top, 3BR/2.5BA, 2,353 sq ft home on 1.43 acres. Custom hand crafted oak built-ins throughout & updated custom oak floors. Large family/rec room featuring wet bar, pool table, ping pong table, dart board. Storage sheds, oversized 2-car garage. $1,195,000
122 Melba Ct, Soquel Impeccable, well maintained 3BR/2BA, 1,586sf home has all you’ve been looking for: Gourmet kitchen, open beam ceilings, fireplace, wet bar & built-in cabinets/ book shelves in cozy living room. Hardwood flooring, updated windows, fresh paint. Deck off LR. Expansive backyard. $839,900
130 Las Lomas Dr, Aptos 1st Open House! Spectacular Ocean Views! A rare offering & never before on the market. Lovely 3BR home with office, separate family room. Indoor lap pool, & 3-car garage. 1.2 Private acres, yet 2 minutes to town. Ready to move in. $2,100,000 d! te Lis t s Ju
1572 San Andreas Rd, La Selva Beach Stunning multi-level 5BR/4.5BA, 4,064sf home is perched on a hill. This modern, custom home is only 9 years old. Panoramic views from the master retreat deck on 3rd floor. 12 ft ceilings in living room, gas fireplace & French doors. 2 private units w/kitchenettes attached to main home. $1,475,000 ! ed ist tL s Ju
151 Camino Pacifico, Aptos Beautiful contemporary 3BR/2. 5BA, 1,584 sq ft home tucked away in coveted Seascape neighborhood. Location can’t be beat! Vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors, fireplace in living area. Dining room slider opens to wood deck & lush landscaping. Enjoy the Beach Lifestyle! $849,000 ! ne eO s th i s i Th
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320 Rio Del Mar Blvd, Aptos Turn-key, 5-star rated beach house & permitted vacation rental. EZ walk to beach & restaurants in exclusive Rio Del Mar/Cement ship area. New glass garage door, hardwood floors, open floor plan, newer appliances. Large level lot, fenced back yard w/artist or home office cottage. $1,199,000
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46 Sears Cl, Soquel Clean, comfortable, move in ready 3BR/2.5BA home in super convenient Soquel location. This lovingly maintained home is located on a quiet street close to beaches, Capitola Village & Cabrillo College. New carpet & paint, versatile open floorplan with fenced back yard & attached 2-car garage. $799,000
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3000 Aguazul Dr, Soquel Detached 3BR/2.5BA, 1,916sf home for the price of a townhouse. Dual pane windows, Cat 6 Ethernet, skylights, Minka ceiling fans, vaulted ceilings, fireplace in large, bright living room. 8-ft privacy fencing. 8 minute walk to the heart of Soquel Village. $769,500
111 Bean Creek Rd #129, Scotts Valley Stair-free, sunny end unit with 1st all the bells & whistles. Two bedrooms and 2 full baths. Designer touches throughout with carrera herringbone fireplace surround, custom paint, and beautiful flooring. Big sunny deck to enjoy. Complex pool. Best Schools and easy commute location. $539,900
270 Hames Rd #43, Corralitos Million $ views from this 2BR/2BA home overlooking the hills of Corralitos. Remodeled unit, open kitchen & cozy family room. Gas wood stove, decking, newer roof. Private location in highly desirable 55+ coop park with lots of amenities. Must see this one. $525,000
925 Forest Ave, Brookdale Nice sunny location surrounded by redwoods. Two story 1,920 sq ft home. First level, 1BR/1BA with a kitchen and living room. Top floor, 2BR/1BA with a kitchen and living room. Property is in need of some TLC. $499,000
270 Hames Rd #13, Corralitos Beautiful updated 2BR/1.5BA, 1440sf home in Rancho Corralitos, a picturesque Senior Park on over 40 acres, stunning views in all directions. Open floor plan, bamboo floors throughout, modern kitchen. New decking, fruit trees & garden areas. Spacious shed w/wkbench & storage. $399,000
SANTA CRUZ 112 Dimond St, Santa Cruz Beautiful, contemporary, West Side 4BR/2BA, 1,875sf home on a quiet street. Spacious floor plan, hardwood floors, high ceilings, gas fireplace in living room. Upgraded kitchen, Viking stove, granite counters. Windows & skylights throughout. Mature landscaping gives privacy. $1,250,000
2395 Delaware Ave #150, Santa Cruz Beautiful Oceanside 55+ De Anza Park on the Westside! Short walk along quiet community road & paths to the beach. Amenities include a saltwater pool, hot tub, sauna, club house & bbq area. Built in 2013, 3BR/2BA, 1,272sf mfg home. 20% of homeowners may be 40+. $162,500 260 Castle Dr, Santa Cruz Magnificent 5,127sf custom Luxury Home! Two houses on 6+ acres in the Soquel Hills. Breathtaking ocean views from every room. One Master Suite & 3 junior suites. High-end gourmet kitchen, radiant heat. Plus, updated 2BR guest unit with great separation. See www.260CastleDrive.com $3,800,000
BEN LOMOND 1144 Dundee Ave, Ben Lomond Lots of possibilities with this versatile property. Workshop. The sale includes the adjacent 4,574 sf parcel. Please call listing agent for details. $449,000
BOULDER CREEK 16521 Big Basin Way #20, Boulder Creek Polish this Diamond in the Rough! Vacant, clean, & freshly painted. 2BR/2.5BA condo is Livable as is. Lovely Mountain & Creek setting at the Boulder Creek Golf & Country Club. 10 minutes from downtown Boulder Creek, half hour to Santa Cruz, 45 minutes to Silicon Valley. $399,000
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617 Peartree Dr, Watsonville 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom home in the coveted Adult Village of Watsonville. Low maintenance landscaping, Close to the newly renovated East Lake Shopping Center. Priced to sell.. $425,000 758 Haines Ranch Rd, Watsonville Relax and Enjoy this 3BR/2BA, w 2,025 sq ft home on 17+ acres. Ne Updated kitchen with granite counters & stainless appliances. Spacious bedrooms, vaulted ceilings. 3-car garage w/separate 2,560sf workshop. Space for horses, gardening, hobbies & all of your toys! $1,699,999 g! tin Lis
104 Willet Cl, Pajaro Dunes Unique 3BR/3BA, 2,049 sq ft beach house on the coveted front row perched on the dunes. Ideal ocean front location. Open floor plan, mid-century style with inside/outside California living flair. Excellent separation of space, several special nooks to explore. Ideal for multi-generational families. $1,995,000
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2038 Eureka Canyon Rd, Corralitos Seller says sell now! 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, 2,719 per assessor records on 2.5+ majestic acres! Amazing outdoor space - enjoy the sun & stars - plenty of room for extended family. Come visit but be warned you will love this one! $799,000
15665 Plaza Serena, Prunedale Very private updated 5BR/4BA, 2,726 sf home in Prunedale. Main home connected to guest unit by enclosed hallway. 2 full garages & separate bkyds. Deck area in back. Fruit trees in front. New furnace in main home, new stove & fridge in guest unit. All on 3.08 acres. 15 minutes to beach. $960,000
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2545 Benson Ave, Santa Cruz Luxury Subdivision! Sunny, secluded cul-de-sac near Santa Cruz Gardens. Ocean views & green belt access. Custom 4BR/3.5BA, 3,480sf home. Tasteful finishes & amenities. Radiant heat flooring throughout. Custom closet systems, smart wiring, hdwd floors, chef’s kitchen, & so much more. $2,675,000 d! te Lis t s Ju
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Where the locals shop since 1938. VOTED BEST BUTCHER SHOP BEST WINE SELECTION BEST CHEESE SELECTION BEST LOCALLY OWNED GROCERY STORE BEST MURAL /PUBLIC ART
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WINEENCHILADA & FOODCASSEROLE PAIRING TURKEY 1-1/2 pounds leftover turkey, chopped ½ cup chopped onion 1 tablespoon minced garlic 2 tablespoons minced fresh oregano leaves, or 1 tablespoon dried ½ teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon salad oil 1 can (29 oz.) red enchilada sauce Salt 12 corn tortillas (6 in. wide) 2 cups shredded Jack cheese (8 oz.) Chopped fresh cilantro
■ CLOVER SOUR CREAM 16OZ/ 2.19
■ TRI TIPS, USDA Choice/ 7.98B LB ■ FLANK STEAKS, USDA Choice/ 7.98 LB ■ VEAL RIB CHOPS Pasture Fed/ 12.98 LB
■ CLOVER ORGANIC HALF & HALF, QT/ 3.49 ■ CLOVER ORGANIC WHIPPING CREAM PINT/ 3.89
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■ PORK LOIN ROAST, Boneless/ 3.98 LB ■ PORK SHOULDER ROAST, Boneless/ 3.29
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■ MILD GARLIC & ROMANO CHEESE/ 5.98 LB ■ GARLIC & BASIL/ 5.98 LB ■ BEER BRATWURST/ 5.98 LB ■ VINO & FORMAGGIO/ 5.98 LB ■ ROASTED BELL PEPPER & CARAMELIZED ONION/ 5.98 LB
How to Make It
In a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, stir turkey, onion, garlic, oregano and cumin in oil until turkey is crumbly and no longer pink, about 4 minutes. Stir in 1 cup enchilada sauce. Add salt to taste. Meanwhile, cut tortillas in half. Arrange a fourth of the halves evenly over the bottom of a shallow 3-quart casserole, overlapping to fit. Sprinkle a fourth of the cheese evenly over the tortillas, then top with a third of the turkey mixture and a fourth of the remaining enchilada sauce, spreading each level. Repeat to make two more layers of the tortillas, cheese, turkey mixture and sauce; top with another layer of tortillas and sauce, then cheese. Bake in a 425° regular or convection oven until cheese is melted and casserole is hot in the center, 18 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro.
Wine Pairing
Soquel Vineyards Trinity Rosso Shoppers Special 9.99!!!
■ CLOVER BUTTER QUARTERS, 16OZ/ 4.49
Local Bakeries “Fresh Daily” ■ BECKMANN’S MULTI GRAIN/ 3.89 ■ WHOLE GRAIN OAT BRAN LOAF/ 4.19 ■ KELLY’S SOUR BAGUETTE, 16OZ/ 2.69 ■ SUMANO’S SLICED CIABATTA LOAF/ 4.49 ■ SUMANO’S CIABATTA STEAK ROLLS, 4PK/ 3.99
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■ BAY SHRIMP MEAT Fully Cooked/ 14.98 LB ■ COOKED PRAWNS LARGE, Peeled & Deveined/ 13.98 LB
■ TILLAMOOK BABY LOAVES COLBY AND SHARP/
■ PACIFIC RED SNAPPER FILLETS/ 6.39 LB
5.99 14.69 ■ NIMAN RANCH BACON All Flavors/ 8.59 ■ BEELER’S HAM STEAKS All Natural/ 3.29
PRODUCE California Fresh, Blemish-Free, Organic, Arrow Citrus Co., Lakeside Organics, Happy Boy Farms ■ CRANBERRIES Premium Quality/ 1.99 EA ■ GREEN BEANS Fresh and Tender/ 1.99 LB ■ RED YAMS & SWEET POTATOES Top Quality/ 1.49 LB ■ CELERY Always Fresh/ 1.49 EA ■ RUSSET POTATOES Peak Quality/ .79 LB ■ AVOCADOS Ripe and Ready to Eat/ 1.49 EA ■ YUKON GOLD POTATOES Great Roasted or Baked/ .99 LB ■ SATSUMA MANDARINS, Sweet and Easy to Peel/ 1.79 LB ■ BROCCOLI CROWNS Great as a Side Dish/ 1.79 LB ■ YELLOW ONIONS Large Size, Great Flavor/ .49 LB
■ ORGANIC VALLEY CREAM CHEESE TUBS, 8OZ/ 3.99
Cheese - Best Selection in Santa Cruz ■ WISCONSIN SHARP CHEDDAR “rBST-FREE” Loaf Cuts/ 5.29 LB
Average Cuts/ 5.49 LB
■ DOMESTIC SWISS Great Melted/ 4.89 LB ■ COLBY JACK Marbled/ 3.19 LB ■ STELLA PARMESAN Whole Wheel Cuts/ 7.39 LB
Holiday Needs ■ GHIRARDELLI BAKING CHIPS, 3 Kinds/ 3.99 ■ LIBBY’S PUMPKIN 29OZ/ 3.49 ■ BECKMANN’S STUFFING 16OZ/ 5.99 ■ OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES Whole & Jellied 14OZ/ 1.99 ■ PACIFIC BROTH CHICKEN/ 3.89
WINE & SPIRITS Best Buys, Local, Regional, International
Beer ■ LAGUNITAS BREWING CO. Lager, 12Pk Cans, 12oz/ 9.99 ■ 21st AMENDMENT Watermelon Wheat, 12Pk Cans, 12oz/ 9.99 ■ SIERRA NEVADA Asst 6Pks, 12 oz/ 8.99 +CRV ■ STICKMEN BREWING CO. “IPA” or “The Bee’s Knees” 6Pk Cans, 12oz/ 7.99 ■ MAD RIVER BREWING “Steelhead XP” 6Pk, 12oz/ 8.99 +CRV
Incredible Values - Spirits ■ DEATH’S DOOR GIN (Reg 31.99)/ 14.99 ■ DAMRAK GIN (Reg 21.99)/ 14.99 ■ BELVEDERE VODKA/ 22.99 ■ CHOPIN VODKA/ 22.99 ■ BASIL HAYDEN WHISKEY/ 29.99
Thanksgiving Specials - Absolute Steals! ■ 2018 ROMBAUER CHARDONNAY (Reg 37.99)/ 31.99 ■ 2016 DOMAINE EDEN PINOT NOIR (92W&S, Reg 35.99)/ 29.99 ■ 2014 POGGIO ANTICO Madre Toscana (92JS, Reg 59.99)/ 29.99 ■ GH MUMM Cordon Rouge (Reg 44.99)/ 29.99 ■ 2018 STORRS CHRISTIE CHARDONNAY (Reg 29.99)/ 24.99
Best Buy Pinot Noirs ■ 2016 SANTA RITA Pinot Noir, Secret Reserve (93JS, Reg 16.99)/ 9.99 ■ 2013 SILVERTIP Pinot Noir Sandstone (Reg 26.99)/ 13.99 ■ 2015 TIN BARN Rocci Vineyard (Reg 33.99)/ 16.99 ■ 2015 DECELLE-VILLA Bourgogne (Reg 21.99)/ 11.99 ■ 2017 BERINGER Founders Estate (91WE)/ 9.99
Connoisseur’s Corner Santa Cruz Mountain Pinot Noir ■ 2017 SOQUEL VINEYARDS Saveria (94WE)/ 36.99 ■ 2016 ALFARO Lester (94WA)/ 39.99 ■ 2017 SANTE ARCANGELI Split Rail (94WE)/ 47.99 ■ 2015 BEAUREGARD Coast Grade (94WA)/ 59.99 ■ 2015 MOUNT EDEN Estate (96WE)/ 64.99
Erin Asamoto, 15-Year Customer, Santa Cruz
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Occupation: Instructional curriculum coach, San Jose Unified Hobbies: Family life, surfing, jujitsu, bike riding, baking
Robert Asamoto, 15-Year Customer, Santa Cruz
Occupation: Fireman, Salinas Hobbies: Family life, surfing, jujitsu, bike riding, cooking What first brought you to Shopper’s? ERIN:“We had moved here from San Diego and we were looking for a market that had actual butchers. Shopper’s was recommended to us and we immediately loved it! We shop here three to five days a week.” ROBERT:“We like the store because it’s clean, and they have great produce and the best butcher shop, which includes fresh fish.And when you check out, the cashiers are so friendly, and you never wait in long lines.” ERIN:“We prefer shopping at a family-owned store. Shopper’s brings community together. It’s such an integral part of peoples’ lives.”
How does ‘locally-owned’ make a difference? ROBERT:“They know what’s going on, day-in and dayout. Shopper’s is well organized and top-of-the-line.” ERIN:“I know that Shopper’s gives back to the community.And there’s not a time that I go in and don’t see one of my former Soquel High students working there.” ROBERT:“They seem interested in making it the best store that it can be. Shopper’s has fabulous steaks and other fine cuts, and I enjoy barbecuing at lot.They employ experts who help pair the best wines with our meals.” ERIN:“I’m a Cab. person, and I appreciate the choices and price ranges.”
Are you shopping here for Thanksgiving? ROBERT:“Yes. I plan on cooking a prime rib by sous vide, along with sides of cauliflower, mashed potatoes and roasted Brussels sprouts.” ERIN:“I’m making a keto cheese cake, with an almond flour crust and monk fruit instead of sugar.” ROBERT:“Shopper’s makes the typical stressful holiday shopping a fun experience.The employees always seem happy and that makes a big difference.” ERIN:“They’ll have plenty of checkers so the lines will move quickly. I’m sure butcher Rand will still be smiling while giving treats to our girls, Rylee and Emma.”
“Shopper’s Corner brings community together. It’s such an integral part of peoples’ lives.”
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