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t’s 6:45 a.m. in Lemoore, Calif., and a deep orange glow is starting to silhouette the barns and cattle in the distance. I slowly pull myself up into a seated position and try to twist out the kinks left from a less-than-desirable night’s sleep in the back of my van. A late departure from Santa Cruz the night before gave me no other choice than the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino parking lot as my resting place. Long drives and uncomfortable slumbers are pretty standard on the average surf adventure, but this trip is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. For one thing, I am intentionally driving to the unofficial manure capital of California, not to the airport to hop on a plane destined for some tropical paradise. Secondly, the waves I seek are not majestic walls of water formed over a thousand miles of open ocean, but rather man-made and artificial. After a quick drink of water and a jaw-cracking yawn, I hop into the
driver’s seat to start up my white minivan, aka Princess Leia. I quickly type the address into my phone and am off to meet the crew from Save The Waves and Play Bigger at the Kelly Slater Surf Ranch. As an STW ambassador, I am lucky enough to be a part of the event, which melds environmentalism and technology, and features keynote speakers like Cliff Kapono and Jeff Denholm, among other techies with a passion for surfing. During the five-minute drive, I can’t help but notice a large sign nailed to a fence post bearing the big, bold words “WAVE WORSHIP?” I guess the God-fearing folk of Lemoore aren’t impressed with the fact that a perfect 500-yard-long wave lay right around the corner. And just like that I arrive. I buzz the intercom and the engraved pinewood gates slowly open to reveal an oasis inside. After a quick safety talk and introductions, the pool party commences. People of all ages and abilities take turns testing
their equipment, as well as their coordination, on the flawless walls of water. There are some impressive rides and some equally entertaining wipeouts, but one constant remains: The comradery and stoke is maxed out at a 10 all day. I even witness a few tears of joy from Santa Cruz big-wave legend Sarah Gerhardt as she watches the replay of her 11-year-old daughter getting totally tubed and finishing the ride with arms stretched high in celebration. When I get back on the highway to make the mind-numbing trek home, a realization hits me like a nose full of chlorinated water. Worship comes in all shapes and forms, however I don’t think I’ve ever been to a church or temple and seen as much pure joy as I did during my time at The Surf Ranch. So if I ever make it back that way again and see the owner of that sign sitting out on the porch for an afternoon smoke, I’ll stop and shout, “Damn right I’m a wave worshiper!”
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Tyler Graham, sociology major: “I try to cut out Instagram and most social media completely out of my life. I blocked them on my phone because it’s just a toxic place. Emotionally it’s completely undeveloped [and] I try to avoid it as much as possible.”
Farrah Brown, literature major: “Pro is it’s a connection with other people [and] you can see what’s going on in the world. [A] con of social media would be consciously or subconsciously comparing yourself to other people.”
Alex Vargas, computer science major: “Pros of social media is being able to stay connected with others and being able to follow along with what’s happening. I don’t really get out of my dorm much, so it helps me know what events are going on. A giant con is I tend to get very distracted from all my studies.”
Molly McCabe, biomolecular engineering major: “A big con is that it takes up 90 percent of my time. Pro would be I get to keep in touch with all my family—I have a private Facebook blog that just has my family on it and I get to tell them about my college adventures. Also, Snap Map helps me get around the campus.”
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Madison Cortessis, politics major: “One pro is that it’s very easy to stay informed with what’s going on. The con is that nowadays people, and especially young kids, focus more on social media than on being outside.”
Matthew Whitehouse, game design major: “Being a college student I am able to connect with people I knew in high school that I wouldn’t be able to otherwise. I am able to maintain friendships over long distances. A con is starting to use it as a crutch for social interactions— relying on it for communication instead of going out and meeting people.”
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refers to as the “iGen.” Twenge has authored two books on iGen kids, who have never known a time without the Internet and have spent more time on their devices and social media than any generation that precedes them. Studies show that iGen’ers are less social, go outdoors less frequently, and even get their driver’s licenses later
than older generations. To cite one example, just 56 percent of high-school seniors in 2015 went out on dates, compared to almost 85 percent for Boomer and Gen X high-school seniors. Twenge points out that iGen youth are content with spending more of their leisure time at home because their social life is often lived out on their
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phones, usually while they are in their bedrooms alone—which frequently leads to feelings of distress. Most notably, Twenge points out that the rates of teen depression and suicide have soared since 2011 and that these problems can be traced to teen cellphone use. She cites studies that show that the more time teens spend looking at a screen, the higher the likelihood that they will exhibit symptoms of clinical depression. “This iGeneration is absolutely addicted to their devices,” says Brian King, founder of Mountains 2 Sea, a Santa Cruz organization that empowers youth through outdoor adventure and learning. “And that comes along with creating anxiety and depression and all the stresses of ‘Are you keeping up with the Joneses on social media? Is your life looking as good as everyone else’s on Instagram?’” King is offering a particularly underserved community of iGen’ers an antidote. And while his organization wasn’t conceived solely to counteract overuse of devices, it’s an important part of the equation. Mountains 2 Sea’s mission is to serve at-risk youth in the community by increasing their access to the outdoors, creating opportunities for physical activities in nature and away from electronic devices, and teaching kids the need for preservation
and stewardship of the natural environment. “I’m a real believer in nature therapy,” says King, who cites the 2005 book Last Child in the Woods, which introduces a concept called “naturedeficit disorder” that King feels is particularly apt to this generation. “The pace of nature, the pace of being outside is a lot slower than what students experience on a daily basis with technology and media.” The book had a profound effect on King, who had been a health
and physical education teacher for 13 years. He realized that not only are schools asking kids to sit in classrooms and listen to curriculum presented by teachers, but increasingly they are also being asked to sit in front of a computer and take classes online. This led to King creating an outdoor program at the school where he was working. In 2017, he formed Mountains 2 Sea, which provides an alternative way of learning for at-risk youth that utilizes the outdoors extensively.
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Studies show that the more time teens spend looking at a screen, the higher the likelihood that they will exhibit symptoms of clinical depression. “[The outdoors] is where kids really find their confidence and do true problem solving and interact and work with their peers,” says King. King and his fellow instructors at Mountains 2 Sea devise outdoor programs where the participants are placed in the position of setting goals and intentions, working through problems with their peers, and gaining self-confidence through the completion of tasks and activities—all while developing an appreciation for Mother Nature. A typical program might consist of rigging and sailing a boat out of the Santa Cruz Harbor or going on an overnight hike in the mountains. “Once they go out and go backpacking for three days and two nights and carry what they need on their back and cook their own meals and take care of themselves in the outdoors, they come back with a sense of accomplishment they never experienced before,” says King. Justin Smith participated in Mountains 2 Sea before graduating
from Costanoa High School last summer. He feels that the challenges he faced translate into lessons that have paid off in real life and at his job, such as being able to handle stressful situations by stepping back to take a breath, examining his options and finding the best route forward. Smith also came to enjoy the fact that, other than contacting their parents to arrange a ride home, participants were not allowed to
access their devices during activities such as the overnight backpacking trip in Big Sur. “I didn’t mind it. In fact, I kind of liked it better that way,” says Smith. “Because then it was more about the trip and being with the people in the program rather than taking pictures on Snapchat and putting [them] on your story to show all your friends. So, to me it made the program a little more special.”
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he fall of 1970 was a season of change in Santa Cruz. The area was feeling the pressure of adjusting to an incoming flood of students from UC Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College, which had both opened in recent years. And, as the swell of the hippie movement crested and faded after the Summer of Love, Santa Cruz became a reservoir for the cultural runoff. “[The subculture] entered this era of sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll, and there was a lot of drug use, especially LSD,” says local historian and author Kevin Newhouse. “And with this wave of hippies from the Bay Area, and students from Cabrillo and UCSC, Santa Cruz was rocked by population growth. Then, after the Manson family murders, people across the country were on
edge, and in California in particular. Tensions were high.” On Oct. 19, 1970, firefighters arrived to a burning mansion in the Soquel Hills. It was the home of a prominent eye surgeon, Dr. Masashi Ohta. The doctor’s RollsRoyce blocked the driveway, and firefighters had to go through the backyard to utilize the water from the Ohtas’ swimming pool. Once there, they discovered five floating bodies—the doctor, his wife, their two young sons and Ohta’s secretary. Upon investigating, police found a cryptic note decorated with tarot symbols, and realized that one of the Ohta’s cars was missing. The car was spotted near Felton, and was later found burning along the train tracks near Highway 9.
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extravagant lifestyle, and thought it was his job to convince them to change their ways.” The police staked out his shack and captured Frazier in the night as he slept. They found items from the Ohtas’ home in Frazier’s dwelling. He was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to life in prison. In 2009, Frazier committed suicide in his cell. “There was just one event where he killed five people, but I hold him responsible for so much more because the surviving Ohta family and the secretary’s husband were also victims,” says Newhouse. Two years later, murders in Santa Cruz started occurring
regularly and seemingly at random. A fog of fear and paranoia thickened in the once-quiet beach community. “The cops didn’t know if it was one person, or multiple people working together, or how anything was related. Were the killers local, not local? No one knew. And the fear levels were ridiculous. Gun sales were up 300 to 500 percent,” says Newhouse. The murders were perpetrated by two men who couldn’t have been more different from each other: Herbert “Herbie” Mullin and Edmund “Big Ed” Kemper. Mullin was raised in Santa Cruz and was voted most likely
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to succeed at San Lorenzo Valley High. But after his best friend died in a car accident, Mullin began taking large doses of LSD and lost touch with reality. He was in and out of mental institutions before completely losing his mind. His first murder was of a homeless man along Highway 9. He then killed a priest in a confessional booth, four teenage boys camping in the woods, and other people he knew. On Feb. 13, 1972, Mullin stopped his car, got out and shot a man in his driveway. Fortunately, there were multiple witnesses. Mullin was found, arrested, and convicted of 10 counts of murder in Santa Cruz County, which he justified by claiming he
was preventing earthquakes with each of his grotesque acts. Not long after he was caught, the bodies of two young women turned up. With Mullin captured, the police were flabbergasted. Little did they know it was the work of one of their drinking buddies, “Big Ed” Kemper, who frequented the Jury Room—once a haunt for local law enforcement. Kemper was a deeply disturbed and vastly intelligent young man who had been abused by his mother. She sent young Kemper to live with his grandparents, whom he murdered at the age of 15. He was put into a mental institution and released as a young man. Kemper tried to assimilate into society,
but he had a monster within that he couldn’t control. After a yearslong murder spree ending with his mother, Kemper turned himself in to the police, who had a difficult time accepting that the murderer they had searched for was their 6-foot9-inch, 24-year-old friend “Big Ed,” who will be up for parole in 2029. Although these murders happened more than 40 years ago, their memory is still a point of pain for a number of Santa Cruz residents, as well as a sinister blotch on local history. “It didn’t end in 1973. The people who worked on the cases were ruined by them,” says Newhouse. “It changed Santa Cruz forever.”
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n 1995, one of Santa Cruz’s most successful competitive surfers, Chris “Gally” Gallagher Stone, became the first Santa Cruz rider to crack what was then known as the “Top 44”: the World Championship Tour (WCT)’s revered annual list of the best surfers on the planet. He graced this prestigious list for three years, from ’95 to ’97. By NEAL KEARNEY
During his tenure, he cleaned up at breaks around the world, with a second place score at G-Land in Indonesia, a win at Western Australia’s Margaret River, and, amazingly, two back-to-back Coldwater Classic wins at home in Santa Cruz. “[I] had some wins, losses and a whole lot of fun causing a ruckus with all the SC boys around the globe, getting sick waves. So fun,” he says. “In the end, all I really wanted out of it was to see the world and not have to work. Competing was a means to an end, and I did a lot better than I ever thought I would.” But, as he neared 30 years old, the constant travel lost its appeal and surfing began to feel like a job, so he decided to step away from competing. Over the past 15 years, Gallagher Stone, who now resides on the North Shore of Oahu, has found a rewarding life after competitive surfing through coaching and shaping surfboards for the sport’s best. It’s a fitting path for a man who has been studying surf technique and coaching young surfers since he was a teenager. Seth Taylor, one
of the most polished goofyfooters to come out of Pleasure Point, grew up on 37th Avenue with Gallagher Stone. Taylor remembers the elder screwfoot’s influence fondly, and can attest to his skill, even in those early days, for analyzing surfing. “I’ve been watching Chris surf for a long time,” Taylor says. “He was the fastest, most mechanically sound backside surfer I’d ever seen. When he was on tour, he’d come home and need somebody to train with, so we would go find anything to ride, even if it was 2-foot Beaches [in Aptos], and run mock heats. During that time, I was able to pick his brain about technique. All I wanted to do was to surf like Gally.” Hanging up the contest singlet at the turn of the millennium, Gallagher Stone turned his focus to surfboard design, a facet of surfing that was precise and detailoriented—just like good surfing. He began working with NHS, Inc. when they launched Santa Cruz Surfboards, lending insight that helped the brand with their massproduced epoxy designs as well as custom polyurethane shapes for team riders including Bud Freitas and Austin Smith-Ford.
Then, in 2003, Gallagher Stone and his wife, Lynsey Gallagher Stone, bought a home on the North Shore’s Rocky Point, where they are raising their three sons, Bo, 17, Sam, 13, and Koa, 5. “Hawaii is home now, and I don’t regret any minute of it,” he says. “I love how my kids are turning out from the culture and family values that differ from the mainland in ways that I like. I will always think fondly of growing up in [Santa Cruz], but I love Hawaii and am here to stay.” Gallagher Stone’s inner surf nerd flourished after arriving on the island. Once there, he glommed onto master shaper Eric Arakawa, whom he had been sponsored by during his days on tour. “I went full karate kid on him,” Gallagher Stone remembers. “I hung out at the factory, cleaned up, helped build stuff—basically bugged him until he hired me to ‘ghost’ shape for him. I did this for three and a half years: doing eight boards a day and [learning] how to shape and design for real.” Along with shaping, Gallagher Stone began using his competitive know-how to coach other aspiring
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pros. In 2008, goofyfoot wonder-twins CJ and Damien Hobgood were on the WCT and sought to gain an extra edge on their opponents. They employed Gallagher Stone to help them on tour with coaching and as a board shaper. “He was so honest,” remembers CJ, who refers to Gallagher Stone as a “technique wizard.” “He always saw through the smoke and mirrors and called it how it was. I loved that.” After working with the Hobgoods for several years, as well as other tour standouts such as Taylor Knox and Josh Kerr, Gally was approached in 2016 by 29-year-old Jordy Smith, one of the sport’s greatest talents. Although reaching the elite WCT and being in contention for several world title races, Smith had never realized his dream of being world champ. Critics have previously found issue with Smith’s backside surfing, so who better to turn to than the backside master himself? “We looked at some technique stuff and just tried to make up the little percentage points in all areas,” Smith says. “Regardless of the ups and downs of this sport, if the athlete and the coach believe in the process and stay the course, the results will come.” And come they have. Their first year together, Smith placed as runner-up on the final rankings, and backed it up in 2017 with another impressive fourthplace finish. Currently ranked fifth, with two events remaining on the docket
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for the 2018 season at the time of this writing, Smith is looking at another strong finish. The pair also worked on a board design that complements Gallagher Stone’s coaching. Even though Smith could ride any board from any shaper in the world, he has chosen to ride his coach’s boards during events. “To see one of the best surfers in history dismantle the ocean on one of my boards is pretty cool—[and] in an event, even cooler,” the teacher reflects. With surfing added to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan, it’s no surprise that Gallagher Stone has been called on to lead the very first U.S. Olympic surf team. Given the position of “elite performance and technical coach,” he’s looking forward to working with the country’s top surfers and is in the process of developing the ideal protocol and set-up to train this new breed of oceanic Olympians. “I am super excited and honored to be a part of this and feel very fortunate and humbled to be chosen,” he says, later adding, “Looking forward, I am going to keep focusing on my family, coaching and shaping. I want to stay home a bit more, so [I’ll] probably fade out of coaching full time on the tour and look to the Olympics and digging into some new ideas I have for my board business.” And between these many endeavors, of course, he plans on surfing “whenever possible.”
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S WA P S You wouldn’t be caught dead drinking from a plastic straw. Your stainless-steel water bottle is a constant companion. And reusable shopping bags? They’re old news—you’ve carried your groceries in them for years. But what about other everyday items that seem trickier to green? We’ve got you covered: Introducing our new section, Sustainable Swaps, in which we suggest simple ways to lighten your footprint, one small step at a time. By JOEL HERSCH
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mall changes in our daily lives can make big impacts on the world around us. From our tiniest daily purchases to our annual gift-gifting rituals, the things we choose to buy have major implications for our planet. As people learn about alternatives to some of the most environmentally impactful goods—which are oftentimes made from plastics and have limited lifespans—consumers can become empowered to do their part in destabilizing harmful industries and stemming the flow of waste into our natural world.
“It takes practice and discipline to develop good habits, like noticing and rejecting single-use plastics and excessive packaging, but you’ll be doing a great service on a daily basis,” says Christina Ramirez, the founder and CEO of Plus Ultra, a toothbrush company whose design includes a bamboo handle and green, recyclable packaging. “If we become more conscious consumers and think about the materials that are being used in our products, and how they are packaged, it makes a tremendous difference.” Here are seven sustainable swaps to help you start the New Year off on good terms with Mother Earth.
OPPOSITE PAGE: The Plus Ultra bamboo toothbrush was designed as an alternative to ubiquitous—and problematic—plastic toothbrushes. PHOTO: CHRISTINA RAMIREZ
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SWAP THIS: Single-use plastic toothpaste tubes FOR THIS: Bite Toothpaste Bits The toothpaste industry accounts for massive amounts of plastic waste. Enter The Kind Lab’s tubeless alternative: Bite Toothpaste Bits. The Bite product comes in a re-fillable glass jar full of condensed toothpaste tablets that are made with vegan and organic ingredients and distributed using recyclable packaging. Simply bite into one and wet to froth, and you’re on your way to plasticfree brushing.
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SWAP THIS: Plastic shampoo bottles FOR THIS: Shampoo bars Shampoo can be consumed quickly, particularly for those with heavy heads of hair, which means those plastic bottles flow abundantly into recycling bins. But in today’s world, properly sorting a “recyclable” container into the big blue bin doesn’t necessarily mean it will be recycled. At the start of 2018, China initiated a ban decreeing that the country would no longer be accepting the world’s paper and plastic products for recycling. In 2016, China processed about 7.3 million tons, which accounts for about half of the total paper and plastic recyclable material in the world, according to the New York Times. That means the countries—including the United States—that have traditionally relied on that export will now have to find new methods of mitigating plastic and paper waste, or else risk overwhelming
our own waste systems. As consumers, the easiest way to help curb this tidal wave is to avoid purchasing plastics, whether they are “recyclable” or not. When it comes to forgoing plastic-bottled shampoo, turn to bulk shampoo bars, which are available in the form of Three Sisters Apothecary Shampoo Bars. These bars come in 4.75-oz quantities, provide approximately the same amount of shampoo as one liquid bottle, and contain no paraben preservatives, petroleum or synthetic products. Available at Whole Foods Market for $6.99.
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SWAP THIS: Plastic toothbrushes FOR THIS: Plus Ultra biodegradable toothbrushes If you’re looking to cut back on the plastic in your life, why not start with what you put in your mouth? The average American will throw away approximately 300 toothbrushes in their lifetime, according to goingzerowaste.com. This means 97.7 billion toothbrushes—most of which are made from eon-lasting plastics—are destined for landfills thanks to the current U.S. population. One company, however, now
offers an alternative that is fully biodegradable: Plus Ultra. Manufactured with bamboo handles and distributed using ecofriendly, sanitary packaging, the brush is a step toward reducing the environmental impact of our dental hygiene routines. “Everything that gets tossed into a trash bin eventually gets dumped into a landfill or ends up in our oceans,” says Ramirez. “As a company, we’ve
prevented around 1,000 tons of plastic [in the form of toothbrushes] from being thrown into our oceans and landfills. Small changes make big impacts, and a toothbrush is a great place to start.” When it is time to dispose of a Plus Ultra toothbrush, simply add it to a compost container or green-waste bin. A four-pack of these bamboo toothbrushes runs $24 and is available on liveplusultra. com and in Whole Foods Markets.
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SWAP THIS: Exfoliants with microbeads FOR THIS: Plastic-free scrubs Until 2017, microbeads were a fairly ubiquitous ingredient in most exfoliant products sold around the nation, helping to scrub off excess skin particles. The little pieces of plastic were so small that once they were washed off, they easily flushed down sink drains and eventually wound their way into the sea, amassing by the billions in oceanic gyres, where they are consumed by marine life. Luckily, a law called the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 was passed that required manufacturers to
eliminate these beads from their products by 2017. So how can wouldbe exfoliators and skincare aficionados replace microbeads with environmentally friendly alternatives? For a premade option, consider a product like Frank Body Coconut Coffee Scrub, an exfoliant that is developed to soften and even out the skin after being applied. Its ingredients include coffee robusta seed powder, coconut fruit and grapeseed oil.
SWAP THIS: Packaged food items FOR THIS: Bulk-bin shopping with reusable containers When it comes to grocery shopping, you can further green your experience by thinking beyond reusable bags. Before you pick up a pre-packaged item, like plastic-wrapped spaghetti or a plastic container of nuts, consider stocking your reusable bag with Mason jars, smaller cloth bags, and other reusable containers so you can use them for items available in the bulk aisle. Have your bags or containers weighed at a checkout counter before filling so that their unladen weight can be deducted from your purchase total.
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For a DIY version, look to oats, which possess natural anti-inflammatory properties and are an exceptionally gentle, beautifying exfoliant, making them perfect for people with sensitive skin. Plus they are readily available in most grocery stories. Just as they soak up moisture in a porridge, they are great at absorbing excess skin oils. Add oats and water to a blender, grind into a paste, scrub, and enjoy.
SWAP THIS: Plastic trash bags FOR THIS: Bagito reusable can liner We’ve already realized that single-use plastic shopping bags are environmentally irresponsible, and yet most of us continue to collect our garbage in landfill-bound plastic trash bags. The local company Bagito offers a great way to eliminate this source of plastic waste: reusable and washable trash-can liner bags ($19.99). The materials are made from rPet (100-percent recycled plastics) and are extremely durable, and each sale contributes to a partner nonprofit, power2sustain.org, which educates students on the value of environmental sustainability.
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SWAP THIS: Artificial Christmas tree FOR THIS: A real tree With the holiday season upon us, people who celebrate Christmas will be faced with a choice: buy a real tree to garnish with festive ornaments and lights, or purchase a faux plastic tree, which can be stored and reused year after year. But which is more sustainable—the biodegradable yet single-use tree that came from a farm, or the longer-lasting version most likely made in China? While both have footprints, environmental groups maintain that real trees are the better choice. This is contrary to the misconception among consumers that real Christmas trees are chopped down from forests. In reality, forest-sourced trees represent less than .1 percent of Christmas trees, according to the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA). The rest are farmed, as a crop, which means they are replaced by at least one tree after being harvested. The more trees planted, the more environmental benefits those trees can have in terms of providing habitat, carbon sequestration, protection from soil erosion, and oxygen. (Of course, not all farms are created equal, and those using sustainable farming practices are more eco-friendly than those that don’t.) Christmas trees are biodegradable and most cities now offer Christmas tree pickup, in which trees are mulched and recycled as green waste. Also, their travel footprint is mostly regional, rather than global. Artificial trees, meanwhile, are manufactured overseas (which means large carbon footprints from transportation) using PVC plastic and metals. They have a longer lifespan than real trees, but once they are disposed of, they can’t be returned to the earth in a healthy way. A 2010 study by a Montrealbased environmental firm determined that, based on greenhouse-gas emissions, use of resources and humanhealth impacts, the fake tree would need to be used for close to 20 years to make it the greener option.
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made of aluminum or plastic had a 2015 retail value of $854 million, and 12.5 million were sold in 2015.
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Armed with a tandem board and an oxygen tank, Melissa Pappageorgas won’t let cystic fibrosis keep her from the lineup By ALOE DRISCOLL
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n the fall of 2015, when Melissa Pappageorgas was immobilized in a hospital bed, all she wanted was to be at the beach, surf, and have a van. Three years later, on a windy afternoon in September, her partner, Joey Rodrigues, waxes their new tandem board while she sits in the back of their camper van. Two passersby stop to gawk, but they’re not looking at the quirky pineapple-shaped handles on the cabinet doors. Their eyes fixate on the oxygen tank standing at Melissa’s feet, then drift to the clear plastic tube running up her multicolored towel-poncho, and the nasal cannula looped around her freckled face. Melissa answers their questions politely, explaining that she has cystic fibrosis, and is on oxygen as a result of complications following a double-lung transplant. “People can’t find out about you until they know why you’re on oxygen,” she explains. “I’m tired of that being what defines me.” And though being a sick person is what makes her so inspiring, Melissa prefers to identify as a surfer. “I’m not trying to surf on oxygen to inspire people. I’m just a regular person that’s trying to make the
best of a shitty situation.” Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that causes a buildup of mucus in the lungs, pancreas, and other organs. It leads to persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breathe over time. Melissa wasn’t diagnosed until the age of 14, but by her early 20s, home IV treatments and hospital stays had become an integral part of her life. Enter the Maui Ola Foundation, a nonprofit that introduces surfing and ocean activities as a natural therapy to people living with genetic diseases. In May 2010, Melissa attended the inaugural Maui Ola Surf Experience
Maui Ola to Hawaii, and meeting Shawn “Barney” Barron, who became a dear friend. “Surfing’s been the thing that I think healed me,” she says. For a few years, Melissa thought she had found the key to health. She surfed with Barney twice a week at places like Cowell’s, Steamer Lane, and Its Beach. “Barney would never go to the Eastside, obviously, because Westsiders turn into dust if they go over there,” Melissa laughs. Despite 40-percent lung capacity, she participated in sprint triathlons. And in 2014, she met Joey, an instructor at Club Ed Surf School. The following year, however,
to not take no for an answer “wasDeciding the best thing I could have done. ” Day at Cowell Beach and went surfing for the first time, coughing up several cups full of mucus in the process. “It made me so much less embarrassed to cough wherever I was,” Melissa says. Almost immediately, she became afflicted with the surfing bug, traveling with
“the shit hit the fan.” Barney passed away in May, and then in August, Melissa was hospitalized for the first time in two years. As her lung function declined rapidly, she was transitioned to a tracheal tube and placed on life support. At one point, her friends and family all said their
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When the two wipe out, Joey bearhugs Melissa to keep the oxygen tube from getting ripped off.
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goodbyes. And then, on Nov. 3, 2015, Melissa received a double lung transplant. However, Melissa’s recovery wasn’t—and still isn’t— easy. “It took a very long time and very small increments of becoming a person again,” she says. Imagine not being able to speak for two months, not sitting on a toilet for three months, not surfing for a year. “So many people have the misperception that you have new lungs and you’re cured,” Melissa says. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. In the spring of 2017, Melissa was hospitalized for six weeks and placed on oxygen. When the Maui Ola Surf Experience Day rolled around, she almost decided not to attend rather than face sitting on the beach. “Joey kind of tricked me into surfing on oxygen the first time,” Melissa says. He suggested that they put the oxygen tank in a wet/dry bag and get on a paddleboard together, so that at least she could enjoy the Maui Ola event out on the water with her friends. Five minutes after they paddled out, Joey convinced her to catch a wave. “I didn’t convince her
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at all, actually,” Joey interjects. “I just started paddling for a wave and she started screaming like a banshee.” The couple caught three waves that day. As the community caught wind of the story, local businesses offered support. O’Neill Wetsuits designed a custom backpack to hold the oxygen tank, using a modified impact vest with the front padding removed. The zippered pocket for the oxygen tank is positioned at a slant so Joey is able to turn his head comfortably. O’Neill also provided Melissa with a special wetsuit that contains built-in padding for her feeding tube. Pearson Arrow Surfboards equipped the couple with a tandem board. The 14-foot single fin is branded with their logo: an avocado with a heart-shaped pit. Surfing on oxygen is still a complicated endeavor. When the two wipe out, Joey bearhugs Melissa to keep the oxygen tube from getting ripped off. “I trust Joey,” Melissa says. “He’s totally in control and he knows what he’s doing.” Joey offers a markedly different perspective. “I just pretend that everything’s going to be all right and that I know what I’m doing,” he says. “The
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illusion of safety and security is huge.” Local filmmaker Sebi Lee is producing a documentary about the quirky couple. The film is currently in the production phase and does not yet have a release date. However, it does have a title: Sink or Surf. “Surfing is one of the only things that makes me feel like myself, from before the transplant,” Melissa says. Time in the ocean, free from worrying about appointments and infusions, offers a sense of relief and meditation. And time out of the water spent working on things like the padded wetsuit, tandem board, and documentary “gives me a focus that isn’t being sick.” Other goals Melissa is focused on are getting an electric bike, and surfing by herself—on oxygen. “I’m going to stop waiting to do the stuff I want to do,” she says. “I’m just going to figure out how to do it on oxygen.” Insurance won’t cover a prescription for filling a smaller tank, but Melissa is determined to find a solution. “It would have been really easy to just not be a surfer anymore after going through what I went through and being on oxygen,” Melissa says. “Deciding to not take no for an answer was the best thing I could have done.” For more information on the documentary, visit sinkorsurffilm.com.
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Local author LD Freitas’ novel “Margaret McCole” begins with a student’s retelling of events at his school in the fall of 1963. On a day in November his teacher is faced with the responsibility of telling her fourth graders that the President of the United States has been shot. Flash-backing to the months prior to December 7, 1941, and the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the story of Margaret McCole unfolds, of a young woman living a privileged life, only to have her faith shaken by events beyond her control. She finds solace in surfing the waves in Santa Cruz, when the sport is still the enjoyment of few, but will she find happiness in her life as she ages?
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HUNTER James Antonelli digs deep in and out of the water By NEAL KEARNEY
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hile most surfers will search far and wide for waves, 55-year-old James “the Mayor” Antonelli waits for the waves to come to him. The fourth-generation local has been doing this for so long that, if a couple of unnamed local breaks aren’t delivering, or a red tide is fouling up the water, he’s got another passion waiting for him: bottle digging. This underground treasure hunt is the practice of unearthing antiquities from long-forgotten outhouse sites— because, before we had recycling and the dump, the easiest way for our predecessors to dispose of spent belongings was to toss them down their outdoor toilet. As time passed, and outhouse repositories filled up or the property got a makeover, these holes in the earth became legitimate time capsules. Bottle diggers like Antonelli relish the hunt, researching maps and historical resources in the search for well-preserved bottles, jars, marbles, whiskey flasks, smoking pipes, and other detritus left
behind by long-gone souls. It’s fun and exciting work, for the most part—the kind of hobby that whispers to Antonelli when he wakes, and nags at his heart during the doldrums of the day. He’s always ready to dig at a moment’s notice. “In the back of my truck there’s room for my surf-repping stuff, but there’s always a pile of ropes, buckets, tarps, saws, clippers … everything,” says Antonelli, who works as a surf rep for Block Surf and Señor Lopez beach blankets. Antonelli became interested in bottle digging 17 years ago during a particularly fruitful sea-glass season. He had walked from the beach up Moran Lagoon, a tributary that feeds into the ocean just north of Pleasure Point, to poke around. “That’s where I found my first bottle: a ‘Santa Cruz Milk’ bottle,” he remembers. “I was hooked after that. I went back there and started going into creeks, and then, of course, ran into bottle diggers.” As his bottle-digging community grew, Antonelli learned that a successful dig requires much
more than just digging tools. The finders utilize soil-penetrating probes to poke around for a hole. Once a hole has been found, they continue to probe as they dig, ultimately unearthing the item that led them there. “It’s like archaeology, except easier,” laughs Antonelli. “We aren’t using toothbrushes.” While the thrill of the search is rewarding, the amount of work one puts into obtaining something that is both unique and intact borders on lunacy. In addition to excavation equipment and the ability to use it properly, bottle digging requires relentless detective work. It won’t suffice to simply throw darts at a 19th-century map of Santa Cruz County in order to locate good, sellable finds. Hunters must know where the affluent residents lived, as well as where they pitched their trash. This information is essential to finding the best bottles, Antonelli notes, because, just as today, a resident’s financial resources determined the quality of their purchases. “That guy who had money
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could go get a high-end bottle, which the guy who was making pennies couldn’t buy,” the digger explains. “For example, at one location downtown, there used to be a doctor who lived there—it says it right there on the map. He had money, and that lot had so many high-end bottles it was crazy!” As he pulls antiquities from the cache, Antonelli enjoys getting a glimpse into how someone once lived. “You can get into a hole and the top is full of medicine bottles and the bottom is whiskey bottles,” he says. “You’re unearthing a time lapse of someone’s adult life. You could go all the way down, starting at their old-age ailment products such as bottles for balding, liver health, and heart cure, all the way down to the evidence from their hard-drinking party days.” Antonelli sells his valuable finds as soon as he can, with little care for nostalgia or trophies. One of his favorite relics, which he dug up on the Westside, read “Dr. Fong’s Great Chinese Remedy” on one side and “Medicine for the Liver” on the back, written in Chinese. Many of the bottles and glass he uncovers are aqua tinted, while the most valuable color is puce, a dark red or purple-brown hue. The adrenaline associated with probing around and hitting a payday keeps Antonelli on the scent, scouting and searching endlessly. One memorable dig was in Salinas, at a site that had burned down. Antonelli and a few friends were accosted by a man whose sister had once lived there, and who came at them with a 2-by-4. “I just said, ‘We’re digging a hole, how much do you want for it?’ As I dodged the lumber I just asked him over and over,” he says. “Finally, he goes, ‘How much can
BEFORE WE HAD RECYCLING AND THE DUMP, THE EASIEST WAY FOR OUR PREDECESSORS TO DISPOSE OF SPENT BELONGINGS WAS TO TOSS THEM DOWN THEIR OUTDOOR TOILET.
you pay me?’ I said, ‘I dunno, 40 bucks?’ He took the 40 bucks and left.” Antonelli admits to having been arrested for trespassing before, but has found that, most of the time, the landowners he approaches legally are accommodating—sometimes even bringing out lemonade. His bottle-digging pastime is quite like his relationship with surfing: he’s got all the tools and skills needed to excel, and his appetite for bigger, deeper, and cleaner scores keeps him coming back for more. In a mischievous nod to the origins of his hobby, Antonelli reburies the cracked, useless glass he uncovers, so that future generations might find it. “Since I started, I plant glass down during the winter—all old stuff, but ones I couldn’t keep,” he says. “I usually wait for it to get stormy, ideally for a long time, then I plant it down so nature can have its way with it; sanding and polishing it down nicely for future sea-glass hunters to collect.” Follow Antonelli on Instagram @ mayor26antonelli. Direct message his account if you have, or know of, a property that is more than 100 years old and is ready for digging.
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he squall is wailing down upon us now. I gaze out the window of the tropical Tahitian bungalow as palm fronds violently bend and whip in the wind. My girlfriend Paige is completely entrenched in the bestselling novel Beneath a Scarlet Sky, so I arduously put pen to paper, trying to articulate the bantor inside my busy brain. It’s been two years since my last visit to French Polynesia, and with direct flights now operating out of SFO and no big events in the calendar, we simply couldn’t say no to this tantalizing opportunity. The thought of big blue barrels and bronzing in the warm South Pacific sun were our original motivators, yet after a bit more thought we decided to mix some purpose in with the pleasure. That meant consciously using the least amount of plastic we could, diving into some of the history of the region, and documenting what we saw during our journey. Unfortunately, many travelers suffer from “tourist tunnel vision”— simply following the signs to the bus, hotel, pool, or bar without really noticing what’s going on outside the window. We didn’t want to go about our trip this way, so we did a little digging into the history and culture of the area. I was shocked to learn that, from 1966 to 1996, the French government carried out more than 193 nuclear tests in the South Pacific—with 41 being atmospheric. France was not the only
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culprit, however: the United States and Britain also conducted scores of nuclear tests in the region. Our country’s infamous Castle Bravo test, in 1954, detonated a bomb in the Marshall Islands that was 1,000 times more powerful than the one that devastated Hiroshima, causing massive contamination and decimating animals and marine life for
miles. Thousands of veterans, families and civilians are still fighting for compensation over health issues relating to exposure from the radioactive fallout. Fast forward to the present day and the inhabitants of these South Pacific islands are now being exposed to a much sneakier and more sinister killer. Western culture has introduced a lethal concoction
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op surrealist painter Caia Koopman has always loved art, but she never thought she’d make a career out of it. Her first loves growing up were of science and nature, and when she got to UC Santa Cruz as a young adult, she planned to study math and perhaps become a math teacher, like her mom. But her artistic side kept calling. When she found that she enjoyed her art courses more than anything else, she changed her focus to the fine arts instead. Her environmentalist upbringing influenced her emerging artistic style, which is adorned with all manner of natural life, like butterflies, birds and flowers, as well as mythical creatures. And her immersion in the punk rock and skateboarding scenes in Santa Cruz lent a sense of grit and attitude. But the most compelling thing about Koopman’s art is her ability to create wonderfully edgy female
characters that convey both the beauty of femininity and the strength of feminism: Her portfolio is replete with girls and women who are enchantingly beautiful and possess a fearless sense of defiance. “People liked my work early on, even when I wasn’t all that great at painting, but I think that was where I put it right at the beginning—the feminism and femininity all together,” Koopman says. Koopman recalls an early childhood lesson in feminism when she learned that female authors of her mother’s generation sometimes assumed male pen names in order to have their works published or accepted. And by observing her own surroundings, Koopman became aware that there wasn’t always a level playing field. “I was this little tomboy. I loved sports. And I [wondered] from an early age, ‘How come all the boys are the bosses or have the better jobs or are in charge of all these things?’” says Koopman.
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Koopman’s parents, who had influenced her love of hiking and the outdoors, didn’t object when she came home with green hair in her punk rock days or spent much of her youth as an active tomboy. “But then you kind of grow out of that,” says Koopman, who recalls with a laugh that she wondered how she would transition from a tomboy to a woman, or if she even should. “And I think in my art I [decided] ‘OK, it’s OK to be a girl and paint female stuff and feminine stuff, but it still needs to be tough and talented.’” Koopman’s latest project has been to illustrate the children’s book Umijoo, an ocean conservation-minded story of a young girl named Umijoo who receives a magical stone 8 4 | SANTA CRUZ WAVES
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in mind, he created the Sixsmith for Soif’s winter menu—a riff off the classic Martinez—replacing the base of Old Tom gin with Smith + Cross traditional Jamaican rum. “It’s dark and beautiful, still balanced, but it’s not messing around either,” says Barron. “I gave it a rim of crushed walnut and dried cherries, which I think plays well
into the season.” The Sixsmith is the perfect drink after a big meal when you want dessert, but don’t have room for it. The nightcap’s name is an homage to a character from the novel Cloud Atlas, and, like the plot of the acclaimed work, the cocktail’s taste and feel is heavy, layered, and worth dissecting. SANTA CRUZ WAVES | 1 0 3
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Beth-Mar Manhattan ($9.50) or folks who prefer not to make the arduous journey from mid-county to downtown and back again, there’s a warm haven, tucked away in the majestic redwoods of Aptos, appropriately named The Hideout. Under the stringed lights and heat lamps of the front porch, or inside the expansive, historic establishment, the welcoming staff
and largely local patrons give one that home-away-from-home feeling. “It’s great to have a place like this in Aptos,” says Hideout coowner Austin Welch. “With traffic being as bad as it is, it’s nice when folks don’t have to run the gauntlet all the way to downtown to get dinner and drinks.” A bartender by trade, Welch is often there greeting patrons as they
arrive and pouring drinks for the regulars behind the reclaimed redwood bar. One of his recommended cocktails for the cold months is the Beth-Mar Manhattan. “Its name pays homage to the original owners, Elizabeth and Martin,” says Welch. “It is served on the rocks, but the rye whiskey warms you up on those winter days.”
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DINING GUIDE Downtown 515 KITCHEN & COCKTAILS With a focus on inventive small plates and cocktails, 515 Kitchen & Cocktails has been offering a nuanced take on internationally influenced California cuisine in downtown Santa Cruz since 2006. 515 Cedar St., (831) 425-5051, www.515santacruz.com
ALDERWOOD Alderwood Santa Cruz is a seasonally driven restaurant by chef Jeffrey Wall serving coastal, wood-fired cuisine with French undertones. Blending sophistication and comfort with an unyielding passion for graceful hospitality, the menu reflects California’s abundant produce and the best regional purveyors. Inspired by the Central Coast region and its world-class growers and
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producers, Alderwood takes pride in featuring oysters, cocktails, wines, and aged beef in equal measure. 155 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz, www. alderwoodsantacruz.com
AQUARIUS DREAM INN Spectacular oceanfront dining just off the beach in Santa Cruz. One of Santa Cruz's top dining destinations, Aquarius offers seafood and organic Californian cuisine. Open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as brunch on Sundays. 175 W. Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, www.dreaminnsantacruz.com
BETTY'S EAT INN Locally owned burger joint with a fun vibe. Features award-winning burgers, fries, salads, beer, wine and shakes. Soak up the sun on the outdoor patios at all three locations. Expanded menu and full bar at this
location only. 1222 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, (831) 600-7056, www. bettyburgers.com. Other locations: Midtown (505 Seabright Ave.) and Capitola (1000 41st Ave.).
EL PALOMAR Unique and fresh Mexican cuisine, family recipes. 1336 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 425-7575, www.elpalomarsantacruz.com
HULA'S ISLAND GRILL California twist on Hawaiian island grill and tiki bar. 221 Cathcart St., Santa Cruz, (831) 426-4852, www.hulastiki.com
IDEAL BAR & GRILL A Santa Cruz institution with amazing beach, boardwalk and wharf views. Open every day, featuring nightly specials and a full bar. 106 Beach St., Santa Cruz, (831) 4233827, www.idealbarandgrill.com
KIANTI’S PIZZA & PASTA BAR Located in the heart of Downtown, stands boldly amongst fellow businesses with it’s vibrant colors and welcoming atmosphere. The indoor lively and update vibe is a crowd pleaser, with weekend performance. For those preferring a more relaxed experience, dine within the heated patio and cozy up to the fireplace. Kianti’s is as kid friendly as as they come. 1100 Pacific Ave. Santa Cruz (831)469-4400 www.kiantis.com
LAILI Santa Cruz's answer to high-quality Mediterranean / Indian / Pakistani / Afghan food. 101 Cooper St., Santa Cruz, (831) 423-4545, www. lailirestaurant.com
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FOOD&DRINK DINING GUIDE MOZAIC A Mediteranean and Middle Eastern fusion menu, filled with vibrant dishes from arugula pesto pasta to Greek moussaka. Enjoy a belly dancer on Friday nights and daily happy hour specials. Open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. 110 Church St., Santa Cruz, (831) 454-8663, mozaicsantacruz.com
PACIFIC THAI Authentic Thai cuisine and boba teas in a modern and casual dining atmosphere. 1319 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 420-1700, www.pacificthaisantacruz.com
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Harbor THE CROW’S NEST Iconic restaurant and bar located at the harbor. 2218 E. Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, (831) 476-4560, www.crowsnest-santacruz.com
Midtown AKIRA Sushi made with fresh-caught seafood and locally grown produce. 1222 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 600-7093, www.akirasantacruz.com
CHARLIE HONG KONG
Traditional Hawaiian grill, poke bar, fresh ingredients, full bar. 120 Union St., Santa Cruz, (831) 426-7666, www.ponohawaiiangrill.com
Vegan-oriented menu. Southeast Asian fusion, organic noodle and rice bowls. Chicken, beef, pork and salmon offered. Family and dog friendly. 1141 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 426-5664, www.charliehongkong.com
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EL JARDÍN RESTAURANT
Gastropub fare with vegan and gluten-free options. Sixty beers and eight wines on tap. 110 Cooper St., Ste. 100B, Santa Cruz, (831) 535-7007, pourtaproom.com/santa-cruz.
ROSIE MCCANN'S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT
Delicious and authentic Mexican cuisine featuring locally grown, fresh ingredients. 655 Capitola Road, Santa Cruz, (831) 4779384, www.eljardinrestaurant.net
LA POSTA RESTAURANT
Serving fresh, seasonal food, such as salads, grass-fed burgers, and sustainable fish dishes, with 29 beers on draft. 1220 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 426-9930, www.rosiemccanns.com
With inventive Italian dishes crafted from local and seasonal ingredients, La Posta is a neighborhood restaurant that brings the soul of Italian cuisine into the heart of Seabright. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 5 p.m. 538 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 457-2782, lapostarestaurant.com.
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A comfortable place to drink great wine, eat food that is as good as the wine, and then—if the wine is to your liking—buy some and take it home. The restaurant is open Monday through Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m., and until 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 105 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 423-2020, www.soifwine.com
Rotating beer selection, with dog-friendly outdoor patio. 519 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 426-2739, www.seabrightbrewery.com
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STAGNARO BROS. SEAFOOD INC. Seaside eatery turning out fresh seafood staples on the Santa Cruz Wharf with views of the Pacific. 59 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, (831) 423-2180
ZOCCOLI’S Iconic delicatessen, sandwiches, salads, sides. 1534 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 423-1711,www.zoccolis.com
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Grass-fed beef, fun atmosphere, and a great beer menu. 1520 Mission St., Santa Cruz, (831) 425-5300, www.burgersantacruz.com
CASCADES BAR & GRILL AT COSTANOA California cuisine, local, organic, and handcrafted ingredients. 2001 Rossi Road at Hwy 1, Pescadero, (650) 879-1100, www.costanoa.com
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MISSION ST. BBQ Serving up smoked barbecue, craft beer and live music. 1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz, (831) 458-2222, www.facebook.com/missionstbbq
PARISH PUBLICK HOUSE British-influenced pub food with full bar. 841 Almar Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 4210507, www.parishpublickhouse.com
Eastside/Capitola AVENUE CAFÉ Serving traditional breakfast and lunch, along with some Mexican favorites. 427 Capitola Ave., Capitola (831) 515-7559, www.avenuecafecapitola.com
CHILL OUT CAFE Breakfast burritos, espresso drinks, beautiful garden. 2860 41st Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 477-0543, www.chilloutcafesantacruz.com
(831) 476-2733, www.thepointchophouse.com
THE SAND BAR Capitola's new hot spot for great food, cocktails, and weekly live music. 211 Esplanade, Capitola. (831) 462-1881
SHADOWBROOK Fine dining with a romantic setting, cable car lift. A Capitola tradition since 1947. 1750 Wharf Road, Capitola, (831) 4751511, www.shadowbrook-capitola.com
SOTOLA California farmstead concept focusing on local farms, ranches and seafood. In convivial quarters with an outdoor patio. 231 Esplanade Ste. 102, Capitola, (831) 854- 2800
ZAMEEN AT THE POINT Fresh, fast and healthy Mediterranean cuisine. Made-to-order wraps, bowls and salads. Open Tuesday through Sunday. 851 41st Ave, Capitola, (831) 713-5520
ZELDA'S ON THE BEACH EAST SIDE EATERY, PLEASURE PIZZA Offering traditional pizza, as well as new and exciting tastes and textures. 800 41st Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 431-6058, www.pleasurepizzasc.com
KAITO Quaint atmosphere, specializing in ramen, sushi, Japanese tapas, beer and sake.in the heart of Pleasure Point. 830 41st Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 464-2586,www.smilekaito.com
MARGARITAVILLE Waterfront restaurant offering a lively setting for casual Californian cuisine and cocktails. 231 Esplanade, Capitola, (831) 476-2263, margaritavillecapitola.com
PARADISE BEACH GRILLE Fine dining in the Capitola Village. An award-winning beachside restaurant with spectacular ocean views. 215 Esplanade, Capitola, (831) 476-4900, www.paradisebeachgrille.com
THE POINT CHOPHOUSE A traditional neighborhood steak “chop” house restaurant where generations of local families, friends and visitors to the area meet to celebrate in a casual setting. With good honest food, local draft beer and wine, and premium cocktails, the Point Chophouse offers something for everyone—even the little ones. Dinner and happy hour daily; breakfast and lunch weekends. 3326 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz,
Indoor and outdoor dining with a beachfront deck, where American dishes, including seafood, are served. 203 Esplanade, Capitola, (831) 475-4900, www.zeldasonthebeach.com
Soquel CAFE CRUZ Rosticceria and bar, nice atmosphere, fresh and local. 2621 41st Ave., Soquel, (831) 476-3801, www.cafecruz.com
THE JERK HOUSE Traditional and fusion Jamaican cuisine made with fresh, organic and locally sourced ingredients. Mellow vibe and outdoor patio. 2525 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, (831) 3167575,www.jerkhousesantacruz.com
SURF CITY SANDWICH Fast-casual dining with craft sandwiches, gourmet soups, salads, and a microtaproom. 4101 Soquel Drive, Soquel, (831) 346-6952, www.surfcitysandwich.com
TORTILLA FLATS For more than 25 years, their Mexican food has blended the fieriness of Mexico with the sophistication of French sauces, and the earthiness of the Yucatan and complexity of Santa Fe with all the freshness and lightness that Californians expect. 4616 Soquel Drive, Soquel, (831) 476-1754, tortillaflatsdining.com
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hour with a handcrafted cocktail. The heated outdoor patio welcomes good dogowners and their furry friends. 787 Rio Del Mar Blvd., Aptos, (831) 6629799, www.bittersweetbistro.com
AKIRA Now in Aptos, sushi made with freshcaught seafood and locally grown produce. 105 Post Office Drive, Ste. D, Aptos, (831) 708-2154, akirasantacruz.com
BURGER. Grass-fed beef, fun atmosphere, great beer menu. 7941 Soquel Drive, Aptos, (831) 662-2811, www.burgeraptos.com
APTOS ST. BBQ Santa Cruz County's best smoked barbecue, craft brews and live blues every night. 8059 Aptos St., Aptos, (831) 662-1721, www.aptosstbbq.com
CAFE BITTERSWEET Breakfast and lunch served Tuesday through Sunday. Outdoor dog-friendly patio. 787 Rio Del Mar Blvd., Aptos, 831662-9799, www.bittersweetbistro.com
BITTERSWEET BISTRO With its vast menu options from burgers to filet mignon, locally sourced produce, fresh fish and amazing desserts, the varied ambiance is perfect for an intimate dinner or casual gathering with family and friends. Enjoy a local beer on tap in the lounge while watching one of your favorite sports. Relax during happy
CAFE RIO Enjoy ocean-front dining with breathtaking views. 131 Esplanade, Aptos, (831) 688-8917, www.caferioaptos.com
ingredients, high-quality meat and seafood. 1934 Main St., Watsonville, (831) 761-2161, www.elpalomarcilantros.com
tequila selection. Happy Hour, and dinner specials. 21 Seascape Blvd., Aptos, (831) 662-9000,www. palapasrestaurant.com
FLATS BISTRO Coffee, pastries and wood-fired pizzas. 113 Esplanade, Rio Del MarBeach, Aptos, (831) 661-5763, www.flatsbistro.com
THE HIDEOUT Fill your plate with good grub, pour a good drink, enjoy attentive and friendly service. 9051 Soquel Drive, Aptos, (831) 688-5566, www.thehideoutaptos.com
MANUEL'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT Traditional, delicious recipes, cooked fresh daily, served with a genuine smile. 261 Center Ave., Aptos, (831) 688-4848, www.manuelsrestaurant.com
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PARISH PUBLICK HOUSE Two full bars, rotating taps, delicious pub fare, patio seating and thirstquenching cocktails. 8017 Soquel Drive, (831) 688-4300, theparishpublick.com
SANDERLINGS IN THE SEASCAPE BEACH RESORT Where your dining experience is as spectacular as the view. 1 Seascape Resort Drive, Aptos, (831) 688-7120, www.sanderlingsrestaurant.com
SEVERINO’S BAR & GRILL Award-winning chowders, locally sourced ingredients. 7500 Old Dominion Court, Aptos, (831) 6888987, www.severinosbarandgrill.com
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Flavorful meals in a casual dining setting. 7528 Soquel Drive, Aptos, (831) 688-4465, www.zameencuisine.com
BRUNO'S BAR & GRILL
San Lorenzo Valley COWBOY BAR AND GRILL Sandwiches, steaks and American fare served in a kid-friendly joint with a country-western theme. 5447 Hwy 9, Felton, (831) 335-2330, www.feltoncowboy.com
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The perfect spot to enjoy a cold, handcrafted beer, a glass of local wine, or a homemade soda while trying dishes using local, organic, farm-raised sustainable ingredients, as well as vegetarian items. 6256 Hwy 9, Felton, (831) 335-3976, www.cremerhouse.com
Offers American cuisine for lunch and dinner all week long and brunch on the weekend, plus onsite and offsite catering and banquet space for special events. With two bars, it’s the perfect spot whether you are craving burgers, steaks, ribs or salads, or just want to have some fun in Scotts Valley. 230 Mount Hermon Road, Ste. G., (831) 438-2227, www.brunosbarandgrill.com
MALONE'S GRILLE Long-standing eatery and pub offering steak, seafood, burgers, vegetarian options and patio seating. 4402 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, (831) 4382244, www.malonesgrille.com.
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f you’re a driver in Santa Cruz, you’re probably all too familiar with this scenario: fuming and cursing as you sit helpless in barely budging traffic, hopelessly late to an important engagement. Pontus Malmberg, CEO of the local company Blix Electric Bikes, observes that at one time, cars were marketed as a form of freedom. “It’s not like that anymore, because there are situations in some places where cars are basically the opposite of freedom,” he says. “[The stress of] that takes a toll on you in the long run.” Freedom from traffic jams and the road rage that goes with them is one of the selling points of Blix’s specialty: electric bicycles. Though they don’t look much different from other bicycles, e-bikes have battery-
powered electric motors that can add up to 20 mph to the speed generated by pedaling. “The motor doesn’t add on any resistance, so if you normally bike 30 miles per hour, you will be able to do that with an e-bike, too,” Malmberg states. The extra push from the motor allows the cyclist to bike farther and to conquer hills without breaking a sweat. “You don’t necessarily want to sweat every time you go to work, go buy something or [visit] a friend,” Malmberg explains. “We have customers that bike to work in a suit to a morning meeting, and obviously, you don’t want to come in all sweaty.” With four different levels of electric assist allowing riders to choose the amount of help they get from the motor, e-bike users can still get plenty of exercise if they so
desire. Between that and the fact that some models can be folded in half for easy storage (the better to be brought aboard a bus or train for those who use multiple modes of transportation), these vehicles offer an appealing alternative to driving. Electric bicycles have been around since at least as far back as the 1800s, but in recent years they’ve been enjoying a dramatic surge in popularity all over the world. Residents of the Asia Pacific region purchased 32.8 million e-bikes in 2016, while 152,000 were sold here in North America during the same year. Malmberg claims that business has been doubling for Blix year by year since its launch in 2014. In 2016, an especially good year, sales of the commuter/town bikes increased by 75 percent.
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While rising gas prices have undoubtedly played a part in the increase in electric bicycle use here in the U.S., Malmberg also points to rising awareness of wellness and environment. In addition, he cites the aforementioned decrease in the convenience that cars bring, as well as some improvements in technology that have resulted in safer, lighter and more userfriendly e-bikes. Safety is particularly important in light of the road safety concerns surrounding these vehicles. For example, in the late aughts, a spike in electric bicycle use in China brought a rise in e-bike-related deaths. Thus, the speed that the motor adds is deliberately limited to 20 mph based on regulations.
According to Malmberg, a trustworthy battery is crucial to e-bike safety. For this reason, Blix bikes offer a monitor system that will automatically shut down the battery if it senses anything unusual. This prevents not only overcharging, but also out-ofcontrol speeds, as all power to the bike is cut off each time one brakes. Blix’s bicycles have Panasonic cells like the ones found in Tesla batteries. “It works the same as the battery in a cell phone,” Malmberg notes. “You can charge it as much as you want. You don’t have to wait for it to completely discharge.” He adds that users can either charge the battery while it is on the bike or slide it out from under the seat and charge it under their desks at work.
Malmberg, who says he and his associates chose Santa Cruz as the home of Blix because it offers the active-lifestyle mindset upon which the company is built, has heard from customers who have sold their cars after discovering the convenience of e-bike riding. People with disabilities have also told him that these bicycles have enabled them to start living again. “That’s what drives me: to see that we’re making a difference in people’s lives,” he offers. “It doesn’t just make something a little bit more convenient or add some joy to your everyday life. That is great, but this could really change a lot of things in your life. I think that’s the biggest reward.” Blix Electric Bikes: 2877 Mission St., Santa Cruz; (855) 655-BLIX; blixbike.com.
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