36 Hours in Santa Cruz, Calif. – NYTimes.com

36 Hours in Santa Cruz, Calif. – NYTimes.com. NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES > CALIFORNIA > SANTA CRUZ 36 Hours in Santa Cruz, Calif. Ann Johansson for The New York Times A lone surfer on the beach. More Photos » By DAN WHITE Published: December 30, 2010 RECOMMEND TWITTER E-MAIL SEND TO PHONE PRINT REPRINTS SHARE FORGET what you heard about Santa Cruz being the city that sleeps. Yes, this sunny coastal town still has its countercultural wackiness. You … more

The Santa Barbara Independent A Good Samaritan Named Pete

The Santa Barbara Independent A Good Samaritan Named Pete.   http://media.independent.com/img/top_date_time_flash.swf CREATE AN ACCOUNT LOG.IN CONTENTS CLASSIFIEDS ARCHIVE INFO | ADVERTISING | CONTACT US http://media.independent.com/swf/newestindylogowitheppy.swf Home News A&E Opinion Events Living Food & Drink Sports Outdoors Classifieds Obits >> Columns >> On The Beat A Good Samaritan Named Pete The 36th Hole Thursday, December 23, 2010 by BARNEY BRANTINGHAM (CONTACT) Article Tools Print friendly E-mail story Tip Us Off iPod friendly Comments Share Article ROOM AT THE … more

Memorial Resolution: Donald Putnam Abbott 1920-1986

Donald Putnam Abbott, one of Stanford’s great teachers, died in Honolulu on January 18, 1986.  He had been treated for cancer for several years.  He was a native of Chicago (where his father was a physician and professor of medicine in the University of Chicago who died very young).  After Don graduated from University High School, he headed west to Hawaii where he worked for a year or two, then attended the University of Hawaii from which he graduated … more