INSIDE
SANTA CRUZ WAVES M AG A ZINE
Volume 2.1 - JUNE/JULY 2015
PUBLISHER Tyler Fox
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68 FIRST LOOK
26 Letter from the Founder 28 Best of the Web 30 Word on the Street 32 Remember When ... ? 38 Nonprofit to Know: Pajaro Valley Loaves & Fishes 40 Grom Spotlight: Ashley Held 47 Nine Tips for Surviving Summer
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COOL OFF
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86 The Top Dogs of Surf 96 Tattoos and Their Makers 106 Local Eats: Ocean2Table 110 Drink Up: Mutari Hot Chocolate 118 Product Reviews 122 Staycation on the Slowcoast 128 Dining Guide 150 Los Gatos Happy Hour 152 Campbell Events Calendar 154 Comic: In the Bubble 156 Event Gallery: Nexties
PHOTO EDITOR Paul Topp
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHERS Dave "Nelly" Nelson Mike Santaella Sean McLean Michael Pegram Neil Simmons Yvonne Falk Matt Walker Jeff "Kookson" Gideons
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Ryan "Chachi" Craig Chip Schauer Dan Coyro Paul Schraub Doug Helton Peter Gregg Brad Mangin Kyle Thiermann Charlie Witmer
EDITORIAL
WRITERS Yvonne Falk Tyler Fox Peter Gregg Joel Hersch Neal Kearney Linda Koffman April Martin-Hansen Brad Oates Neil Pearlberg Kyle Rivera
Melissa Spiers Jake Thomas
DESIGN
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Josh Becker
DESIGNER Julie Rovegno
SALES
DIRECTOR OF SALES Stephanie Lutz
Santa Cruz Waves, INC. PRESIDENT Jon Free
DROP IN
50 In Depth: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch 58 Remembering Barney 64 Faces of Surf: Ryan Buell 68 Behind the Lens: Matt Walker 76 Travel: Portugal 82 Sports Achievement: Major League Umpire Bill Miller
EDITOR Elizabeth Limbach
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Julia Cunningham Sadie Wittkins Kelly Medrano DISTRIBUTION Mick Freeman
PROOFREADER Josie Cowden CONTRIBUTING ARTIST Joe Fenton
FOUNDER / CEO Tyler Fox On the Cover: Timeless style brought to you by Tessa Timmons. Photo: @chachfiles
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