B2 MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013 SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL EXTRA SILICON VALLEY COAST LINES APTOS State Parks Foundation seeks Nisene Marks volunteers The California State Parks Foundation is seeking nearly 100 volunteers for park improvement projects at the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park as part of its 16th annual Earth Day restoration and cleanup activities on April 13. Between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., volunteers will install seasonal bridges, work on the park entrance kiosk, remove non-native species and more, according to a news release from PG&E, which is providing funding for the event. Volunteer registration closes April 8. Advance registration is required, and parking fees are waived for volunteers. The park is at 501 Aptos Creek Road. For information, call 888-98-PARKS or go to www.calparks.org/ earthday. APTOS April 7 fashion show at Seascape The Aptos Chamber of Commerce will present the latest fashions from local stores with models walking the runway to hip music by Music Now DJ at Seascape Resort at 11:30 a.m. April 7. A trunk show will feature a dozen local boutiques selling clothing, hair accessories, handbags, jewelry, and handmade lotions and soaps. Fashions will be provided by Aptos Shoes & Apparel, Cali Couture Boutique, Choice Clothing, Chic Boutique, Cinnamon Bay, Hopscotch, O’Neill Surf Shop, Patrick James and Santa Cruz Boardroom. Part of the proceeds will benefit the Katz Cancer Resource Center at Dominican Hospital. Reservations are required. Cost is $45 per person, $25 children 10 and under. For tickets, call 831-6881467. SJ set to OK $7M in Samsung incentives By JOHN WOOLFOLK Bay Area News Group SAN JOSE -- It wouldn’t do much for the self-proclaimed Capital of Silicon Valley to watch one of its major technology firms pull up stakes and mosey on down to Texas. So the San Jose City Council on Tuesday is expected to approve a $7 million incentive package for Samsung Semiconductor to expand on North First Street instead of in Austin, which city officials said is competing for the tech giant’s business. The deal was outlined in an August signing ceremony at the City Hall Rotunda with Gov. Jerry Brown, Mayor Chuck Reed and Jong-Joon Kim, president of device solutions for Samsung Electronics. But the value and other details of the incentive package, which includes tax and fee breaks and equipment reimbursements, did not come into focus until recent weeks after negotiations between city and company officials. Nanci Klein, San Jose’s deputy director of economic development, said the deal is well worth it for San Jose. “By retaining and growing Samsung,” Klein said, “we get an upside we wouldn’t be getting if Samsung chose not to grow here.” Even so, some in San Jose question such incentives, arguing they are unfair to other companies doing business and paying taxes in the city. “California’s economy in general and the city in particular will be better served with fewer taxes and regulations for all than with lower taxes and regulatory compliance costs for the politically connected,” argued Almaden Valley resident Jerry Mungai, a retired semiconductor company worker. But Councilman Kansen Chu, who represents the north San Jose area, echoed Klein’s concerns about global competition for companies and jobs. Samsung Semiconductor, based in San Jose since 1986, now has 370 employees in 200,000 square feet of office space. The company is a subsidiary of South Korea-based Samsung Electronics, the world’s second-largest semiconductor maker, which in December announced a $4 billion expansion of its semiconductor fabrication plant in Austin, where it has been a major presence since 1996 and employs about 2,500. San Jose officials said Austin was dangling not only Texas’ lower taxes and energy costs, but reportedly also financial incentives many times richer than what San Jose is offering, though Klein added there was no way to confirm that. “That’s not a question Austin would answer,” Klein said. S a m s u n g ’s S a n Jo s e expansion would replace existing offices with a modern, environmentally friendly research and development campus totaling 680,000 square feet in two distinctive 10-story towers with a restaurant and garage that will employ at least 2,000. The deal signed in August calls for the state to provide research and development tax credits and cash reimbursement for employee training. The company also would receive enterprise zone tax credits worth $37,440 per employee for five years, and an economic development energy discount through PG&E. Samsung spokeswoman Chris Goodhart said, “Our new campus will fuel employment and growth in the community and will be a landmark for San Jose, embracing the urban design guidelines developed by the city of San Jose.” KEEPING BEACHES CLEAN CAPITOLA NORTH COAST — Volunteers walk along Waddell Beach outside of Davenport on Sunday morning as they participate in a beach cleanup effort. Shadowbrook to aid Healthy Kids The Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County welcomes supporters to dine at Shadowbrook Restaurant, 1750 Wharf Road, on April 9 to support Healthy Kids, which provides health insurance to kids whose families cannot afford it. To help, call 831-475-1511 to make your dinner reservations, and let the hostess know you are dining for Healthy Kids. One-third of your total bill will go directly to Healthy Kids. KEVIN JOHNSON/ SENTINEL SANTA CRUZ Gary Griggs to headline Sierra Club dinner The Santa Cruz group of the Sierra Club will host a benefit dinner at the Seymour Center, 100 Shaffer Road, from 6-9:30 p.m. Apri1 12 featuring Gary Griggs, director of the Institute of Marine Sciences at UC Santa Cruz. Griggs, a professor of earth and planetary sciences at UCSC for 45 years, will give a presentation on climate change, sea level rise and coastal retreat. The club hopes to revive the tradition of its annual dinner, which also will honor an outstanding volunteer. Funds raised will benefit local conservation and education efforts. For tickets, call 831-435-1227 or email sierraclubsantacruz@gmail.com. SANTA CRUZ Cancer group to hold black-tie event The Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group will hold its 18th annual Spring Forward Against Cancer event 5:3010 p.m. April 13 at the Top of the Ritt in downtown. The event includes a reception, live and silent auction, dinner, music and more. Tickets are $150 per person, $300 per couple or $2,000 for tables of 10. Corporate table sponsorships are available. RSVP is required. Proceeds benefit Hospice of Santa Cruz County, Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services, Katz Cancer Resource Center, UCSC Cancer Research and WomenCARE Cancer Advocacy. For information or to purchase tickets, call 831-4651989 or go to www.sccbg.org. APTOS Cabrillo Youth Strings to perform The Cabrillo Youth Strings will play a spring concert of contemporary string orchestra music at 7 p.m. April 12. The music will feature works by Coldplay, Michael Jackson and music from the movies, all performed by local youths and guest artists. Tickets are $10 general, $9 students, $7 seniors and Cabrillo SAC card holders, and it’s free for anyone 15 years and younger. For tickets or information, call 831-479-6429 or go to www.cabrillostage.com. APTOS Cabrillo theater arts to host fest Cabrillo College’s theater arts department will host a festival of local theater groups April 19 through May 12 in the Cabrillo Black Box Theater. The festival will include plays, storytelling and improvisation from the local theater community in collaboration with Cabrillo students, according to a news release. Nine different shows will be presented, performing multiple times during the length of the festival. Hours are 7:30-9:20 p.m. Fridays; 2 p.m., 3:20 p.m. and 9:20 p.m. Saturdays; and 2 p.m. and 3:20 p.m. Sundays. Single-performance tickets are $10 general, $7 Cabrillo SAC holders; two performances, $18 general, $12 Cabrillo SAC holders; $80 for a package of 10 tickets to the same show; and $50 for a membership pass, which includes a choice of nine shows, individually ticketed. For information or to purchase tickets, call 831-4796154 or go to www.cabrillovapa.com. COPS AND COURTS SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS CHP: Two hurt in crash after ‘biker run’ Saturday Two people were seriously hurt Saturday night on northbound Highway 17 when the Harley Davidson motorcycle they were on crashed near Laurel Curve and they were thrown from the bike and into a metal guardrail, the California Highway Patrol said. CHP dispatchers got complaints about several motorcycles driving aggressively and erratically, authorities said. Officer John Bourriague said he was near Laurel Curve on the southbound side of Highway 17 outside Scotts Valley about 8:45 p.m. when he heard the sound of a collision and went to check. The man and his female passenger — who appeared to be in their 40s — were both badly hurt but refused medical care, Bourriague said. The man suffered major injuries and the woman suffered moderate injuries, he said. They were moved to the side of the highway and later picked up by friends, he said. The CHP is investigating and plans to recommend to the Santa Cruz County District Attorneys’ Office that charges be filed as drugs and other evidence were found there, he said. A large group of Hells Angels affiliates were on an annual “defense fund” run that went through the county Saturday, and their stops included a restaurant and bar in Moss Landing and a HITCHCOCK Continued from B1 The family purchased the nine-bedroom, Spanish-style adobe in late 1940 for $40,000, using it as a retreat from the glitter of Hollywood for more than three decades. Santa Cruz County was reportedly the inspiration for three of his films, including the famous 1960 horror film “Psycho.” Bates Hotel was reportedly modeled after the old Hotel McCrary — now known as Sunshine Villa. Hitchcock and his wife, Alma, visited the ranch, “Heart O’ The Mountain,” for the last time in 1972. The estate was sold in 1974, six shop on Soquel Avenue in Santa Cruz, and fleeing on foot. He said there were authorities said. more than a dozen people inside at the time. The thieves were seen getting into an older-model, silver sedan, which sped away eastward on Green Valley Road, WATSONVILLE Ridgway said. Police searched the area but the suspects were not immediately located. Ridgway said police were obtaining surveillance camera tape in A 6-foot, 4-inch, 220-pound man hopes it will help in the search for named Titan Xavier Zehcroteau was the duo. Police ask anyone with information arrested on suspicion of burglary, resisting arrest and drug possession to call the Investigations Department at Saturday on Beach Street in Watson- 831-768-3352 or the anonymous tipline ville, according to Santa Cruz County at 831-768-3544. Jail records. Zehcroteau, 32, was arrested on a warrant out of Santa Clara County. He was booked at County Jail about S C O T T S V A L L E Y 5 p.m., after his apprehension in an apartment near Beach and Lincoln streets. Man arrested on suspicion of burglary Teens injured Saturday suffered minor injuries WATSONVILLE Police: Masked men rob Green Valley Road diner Two masked men wearing gloves, one armed with a rifle or shotgun, robbed Roger’s Diner on Green Valley Road near Freedom Boulevard about 9:20 p.m. Sunday, police said. Sgt. Brian Ridgway said the men were in the restaurant a short time, demanding money from the cashier years before Hitchcock died, according to local historian Ross Eric Gibson. Claire Hodgin, who sits on the Arts Commission, said she came up with the idea for the Hitchcock Festival about a year ago, adding it “just seemed like a fun project to do, and there are a lot of films that nobody has ever seen.” The celebration likely will take place in the fall, she said, and include screenings of such films as “Psycho,” “North by Northwest” and “Strangers on a Train.” Specifics have yet to be nailed down, but organizers are envisioning an opening night gala complete with champagne and red carpet, with attendees arriving in 1920s-era attire, “just like the Oscars and the opening It appears that two teens hospitalized Saturday at Skypark suffered minor injuries, Capt. John Crivello of Scotts Valley Fire said Sunday. The two were playing basketball when one of them was going up for a dunk and fell and then another fell, Crivello said. They were conscious and taken to Dominican Hospital to get checked out, he said. He said he didn’t get the whole story of how the teens were hurt, as he was focused on making sure they got the medical care they needed. of a big, great film,” Hodgin said. The event also could include a Hitchcock lookalike contest, maybe even a match of wits over who can design the best shower curtain — a nod to the memorable shower scene in “Psycho” — and other activities. Preliminary discussions just started a couple weeks ago between organizers and Cinelux Theatre in the Kings Village Shopping Center, which has agreed to sponsor the event. Michael Taffe, the theater chain’s director of operations, said they first need to decide how long the festival will last, which will determine how many films to show. In the meantime, another Arts Commission project is on the horizon. Local master blacksmith Kirk McNeil is designing a steel sculpture, “Four Energies,” which depicts different tai chi poses. It will be placed on Scotts Valley Drive, between Bean Creek Road and Erba Lane, by late June. Follow Sentinel reporter Kimberly White on Twitter at Twitter.com/ kwhite95066 TONIGHT, MARCH 25! LOBSTER DINNER 16 $ A Steamed 1 Lb. Live Maine Lobster, Served with Drawn Butter, Smashed Yukon Gold Potatoes and Fresh Vegetables HINDQUARTER BAR & GRILLE 303 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz 831.426.7770 Reservations Advised Dinner Only. Not good with other offers, while supplies last. B2 MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013 SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL EXTRA SILICON VALLEY COAST LINES APTOS State Parks Foundation seeks Nisene Marks volunteers The California State Parks Foundation is seeking nearly 100 volunteers for park improvement projects at the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park as part of its 16th annual Earth Day restoration and cleanup activities on April 13. Between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., volunteers will install seasonal bridges, work on the park entrance kiosk, remove non-native species and more, according to a news release from PG&E, which is providing funding for the event. Volunteer registration closes April 8. Advance registration is required, and parking fees are waived for volunteers. The park is at 501 Aptos Creek Road. For information, call 888-98-PARKS or go to www.calparks.org/ earthday. APTOS April 7 fashion show at Seascape The Aptos Chamber of Commerce will present the latest fashions from local stores with models walking the runway to hip music by Music Now DJ at Seascape Resort at 11:30 a.m. April 7. A trunk show will feature a dozen local boutiques selling clothing, hair accessories, handbags, jewelry, and handmade lotions and soaps. Fashions will be provided by Aptos Shoes & Apparel, Cali Couture Boutique, Choice Clothing, Chic Boutique, Cinnamon Bay, Hopscotch, O’Neill Surf Shop, Patrick James and Santa Cruz Boardroom. Part of the proceeds will benefit the Katz Cancer Resource Center at Dominican Hospital. Reservations are required. Cost is $45 per person, $25 children 10 and under. For tickets, call 831-6881467. SJ set to OK $7M in Samsung incentives By JOHN WOOLFOLK Bay Area News Group SAN JOSE -- It wouldn’t do much for the self-proclaimed Capital of Silicon Valley to watch one of its major technology firms pull up stakes and mosey on down to Texas. So the San Jose City Council on Tuesday is expected to approve a $7 million incentive package for Samsung Semiconductor to expand on North First Street instead of in Austin, which city officials said is competing for the tech giant’s business. The deal was outlined in an August signing ceremony at the City Hall Rotunda with Gov. Jerry Brown, Mayor Chuck Reed and Jong-Joon Kim, president of device solutions for Samsung Electronics. But the value and other details of the incentive package, which includes tax and fee breaks and equipment reimbursements, did not come into focus until recent weeks after negotiations between city and company officials. Nanci Klein, San Jose’s deputy director of economic development, said the deal is well worth it for San Jose. “By retaining and growing Samsung,” Klein said, “we get an upside we wouldn’t be getting if Samsung chose not to grow here.” Even so, some in San Jose question such incentives, arguing they are unfair to other companies doing business and paying taxes in the city. “California’s economy in general and the city in particular will be better served with fewer taxes and regulations for all than with lower taxes and regulatory compliance costs for the politically connected,” argued Almaden Valley resident Jerry Mungai, a retired semiconductor company worker. But Councilman Kansen Chu, who represents the north San Jose area, echoed Klein’s concerns about global competition for companies and jobs. Samsung Semiconductor, based in San Jose since 1986, now has 370 employees in 200,000 square feet of office space. The company is a subsidiary of South Korea-based Samsung Electronics, the world’s second-largest semiconductor maker, which in December announced a $4 billion expansion of its semiconductor fabrication plant in Austin, where it has been a major presence since 1996 and employs about 2,500. San Jose officials said Austin was dangling not only Texas’ lower taxes and energy costs, but reportedly also financial incentives many times richer than what San Jose is offering, though Klein added there was no way to confirm that. “That’s not a question Austin would answer,” Klein said. S a m s u n g ’s S a n Jo s e expansion would replace existing offices with a modern, environmentally friendly research and development campus totaling 680,000 square feet in two distinctive 10-story towers with a restaurant and garage that will employ at least 2,000. The deal signed in August calls for the state to provide research and development tax credits and cash reimbursement for employee training. The company also would receive enterprise zone tax credits worth $37,440 per employee for five years, and an economic development energy discount through PG&E. Samsung spokeswoman Chris Goodhart said, “Our new campus will fuel employment and growth in the community and will be a landmark for San Jose, embracing the urban design guidelines developed by the city of San Jose.” KEEPING BEACHES CLEAN CAPITOLA NORTH COAST — Volunteers walk along Waddell Beach outside of Davenport on Sunday morning as they participate in a beach cleanup effort. Shadowbrook to aid Healthy Kids The Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County welcomes supporters to dine at Shadowbrook Restaurant, 1750 Wharf Road, on April 9 to support Healthy Kids, which provides health insurance to kids whose families cannot afford it. To help, call 831-475-1511 to make your dinner reservations, and let the hostess know you are dining for Healthy Kids. One-third of your total bill will go directly to Healthy Kids. KEVIN JOHNSON/ SENTINEL SANTA CRUZ Gary Griggs to headline Sierra Club dinner The Santa Cruz group of the Sierra Club will host a benefit dinner at the Seymour Center, 100 Shaffer Road, from 6-9:30 p.m. Apri1 12 featuring Gary Griggs, director of the Institute of Marine Sciences at UC Santa Cruz. Griggs, a professor of earth and planetary sciences at UCSC for 45 years, will give a presentation on climate change, sea level rise and coastal retreat. The club hopes to revive the tradition of its annual dinner, which also will honor an outstanding volunteer. Funds raised will benefit local conservation and education efforts. For tickets, call 831-435-1227 or email sierraclubsantacruz@gmail.com. SANTA CRUZ Cancer group to hold black-tie event The Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group will hold its 18th annual Spring Forward Against Cancer event 5:3010 p.m. April 13 at the Top of the Ritt in downtown. The event includes a reception, live and silent auction, dinner, music and more. Tickets are $150 per person, $300 per couple or $2,000 for tables of 10. Corporate table sponsorships are available. RSVP is required. Proceeds benefit Hospice of Santa Cruz County, Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services, Katz Cancer Resource Center, UCSC Cancer Research and WomenCARE Cancer Advocacy. For information or to purchase tickets, call 831-4651989 or go to www.sccbg.org. APTOS Cabrillo Youth Strings to perform The Cabrillo Youth Strings will play a spring concert of contemporary string orchestra music at 7 p.m. April 12. The music will feature works by Coldplay, Michael Jackson and music from the movies, all performed by local youths and guest artists. Tickets are $10 general, $9 students, $7 seniors and Cabrillo SAC card holders, and it’s free for anyone 15 years and younger. For tickets or information, call 831-479-6429 or go to www.cabrillostage.com. APTOS Cabrillo theater arts to host fest Cabrillo College’s theater arts department will host a festival of local theater groups April 19 through May 12 in the Cabrillo Black Box Theater. The festival will include plays, storytelling and improvisation from the local theater community in collaboration with Cabrillo students, according to a news release. Nine different shows will be presented, performing multiple times during the length of the festival. Hours are 7:30-9:20 p.m. Fridays; 2 p.m., 3:20 p.m. and 9:20 p.m. Saturdays; and 2 p.m. and 3:20 p.m. Sundays. Single-performance tickets are $10 general, $7 Cabrillo SAC holders; two performances, $18 general, $12 Cabrillo SAC holders; $80 for a package of 10 tickets to the same show; and $50 for a membership pass, which includes a choice of nine shows, individually ticketed. For information or to purchase tickets, call 831-4796154 or go to www.cabrillovapa.com. COPS AND COURTS SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS CHP: Two hurt in crash after ‘biker run’ Saturday Two people were seriously hurt Saturday night on northbound Highway 17 when the Harley Davidson motorcycle they were on crashed near Laurel Curve and they were thrown from the bike and into a metal guardrail, the California Highway Patrol said. CHP dispatchers got complaints about several motorcycles driving aggressively and erratically, authorities said. Officer John Bourriague said he was near Laurel Curve on the southbound side of Highway 17 outside Scotts Valley about 8:45 p.m. when he heard the sound of a collision and went to check. The man and his female passenger — who appeared to be in their 40s — were both badly hurt but refused medical care, Bourriague said. The man suffered major injuries and the woman suffered moderate injuries, he said. They were moved to the side of the highway and later picked up by friends, he said. The CHP is investigating and plans to recommend to the Santa Cruz County District Attorneys’ Office that charges be filed as drugs and other evidence were found there, he said. A large group of Hells Angels affiliates were on an annual “defense fund” run that went through the county Saturday, and their stops included a restaurant and bar in Moss Landing and a HITCHCOCK Continued from B1 The family purchased the nine-bedroom, Spanish-style adobe in late 1940 for $40,000, using it as a retreat from the glitter of Hollywood for more than three decades. Santa Cruz County was reportedly the inspiration for three of his films, including the famous 1960 horror film “Psycho.” Bates Hotel was reportedly modeled after the old Hotel McCrary — now known as Sunshine Villa. Hitchcock and his wife, Alma, visited the ranch, “Heart O’ The Mountain,” for the last time in 1972. The estate was sold in 1974, six shop on Soquel Avenue in Santa Cruz, and fleeing on foot. He said there were authorities said. more than a dozen people inside at the time. The thieves were seen getting into an older-model, silver sedan, which sped away eastward on Green Valley Road, WATSONVILLE Ridgway said. Police searched the area but the suspects were not immediately located. Ridgway said police were obtaining surveillance camera tape in A 6-foot, 4-inch, 220-pound man hopes it will help in the search for named Titan Xavier Zehcroteau was the duo. Police ask anyone with information arrested on suspicion of burglary, resisting arrest and drug possession to call the Investigations Department at Saturday on Beach Street in Watson- 831-768-3352 or the anonymous tipline ville, according to Santa Cruz County at 831-768-3544. Jail records. Zehcroteau, 32, was arrested on a warrant out of Santa Clara County. He was booked at County Jail about S C O T T S V A L L E Y 5 p.m., after his apprehension in an apartment near Beach and Lincoln streets. Man arrested on suspicion of burglary Teens injured Saturday suffered minor injuries WATSONVILLE Police: Masked men rob Green Valley Road diner Two masked men wearing gloves, one armed with a rifle or shotgun, robbed Roger’s Diner on Green Valley Road near Freedom Boulevard about 9:20 p.m. Sunday, police said. Sgt. Brian Ridgway said the men were in the restaurant a short time, demanding money from the cashier years before Hitchcock died, according to local historian Ross Eric Gibson. Claire Hodgin, who sits on the Arts Commission, said she came up with the idea for the Hitchcock Festival about a year ago, adding it “just seemed like a fun project to do, and there are a lot of films that nobody has ever seen.” The celebration likely will take place in the fall, she said, and include screenings of such films as “Psycho,” “North by Northwest” and “Strangers on a Train.” Specifics have yet to be nailed down, but organizers are envisioning an opening night gala complete with champagne and red carpet, with attendees arriving in 1920s-era attire, “just like the Oscars and the opening It appears that two teens hospitalized Saturday at Skypark suffered minor injuries, Capt. John Crivello of Scotts Valley Fire said Sunday. The two were playing basketball when one of them was going up for a dunk and fell and then another fell, Crivello said. They were conscious and taken to Dominican Hospital to get checked out, he said. He said he didn’t get the whole story of how the teens were hurt, as he was focused on making sure they got the medical care they needed. of a big, great film,” Hodgin said. The event also could include a Hitchcock lookalike contest, maybe even a match of wits over who can design the best shower curtain — a nod to the memorable shower scene in “Psycho” — and other activities. Preliminary discussions just started a couple weeks ago between organizers and Cinelux Theatre in the Kings Village Shopping Center, which has agreed to sponsor the event. Michael Taffe, the theater chain’s director of operations, said they first need to decide how long the festival will last, which will determine how many films to show. In the meantime, another Arts Commission project is on the horizon. Local master blacksmith Kirk McNeil is designing a steel sculpture, “Four Energies,” which depicts different tai chi poses. It will be placed on Scotts Valley Drive, between Bean Creek Road and Erba Lane, by late June. Follow Sentinel reporter Kimberly White on Twitter at Twitter.com/ kwhite95066 TONIGHT, MARCH 25! LOBSTER DINNER 16 $ A Steamed 1 Lb. Live Maine Lobster, Served with Drawn Butter, Smashed Yukon Gold Potatoes and Fresh Vegetables HINDQUARTER BAR & GRILLE 303 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz 831.426.7770 Reservations Advised Dinner Only. Not good with other offers, while supplies last. B2 MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013 SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL EXTRA SILICON VALLEY COAST LINES APTOS State Parks Foundation seeks Nisene Marks volunteers The California State Parks Foundation is seeking nearly 100 volunteers for park improvement projects at the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park as part of its 16th annual Earth Day restoration and cleanup activities on April 13. Between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., volunteers will install seasonal bridges, work on the park entrance kiosk, remove non-native species and more, according to a news release from PG&E, which is providing funding for the event. Volunteer registration closes April 8. Advance registration is required, and parking fees are waived for volunteers. The park is at 501 Aptos Creek Road. For information, call 888-98-PARKS or go to www.calparks.org/ earthday. APTOS April 7 fashion show at Seascape The Aptos Chamber of Commerce will present the latest fashions from local stores with models walking the runway to hip music by Music Now DJ at Seascape Resort at 11:30 a.m. April 7. A trunk show will feature a dozen local boutiques selling clothing, hair accessories, handbags, jewelry, and handmade lotions and soaps. Fashions will be provided by Aptos Shoes & Apparel, Cali Couture Boutique, Choice Clothing, Chic Boutique, Cinnamon Bay, Hopscotch, O’Neill Surf Shop, Patrick James and Santa Cruz Boardroom. Part of the proceeds will benefit the Katz Cancer Resource Center at Dominican Hospital. Reservations are required. Cost is $45 per person, $25 children 10 and under. For tickets, call 831-6881467. SJ set to OK $7M in Samsung incentives By JOHN WOOLFOLK Bay Area News Group SAN JOSE -- It wouldn’t do much for the self-proclaimed Capital of Silicon Valley to watch one of its major technology firms pull up stakes and mosey on down to Texas. So the San Jose City Council on Tuesday is expected to approve a $7 million incentive package for Samsung Semiconductor to expand on North First Street instead of in Austin, which city officials said is competing for the tech giant’s business. The deal was outlined in an August signing ceremony at the City Hall Rotunda with Gov. Jerry Brown, Mayor Chuck Reed and Jong-Joon Kim, president of device solutions for Samsung Electronics. But the value and other details of the incentive package, which includes tax and fee breaks and equipment reimbursements, did not come into focus until recent weeks after negotiations between city and company officials. Nanci Klein, San Jose’s deputy director of economic development, said the deal is well worth it for San Jose. “By retaining and growing Samsung,” Klein said, “we get an upside we wouldn’t be getting if Samsung chose not to grow here.” Even so, some in San Jose question such incentives, arguing they are unfair to other companies doing business and paying taxes in the city. “California’s economy in general and the city in particular will be better served with fewer taxes and regulations for all than with lower taxes and regulatory compliance costs for the politically connected,” argued Almaden Valley resident Jerry Mungai, a retired semiconductor company worker. But Councilman Kansen Chu, who represents the north San Jose area, echoed Klein’s concerns about global competition for companies and jobs. Samsung Semiconductor, based in San Jose since 1986, now has 370 employees in 200,000 square feet of office space. The company is a subsidiary of South Korea-based Samsung Electronics, the world’s second-largest semiconductor maker, which in December announced a $4 billion expansion of its semiconductor fabrication plant in Austin, where it has been a major presence since 1996 and employs about 2,500. San Jose officials said Austin was dangling not only Texas’ lower taxes and energy costs, but reportedly also financial incentives many times richer than what San Jose is offering, though Klein added there was no way to confirm that. “That’s not a question Austin would answer,” Klein said. S a m s u n g ’s S a n Jo s e expansion would replace existing offices with a modern, environmentally friendly research and development campus totaling 680,000 square feet in two distinctive 10-story towers with a restaurant and garage that will employ at least 2,000. The deal signed in August calls for the state to provide research and development tax credits and cash reimbursement for employee training. The company also would receive enterprise zone tax credits worth $37,440 per employee for five years, and an economic development energy discount through PG&E. Samsung spokeswoman Chris Goodhart said, “Our new campus will fuel employment and growth in the community and will be a landmark for San Jose, embracing the urban design guidelines developed by the city of San Jose.” KEEPING BEACHES CLEAN CAPITOLA NORTH COAST — Volunteers walk along Waddell Beach outside of Davenport on Sunday morning as they participate in a beach cleanup effort. Shadowbrook to aid Healthy Kids The Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County welcomes supporters to dine at Shadowbrook Restaurant, 1750 Wharf Road, on April 9 to support Healthy Kids, which provides health insurance to kids whose families cannot afford it. To help, call 831-475-1511 to make your dinner reservations, and let the hostess know you are dining for Healthy Kids. One-third of your total bill will go directly to Healthy Kids. KEVIN JOHNSON/ SENTINEL SANTA CRUZ Gary Griggs to headline Sierra Club dinner The Santa Cruz group of the Sierra Club will host a benefit dinner at the Seymour Center, 100 Shaffer Road, from 6-9:30 p.m. Apri1 12 featuring Gary Griggs, director of the Institute of Marine Sciences at UC Santa Cruz. Griggs, a professor of earth and planetary sciences at UCSC for 45 years, will give a presentation on climate change, sea level rise and coastal retreat. The club hopes to revive the tradition of its annual dinner, which also will honor an outstanding volunteer. Funds raised will benefit local conservation and education efforts. For tickets, call 831-435-1227 or email sierraclubsantacruz@gmail.com. SANTA CRUZ Cancer group to hold black-tie event The Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group will hold its 18th annual Spring Forward Against Cancer event 5:3010 p.m. April 13 at the Top of the Ritt in downtown. The event includes a reception, live and silent auction, dinner, music and more. Tickets are $150 per person, $300 per couple or $2,000 for tables of 10. Corporate table sponsorships are available. RSVP is required. Proceeds benefit Hospice of Santa Cruz County, Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services, Katz Cancer Resource Center, UCSC Cancer Research and WomenCARE Cancer Advocacy. For information or to purchase tickets, call 831-4651989 or go to www.sccbg.org. APTOS Cabrillo Youth Strings to perform The Cabrillo Youth Strings will play a spring concert of contemporary string orchestra music at 7 p.m. April 12. The music will feature works by Coldplay, Michael Jackson and music from the movies, all performed by local youths and guest artists. Tickets are $10 general, $9 students, $7 seniors and Cabrillo SAC card holders, and it’s free for anyone 15 years and younger. For tickets or information, call 831-479-6429 or go to www.cabrillostage.com. APTOS Cabrillo theater arts to host fest Cabrillo College’s theater arts department will host a festival of local theater groups April 19 through May 12 in the Cabrillo Black Box Theater. The festival will include plays, storytelling and improvisation from the local theater community in collaboration with Cabrillo students, according to a news release. Nine different shows will be presented, performing multiple times during the length of the festival. Hours are 7:30-9:20 p.m. Fridays; 2 p.m., 3:20 p.m. and 9:20 p.m. Saturdays; and 2 p.m. and 3:20 p.m. Sundays. Single-performance tickets are $10 general, $7 Cabrillo SAC holders; two performances, $18 general, $12 Cabrillo SAC holders; $80 for a package of 10 tickets to the same show; and $50 for a membership pass, which includes a choice of nine shows, individually ticketed. For information or to purchase tickets, call 831-4796154 or go to www.cabrillovapa.com. COPS AND COURTS SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS CHP: Two hurt in crash after ‘biker run’ Saturday Two people were seriously hurt Saturday night on northbound Highway 17 when the Harley Davidson motorcycle they were on crashed near Laurel Curve and they were thrown from the bike and into a metal guardrail, the California Highway Patrol said. CHP dispatchers got complaints about several motorcycles driving aggressively and erratically, authorities said. Officer John Bourriague said he was near Laurel Curve on the southbound side of Highway 17 outside Scotts Valley about 8:45 p.m. when he heard the sound of a collision and went to check. The man and his female passenger — who appeared to be in their 40s — were both badly hurt but refused medical care, Bourriague said. The man suffered major injuries and the woman suffered moderate injuries, he said. They were moved to the side of the highway and later picked up by friends, he said. The CHP is investigating and plans to recommend to the Santa Cruz County District Attorneys’ Office that charges be filed as drugs and other evidence were found there, he said. A large group of Hells Angels affiliates were on an annual “defense fund” run that went through the county Saturday, and their stops included a restaurant and bar in Moss Landing and a HITCHCOCK Continued from B1 The family purchased the nine-bedroom, Spanish-style adobe in late 1940 for $40,000, using it as a retreat from the glitter of Hollywood for more than three decades. Santa Cruz County was reportedly the inspiration for three of his films, including the famous 1960 horror film “Psycho.” Bates Hotel was reportedly modeled after the old Hotel McCrary — now known as Sunshine Villa. Hitchcock and his wife, Alma, visited the ranch, “Heart O’ The Mountain,” for the last time in 1972. The estate was sold in 1974, six shop on Soquel Avenue in Santa Cruz, and fleeing on foot. He said there were authorities said. more than a dozen people inside at the time. The thieves were seen getting into an older-model, silver sedan, which sped away eastward on Green Valley Road, WATSONVILLE Ridgway said. Police searched the area but the suspects were not immediately located. Ridgway said police were obtaining surveillance camera tape in A 6-foot, 4-inch, 220-pound man hopes it will help in the search for named Titan Xavier Zehcroteau was the duo. Police ask anyone with information arrested on suspicion of burglary, resisting arrest and drug possession to call the Investigations Department at Saturday on Beach Street in Watson- 831-768-3352 or the anonymous tipline ville, according to Santa Cruz County at 831-768-3544. Jail records. Zehcroteau, 32, was arrested on a warrant out of Santa Clara County. He was booked at County Jail about S C O T T S V A L L E Y 5 p.m., after his apprehension in an apartment near Beach and Lincoln streets. Man arrested on suspicion of burglary Teens injured Saturday suffered minor injuries WATSONVILLE Police: Masked men rob Green Valley Road diner Two masked men wearing gloves, one armed with a rifle or shotgun, robbed Roger’s Diner on Green Valley Road near Freedom Boulevard about 9:20 p.m. Sunday, police said. Sgt. Brian Ridgway said the men were in the restaurant a short time, demanding money from the cashier years before Hitchcock died, according to local historian Ross Eric Gibson. Claire Hodgin, who sits on the Arts Commission, said she came up with the idea for the Hitchcock Festival about a year ago, adding it “just seemed like a fun project to do, and there are a lot of films that nobody has ever seen.” The celebration likely will take place in the fall, she said, and include screenings of such films as “Psycho,” “North by Northwest” and “Strangers on a Train.” Specifics have yet to be nailed down, but organizers are envisioning an opening night gala complete with champagne and red carpet, with attendees arriving in 1920s-era attire, “just like the Oscars and the opening It appears that two teens hospitalized Saturday at Skypark suffered minor injuries, Capt. John Crivello of Scotts Valley Fire said Sunday. The two were playing basketball when one of them was going up for a dunk and fell and then another fell, Crivello said. They were conscious and taken to Dominican Hospital to get checked out, he said. He said he didn’t get the whole story of how the teens were hurt, as he was focused on making sure they got the medical care they needed. of a big, great film,” Hodgin said. The event also could include a Hitchcock lookalike contest, maybe even a match of wits over who can design the best shower curtain — a nod to the memorable shower scene in “Psycho” — and other activities. Preliminary discussions just started a couple weeks ago between organizers and Cinelux Theatre in the Kings Village Shopping Center, which has agreed to sponsor the event. Michael Taffe, the theater chain’s director of operations, said they first need to decide how long the festival will last, which will determine how many films to show. In the meantime, another Arts Commission project is on the horizon. Local master blacksmith Kirk McNeil is designing a steel sculpture, “Four Energies,” which depicts different tai chi poses. It will be placed on Scotts Valley Drive, between Bean Creek Road and Erba Lane, by late June. Follow Sentinel reporter Kimberly White on Twitter at Twitter.com/ kwhite95066 TONIGHT, MARCH 25! LOBSTER DINNER 16 $ A Steamed 1 Lb. Live Maine Lobster, Served with Drawn Butter, Smashed Yukon Gold Potatoes and Fresh Vegetables HINDQUARTER BAR & GRILLE 303 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz 831.426.7770 Reservations Advised Dinner Only. Not good with other offers, while supplies last.