''Metro Santa Cruz'', a free-circulation weekly newspaper published in

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from 1994 to 2009, was renamed the ''

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'' on May 6, 2009. The weekly continues, under its new name, to cover news, arts and entertainment in Santa Cruz County, a coastal area that includes Capitola,

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, Boulder Creek,

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and

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. Popular features of Metro Santa Cruz included Nuz, a free-wheeling un-bylined political column, the "ClubGrid" music calendar and Muz, a music column. The ''Nuz'' name was retired upon the publication's renaming. Locally based in Santa Cruz, the

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is owned by Metro Newspapers, a company started by UC Santa Cruz graduate and former Santa Cruz publisher

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. The company also publishes '' Metro'' in the adjacent

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, a.k.a.

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and the ''

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'' in the Sonoma/Napa/Marin area. The newspaper commemorated its 15th anniversary in April 2009 with a photographic tribute to prominent Santa Cruzans, including wet suit inventor

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, musicians

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and

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, former California secretary of state

Bruce McPherson Bruce A. McPherson (born January 7, 1944) is an American politician who served as the 30th California secretary of state from March 30, 2005, to January 7, 2007. He is currently a member of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors. Early li ...

and others. The essay was photographed by Santa Cruz native

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. The issue was the last one published under the ''Metro Santa Cruz'' name. Though no announcement was made, the name change was foreshadowed in the final weeks. The word "weekly" was added to the front page logo, and in the final issue's front page, the word "Metro" is cut off and seemingly sliding off the left side of the page. The publication is affiliated with the SantaCruz.com community web portal, operated by a sister company,

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New Media.

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