Going to Santa Cruz? Watch out for this surfboard-stealing sea otter

I visited Santa Cruz last week and, not being in possession of a surfboard, had no negative encounters with a sea otter. In fact it felt like paradise; I have lived in NYC long enough that I had forgotten that summer actually can be a pleasant season, thanks to the lack of humidity in that part of California. I picked (organic, union labor) strawberries with my family and enjoyed them on a sunny deck overlooking a creek, with the scent of jasmine in the air. Now if only I could find a job and affordable (ha ha ha) housing in Santa Cruz--I would leave my filthy, stinky, sweaty city in a minute.

Who isn't stealing in California these days?

Smooth criminal. All her crimes are forgiven for being so cute.