At 16, I’d disconnect the speedometer on my dad’s ’58 Mercury Monterey and drag race with it.
Phyllis Cameron
Santa Cruz | Retired
Sneaking into Santa Cruz High and skinny dipping.
Diego Diaz-Lundquist
Santa Cruz | Unemployed
During my teen years I would jump into walls and drink whiskey.
Richard Borrego
Santa Cruz | Woodworker
I used to steal my mother’s beer. I would go up on the table when she left the room and grab her Keystone.
Hannah Vanderlinden
Santa Cruz | Student
I decided to back the Mustang out of the garage, but I got nervous so I went back in—through the wall, through the heating duct and into the piano.
Laura Marini
Santa Cruz | Retired Teacher
