Santa Cruz County RTC unveils finalized passenger rail study
SANTA CRUZ — After two years of work, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission has publicly released its highly anticipated final Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail Project Concept...
View ArticleCapitola City Council moves to save Grand Avenue pathway
CAPITOLA — At Thursday’s meeting, the Capitola City Council moved to extend the life of the cliffside pedestrian and bike path on Grand Avenue. The pathway, part of the California Coastal Trail, has...
View ArticleVoting begins on conflicting city of Santa Cruz tax measures
SANTA CRUZ — As Election Day in the city of Santa Cruz draws near, proponents of the two competing affordable housing tax measures, Measures B and C, discussed their campaigns, clarified misconceptions...
View ArticleStephen Kessler | No Kings but Elvis, MLK and Stephen
The headline for this column would be my sign if I had made one, but I’m just a reporter trying to register what I’m seeing and hearing on this sunny Saturday. So far, before the march even gets...
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Photos | Chasing the sunset at Lighthouse Point in Santa Cruz
A cyclist is reflected in a puddle near Lighthouse Point in Santa Cruz during a recent sunset. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel)The sun sets into the Pacific Ocean in a view from Lighthouse Point...
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Brady Bliesner, Sam Hansen, Anthony Sandford-Carroll lead Mariners to cross...
Senior Brady Bliesner, who announced his commitment to NCAA Division II Chico State on social media earlier this week, took first out of 54 runners to lead the Aptos High’s boys cross country team to a...
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SLV shines in trenches, on defense in win over MVC | High school football...
WATSONVILLE — San Lorenzo Valley High’s football team made several huge stops on defense over the course of its Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission North Division win on Thursday night. One of its...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor | Oct. 24, 2025
RTC should stay the course and progress toward train I’m a 77-year-old retired homeowner looking at my property tax bill due next month. Like my neighbors I’m nervous about rising costs. I look at the...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Build the trail and preserve rail in Santa Cruz County
By Kevin Maguire Every few years, someone claims a passenger train will solve Santa Cruz County’s traffic problems. It’s an appealing idea. We all hate congestion, care about the environment, and have...
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Photos | Dancers prepare for ‘Nightmare Before Nutcracker’ at The Landing in...
Black light illuminates ballerina costumes during the notes section of rehearsal where the company goes over things that went well during rehearsal and things that need improvement. (Shmuel Thaler -...
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Second Harvest delivers 10,000 grocery boxes through DoorDash partnership
WATSONVILLE — On Thursday, Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County celebrated 10,000 deliveries of healthy food boxes through its partnership with DoorDash. The food bank provides medically...
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Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History renovation approved by Planning Commission
SANTA CRUZ — At its meeting last week, the city of Santa Cruz Planning Commission greenlit the renovation of the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History and approved an addition to the city’s coastal...
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San Lorenzo River mouth historic landmark designation, coastal park upgrades...
SANTA CRUZ — For many local surfers, carving through the waves that break just offshore from where the San Lorenzo River meets the Pacific Ocean in Santa Cruz is a sublime, almost transcendent...
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3 injured, 4 arrested in stabbing, battery incidents on Watsonville High...
WATSONVILLE — Four Watsonville High School students were arrested for two separate incidents that occurred on campus Thursday morning — one a pair of stabbings that injured a student and faculty...
View ArticlePajaro Valley school board delays vote on ‘controversial issues’ policy
WATSONVILLE — A proposed update of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s board policy regarding how teachers and administrators should treat material deemed “controversial” ended up yielding...
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Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Fall planters, spring bloomers
Yellow trumpet daffodil (Narcissus ‘King Alfred’). This popular cultivar belongs to the Narcissus genus, which comprises one of 50 species of bulbous perennials native to Europe and North Africa. The...
View ArticleRock cod bite remains solid for boating anglers | Fish Rap
Fishing for rock cod remains very much a sure thing for boats all around Monterey Bay. Chris’ Fishing Trips from Monterey continue to post full limits of rockfish for all their forays. Lingcod counts...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor | Oct. 23, 2025
Abandoned Soquel ‘Homekey’ project now an eyesore Several years ago, the county Board of Supervisors (led by Manu Koenig) approved to move forward with a California State “Homekey” project known as...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | The transfer tax loopholes in Santa Cruz’s Measure C
By Kevin Cook A couple of years ago, I attended a meeting at the police station organized by Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley to discuss an affordable housing ballot measure. Although many of us simply...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor | Oct. 22, 2025
Gratitude for organizers of No Kings Day protest in SC On Saturday, I attended the No Kings Day protest in Santa Cruz, joining thousands of other community members who shared a powerful sense of...
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