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Scotts Valley, MVC girls play to tie in nonleague soccer battle | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley High’s girls soccer team scored in the second half to earn a 1-1 tie against Monte Vista Christian in the teams’ nonleague match in Watsonville on Monday. Sophomore winger Caroline Peters...
View ArticleHow to improve the expanded College Football Playoff format and selection...
Six weeks of speculation and sneak peeks morphed into reality Sunday when the College Football Playoff selection committee unveiled the pairings for the inaugural 12-team event. The committee avoided...
View ArticleDonna Maurillo, Food for Thought | A different take on lava cake
When the publishers of a new Latin American cookbook asked if I wanted to review it, I jumped at the chance. I mean, the West Coast is filled with people of Hispanic heritage as well as those of us who...
View ArticlePajaro Valley school board to determine how to fill Kim De Serpa’s seat
WATSONVILLE — With Kim De Serpa having won her bid for the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will need to make a decision about how to...
View ArticleQuick Bites | Charlie Hong Kong restaurant in Santa Cruz discontinues soda sales
SANTA CRUZ Charlie Hong Kong discontinues soda sales Charlie Hong Kong (1141 Soquel Ave., 831-426-5664, charliehongkong.com) has stopped selling high-sugar sodas. “These contain more than 43 grams of...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Time to stop opposition to rail project and work together
By Jim Weller I feel it is my public-spirited duty to respond to the Dec. 5, 2024, Sentinel Guest Commentary, “No answers from rail, trail workshops,” by Nadene Thorne. How long must we go on and on...
View ArticleSanta Cruz County Board of Supervisors move forward with two-unit development...
SANTA CRUZ — It may have taken three attempts, but Santa Cruz County leaders have moved forward with implementing state housing law at the local level as part of an effort to lower the barriers to...
View ArticlePhoto | UCSC Celtic Chamber Ensemble rehearses
SANTA CRUZ — William Coulter led the UCSC Celtic Chamber Ensemble through a rehearsal in a practice room below the University’s Recital Hall recently. Coulter, an internationally renowned musician, has...
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Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart gives heartfelt goodbye
SANTA CRUZ — The county’s top cop of the past decade gathered his family members close after an emotional goodbye Tuesday afternoon. Jim Hart, who served as Santa Cruz County’s elected sheriff for...
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Nash Horton, St. Francis basketball team rally past SLV in Felton | Local...
Senior Nash Horton had 25 points, 10 rebounds and five steals, and the St. Francis High boys basketball team beat host San Lorenzo Valley 64-57 in nonleague action on Tuesday. Junior Jacob Jimenez had...
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Santa Cruz’s Daniel Compton poised to shine in another main event at Fight...
SAN JOSE — Santa Cruz’s Daniel Compton, 36, is stepping back into the octagon for his first MMA fight since losing to Renato Valente in a technical knockout at LFA 165 at KP Arena in Santa Cruz a year...
View ArticleUnsuccessful bank robber nabbed by Santa Cruz police after hold-up
SANTA CRUZ — Police have arrested an alleged attempted bank robber who left a downtown business empty-handed and was apprehended soon after. On Tuesday afternoon, witnesses identified Michelle...
View ArticleDUI checkpoint set for Scotts Valley
SCOTTS VALLEY — Local law enforcement agencies are scheduled to hold a DUI checkpoint Friday night in a multi-agency collaboration. Scotts Valley Police Department, Santa Cruz Police Department,...
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Santa Cruz County unveils skate park plans at Pinto Lake Park
WATSONVILLE — Santa Cruz County is well-known for its plethora of surfers, but its street-based cousin of skateboarding is also very popular. Skaters weaving through suburban roadways and downhill,...
View ArticleJury sworn in for first trial of 2019 Santa Cruz County killing of...
SANTA CRUZ — The jury for the first of four cases centered on the killing of Pleasure Point cannabis entrepreneur Tushar Atre was sworn in for duty Wednesday afternoon. Defendant Stephen Lindsay, 26,...
View ArticleArt Seen | Trolley Drops get ready for their upcoming holiday shows
The Trolley Drops will continue a more than decade-long tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a smorgasbord of rewritten oldies, folk, rock and jazz standards. They invite their audiences to...
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Photos | UC Santa Cruz women’s tennis team volunteers with ACEing Autism
Volunteer counselors and a camper cast long shadows on the tennis courts at Rachel Carson College at UC Santa Cruz on Sunday during a session of ACEing Autism, an adaptive tennis program for kids on...
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New members of Santa Cruz City Council sworn in Tuesday
SANTA CRUZ — Community members packed the Santa Cruz City Council Chambers Tuesday evening to say goodbye to two longtime public servants and welcome two newcomers, Susie O’Hara and Gabriela Trigueiro,...
View ArticleSanta Cruz County Supervisor Justin Cummings named chair of California...
SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County Supervisor Justin Cummings has been named chair of the California Coastal Commission, one of the most powerful regulatory bodies in the state. Cummings, appointed to the...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | An open letter to the governor about Santa Cruz County’s...
By Toraun McKinney Governor Gavin Newsom 1021 O Street, Suite 9000 Sacramento, CA 95814 re: Residential building permit reformation Dear Governor Newsom, Thank you for your significant efforts to...
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