Photo | Dancing for peace
Performers in Krissy Keefer’s Dance Brigade fill the Crocker Theater stage at Cabrillo College Saturday night with energy and power during “A Woman’s Song for Peace”. The performance was the latest...
View ArticleSignups available for 22nd annual Watsonville Egg Drop
WATSONVILLE — As anyone who has struck or thrown an egg against a hard surface knows, they break very easily. Dropping it from a large height will inevitably result in a mess of yolk and eggshell...
View ArticleEditorial | Why our county and state need to resist expected Trump II policies
Look, Santa Cruz County, much less most of coastal California, is not MAGA country. Not hardly. But here we are, with the 2016 “resistance” seemingly faded into powerlessness as the nation’s 47th...
View ArticleLetter | Day 2 of Trump 2 and nothing has yet changed
Day 2 of Trump 2 and nothing has yet changed It’s already day two of the second Trump administration. Grocery prices are still too high, the price of gasoline is surging, the war in Ukraine is still...
View ArticleLetter | Dems ‘self-destruction’ led to Trump back in power
Afghanistan, Hunter, the border,and an inability to challenge Xi, Putin and Netanyahu signifying a flawed presidency. Democrats are masters at self-destruction and paving the way for the coronation of...
View ArticleLetter | Hypocrisy of blame game by Trump supporters
A recent letter writer wished to blame the LA fires not on climate change or the 80+ mph Santa Ana winds but instead on government officials, saying we need someone such as Donald Trump to step in and...
View ArticleLetter | Toxic industries: Battery storage, offshore wind
Our Central Coast has two industries that are joined at the hip: electricity storage plants and offshore wind. These well-intended efforts to address environmental issues such as climate change instead...
View ArticleLetter | Where was the Coastal Commission?
Here’s the big question I don’t see being asked: where was the Coastal Commission when the decision was made to install one of the world’s largest lithium battery storage plant within a stone’s throw...
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‘In such a time as this’: Martin Luther King Jr. march draws thousands to...
SANTA CRUZ — More than 1,000 community members took to the streets of Santa Cruz Monday as part of an annual march meant to commemorate the life and legacy of civil rights champion Martin Luther King...
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Boston scorches Golden State on MLK Jr. Day | Glimpse of the Action
The Golden State Warriors' Gary Payton II drives to the basket against Boston's Derrick White during a NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco on Monday. (Raul Ebio - Santa Cruz Sentinel)The Golden...
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A bad knock, knock joke and a heck of a Santa Cruz Warriors game | NBA G League
SANTA CRUZ — Knox, Knox. Who’s there? A dominant, 6-foot-8 offensive forward looking to kick the door to the NBA back open. Kevin Knox II, the fourth-leading scorer in the NBA G League regular season,...
View ArticleSanta Cruz’s Adam Bartlett advances from opening round in Pismo Beach | Local...
Santa Cruz’s Adam Bartlett advanced from his opening heat at the World Surf League’s SLO CAL Open at Pismo Beach, a Junior Tour 1,000-point event, on Tuesday. Bartlett, a member of Team USA’s U18...
View ArticleDonna Maurillo, Food for Thought | Cheese, cheese and more cheese
Raise your hand if you love cheese. Wow! I see a lot of you out there. Some are waving enthusiastically. Yes, me too. I’ve loved cheese ever since my mother grated fresh Parmesan on my pasta when I was...
View ArticleQuick Bites | Jack’s Bao in Aptos permanently shuts down
APTOS Jack’s Bao restaurant closes its doors The Aptos branch of Jack’s Bao (49 Rancho Del Mar) has abruptly and permanently closed. The venue, with a menu focused on steamed buns, soup dumplings and...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Mass deportation will reduce California to agricultural...
By Patrick Dwire In December the Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution reaffirming Santa Cruz County as a “Sanctuary County that is a welcoming community and a place of trust and safety...
View ArticleWatsonville calling upon artists to help design identity, trailer promoting...
WATSONVILLE — The arts all around Watsonville can be seen through its various murals and sculptures, as well as the creative spirit of its residents who work or moonlight as painters, musicians, poets,...
View ArticlePresident Donald Trump’s executive order puts Santa Cruz EV charging grant in...
SANTA CRUZ — An executive order issued by newly sworn-in President Donald Trump has jeopardized a federal grant the city of Santa Cruz planned to use to install dozens of electric vehicle charging...
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Santa Cruz Public Works to host open house about Bay Street corridor projects
SANTA CRUZ — The city of Santa Cruz Public Works Department is hosting a community open house from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Bay View Elementary School to discuss upcoming improvement projects for...
View ArticlePhoto | Black Phoebe waits for a snack along the San Lorenzo River levee
A black Phoebe makes it way along a branch along the San Lorenzo River levee in downtown Santa Cruz. According to Cornell Labs’ All About Birds website, “The Black Phoebe is a dapper flycatcher of the...
View ArticleRivals Pajaro Valley, Watsonville battle to 1-all draw at Cabrillo | Boys soccer
APTOS — Junior Jesus Segura followed up a deflected free kick from Raymond Mata in the 35th minute, and the Pajaro Valley High boys soccer team earned a 1-1 draw with crosstown rival Watsonville, one...
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