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Scotts Valley girls hoopsters hand SC first league loss since 2022 | Local...
Junior guard Brooklyn Williams scored a team-high 13 points, and the Scotts Valley HIgh’s girls basketball team beat two-time defending champion Santa Cruz 46-40 in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League...
View ArticleTrump’s gender executive order a ‘full erasure’ on transgender rights, Bay...
With California’s arsenal of legal protections, transgender high schooler Benny Ouros is hoping the Golden State can fend off the impacts of President Trump’s first day executive order that leans into...
View ArticleCalendar of Events | North Mississippi Allstars bring sound of the Magnolia...
SANTA CRUZ North Mississippi Allstars bring sound of the Magnolia State Mississippi is a state with a rich musical heritage — even spelling out its name has a musical cadence to it. It is the...
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Max Walters’ court smarts helping Chico State’s basketball team thrive |...
It should surprise no one that Max Walters’ virtually encyclopedic knowledge of basketball is his defining characteristic on the court. The Soquel High graduate has been around the game for much of his...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Local Democrats: Reflecting, learning and moving forward...
By Jack Brown The recent Santa Cruz County supervisorial elections for Districts 1 and 2 yielded unexpected results: Candidates backed by the Democratic Central Committee, in a county where over 60% of...
View ArticleSanta Cruz Actors’ Theatre presents an artistic cornucopia with their ‘8 Tens...
In Oregon, they have a saying. Don’t like the weather? Wait 10 minutes. Something similar could be said about the shift in temperature and pressure inside the small black box theater at the Santa Cruz...
View ArticleSanta Cruz County | Our Community Reads offers events centered on Barbara...
APTOS — Book clubs are a common way for bibliophiles to discuss certain books they read and engage in their themes. Every year, Friends of the Aptos Library and its partners take this concept a step...
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Santa Cruz Metro delayed final piece of service upgrades at the last minute....
SANTA CRUZ — Late last year, as most Santa Cruz County residents were taking a break from work to celebrate the holidays and ring in the new year, Santa Cruz Metro CEO Corey Aldridge was busy drafting...
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Photos | Santa Cruz High School Band prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary
Flutist Amiel Goodman and the rest of the Santa Cruz High School Band rehearse amid their awards and trophies as they prepare for the 100th anniversary concert. The band will commemorate a century of...
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Seahawks top Mission, face San Jose City for sole possession of division lead...
Freshman forward Gabby Brooks made two 3-pointers and scored a game-high 22 points, and the Cabrillo College women’s basketball team beat Mission 63-56 in the teams’ Coast Conference South Division...
View ArticleWarriors use late rally to overtake Clippers | NBA G League
Forwards Jackson Rowe and Blake Hinson fueled a 12-0 run late in the fourth quarter to turn Santa Cruz’s five-point deficit into a seven-point lead, and the Warriors held off the host San Diego...
View ArticleTariffs, what are they good for? | Jeffrey Scharf, Everybody’s Business
To listen to Donald Trump, tariffs are an elixir for whatever ails you. They raise revenue. They spur domestic production. They stick it to foreigners. They’ll make America great again. There’s only...
View ArticleHome & Garden Digest
WATSONVILLE Winter rose care workshop coming December through February is time to prune your roses, and it’s vital to their health that you do. Join Birdsong Orchard from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m....
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Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Planning a seasonal garden
Moonglow Sunbird aloe (Aloe moonglow). This succulent grows to 4 feet tall by 6 feet wide, with rosettes of 18 inches, arching gray-green leaves with marginal yellow teeth. The leaves’ upper surface...
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Rio Theatre to screen documentary on legendary Santa Cruz artist Jim Phillips
SANTA CRUZ — One of the most iconic images associated with Santa Cruz is a logo that bears its name. The “Red Dot” logo for the company Santa Cruz Skateboards — with its angular yellow letters amid a...
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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office launches California’s first Care Alert...
SANTA CRUZ — Many whose loved ones are in the midst of a mental health crisis need professional assistance but fear that calling law enforcement could unintentionally escalate the situation and put...
View ArticlePhoto | Butterfly bus heads up Heller Drive at UC Santa Cruz
A Santa Cruz Metro driver keeps her eyes on the road as she steers her monarch-butterfly-adorned articulated rig up Heller Drive at UC Santa Cruz. The bus is one of 30 wrapped buses Metro operates as...
View ArticlePhoto | Santa Cruz Harbor Patrol vessel remains ready to respond
Santa Cruz Harbor Patrol’s 36-foot patrol vessel PB Kinnamon cruised past the harbor jetty and the Walton Lighthouse on a recent foggy morning. The Harbor Patrol provides both landside and waterside...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s rejection of the rule of law
By Stephen Zunes With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, concerns have been raised about the politicization of the American legal system, with fears that our centuries-old tradition of equal...
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Cardinals girls survive Aptos in overtime | Local Roundup
Karolina Espinosa made two free throws in the final 9.1 seconds, and Santa Cruz High’s girls basketball team edged host Aptos 58-56 in overtime in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game...
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