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The marvelous McPhersons | Ross Eric Gibson, Local History
Members of the McPherson clan, gathered in appreciation of the McPherson Center name. (Courtesy of the MAH archives)Bruce McPherson in 1988, when he was co-chair of the museum fundraising campaign....
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Team Era delivers in Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game |...
Running back Elijah Velez of Scotts Valley High runs for a short gain during the Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game in Salinas on Saturday. (Raul Ebio - Santa Cruz Sentinel)Linebacker...
View ArticlePhoto | Community members rally in support of activist Thairie Ritchie after...
Hundreds of community members added flowers, candles and photographs on Sunday to an altar for healing for local civil rights activist Thairie Ritchie at the Black Lives Matter mural in front of Santa...
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Pajaro Valley school board appoints Joy Flynn to fill vacancy
WATSONVILLE — The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees is back to being a seven-member board with the appointment of Joy Flynn to the Area I seat during a special meeting Friday....
View ArticlePhoto | Fire training in session
Santa Cruz Fire probationary firefighter paramedic Brian Scheckl, left, and firefighter Nathan Rodger head down from the roof of the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium during a training exercise last week....
View ArticleEditorial | Santa Cruz County can lead the way to protect our undocumented...
Amid on-again, off-again tariff threats from the Trump administration, the driving force behind all this is the vow to deport undocumented immigrants from the the U.S. This campaign is well underway...
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Hundreds march in honor of Santa Cruz activist after self-immolation
SANTA CRUZ — A light, misty rain fell over Santa Cruz Sunday afternoon as hundreds gathered in the downtown area to honor the life and pray for the recovery of a prominent local activist who set...
View ArticlePhoto | Santa Cruz takes part in Day Without Immigrants
More than 100 people gathered on Monday at the Santa Cruz Town Clock to raise their voices as part of a national Day Without Immigrants. A protest also occurred in Watsonville and many other locations...
View ArticleSharks’ boys and girls basketball teams remain unbeaten in Cypress Division...
Senior Nash Horton recorded his 14th double-double of the season, and St. Francis High’s boys basketball team took a huge step toward the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division title with its...
View ArticleQuick Bites | Tortilla Shack opens its doors
SANTA CRUZ Tortilla Shack now open Tortilla Shack recently opened at 1505 Commercial Way. Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The menu features burritos, bowls, tacos, nachos, quesadillas and salads....
View ArticleSanta Cruz County offers plenty of Super Bowl watch parties
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — The second Sunday in February is coming up soon, which means millions of Americans will be fervently watching to see if the Kansas City Chiefs achieve the first three-peat of the...
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Live Oak, Soquel join statewide educational bargaining campaign
LIVE OAK — As school districts throughout California continue to face cuts, teacher shortages and other issues, more than 77,000 educators from over 30 districts have banded together to demand better...
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Surging pineapple express forces flood, wind warnings in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ — A wet pattern that began last week continued in Santa Cruz County Tuesday with the overnight arrival of an atmospheric river storm that brought several inches of rain to parts the region...
View ArticlePhoto | Not exactly easy sailing on Monterey Bay as storm causes choppy waters
A solo mariner tries to navigate the chop in the Monterey Bay as wind, waves and rain powered by Tuesday’s atmospheric river arrived.
View ArticleEditorial | State Farm’s huge rate hikes add to worsening insurance crisis...
The recent devastating fires in Los Angeles are going to make the state’s insurance crisis that much worse for home and property owners in much of California including those some 350 miles away in...
View ArticleDonna Maurillo, Food for Thought | The benefits of sourdough
The sourdough craze seems to have hit its peak during COVID quarantines, when people began making sourdough bread at home. I was among the devotees. But I had to pull back when I gained seven pounds....
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Scotts Valley pulls away from SC, secures first SCCAL title since 2016 |...
SCOTTS VALLEY — In a game that symbolized the “changing of the guard” in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls basketball, upstart and undefeated Scotts Valley High defeated four-time defending...
View ArticleWarriors lose to Skyforce, return to SC for 10-game homestand | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz had six players record double-digit scoring performances, but the Warriors fell to the Sioux Falls Skyforce, 121-109, in the teams’ NBA G League game at Sanford Pentagon in South Dakota on...
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Event Santa Cruz brings crowds back to Santa Cruz Wharf after closure
It started as a simple, monthly speaker series at the Nickelodeon Theatre to showcase local entrepreneurs and community leaders. That evolved into giving time to anyone who had a story to tell...
View ArticleWatsonville man to serve two years in prison after two instances of police...
John Aguirre, 20, of Watsonville was sentenced to two years in the California Department of Corrections for two separate instances of evading a peace officer with a willful disregard for the safety of...
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