Watsonville City Council to receive presentation on expansion of...
WATSONVILLE — Nearly three years after adopting its Vehicle Miles Traveled mitigation program, the Watsonville City Council is considering expanding it into a regional program. That decision will come...
View ArticlePhoto | Flight of the cormorant
A cormorant lifts off from the water in the Upper Santa Cruz Harbor. Cormorants’ short wings make them incredibly agile swimmers, and they use less energy swimming than when flying. Some cormorants are...
View ArticleEditorial | As Santa Cruz Metro falters in service expansion plans, system...
Santa Cruz METRO has problems. The county-wide bus system rolled out a well-publicized service increase that included hiring almost 100 new employees. The expanded service initiative was supposed to go...
View ArticleSanta Cruz County braces for atmospheric river encore
SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County finds itself, once again, caught in the middle of an atmospheric river sandwich. Last week’s intense rain and high winds gave way to sunny skies over the weekend, but...
View ArticleSt. Francis girls soccer wins PCAL’s Santa Lucia Division title | Local Roundup
Peyton Orradre scored twice, and the St. Francis High girls soccer team beat Anzar 2-0 in San Juan Bautista to secure the program’s first league title in sport on Monday. Orradre, a junior forward, has...
View ArticleLocal baseball talents invited to MLB Spring Training
Name (local tie), Pos., Organization (status), report date Tyler Gilbert (SLV), LHP, Chicago White Sox (40-man roster), reports Wednesday Jared Koenig (Aptos), LHP, Milwaukee Brewers (40-man roster),...
View ArticleQuick Bites | Linda’s Seabreeze Café to fundraise for LA wildfire relief
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY Linda’s Seabreeze supports fire relief Linda’s Seabreeze Café (542 Seabright Ave., 831-427-9713, seabreezecafe.com) is hosting a benefit to help those affected by the recent Southern...
View ArticleCabrillo College Superintendent Matt Wetstein announces retirement
APTOS — After leading one of Santa Cruz County’s premier higher education institutions for the better part of a decade, Cabrillo College President and Superintendent Matt Wetstein announced Monday that...
View ArticlePajaro Valley Unified School District holds media briefing to clarify...
WATSONVILLE — Ahead of a potentially contentious school board meeting Wednesday, Superintendent Heather Contreras and other Pajaro Valley Unified School District officials hosted a media briefing...
View ArticleCapitola City Council takes look at rail trail segments, roundabout along...
CAPITOLA — Planning at a couple of high-profile transportation corridors in Capitola will be scrutinized this week by city leaders and the viewing public. At its meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday,...
View ArticlePhoto | SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base near Lompoc could be seen in the skies over Santa Cruz Monday evening. The company launched 23 Starlink satellites from Pad 4E at...
View ArticleEditorial | Report shows agonizingly slow rebuilding progress for CZU fire...
In the November 2024 county election, now-Supervisor Monica Martinez won a decisive victory to represent the 5th District over Christopher Bradford. Bradford’s campaign primarily focused on the...
View ArticleSCCAL champion Mariners roll past Santa Cruz in girls soccer | Local Roundup
Scarlet Stateler and Alexa Castaneda each had two goals and an assist, and Aptos High’s girls soccer team recorded its 10th shutout with its 9-0 win over visiting Santa Cruz on Tuesday. Isabella...
View ArticleSanta Cruz’s Natalie Monroe commits to NCAA Division I UNLV | Girls volleyball
SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz High junior volleyball talent Natalie Monroe, a 6-foot-2 outside hitter and right side, will continue her academic and athletic careers at NCAA Division I program UNLV beginning...
View ArticleCalendar of Events | Nile lead metal-packed bill at the Catalyst
SANTA CRUZ Nile leads metal-packed bill at the Catalyst Things are going to get pretty heavy at the Catalyst Club Friday, as is often the case. The venue is no stranger to hosting metal concerts, and...
View ArticleUC Santa Cruz brings Shakespearean comedy to the stage
SANTA CRUZ — UC Santa Cruz and William Shakespeare go hand in hand. From 1981 to 2013, the college hosted multiple plays by the Bard each summer as part of the Shakespeare Santa Cruz festival, until...
View ArticleWatsonville City Council clears way for participation in regional Vehicle...
WATSONVILLE — With Santa Cruz County looking toward a regional program to encourage alternative modes of transportation and reduce the area’s Vehicle Miles Traveled statistics, the Watsonville City...
View ArticleNashville songwriter Liz Longley takes Boulder Creek
Nashville might just evoke images of big hats and country music to some people, but it’s much more than that for those who make music for a living. There’s a reason so many songwriters and musicians...
View ArticlePavement repair priorities set for 2025 in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ — With election season all wrapped up, Santa Cruz County leaders are trying to make good on a simple and enduring constituent demand: fix the darn roads. At its meeting Tuesday, the county...
View ArticleAttorneys give closing arguments in trial to decide release of Adrian ‘A.J.’...
SANTA CRUZ — In a packed courtroom Tuesday morning, Santa Cruz County prosecutor Tara George began her closing arguments in the months-long trial to determine whether 25-year-old convicted rapist and...
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