Quick Bites | Downtown Santa Cruz farmers market changing locations, Westside...
SANTA CRUZ Downtown farmers market moving to new location The Wednesday afternoon downtown Santa Cruz farmers market, operated by the Santa Cruz Community Farmers’ Markets (santacruzfarmersmarket.org),...
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Bookshop Santa Cruz to celebrate importance of children’s books with ‘Story &...
SANTA CRUZ — For many generations, the experience of children having their parents sit at their bedside and read to them is a shared memory. Before they could read the books themselves, kids were...
View ArticleSanta Cruz County RTC reaffirms commitment to passenger rail, aligns with...
SANTA CRUZ — Local transportation leaders once again affirmed a commitment to pursuing a passenger rail project within the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line after receiving a recent project update from...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | AB 1468 will set clear curriculum standards for ethnic...
By Dawn Addis I was a public school teacher for more than two decades. I know the importance of students seeing themselves reflected in their school curriculum — and the isolation and exclusion that...
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Photos | Santa Cruz traffic delays begin as crews start Murray Street bridge...
Workers on Tuesday install K-rail concrete barriers as construction gets underway on the Murray Street Bridge Seismic Retrofit and Barrier replacement project. The project, which will keep the roadway...
View ArticlePhoto | Looking up at Loma Prieta from Scotts Valley High School
The antennas atop Loma Prieta’s peak, top, rise into the sky as cows graze, at bottom, in Scotts Valley in this view from Scotts Valley High School. Loma Prieta is the highest point in the Santa Cruz...
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Friends, colleagues, pupils of Khalid Al-Rasheed to celebrate late soccer coach
SANTA CRUZ — Dozens of friends, colleagues, and pupils of are set to gather this weekend and celebrate iconic soccer player and coach Khalid Al-Rasheed, 65, who died March 6 while in Boston to receive...
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Santa Cruz baseball slips past previously unbeaten Soquel in zany finish |...
Santa Cruz High’s baseball team edged host Soquel 3-2 in a zany finish in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action to knock the Knights from the unbeaten ranks Tuesday. “They made us work for every bit...
View ArticleSanta Cruz coughs up lead late, falls to South Bay to cap 5-2 road trip | NBA...
Despite losing their second straight game to the host South Bay Lakers on Tuesday, the Santa Cruz Warriors own the NBA G League’s best record on the road. Now, they’ll need to up their game at Kaiser...
View ArticleWater main break prompts temporary Santa Cruz Wharf closure
SANTA CRUZ — City officials announced Wednesday morning that the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf will be shuttered at 8 p.m. Wednesday and will reopen Friday morning due to a water main break underneath the...
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How Santa Cruz County’s baseball talent fared in MLB spring training
Veteran MLB outfielder Mitch Haniger, a 34-year-old Archbishop Mitty and Aptos resident, was released by the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. Haniger has battled injuries and struggled at the plate over the...
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Santa Cruz County provides funds for immigrant rights, LGBTQ+ groups amid...
WATSONVILLE — Santa Cruz County officials say they’ve put their money where their mouth is when it comes to protecting local communities targeted by the Donald Trump administration. In February, the...
View ArticleMembers of Santa Cruz County Measure Q oversight board finalized
SANTA CRUZ — The nine-member advisory board responsible for ensuring revenues from a newly passed countywide parcel tax are effectively and transparently implemented has been finalized. Santa Cruz...
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Santa Cruz City Council chooses concept for future farmers market
SANTA CRUZ — At its meeting Tuesday, the Santa Cruz City Council took the initial step to establish an enhanced infrastructure finance district in portions of the city and chose the conceptual design...
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Photos | Esperanza Del Valle prepares for Espíritu de México dance performances
The dance studio at Cabrillo College in Watsonville is filled with energy and color on Tuesday as performers from Esperanza Del Valle Folklórico dance company and Ballet Folklórico del Puerto de...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Volunteer for next year’s Santa Cruz County civil grand jury
By Judge Katherine A. Hansen California’s civil grand jury system is a vital part of the judicial branch of the government, though it functions separately from the courts. Each county’s civil grand...
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Former MVC talent ‘JoJo’ Keldsen commits to D-I program | College baseball
WATSONVILLE — Watsonville baseball talent Joseph “JoJo” Keldsen committed to NCAA Division I Southeast Missouri State University on Monday. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound right-handed pitcher and infielder —...
View ArticleSanta Cruz’s John Mel surfs into Round of 32 in Barbados | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz’s John Mel won his opening heat at the World Surf League’s BTMI Barbados Surf Pro at Soup Bowl, Bathsheba, Barbados, on Wednesday. Men’s and women’s competitions are being held at the...
View ArticleCabrillo looking for new head coach after successful season | Women’s basketball
APTOS — The Cabrillo College women’s basketball team, which rebounded from a 3-24 campaign a year earlier and secured its first playoff win since 2018-19, is looking for a new head coach. Tony...
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Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Using AI to nurture garden needs, Part 3
An evergreen perennial with strap-like leaves 12-16 inches long and flowering stems reaching 3-4 feet tall. (Courtesy Tom Karwin)This evergreen vine is widespread throughout much of Australia....
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