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Santa Cruz Planning Commission to review downtown plan expansion report
SANTA CRUZ — At its meeting Thursday evening, the city of Santa Cruz Planning Commission will consider recommending that the Santa Cruz City Council certify the final environmental impact report for...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Santa Cruz must step up to fund city tree canopy
By Tony Elliot On April 2, the City of Santa Cruz received deeply disappointing news: the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) terminated a $1 million federal grant awarded to our Parks and...
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County’s top track and field athletes turn in stellar marks at Arcadia...
Some of Santa Cruz County’s top high school track and field athletes turned in stellar performances at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational, held Friday and Saturday at Arcadia High. Aptos senior Logan...
View ArticleName Dropping | California Surf Lifesaving Association honors Brendan Daly of...
The California Surf Lifesaving Association honored Santa Cruz Fire Department marine safety officer Brendan Daly with the Medal of Valor Award recently for demonstrating exemplary and extraordinary...
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Santa Cruz’s own ‘Willy Wonka’| Ross Eric Gibson, Local History
The mysterious Frazier Lewis House overlooking Schwan Lake in Twin Lakes. (Ross Eric Gibson collection)Frazier Lewis had his candy store and factory filling the bottom floor of the new Trust Building....
View ArticlePhoto | There’s a pink moon on the rise
The full moon rises over Santa Cruz Saturday night. April’s full moon is called the Pink Moon, and it’s also a “micromoon” because it will be at its farthest point from Earth during its full phase. The...
View ArticlePhoto | Crews extinguish hillside homeless encampment fire
Firefighters contained a fire Saturday afternoon at a homeless encampment on a hillside above Highway 9 between Rincon Crossing and Paradise Park. First responders from CalFire and Santa Cruz Fire...
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Watsonville’s Redman-Hirahara house faces possible demolition
WATSONVILLE — The fate of the Redman-Hirahara house, once a center of agriculture in Watsonville, now rests in the hands of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors. The board will be voting next...
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Warriors headed for play-in on Tuesday in SF | Glimpse of the Action
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green blocks a shot from Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac during the teams' NBA regular-season finale at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sunday. (Raul...
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Santa Cruz’s DeMarco Hunter named Cal-Hi Sports’ State D-IV Player of the...
There was no hiding Santa Cruz High’s DeMarco Hunter on the basketball court. Every opposing coach knew that if his team hoped to beat the Cardinals, his players had to limit the damage done by the...
View ArticleWatsonville City Council to consider flying Portuguese flag in June
WATSONVILLE — The Portuguese flag could be flying outside the Watsonville Civic Plaza for a week in June if approved by the City Council at its Tuesday meeting. In 2021, the council adopted a...
View ArticlePajaro Valley school board to consider ethnic studies consultant agreement
WATSONVILLE — The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board Trustees will consider Wednesday whether or not to bring back a contract with Community Responsive Education to provide consultation on...
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Sentinel’s Jim Seimas awarded fifth place, Raul Ebio eighth at APSE national...
Santa Cruz Sentinel Sports Editor Jim Seimas was awarded fifth place and freelance photographer Raul Ebio received eighth place from the Associated Press Sports Editors in its annual contest for work...
View ArticleEditorial | Yes, young e-bike riders do need safety training
Ubiquitous e-bikes, be they owner/progeny-operated or rentals, have caused numerous complaints about these motorized two wheelers flying down streets and sometimes, illegally, on sidewalks. Often times...
View ArticleCapitola City Council to weigh in on contested rail trail design at special...
CAPITOLA — After a two-month delay, the stage has been set for Capitola leaders to weigh in on the design of a multi-use trail that traverses the cityscape. At a special meeting set for 5:15 p.m....
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Bigfoot Museum in Felton spared in weekend blaze
FELTON — A structure on the famed Bigfoot Discovery Museum complex went up in flames Sunday, but crews managed to pounce on it fast enough to prevent widespread losses. First responders were dispatched...
View ArticlePhoto | Awesome round of golf
San Jose State University golfer Awesome Burnett hits out of trouble on the 16th hole on Monday during the first round of the 78th Western Intercollegiate golf tournament at Pasatiempo Golf Club. The...
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Defending champ Filip Jakubcik of Arizona, Japan’s Taiga Kobayashi tied for...
SANTA CRUZ — Defending champion Filip Jakubcik of University of Arizona and Taiga Kobayashi of Japan’s Nihon University were among the 15 players who shot under par in the opening round of 78th Western...
View ArticleQuick Bites | Tickets now available for Teen Kitchen Project’s community...
LA SELVA BEACH Tickets on sale for Teen Kitchen Project fundraiser Teen Kitchen Project is holding a High Tea community fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 27 at the La Selva Beach Clubhouse....
View ArticleDonna Maurillo, Food for Thought | The flavors of the Italian seaside
You all know that I can be obsessed with Italy because I identify so strongly with my ethnicity. So, I try not to focus too much on it when I write this column. But this week I received a cookbook that...
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