Photo | Going on a Wilder ride
Cyclists head up a trail above UC Santa Cruz at Wilder Ranch State Park. The park has 34 trails. These trails offer a combined total of 35 miles of hiking, biking and equestrian paths. (Shmuel Thaler –...
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America’s sweetheart lost in SC | Ross Eric Gibson, Local History
Townsfolk faces show reactions to Pickford’s unorthodox behavior. From "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,” 1917. (Ross Eric Gibson collection)Mary Pickford. (Ross Eric Gibson collection)Jack Pickford, Mary’s...
View ArticleScotts Valley girls lacrosse team seeded 8th in CCS D-II playoffs | Local...
Scotts Valley High’s girls lacrosse team, the only team from Santa Cruz County to make the 2025 Central Coast Section playoffs, regardless of gender, received the No. 8 seed in Division II at Sunday’s...
View ArticleSuspect arrest in connection with April arson in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE — A suspect was arrested Friday in connection with a small April 5 vegetation fire in Watsonville, which investigators with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection believe...
View ArticleWatsonville City Council to consider electric vehicle charger parking ordinance
WATSONVILLE — Given the rise of electric vehicles, and a state mandate for all newly produced vehicles in California to have zero tailpipe emissions by 2035, it is no surprise that more electric...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Health care leaders urge state to preserve Medi-Cal funding
By Anita Aguirre, Donna Young, Laura Marcus and Stephen Gray In a stand for health care justice, we commend the County Board of Supervisors led by Supervisor Monica Martinez, for championing Medi-Cal...
View ArticlePhoto | Crossing through a colony
A visitor to Main Beach in Santa Cruz heads one way while a flock of gulls takes off in the other direction. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)
View Article“Hands off our health care”: Santa Cruz County health care leaders push back...
WATSONVILLE — Local leaders have been sounding the alarm for months about how spending cuts under consideration at the federal level would devastate safety net services in Santa Cruz County. But the...
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Golden State’s semifinal series hole gets deeper | Glimpse of the Action
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr gives a high-five to center Trayce Jackson-Davis before the center re-enters the game against Minnesota Timberwolves during the second quarter in Game 4 of...
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Soquel boys volleyball wins CCS first-round match; Harbor to host Burlingame...
The No. 5 seed Soquel High’s boys volleyball team beat No. 12 Summit Shasta 24-26, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22 in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division II playoffs on Monday. Nathan McCarthey...
View ArticleQuick Bites | Artichoke Festival permanently shuts down after 65 years
MONTEREY COUNTY Artichoke Festival closes up shop Last Friday, event organizers announced the immediate and permanent closure of the annual Artichoke Festival. This year’s event, originally scheduled...
View ArticleDonna Maurillo, Food for Thought | Fun in the sun with great American food
Memorial Day has always been my favorite holiday. Well, except for all the fun around Christmas, of course. But Memorial Day marks the start of the summer season, and that makes me very happy. I love...
View ArticleCapitola budget hearings kick off Thursday
CAPITOLA — The first in a series of hearings that will unpack Capitola’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year are set to start this week and continue later in the month. At its 6 p.m. meeting on...
View ArticlePajaro Valley school board Trustee Gabe Medina threatens defamation lawsuit...
WATSONVILLE — After a failed censure vote against him, a trustee with the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees has fought back against the board’s leaders by sending them a letter...
View ArticlePhoto | Santa Cruz sits somewhere under the rainbow
The bottom of a rainbow shines early Monday evening over the intersection of Palm and Mission streets in Santa Cruz after a day that alternated between rain and sunshine. The National Weather Service...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Santa Cruz County supports rail and trail, has for many years
By Sally Arnold The recent Sentinel op-ed by Jack Brown, who served as Greenway’s spokesperson during that organization’s failed 2022 Measure D campaign, attempts to paint as “reckless” those who...
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Mountain Community Theater presents ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the...
This Friday, theater-lovers and Anglophiles have an exciting opportunity to sample a slice of life set in the United Kingdom. Simon Hayward directs an all-star Mountain Community Theater cast in a...
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Bicyclist’s disappearance in Sierra Nevada called ‘definitely troubling’
The lack of clues about what happened to an outgoing young bicyclist is “definitely troubling,” a sheriff’s deputy said in an update about the search for Tiffany Slaton. Tiffany Slaton, reported...
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Photos | Santa Cruz County youth march for LGBTQ rights
Organizer Bryce Grossman speaks at Tuesday’s rally. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel)Santa Cruz County youth raise their arms and their voices on Tuesday at Santa Cruz City Hall for the We Will Not...
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Bragging rights and berths for U.S. Boardriders National Championship at...
Forget that courtroom battle over who owns the “Surf City” moniker. In reality, the top surf region will be decided in the water over the next three days at the Wheat Cup specialty event and ensuing...
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