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Phil Yeh, godfather of graphic novels, to make stops in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ — Walk into any bookstore or library, and you will be guaranteed to find a plethora of graphic novels, maybe even entire sections dedicated to them. The combination of text and vivid imagery...
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UC Santa Cruz academic workers stage strike over UC protest response
SANTA CRUZ — More than a thousand academic workers and students at UC Santa Cruz walked out of offices, labs and classrooms Monday in a loud rebuke of the university system’s handling of...
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New affordable housing Pacific Station North breaks ground in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ — The transit-oriented Pacific Station redevelopment project’s final leg — including 126 units of new affordable housing units — kicked off Monday afternoon with a groundbreaking ceremony...
View ArticleLos Gatos winery opens for tastings for first time in 25 years
What has been strictly a “mailing list only” affair for the last 25 years is now available to wine enthusiasts on a by-appointment basis: Rhys Vineyards, perched on Skyline Boulevard in Los Gatos, is...
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Scotts Valley’s Taylor Wilson, Aptos’ Mileena Carbajal earn top honors |...
Scotts Valley High softball talent Taylor Wilson was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, during a recent vote of league coaches. It was the third straight season that the junior third...
View ArticleQuick Bites | Vietnamese brunch at Santa Cruz’s Full Steam Dumpling on deck
SANTA CRUZ Vietnamese brunch at Full Steam Dumpling on deck Full Steam Dumpling is opening in the morning for a one-time Vietnamese brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at 1001 Center St., at the Santa...
View ArticleEditorial | Can Santa Cruz Metro’s hydrogen bet pay off?
Second of two parts. In a previous Editorial, we wrote about new leadership and initiatives at Santa Cruz Metro, and about the agency’s “Reimagine Metro” project. The first phase of this project rolled...
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First Cleanup Day tallies 1,500-pound haul in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ — The results are in from Santa Cruz County’s first Cleanup Day and it’s fair to say the local community didn’t let this opportunity go to waste. Local leaders said the inaugural countywide...
View ArticleNew Santa Cruz Public Libraries director to be considered
SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz Public Libraries Joint Powers Authority Board will consider the appointment of Christopher Platt, the current library director of Mono County, as the new Santa Cruz County...
View ArticleSanta Cruz ACLU panel examines privacy rights
SANTA CRUZ — With the technologies that now exist, how could anyone reasonably expect that anything that they do is private? Is there really a need for privacy for those who are doing nothing wrong?...
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Photos | Swell fuels big waves in Santa Cruz
A southwest swell poured into Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz Monday afternoon. The surfline.com forecast calls for continued southwest systems producing well-formed sets over the next couple of days. A...
View ArticleMountain lion prompts brief lockdown at Aptos High School
APTOS — Aptos High School went into a brief shelter in place Tuesday after multiple reports of a mountain lion on campus were shared with administrators. Aptos High Principal Alison Hanks-Sloan told...
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Santa Cruz holds off Harbor, reaches first section final since 2011 | CCS...
MONTEREY — Santa Cruz High’s baseball team has taken some lumps this season, but it’s playing some of its best baseball when it matters most. And, now the Cardinals will play in a Central Coast Section...
View ArticleExecutive Director Robb Woulfe to leave Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
SANTA CRUZ — Robb Woulfe, the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, announced Tuesday he would be leaving the position after four years as his family will be relocating....
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Home is where the heart is for softball talents Juliana Wilson, Anastacia...
It’s said that in softball, as in life, the important things happen at home. Few college softball players understand that better than Juliana Wilson and Anastacia Alba. After graduating from...
View ArticleCalendar of Events | Francisco Jiménez to discuss new graphic novel memoir at...
FREEDOM Francisco Jiménez to discuss new graphic novel In 1997, Mexican American writer and longtime Santa Clara University professor Francisco Jiménez published his memoir “The Circuit: Stories from...
View ArticleIdaho songwriter Colby Acuff drops into Felton Music Hall
Write. Record. Hit the road. Repeat. Not a bad yearly plan for a performing artist. Colby Acuff is on the third leg of that plan as he rolls into town with his six-piece band at Felton Music Hall next...
View ArticleLetter | Learning the hard way about state’s wasteful way
Gov. Newsom wants $20 billion for his tunnel, which makes me want to oppose the idea. Remember the $24 billion for homelessness? What ever happened to that? How about the billions that were defrauded...
View ArticleLetter | Where did all the fish go? ‘We ate them’
We talk about politics way too much. We talk about West Cliff Drive and oversized parking. But what about fishing? It’s not so great when most everything is closed. Salmon, deep water rockfish, crab,...
View ArticleLetter | Quick county response to issues at Corcoran Lagoon
The public can often feel cynical about what our local government and civil servants do to help our community, especially in times of scarce resources and political divisions. I wanted to acknowledge...
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