Photo | Wagging tails and rainbow flags at Santa Cruz Pride Parade
Choo-choo, a Malchi (Maltese-Chihuahua mix), is festooned in bright colors as thousands packed downtown Santa Cruz on Sunday for the 50th Santa Cruz Pride Parade. The parade featured 91 entries,...
View ArticleGoldpine bring their Nashville chops to The Ugly Mug
There’s something special about the dedication that it takes to hit the road full time and play your music out to a different audience every night. Such is the case with Goldpine, the Nashville-based...
View ArticleWatsonville Planning Commission recommends council approval of Affordable...
WATSONVILLE — Affordable housing remains a hot button issue in numerous communities, especially in California. Since 1991, Watsonville has had an ordinance governing standards for affordable housing,...
View ArticleNo easy answers as Santa Cruz County supervisors take second look at health...
SANTA CRUZ — Amid a continued wave of pushback from the union representing its staff and the viewing public, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors took another hard look at the budget for its...
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Photos | Rainbow power fills 50th anniversary of Santa Cruz Pride Parade
Motorcycles & Misfits, a Santa Cruz LGBTQ+ founded and operated motorcycle co-op leads off the Santa Cruz Pride Parade on Sunday. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel)Past Santa Cruz Pride Parade...
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Downtown Santa Cruz Farmers Market makes debut at new location
SANTA CRUZ — The stoke was high among farmers market shoppers Wednesday afternoon as the Downtown Santa Cruz Farmers Market officially opened at its new location on Lot 16 and along Cedar and Lincoln...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Santa Cruz should ban tobacco filters
By Katie Thompson, Tracey Weiss and Dan Haifley On June 10, the Santa Cruz City Council will consider a ban on the sale of tobacco filters to protect the city’s watersheds, beaches and ocean. We...
View ArticleScotts Valley Trouble Fastpitch, Siltanen Park to host large, youth softball...
The Rally in the Valley Invitational — the first major girls softball tournament held in Scotts Valley since 2018 — takes place Friday through Sunday at Siltanen Park. More than 16 regional teams are...
View ArticleAward-winning author Katherine Applegate to host virtual author talk on book...
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — Just about everyone has been awed by the adorable antics of sea otters, mostly seen in internet videos, but one thing the Monterey Bay area can boast is its close proximity to these...
View ArticleSanta Cruz | Full closure of Murray Street Bridge to begin this month
SANTA CRUZ — The city of Santa Cruz announced Thursday that both the eastbound and westbound lanes of the Murray Street Bridge will be closed for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists starting June 23....
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Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Thoughts about trees
Alaskan yellow cedar/Nootka cypress (Cupressus nootkatensis). This evergreen conifer’s native region extends along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to northern California. It grows slowly to 60-90 feet...
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SANTA CRUZ Summer u-pick berry dates posted Pick organic strawberries and blueberries this summer, Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon on June 7, 21 and 28, at the UC Santa Cruz Farm, 1156 High St. With...
View ArticleHighway 1 overnight lane closures between State Park Drive, Bay/Porter exits...
SANTA CRUZ — Transportation officials are preparing for an overnight closure of Highway 1 as roadwork continues between the Bay Avenue/Porter Street and State Park Drive interchanges. The closures will...
View ArticleSanta Cruz County RTC to unveil ridership, cost estimates for passenger rail...
SANTA CRUZ — Prices and passengers will be the focus of an upcoming meeting hosted by the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission as it continues to unpack the latest findings for its...
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Santa Cruz south of Laurel mixed-use project discussed at meeting
SANTA CRUZ — The eight-story mixed-use building proposed for 201 Front St. in the city of Santa Cruz’s newly established south of Laurel area, or SOLA, was discussed at an online community meeting...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Local GOP calls for end to intimidation aimed at Trump...
By Michael Lelieur In recent weeks, our community has witnessed a disturbing escalation in political hostility, culminating in the so-called “RESIST” protest aimed at President Donald Trump and his...
View ArticlePhoto | Cave dweller sits patiently at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Crystal, one of the iconic cave dwellers at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, sits patiently near the amusement park’s Sea Swings as a worker cleans the sidewalk in the early morning before crowds...
View ArticlePhoto | Progress continues at Harvey West Studios housing project in Santa Cruz
Once completed, the Harvey West Studios project rises at Housing Matters in Santa Cruz will provide 120 units of permanent supportive housing, making it the largest of its kind in Santa Cruz County. A...
View ArticleMVC’s Kayla Fullalove-Silveira honored for offensive prowess | 2025 All-PCAL...
Monte Vista Christian School’s softball team finished in sixth place in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s Mission Division. That said, it didn’t take much of a pitch from Mustangs coach Gerry Vargas...
View ArticleCal Fire contains blaze near Felton, Scotts Valley
FELTON — Firefighters with Cal Fire’s San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit contained a fire Friday afternoon after it burned 2.3 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains between Scotts Valley and Felton. Crews responded...
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