Calendar of Events | Mothfest pays tribute to late Santa Cruz musician Dan...
SANTA CRUZ Mothfest pays tribute to late Santa Cruz musician Dan Lamothe A memorial concert will be held Friday to Dan Lamothe, a local bassist and firefighting recruit who died during a training...
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Santa Cruz | Driver in Mission Street shooting sentenced to time-served
SANTA CRUZ — The driver in a fatal Mission Street gang shooting who pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter was sentenced to a “paper commitment” prison term. Jonathan Dominguez-Martinez Jonathan...
View ArticleEditorial | Can California’s controversial SB 9 lot-split law be made viable?
Second of two parts When Senate Bill 9 ending single-family zoning in California became law in 2022 it was heralded by state lawmakers as a means to end the state’s chronic housing shortage. The law...
View ArticleArt Seen | UC Santa Cruz Art Department to hold 50th annual Print Sale
Hundreds of prints will be available for sale at the Art Department’s 50th annual UCSC Print Sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 7 and 8 in the Art Department Room G-101. The print sale features...
View ArticleMob break-in targets Watsonville marijuana dispensary
WATSONVILLE — Police are investigating a pre-dawn marijuana dispensary burglary involving a mob-style theft over the weekend. Watsonville police officers were called around 4 a.m. Saturday to a...
View ArticleSC basketball talent Jack Busenhart commits to Benedictine | Local Roundup
Former Santa Cruz High basketball talent Jack Busenhart has committed to Benedictine University, an NAIA school in Mesa, Arizona. Busenhart, a 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward, was a Coast Conference...
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St. Francis’ Nash Horton returns from injury, earns co-MVP honor | All-PCAL...
St. Francis High baseball talent Nash Horton made up for lost time. Sidelined his sophomore season by a torn labrum, Horton returned with a vengeance and was named co-MVP of the Pacific Coast Athletic...
View ArticleWarmer water means inshore fish are biting | Fish Rap
The Monterey Bay area continues to experience a weird mix of conditions as we move from spring to summer. It feels almost like we are moving from winter directly to summer, skipping spring altogether....
View ArticleCoast Line | Pipeline work to delay traffic on Highway 129
WATSONVILLE Pipeline work to delay traffic on Highway 129 Drivers can expect traffic delays on Highway 129 through Watsonville during a water supply pipeline installation, according to a release from...
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Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Avocado in the garden
Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus ‘Cupani’). Flowers are available in a huge range of colors, from pearly white through ice cream pastels to magentas and purples. Popular based on dainty winged blossoms,...
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SANTA CRUZ Beekeepers guild to meet Wednesday Join the monthly Santa Cruz Beekeepers Guild at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the El Rio Mobile Home Park, 2120 N. Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. Guest speaker this month...
View ArticleFood Bin development approved by Santa Cruz City Council
SANTA CRUZ — The contested five-story development proposed at the site of the Food Bin and Herb Room at 1130 Mission St. in Santa Cruz will move forward, slightly modified, after appeals opposing the...
View ArticleSanta Cruz police auditor’s report notes two ‘significant incidents’
SANTA CRUZ — An independent auditor reviewing Santa Cruz Police Department practices in 2023 highlighted two significant incidents out of 17 formal investigations. In a presentation to the Santa Cruz...
View ArticleCommunity Foundation Santa Cruz County distributes $1.9 million in latest...
SANTA CRUZ — Almost 100 local nonprofits will receive a significant financial boost this year thanks to a philanthropic grant program facilitated by Community Foundation Santa Cruz County. According to...
View ArticleUndercover Santa Cruz sting nets fentanyl sales arrest
SANTA CRUZ — A Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office team tasked with cracking down on deadly drug sales made an arrest with the help of an undercover operation this week. The Fentanyl Crisis Response...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Why Santa Cruz County should get behind low impact camping...
By Jazzari Taylor Nature is a necessity for human health and well-being; access to the outdoors should be a right, but in California – and in Santa Cruz County – it’s more often a luxury. That’s why,...
View ArticleAptos football talent Lawrence Ingram IV commits to Chapman | Local Roundup
Aptos High senior Lawrence Ingram IV will continue his academic and football careers at NCAA Division III Chapman University in Orange. He plans to play linebacker for the Panthers. Ingram shined as a...
View ArticlePolice arrest ‘many’ at Israel-Hamas war protest at UC Santa Cruz, school says
By KATHY McCORMACK (Associated Press) Police in riot gear surrounded arm-in-arm protesters Friday at UC Santa Cruz to remove an encampment and barricades where pro-Palestinian demonstrations have...
View ArticleSLV junior James Dahlen earns MVP honor | All-SCCAL boys golf
San Lorenzo Valley High’s James Dahlen essentially grew walking the fairways at Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club. As a 2-year-old, he toted around a wooden club made by his uncle, Bud, and took his...
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Gallery | Protest after Palestine solidarity encampment broken up at UC Santa...
Police at UC Santa Cruz on Friday removed an encampment and barricades where pro-Palestinian demonstrations have blocked the main entrance to the campus. Many were arrested, according to the...
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