Letter | Bernie Sanders got it right on choosing against Trump
Bernie Sanders got it right. It’s not a choice between Biden and God, but between Biden and a second Trump term. More Trump would mean a further roll-back of reproductive rights, less environmental...
View ArticleLetter | Trump’s ‘character’ put on full display in trial
One may disagree or agree with the guilty verdict against Donald Trump. The verdict is not the important part of what transpired. What one should not dismiss is the character of the defendant that was...
View ArticleLetter | Good Samaritan Curtis Reliford needs support
Curtis Reliford is the epitome of a good Samaritan. The Red Cross awarded him a local hero certificate. In addition, he was given two keys to the City of Santa Cruz. For 19 years and counting, he has...
View ArticleLetter | Discrimination still impacts current students
A recent letter writer wrote of her dismay that graduating African American Santa Cruz High School students were celebrated at the annual the Black Graduation ceremony. I am so sad to read those words....
View ArticleLetter | City of Santa Cruz wants ‘a lot more of your money’
Don’t be deceived. The Santa Cruz mayor and city manager want a lot more of your money, to do as they please. In the current budget we finally see the effect of relentless, unjustified, outrageous...
View ArticleLetter | Answering Trump: Trial was not rigged
No, Donald, the trial wasn’t rigged. It followed prescribed procedures for giving attention to actual facts and the real requirements of the law. But you wouldn’t know true facts since you spread thick...
View ArticlePsychological thriller author, anti-racist writer on tap for Watsonville...
WATSONVILLE — As it does just about every week, the Watsonville Public Library will be providing an opportunity for people to hear from their favorite authors through a partnership with the Library...
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Nearly half of California’s homeless people are over 50
Kelly Thompson lives in a sun-faded camper at an encampment in an industrial corner of West Oakland. At 76, being homeless is getting harder. Thompson is feeling it in his bones. “My knees are hurting....
View ArticleSanta Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission to get first look at...
WATSONVILLE — As a local transportation agency continues progress on a multi-year passenger rail study, its planners are ready to share options for potential vehicle types commuters could end up riding...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Santa Cruz Pride Board seeks public conversation on LGBTQ+...
By Rob Darrow Santa Cruz Pride Chair We had a successful Pride 2024 celebration this past weekend where the Santa Cruz community celebrated who they are through our parade, festival and entertainment....
View ArticleGuest Commentary | A gay officer responds to parade ‘Queers Hate Cops’ banner
By Tony Contreras Santa Cruz Pride 2024 was a true roller coaster ride. Months earlier a friend (Pat Dellin) was named one of the grand marshals. Pat deserved this honor and I was truly excited and...
View ArticleLetter | Israel, Hamas put ‘nation’ above human rights
A friend asks me why I haven’t gone to any protests against Israel. He knows that I don’t approve of its violence at the moment; that I view the war as nationalism gone so far awry that it is an...
View ArticleLetter | MAGA attacks on Trump verdict are baseless
Have you ever been on a jury? Have you otherwise been part of, or even watched, a jury trial? If so, then you know that the MAGA attacks on the Trump convictions claiming that the convictions were...
View ArticlePhoto | Gulls fly over blue tent along San Lorenzo River levee
Gulls wing past the blue tent of an unhoused person living on the San Lorenzo River levee near the intersection of Canfield Avenue and San Lorenzo Boulevard. According to the results of the local...
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Jared Koenig delivers | Glimpse of the Action
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jared Koenig, an Aptos High alum, delivers during the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Monday in Philadelphia. Koenig pitched a...
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Three-sport Soquel star Braylon Noble makes college decision | High school...
Soquel High three-sport star Braylon Noble — named the 2023-24 Central Coast Section Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year — will continue his academic and athletic careers at NCAA Division I UC Santa...
View ArticleQuick Bites | Ozzy’s Pizza now open in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE Ozzy’s Pizza now open Ozzy’s Pizza (1036 E. Lake Ave.) is now serving customers. Located at the former site of Uncie Ro’s Pizza in the East Lake Village Shopping Center, the pizzeria opened...
View ArticleSeven county players make Mission Division first team | All-PCAL boys lacrosse
Soquel High boys lacrosse had three players named to the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s All-Mission Division first team after helping the Knights finish in second place. Senior midfielder Cade...
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Aptos High students complete construction of tiny home
APTOS — As the U.S. continues to face a housing shortage, the construction of tiny homes remain an alternative. Since the Great Recession, these homes have provided people with houses featuring just...
View ArticleLetter | Public interest served finally at UCSC protest
The intimidating terrorist sympathizing cosplay blocking the UCSC campus public right of way went on too long, and had unrealistic demands. If you were wondering when or if we the public would get our...
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