Guest Commentary | A challenge for new leadership to stop pervasive...
By Laura C. Lee At a recent community meeting, a prominent Santa Cruz city leader refuted a respected resident calling accurate information “BS.” This arrogant posture by our senior official highlights...
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California-mandated ethnic studies sparks curriculum clash
California’s public schools will be required to offer a full-year course in ethnic studies beginning in the 2025-26 school year. And by 2030, students won’t be able to graduate without it. But school...
View ArticleCivil grand jury report investigates ‘deplorable condition’ of Santa Cruz...
SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz County roads are in rough shape and it’s going to take much more than some pothole patchwork to chart a smooth course ahead. That’s one of several conclusions arrived at by the...
View ArticleSanta Cruz man ID’d in fatal solo Memorial Day crash
SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of a man killed in a solo Memorial Day weekend accident. Adam Donoghue, 45, of Santa Cruz County, was traveling northbound...
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Photos | State Parks holds prescribed burn at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Santa Cruz District of California State Parks Natural Resource Program Manager Tim Hyland monitors the progress on Monday of the prescribed burn near the observation platform at Henry Cowell Redwoods...
View ArticleKitesurfer rescued from secluded Davenport-area cove
DAVENPORT LANDING — A kitesurfer stranded on a North Coast beach successfully signaled his distress Sunday afternoon with the help of a pile of rocks. Cal Fire responded around 4:15 p.m. to a cove...
View ArticlePhoto | Mission Hill Middle School in Santa Cruz replaces windows
Plywood was secured Monday morning over windows at Mission Hill Middle School in Santa Cruz as a crew from Strawn Construction is replacing the school’s 44 windows with new aluminum framed models. Sam...
View ArticleLetter | Why did Pride need to alienate law enforcement?
I’ve lived in Santa Cruz for 45 years and I’m queer. I have probably attended at least 40 gay Pride parades and festivities. Even though I thought the decision to disallow the Sheriff’s Office from...
View ArticleLetter | A local camp host responds to LICA critics
I am a responsible camp host and community member. I take pride in sharing my land with campers who prefer my quiet mountain property to packed public campgrounds, and who might not otherwise be able...
View ArticleLetter | Biased reporting of arrests at UCSC encampment
Your front-page article on UCSC arrests was so biased it was difficult to read. Is the Sentinel promoting the UCSC political drama performance? Much was made of one student who had to wear a “spit-bag”...
View ArticleLetter | Appalled at displays of antisemitism on campuses
I am appalled by the recent displays of antisemitism in the U.S. Across the country there has been an expression of anti-Israel and antisemitic vitriol. These demonstrators ignore the fact that Hamas...
View ArticleLetter | Older women telling the truth with wisdom
I was one of an overflow audience at Bookshop Santa Cruz last Tuesday evening who delighted in listening to a dozen or so women writers, all over 80, read their poems and essay from a new book, called...
View ArticleLetter | Students protest US role in another ‘shameful war’
This week, at the campus strike and amnesty-for-all rally, I heard an elder introduce himself as having been part of a 1970 demonstration that shut down the Highway 9 and 17 intersection and been...
View ArticleStranded kitesurfer rescued from secluded Santa Cruz County cove after...
DAVENPORT LANDING — A kitesurfer stranded on a North Coast beach successfully signaled his distress Sunday afternoon with the help of a pile of rocks. Cal Fire responded around 4:15 p.m. to a cove...
View ArticleDonna Maurillo, Food for Thought | How to make tasty tomato soup
My tomatoes are growing, and all’s well with the world. If you have your own tomato patch (or just a big pot), you know what I’m talking about. Some of my earliest memories are of sitting in the...
View ArticleScotts Valley sprinter Nathaniel Guillory makes college commitment | Local...
Scotts Valley sprinter Nathaniel Guillory, a Los Altos High graduate, has committed to San Jose State University to continue his academic and athletic careers. The Central Coast Section champion in the...
View ArticleQuick Bites | Alderwood Santa Cruz reopening on Friday with new executive chef
SANTA CRUZ Alderwood is reopening on Friday Alderwood Santa Cruz (155 Walnut Ave.) is reopening Friday with a new menu and new Executive Chef Mikey Adams. As stated on the restaurant’s website, the new...
View ArticleCapitola leaders to weigh temporary lease with longtime wharf business
CAPITOLA — This week’s Capitola City Council meeting will bring a business focus, particularly for those located near the coastline. At its meeting, set for 6 p.m. Thursday inside City Council Chambers...
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Santa Cruz County celebrates opening of Watsonville government center
WATSONVILLE — The days of South Santa Cruz County residents having to drive to Santa Cruz to pay taxes in person, drop off agricultural permits or pick up marriage licenses are over. As of Tuesday,...
View ArticleEditorial | New fixed fee, recent rate hikes burdening PG&E ratepayers
In a previous Editorial, we discussed the challenges PG&E is facing with increased demand for electricity and the cost of undergrounding power lines in fire-prone areas. We also noted recent rate...
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