Editorial | Why the PVUSD school board, superintendent need to uphold...
Ethnic studies are a good thing. And they’re a subject that when viewed from the lens of historically marginalized people, even opponents of the curriculum may agree allows for far more diversity of...
View ArticlePhoto | MidPen Housing’s Sparrow Terrace affordable housing project nears...
MidPen Housing’s Sparrow Terrace affordable housing project is nearing completion on Miles Lane near Freedom Boulevard in Watsonville. Sparrow Terrace is a collaboration between MidPen Housing and...
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Housing shortage has led farmworkers to live in desperate conditions; a new...
GILROY — In the modest Gilroy two-bedroom home that farmworker Jesusita Ortiz shares with her family, the living room doubles as a storage space and a shared bedroom for her children, complete with a...
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Redwood Rx program hosts art and wellness activities in Santa Cruz Mountains
FELTON — From connecting people with nature through writing, art or exercise, the Redwood Rx program, organized by the Mountain Parks Foundation in partnership with California State Parks, has another...
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The Bohemian and the vagabond | Ross Eric Gibson, Local History
Bill with his son in front of the Bandstand restaurant. (Ross Eric Gibson collection)The Capitola Esplanade was always exciting, especially during tourist season, when the carousel was operating....
View ArticlePhoto | Basking in the glow of dinnertime
Dusk falls on Santa Cruz’s Eastside as customers wait for their orders at Charlie Hong Kong on Soquel Avenue. Charlie Hong Kong opened in 1998 and it was purchased two years later by its current owners...
View ArticlePhoto | Many steps to surfing
A surfer carries their board down the 86 steps from Cliff Avenue atop Capitola’s Depot Hill down to El Camino Medio Street and the beach in Capitola Village on a recent day. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz...
View ArticleScotts Valley’s Kaleb Wing, Brock Ketelsen to compete in prestigious Area...
Scotts Valley’s Kaleb Wing and Brock Ketelsen have been chosen to compete in the prestigious Area Code Games baseball showcase at Blair Field in Long Beach on Aug. 8-13. Wing and Brock Ketelsen will...
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Capitola Police Chief to step down by end of year
CAPITOLA — Capitola’s highest ranking police official announced he intends to soon step down from his role after almost three years on the job. Police Chief Andy Dally intends to retire from his...
View ArticleEditorial | Biden’s move may signal end to the chaos
Politics is not for the fainthearted. We, the American voters, have been through a tumultuous month that recalls past times in relatively recent history where the country’s leadership was faltering...
View ArticleLetter | SC ban on gas leaf blower exempted park workers
So the city of Santa Cruz has banned gas powered leaf blowers as of January 2025, but specifically exempted its own park maintenance workers from the ban. This is just a blatant case of “do as I say,...
View ArticleLetter | Why Congress should listen to Netanyahu
I personally believe that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu should have declined the invitation to speak to Congress. I say this because he should not leave the country while Israel is facing wars on...
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Prosecutors seek to block release of man convicted of 2015 assault, murder of...
SANTA CRUZ — County prosecutors are petitioning the court to prevent the release of a man convicted of kidnapping, murdering and sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in 2015. Pictures of the slain...
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Wildlife sleuths use DNA to understand deadly pet attacks in Santa Cruz...
At dawn, silent and unseen, a mountain lion climbed over a tall iron gate and crept down the driveway of Ron Aldana’s Los Gatos ranch, pouncing on his pet goat Chupita and killing her instantly. But...
View ArticleDonna Maurillo, Food for Thought | Ways to beat dehydration
Have you noticed that you’re more dehydrated lately? Even on our normally temperate Pacific Coast, we’re under intermittent heat domes this summer. That means we can lose hydration and feel more...
View ArticleQuick Bites | CT Lights Lounge opens in former Firefly spot in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ CT Lights Lounge opens in former Firefly spot Firefly Tavern (110 Walnut Ave.) has closed permanently, and CT Lights Lounge has opened in the same spot. The venue has a new owner, Noel...
View ArticlePajaro Valley Unified School District to consider new assistant...
WATSONVILLE — The start of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s 2024-25 academic year is just a few weeks away, and with it will come some slight changes in the district’s cabinet. Two...
View ArticleWho let the dogs out? Capitola City Council to consider leash laws
CAPITOLA — To leash, or not to leash. That is the question … that the Capitola City Council will consider at its meeting this week as it takes a look at policies around the canine companions within the...
View ArticleHighway 1 overnight closures near Capitola happening Tuesday, Wednesday
CAPITOLA — A roughly 1.5-mile segment of Highway 1 near Capitola will be closed in alternating directions for two nights this week as construction crews continue to make progress on a high-profile...
View ArticleBranciforte Middle School student wins Santa Cruz’s recycling-themed poster...
SANTA CRUZ –The city of Santa Cruz announced Monday that 12-year-old Brayden Willick of Branciforte Middle School is the winner of its annual Keep Santa Cruz Clean! poster contest. “We’re incredibly...
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