Letter | Some straight talk about rail and trail, and money
Another day, another opinion piece or letter casting misrepresentations, half-truths and unsubstantiated claims about the lack of viability for rail and trail on our beautiful, scenic and most valuable...
View ArticleLetter | Justice should be the objective of the law
I write in response to a recent Letter to the Editor asking if anyone can cite a Supreme Court ruling that expressed consideration for justice. My answer is yes, all the Court’s rulings met this...
View ArticleEditorial | Yes on Prop. 3; protect marriage equality
This is the first in a series of recommendations on state propositions for the Nov. 5 ballot. Of 10 state ballot measures voters will encounter this November, only one does not require a detailed...
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Mariners’ young volleyball team swept by Christopher | Local Roundup
Aptos High’s girls volleyball team was swept by visiting Christopher, 25-21, 25-19, 25-23, in a competitive nonleague match on Monday evening. Sophomore Ella Dueck, returning Santa Cruz Coast Athletic...
View ArticleQuick Bites | Felton farmers market to host Apple-A-Day Fest
FELTON Apple celebration at farmers market The Felton farmers market (120 Russell Ave.) hosts the Apple-A-Day Fest from 1:30-5:30 p.m. on Sept. 10 during the regularly scheduled market. Activities will...
View ArticleSanta Cruz Warriors to open 2024-25 season with pair of home games | NBA G...
SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz Warriors, the NBA G League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors, have announced their Tip-Off Tournament and regular season schedule for the upcoming 2024-25 season. The...
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Santa Cruz | Community meeting to be held for six-story Soquel Avenue...
The city of Santa Cruz will hold an online community meeting at 6 p.m. Sept. 16 to discuss and receive feedback from the public about the six-story development project proposed at 1024 Soquel Ave. in...
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Jury selection gets underway for Jimmy Dutra trial
SANTA CRUZ — The jury selection process for the trial of Watsonville City Councilman Jimmy Dutra, who is accused of sexually assaulting a minor in 2005, began Tuesday. Dutra, who is a candidate in this...
View ArticleEditorial | Yes on Prop. 2 for badly needed school infrastructure improvements
Should the state of California borrow $10 billion to fund upgrades for thousands of aging public schools and community colleges? That’s what is being asked of voters with Proposition 2, a bond measure...
View ArticlePhoto | Angler reels in a halibut near Santa Cruz Harbor
An angler holds up a California halibut in the morning sun after reeling it in from a kayak on the Monterey Bay close to the mouth of the Santa Cruz Harbor. According to the Marine Species Portal of...
View ArticlePhoto | Surfer grabs a wave at Capitola Beach
A surfer at low tide grabs a wave among the kelp forest canopy at Capitola Beach recently.
View ArticleNBA G League: Santa Cruz Warriors to open 2024-25 season with pair of home games
SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz Warriors, the NBA G League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors, have announced their Tip-Off Tournament and regular season schedule for the upcoming 2024-25 season. The...
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Santa Cruz falls in 3 sets to powerful Salinas | Local Roundup
Santa Cruz High’s girls volleyball team suffered a 25-18, 25-17, 26-24 loss to visiting Salinas in nonleague action Tuesday. The Cowboys improved to 5-1 with their win. The Cardinals (1-2) return to...
View ArticleCoastal drowning victim ID’d as Los Gatos woman
SWANTON — Officials have identified the woman who died in the water last week near Scott Creek Beach. According to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office, Caitlin Hoffman, 63, from Los Gatos,...
View ArticleCalendar of Events | Follow the day with the Polyphonic Spree at Moe’s Alley
SANTA CRUZ Follow the day with the Polyphonic Spree The stage at Moe’s Alley will be filled with the sight of colorful robes and the sounds of psychedelic music blended with symphonic pop when the...
View ArticleWatsonville Planning Commission OKs resolution regulating closures,...
WATSONVILLE — The Watsonville Planning Commission voted in favor of a trio of modifications to the city’s Municipal Code regulating the closure or conversion of mobile home parks and mitigating the...
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A father’s love brings Evil Dead to the stage with Mountain Community Theater
Director Davis Banta and producer Greg Roe led me backstage through a maze of construction projects and horror props. Banta tapped the weathered wooden siding planks being installed as the facade of...
View ArticlePajaro Valley Unified School District Trustee Jennifer Holm announces...
WATSONVILLE — Following six years on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees, Area 7 Trustee Jennifer Holm will be resigning effective Oct. 10, the district announced in a news...
View ArticleAptos property owner withdraws as potential home for convicted rapist
APTOS — The owner of an Aptos property selected as a housing site for a twice-convicted rapist due for release has taken the location out of the running, the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s...
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Jury trial begins in Capitola woman’s homicide
SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office is seeking to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that El Cerrito man Theobald Lengyel, 54, murdered his romantic partner, 61-year-old Alice...
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