Art Seen | Santa Cruz Shakespeare student matinees continue
SANTA CRUZ — Local high school students filled the Audrey Stanley Grove in DeLaveaga Park as they were treated last week to Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s staging of “Hamlet.” Student matinees are part of...
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Photos | Brandt’s cormorants wrap up their nesting along West Cliff Drive
A Brandt's cormorant nesting along West Cliff displays a distinctive blue gular pouch while minding the nest. Hundreds of the birds nested, hatched eggs and had chicks born and fledge at the site...
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G League United knocks off BC Mega MIS in Fall Invitational opener | Men’s...
SANTA CRUZ — Rob Baker II and Brodric Thomas each scored 17 points, and G League United, a group of select G League stars and prospects, earned a victory in the first game in team history Wednesday...
View ArticleMVC’s unbeaten girls volleyball team rallies past Scotts Valley for 5-set win...
Senior Elizabeth McCuistion had 11 kills, nine coming on tips, and three service aces, and Monte Vista Christian School rallied for a 15-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-9 nonleague win over Scotts Valley...
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LIVE OAK Annual Glass Pumpkin Patch coming The annual Live Oak Glass Pumpkin Patch returns for one weekend only from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 28-29 at 1900 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz. Beautiful handmade...
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Anglers’ pursuit of albacore tuna heats up | Fish Rap
Big news last week was the appearance of albacore tuna in our area. Finally! Special thanks to Mike Baxter for covering this report last week, and bringing such good news. Serious anglers from the...
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Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Bulbs that bloom in the spring (tra-la)
Pregnant Onion (Albuca bracteata) According to PlantzAfrica, it is "a clump-forming bulbous geophyte with green and white flowers on tall stems during summer, the common name pregnant onion is derived...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Gun Laws: Why Californians are much less likely to die in...
By Susan Thistlethwaite “We don’t have to live like this,” said Vice President Kamala Harris, presidential candidate, after the horrific school shooting in Georgia that killed four people, two adults...
View ArticleA billion here, a billion there | Jeffrey Scharf, Everybody’s Business
“A billion here, a billon there and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.” That quip may have suited the moment in the 1960s but is utterly quaint today. In June 2024, the Congressional Budget...
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Organizers excited as Santa Cruz County Fair prepares to open
Brayan Rodriguez and Nicolas Sanchez on ladders, and the rest of the crew from GN Event Rental on Wednesday prepare to raise one of two 40-foot by 120-foot tent pavilions at the Santa Cruz County...
View ArticleSanta Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission chooses Sarah...
SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission has a new leader and coordinating a big office reshuffle won’t be necessary. She’ll just need to pack up her things and move down...
View ArticleSanta Cruz County transportation advocacy groups fined for 2021 campaign...
SANTA CRUZ — A pair of transportation advocacy groups that played key roles in bringing down one of Santa Cruz County’s most high-profile measures in recent years have been reprimanded by a statewide...
View ArticleUC Santa Cruz researchers awarded National Science Foundation funding
SANTA CRUZ — The National Science Foundation recently awarded two UC Santa Cruz researchers with funding for projects that would use artificial intelligence to measure and predict the effects of...
View ArticleNew Santa Cruz law would prohibit unsanctioned government homeless drop-offs
SANTA CRUZ — After months of purported efforts to play nice, the city of Santa Cruz is taking a hard line on the “inhumane” alleged unsolicited drop-off of a homeless person by two San Joaquin Valley...
View ArticleSadie Holden an ace in Soquel’s volleyball sweep of Hollister | Local Roundup
Sadie Holden served nine aces, and Soquel High’s girls volleyball team swept host Hollister 25-15, 26-24, 25-18 in the teams’ nonleague match Thursday. Holden served seven straight points to help the...
View ArticleFausto Gonzales leads Harbor past Yerba Buena | High school football
SAN JOSE — Senior running back Fausto Gonzales rushed for 201 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and the Harbor High football team beat host Yerba Buena 27-18 in nonleague action Thursday night. Gonzales...
View ArticleTwo juveniles injured in Live Oak e-dirt bike crash
LIVE OAK — A child riding an electric dirt bike this week and their passenger were treated for injuries after a collision with a car at Capitola Road and 17th Avenue. According to the California...
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Mental health review ordered for Watsonville man charged with murder
SANTA CRUZ — Criminal proceedings for a Watsonville man charged with killing his partner, child abuse and attempted murder of a Watsonville police officer were put on hold Friday after his defense...
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Santa Cruz voters to decide fate of sugary beverage tax
SANTA CRUZ — With campaigns launched for and against the ballot initiative known as Measure Z, the race to tax distributors of soda and other sugary drinks in the city of Santa Cruz is underway....
View ArticlePhoto | Anchovies continue to fill the water around Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf
SANTA CRUZ — Millions of fish are filling the water around Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf as an anchovy run continues providing ample food supplies for marine mammals and birds. Pelicans, shearwaters,...
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