Caltrans plans 5 partial overnight closures for Highway 1 project in...
CAPITOLA — A series of partial overnight closures along Highway 1 from 41st Avenue to Soquel Drive will begin Sunday in order for crews to begin the next phase of construction on a major highway...
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Santa Cruz County shifting homeless response spotlight to South County
SANTA CRUZ — In a recent report on homelessness, local authorities uncovered what one official called a “profound inequity” in how Santa Cruz County invests its dollars. A shopping cart full of...
View ArticlePhoto | Looking down at Santa Cruz County through the haze
Morning fog and haze transformed a vista of Santa Cruz County into an impressionistic study of gradation and subtle color. The National Weather Service forecast calls for foggy mornings and evenings...
View ArticleSoquel tops Valley Christian for first win over a WCAL school since 2003 |...
SOQUEL — It was just a matter of time. Soquel High’s football team had shined on defense and sputtered on offense in its first two games this season. If it could find a way to put a few more points on...
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Aptos pulls away from Watsonville in second half of rivals’ Black & Blue Bowl...
WATSONVILLE — Aptos High’s football team had everything to lose and little to gain as it resumed its Black & Blue Bowl rivalry series with foe Watsonville on Friday night. The Mariners, a five-time...
View ArticleMark Climaco beats Victor Dias in LFA 192 main event | Local Roundup
Mark Climaco defeated Victor Dias by unanimous decision to win the main event at Legacy Fighting Alliance 192 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz on Friday. Climaco won the flyweight bout 29-28,...
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Mayor’s Message | Cultural immersion therapy in Scotts Valley
Entering Skypark last Saturday during the Multicultural Fair, I heard the first words from “The Lion King” being sung by students, doing their best rendition of “The Circle of Life.” Being blasted by...
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Tracey Weiss, Our Ocean Backyard | Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary...
The California coastline is ecologically vibrant and steeped in a rich, diverse cultural history. It also offers many opportunities for recreation, industry, research and education. This month is an...
View ArticleEditorial | Scotts Valley City Council: The Sentinel recommends Donna Lind,...
Scotts Valley has been led by a capable City Council comprised of several veteran members — as in, they have been there a long time. But recently, Randy Johnson, first elected in 1996, and Jack Dilles,...
View ArticleStephen Kessler | What does a president look like?
In the first and arguably most consequential televised U.S. presidential debate, in 1960, Richard M. Nixon looked nervous, sweaty, scowly and unshaven. John F. Kennedy looked cool, calm and at ease in...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | A major step forward on building housing for chronically...
By Phil Kramer Santa Cruz County’s lack of affordable housing with onsite support services perpetuates chronic homelessness in our community. This month our community will take a big step forward to do...
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Cabrillo suffers loss at De Anza | College football
CUPERTINO — Running back Peyton Hatten rushed for 100-plus yards and hauled in a touchdown reception, but the Cabrillo College football team suffered a 36-9 loss to host De Anza in the teams’...
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Santa Cruz girls water polo rallies big, edges Leigh | Local Roundup
Senior attacker Kat Fanni scored the game-winning goal with six seconds left, and Santa Cruz High’s girls water polo team overcame a five-goal deficit to beat visiting Leigh of San Jose 8-7 on...
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Gritty, highlight-filled outing helps SLV stun Scotts Valley | High school...
FELTON — It wasn’t the nearby towering redwoods speaking as a light breeze rustled their branches. It was personnel along San Lorenzo Valley High’s sideline saying “no” under their breath as Cougars...
View ArticleBay Area schools caught in crossfire of national Title IX battle
New federal sexual harassment and discrimination regulations extending protection to gender identity went into effect in August, but a legal battle more than 1,500 miles away is preventing hundreds of...
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The timid courage of ZaSu Pitts | Ross Eric Gibson, Local History
ZaSu Pitts took the daring role of a prostitute in the comedy “The Fast Set.” (ZaSu Pitts Festival collection)ZaSu Pitts in her 1928 dramatic role as the rich man's daughter marrying the prince, played...
View ArticleCapitola City Council: Melinda Orbach enters the political fray
CAPITOLA — Melinda Orbach had been feeling down about the state of American politics in recent years. She was tired of all the vitriol, the attacks, the division, and it had begun to evoke a feeling of...
View ArticlePhoto | All in all, a fair conclusion
Ag History 4-Her Lily Mae Oliveira competes with a bull on Saturday during round robin showmanship in the Livestock Arena during the final day at the 2024 Santa Cruz County Fair in Watsonville. During...
View ArticleWatsonville Public Library to virtually host ‘Big Little Lies’ author
WATSONVILLE — A big part of writing fiction is creating characters, but it goes beyond that. How do you ensure those characters change over time? What flaws do they need to overcome to ensure proper...
View ArticlePhoto | Who’s a good boy?
Patch and Tequi Too hang out at the top of Pogonip in Santa Cruz with their people George Aviles and Layne McRae on a clear day. Aviles and McRae have been partners for 16 years. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa...
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