Santa Cruz County health officer: Acute care facility visitors, workers must...
SANTA CRUZ — In anticipation of respiratory virus levels spiking during the coming fall and winter months, Santa Cruz County’s top public health official issued a protective order Wednesday that will...
View ArticleHighway 1 overnight closures planned in Soquel, Aptos
APTOS — Transportation officials have planned a series of full overnight closures in one direction later this week and early next for a section of Highway 1 near Soquel and Aptos as they march forward...
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Santa Cruz city homelessness update tracks community concerns, successes
SANTA CRUZ — In the more than two years since taking on a formalized approach to addressing homelessness, backed by shelter and parking programs, the city of Santa Cruz has had about a 23%...
View ArticleArt Seen |‘The Pyramids’ at Cowell Beach part of Santa Cruz Museum of Art &...
Cowell Beach acted as a canvas for Santa Cruz-based and internationally renowned artists Jim Denevan and son Brighton Denevan as their sand art titled “The Pyramids” neared completion on Tuesday. More...
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Photos | Diners enjoy Teen Kitchen Project’s farm-to-table fundraiser dinner...
Diners enjoy a healthy and tasty meal prepared by teen chefs under the direction of chef John Paul Lechtenberg on Saturday at a celebratory fundraising meal for Teen Kitchen Project at Everett Family...
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Ella Porter leads Aptos past Soquel in flag football | Local Roundup
Junior Ella Porter completed 20 of 29 passes for 152 yards and three touchdowns, and Aptos High’s girls flag football team beat Soquel 31-8 in the teams’ Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League game on...
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Correcting our error in reporting the changing rockfish rules | Fish Rap
First things first. Last week’s report indicated that the rockfish rules were changing. On Oct. 1 we are restricted to fishing deep waters only, beyond 300 feet. We mistakenly added this regulation...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | A lack of answers on frustrating PG&E outages
By Zach Friend and Dawn Addis Over the past several months, our district has faced repeated, unpredictable power outages. These disruptions are similar to those our region experienced a few years ago...
View ArticleThe Great Debate is over | Jeffrey Scharf, Everybody’s Business
The Great Debate is over. No, not the debate between Vice President Harris and former President Trump. I’m talking about the debate between Team Transitory and Team Persistent. Team Transitory believed...
View ArticleHome & Garden Digest
WATSONVILLE Books under the Boughs – Art in the Orchard Book lovers, artists and fruit enthusiasts rejoice. This event is for you. Spend an afternoon reading your favorite book or...
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Tom Karwin, On Gardening | The concept of social gardening
Showy Stonecrop (Sedum spectabile ‘Autumn Joy’) This herbaceous perennial grows from a tuber root rhizome, and develops simple, toothed leaves on erect, unbranched stems. From summer until frost, it...
View ArticleTrina Coffman-Gomez seeking return to Watsonville City Council
WATSONVILLE — It was four years ago that Trina Coffman-Gomez was termed out of continuing to serve on the Watsonville City Council, a position she previously held for eight years. Now that she is...
View ArticleSanta Cruz County’s contract with largest union expires
SANTA CRUZ — A contract between Santa Cruz County and its largest employee union expired at midnight Wednesday and though there is still some roadway left for a renewal, the threat of a strike...
View ArticleTheobald Lengyel’s brother testifies as murder trial continues
SANTA CRUZ — In the early December days after El Cerrito man Theobald Lengyel allegedly killed his girlfriend, Alice “Alyx” Herrmann, the tech finance worker and musician reached out to his brother for...
View ArticleSanta Cruz | Five-year West Cliff Drive plans to be discussed at community...
SANTA CRUZ — After concluding the development of its 50-year Community Vision for West Cliff, the city of Santa Cruz is seeking public feedback about its shorter-term outlook for the scenic roadway...
View ArticleUnited Against Hate Week events planned in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ — The Resource Center for Nonviolence and partnering organizations are hosting a series of events for United Against Hate Week including a poetry slam and bystander intervention training,...
View ArticlePhoto | Chardonnay II sails away in front of Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf
SANTA CRUZ — Chardonnay Sailing Charters’ Chardonnay II slides through the Monterey Bay past sunbathers on Main Beach with the end of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf at right. The sailing company was...
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St. Francis, Aptos post lopsided wins | High school football roundup
SANTA CRUZ — St. Francis High’s football team showcased offensive diversity with the arm and legs of quarterback Javier DaRosa Fonseca and rolled to a 41-8 victory over Harbor on Thursday night. The...
View ArticlePCS senior Addie Payne commits to Saint Mary’s in a sport she has never...
Pacific Collegiate School senior Addie Payne, who plays basketball and volleyball for the Pumas, committed to Saint Mary’s College of California on her official visit last weekend. She’ll compete on...
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Bay/Porter onramp to southbound Highway 1 slated for 2-month closure
CAPITOLA — The Bay Avenue/Porter Street onramp to southbound Highway 1 in Capitola will soon shutter for two months as the second phase of a major highway construction effort moves forward. The closure...
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