Eli Fitchen-Young sets course record in Cardinals’ race at UCSC | Local Roundup
Senior runner Eli Fitchen-Young broke Santa Cruz High’s 16-year-old course record at UC Santa Cruz and led the Cardinals’ cross country team to a 15-50 win over Harbor, 15-50, on Thursday. Mount...
View ArticleSanta Cruz County health care providers scramble to conserve IV fluid amid...
SANTA CRUZ — The West Coast landscape may have predictably emerged unscathed in the immediate wake of Hurricane Helene as it swept through the East Coast late last month. But local health care...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Campaign spends $1.7 million to oppose Santa Cruz ‘soda tax’
SANTA CRUZ — Campaign finance disclosure forms were recently submitted for the campaigns both in favor and opposing the city of Santa Cruz ballot initiative known as Measure Z, or the Sugar-Sweetened...
View ArticleWatchdog report calls for reforms in Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office...
SANTA CRUZ — In a newly released report, a firm hired last year to serve as a watchdog for the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has surfaced some 21 agency recommendations largely centered on...
View ArticleSanta Cruz County hires first female police chief
CAPITOLA — With a career spanning nearly two decades with the Capitola Police Department, Capt. Sarah Ryan will take on the role of Santa Cruz County’s first female chief next month. Ryan, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
QB Sam Whelan, RB TyReis Lundy help Soquel maul short-handed Monterey | High...
MONTEREY — It was supposed to be another Pacific Coast Athletic League thriller — a matchup pitting a pair of top-three teams in the prestigious Gabilan Division — under the bright lights of Monterey...
View ArticlePhoto | Santa Cruz County solar panel project promises significant energy...
Morning sunshine this week brings energy to the 266-kilowatt solar panel array atop the County Government Center across the San Lorenzo River in downtown Santa Cruz. Installation of eight solar arrays...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rep. Jimmy Panetta lauded for ‘bridging divides,’ being a ‘Friend of...
MONTEREY – California’s District 19 congressional representative, Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, has recently been recognized by two groups for his work and leadership – as one of Capitol Hill’s top...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New FAA rules issued for ‘powered-lift’ aircraft such as Santa Cruz-based...
MARINA – Joby Aviation, the company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service including at its plant in Marina, is welcoming the release of new Federal Aviation Administration...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mayor’s Message | Watsonville to hold Día de Muertos Festival
As October unfolds, I’m excited to share a number of special events and updates with you! Watsonville held the Downtown Candy Crawl Saturday while local nonprofits hosted a trunk-or-treat event. The...
View ArticleSanta Cruz County supervisors consider on-site cannabis consumption at...
SANTA CRUZ — Halloween and all of its orange pumpkins and ghostly white costumes may be fast approaching, but next week’s Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors meeting will have a distinctly green...
View ArticleFocal Point | Italian fishing village at Capitola Wharf in the 1880s
A circa 1880s view of Capitola Wharf, originally known as Soquel Landing Wharf when it was built in 1857 by Frederick Augustus (F.A.) Hihn. When immigrant fishermen, mostly from Riva Trigoso, Italy,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Chili Cook-Off draws competitors near and far
SANTA CRUZ — The pervasive smell of popcorn, corn dogs and cotton candy was layered with the aromas of nearly 50 chilis stewing at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Saturday afternoon for the Boardwalk’s...
View ArticleSanta Cruz Warriors select Seth Maxwell, Tommy Rutherford, Devine Eke in G...
The Santa Cruz Warriors selected three players — Seth Maxwell, Tommy Rutherford, and Devine Eke — in the 2024-25 NBA G League Draft, which was held virtually on Saturday. Maxwell, a 7-foot center who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jordan Renteria scores twice, makes two takeaways as SLV moves to 8-0 with...
FELTON — Jordan Renteria had two touchdown receptions on offense and made two takeaways on defense, and the San Lorenzo Valley High football team remained unbeaten with its 41-0 win over Santa Cruz on...
View ArticleEditorial | Our vote recommendations for your Nov. 5 local ballots
State Ballot Propositions • Yes on Proposition 2, a bond measure that would provide $8.5 billion in funding for construction at TK-12 schools and $1.5 billion for community colleges. Children in...
View ArticlePeyton Hatten runs wild as Cabrillo flattens Hartnell | College football
SALINAS — Running back Peyton Hatten had a career outing, and the Cabrillo College football team ran over Hartnell 38-7 in the teams’ Coast Conference game at Rabobank Stadium on Saturday night....
View ArticlePhoto | Down the witches’ road
The sun sets over West Cliff on Saturday as around 100 participants make their way from Lighthouse Point to Natural Bridges in a witch walk. Event organizer Jenny Sandorf said, “For the past five years...
View ArticlePhoto | Bowling for charity
Mischa Eovaldi sends her ball down a lane at Boardwalk Bowl Saturday afternoon during the annual Strike Out Against Cancer fundraiser for WomenCARE. The event raised more than $50,000 for WomenCARE, a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Elusive sperm whales found deep in Monterey Bay by Monterey Bay Aquarium...
Few people sight the cryptic creatures swimming in Monterey Bay, but sonorous sperm whales abound if you listen. The chatter of undersea creatures fills the soundscape, and the clicks of sperm whales...
View Article