Name Dropping | Dientes Community Dental Care named Employer Champion
The Santa Cruz County Workforce Development Board recently awarded Dientes Community Dental Care with a Workforce Achievement Award as its 2025 Employer Champion. The award, which celebrates community...
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The Cherokee and thief of hearts | Ross Eric Gibson, Local History
An undated photo shows Tiburcio Vasquez. (Courtesy of John Boessenecker via AP)J.T. Bowen’s painting of John Rollin Ridge's father John Ridge, a leader in the Cherokee Nation, assassinated before his...
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East Cliff Drive is due for a paint job. Is it ready for a paradigm shift?
SANTA CRUZ — The half-mile stretch of pavement tracing the edge of the bluff along East Cliff Drive is iconic for a reason and it attracts a diverse group of visitors every day arriving by car, bicycle...
View ArticlePhoto | Santa Cruz Beach Train right on track
SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz Beach Train curves along Chestnut Street in downtown Santa Cruz as it carries passengers back to Felton after leaving the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. During the summer,...
View ArticlePhoto | Gull spreads its wings at Main Beach in Santa Cruz
A gull spreads its wings as it alights on the surf zone at Main Beach in Santa Cruz.
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Local track and field talents shine at Nike Outdoor Nationals | Local Roundup
Scotts Valley Track Club’s relay teams posted three top-10 finishes, including a pair of top-five showings, at the four-day 2025 Nike Outdoor Nationals & USATF U20 Championships at Hayward Field in...
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Wharf to Wharf detour unveiled in light of Murray Street Bridge closure
SANTA CRUZ — The race must go on. And it will, just with a new route. Organizers of Santa Cruz’s beloved Wharf to Wharf race announced that ongoing closures at the Murray Street Bridge have forced them...
View ArticleGuest Commentary | Reality: Zero-emission train cost estimate worst-case...
By Jim Weller Let’s stay calm and carry on. The consulting engineers for the RTC have developed a construction cost estimate for the Zero-Emissions Passenger Rail and Trail (ZEPRT) project, assuming it...
View ArticlePhoto | Patrol boat heads back through choppy water to Santa Cruz Harbor
A Harbor Patrol boat headed back through choppy water to the Santa Cruz Harbor Sunday afternoon after responding to a report of a boat crashing onto the rocks near 26th Avenue. When first responders...
View ArticlePhoto | Temple Beth El snaps first official congregational photo since 1989
Rabbi Shifra Weiss-Penzias wears her trademark hat while organizing members of Temple Beth El at the Aptos synagogue on Sunday for their first official congregational photo since 1989. Weiss-Penzias...
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